Originally posted by sithsaber408
People are just into other things now.
The different TV shows may have had some effect, almost certainly, but the general public has had its share of Matrix, X men, Spiderman, and other things, that Supes doesn't quite have the hold on the American public that he used too.
I think most of the older Superman fans saw this film, or those that like me (age 23) grew up as kids with it.
Anybody 16 or under, probably didn't give a shit.
I've heard from my younger brother-in-law (14) that both him and his friends found it boring, and said "It sucked."
They've been playing too much Grand Theft Auto.
Most adults, and certainly most adult film critics (8 out of 10) think the film was awesome.
The situation reminds me of when I took my wife on our first date 4 years ago, to see Star Wars Episode II: ATOC.
She had never seen any other SW movies before, and while she liked it, she said: "Thats just like the Matrix" when Jedi or Sith used the force.
I wanted to smack her.
But I understood, as she hadn't grown up with the old ones, she didn't understand that all the new pop culture stuff that interested her was either influenced by Starwars, or was a direct result of it.
There is a history there, a nostalgia, and a continuance of things set up in other movies, long ago.
I believe its the same with Superman Returns.
Older fans get it.
The younger crowd, and a few of the older ones that never got into the Chris Reeve's movies, just don't get that X-men, Spiderman, and even every version of Batman, came from Superman: The Movie.
That may be why the film has made lots of money (180 mil. to date, including over-seas), but hasn't exploded like X3 or POTC.
I still have hope that the film will cary itself well through the summer, remaining in the top 5 for quite awhile, and being seen by people later on when all the popcorn stuff is over with.
word, i'm part of the young generation (i'm 18) but i completely agree with you. I feel that my generation and the younger ones are so (as you put it used to GTA) and so accustomed to instant satisfaction that seeing movies like Superman (the original) and Superman Returns seems "slow" to them. It's sad actually because they miss out on these brilliant movies.
I'm glad I grew up when I did because I was exposed to all those great mid 90's superhero cartoons and i loved them all (except x-men). So i got my comic book history and background from watching those shows. I'm not a comic book reader (I have about 3) but i'm relatively knowledgable about superheros from those shows. And I love these movies because of those shows.
I just wish people could see the beauty behind these movies. They're not just mindless blockbuster movies, but movies with big budgets (thank god) that are based on timeless characters, historical characters.