Up up and away!

I saw superman the other day. It was pretty good, but at the same time disappointing. I guess I remember the originals to much, and think to much of the original ideals of superman. Truth, Justice, The American Way. A person of the highest moral standards. Well not this superman! Warning: SPOILER AHEAD. Don't get me wrong, he still always tells the truth. He puts his life on the line for everyone. Yet...he has a kid. That's right, apparently Lois Lane had the son of Kalel. Oh, she plays it off as the son of her fiance (who she lives with) but by the end everyone (except maybe the fiance and the boy himself) knows it's Superman's. Okay, it DOES follow Chirstopher Reeves' Superman timeline, it is a continuation. So theoretically they WERE married in Superman II, but then again, that would be one tremendous gestation period. Or, more likely, the engaged in extra-marital relations. Sad, just sad. There's also the lack of "The American Way" in the movie. There's no tribute to America. No US flag anywhere, which there WERE in the first four at least once in the movie, if I recall correctly. I just wish Hollywood could get it RIGHT. Superman is a hero for the world, but USA is his home. There's nothing bad about that, it just is true. Then there was the rating, PG-13. How many 6 year olds missed the show their parents really wanted the to see because they weren't allowed to see such a strong rating?

Now, really, I did enjoy the film. And it had some great Christ analogies, but it was lacking in areas that were really sad to miss out on as they are the core, to, of who superman is.