Superman Reboot (Man of Steel)

[Rico]

I'm still not a big fan of the new costume.  I don't mind the materials but I still think the colors are too muted and dirty looking for Superman.  He isn't Batman hiding on rooftops.  He's a symbol.  Hopefully it will look good on the big screen to me.  I'm really hoping they have a solid movie here.  Mainly because I don't want to see yet another reboot in a few years.

[Praxis]

I can see what you're saying about the colors. I agree that it shouldn't be too dark and moody... we definitely don't need to see emo-superman. :P
But I do like the muted color for some reason.

[Rico]

Another photo.  Colors seem a little richer here.

[ChrisMC]

Awesome!

[Praxis]

pretty sweet

[ChrisMC]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=T6DJcgm3wNY


YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS.

[Rico]

WOWOWOW!!!   :superman

[ChrisMC]

Just read that that is indeed some of Hans Zimmer's score in that trailer sounds pretty epic, lots of percussion.

[Praxis]

Oh my, today is a good day for trailers.
This is looking amazing.

[Jobydrone]

ZOD!!!  Michael Shannon is genius casting...I'm getting so hyped for this.

[Bryancd]

Here's a question. What exactly makes Superman invincible on Earth? Density? Different gravity? What about people from Krypton makes the immortal and impervious to damage here? And why would he need to show signs of struggling lifting an oil rig if he can do so much more with ease?

[Rico]

Here's a question. What exactly makes Superman invincible on Earth? Density? Different gravity? What about people from Krypton makes the immortal and impervious to damage here? And why would he need to show signs of struggling lifting an oil rig if he can do so much more with ease?

It's a complicated question - and answer.  I'm not a Superman expert, but it comes down to a few things.  Kryptonians under exposure to a yellow sun causes their body/cells to be altered and that causes them to be stronger, have denser tissue, and be nearly invincible on Earth.  Over the years in the comics this has run the range of Superman being able to move planets to a less powerful version as he kind of is now in the books.  His energy can sometimes vary so sometimes yes, it can look harder for him to do some things than at other times.  It's not a perfect, clear cut thing but that's what makes it fun!

[ChrisMC]

Here's a question. What exactly makes Superman invincible on Earth? Density? Different gravity? What about people from Krypton makes the immortal and impervious to damage here? And why would he need to show signs of struggling lifting an oil rig if he can do so much more with ease?

It's a complicated question - and answer.  I'm not a Superman expert, but it comes down to a few things.  Kryptonians under exposure to a yellow sun causes their body/cells to be altered and that causes them to be stronger, have denser tissue, and be nearly invincible on Earth.  Over the years in the comics this has run the range of Superman being able to move planets to a less powerful version as he kind of is now in the books.  His energy can sometimes vary so sometimes yes, it can look harder for him to do some things than at other times.  It's not a perfect, clear cut thing but that's what makes it fun!

Yes, he was waaay depowered after Crisis on Infinite Earths. Before that, he was ridiculously powerful. I believe his cells have been described as solar collectors, and that Krypton's gravity or mass and Earth's are very different and a Kryptonian would move easier. This used to manifest in leaping over buildings in a single bound, and eventually led to him flying.

Lifting an oil rig, well that's really heavy, and I think he should struggle picking it up. It should be almost the limit of what he should pick up. That island thing in Superman Returns was silly. It was made out of Kryptonite, for crying out loud. In the first movie he's completely incapacitated by a little rock on a chain. But when a character is around for 75 years, these inconsistencies happen I guess.

[Vartok]

Trailer I just watched showed June 14!  that is really soon.  Just relistened to my Hans Zimmer podcast today - nice treat to hear some of his new music for Man of Steel!

V

[X]

Yeah, Superman is pretty complicated power wise. The Superman before the recent changes in continuity, was powered by the yellow sun of Earth. His body projected a thin aura that allowed for protecting him and his skin tight costume from a lot of damage, cape not so much. In the new DC universe, they are running tests on him and he can was basically bench pressing the weight of the earth for five straight days. As for the flight, Lex once theorized that in order to survive on a heavy gravity world like Krypton, they developed natural anti-gravity organs and can control their own gravitational field to some extent. While this would allow them to function like normal on their home world, it would enable him to fly on other worlds.

However, for this movie I think they are toning down some of the strength. The golden age superman, before the power increases was strong enough to lift a car over his head. The current superman can lift the earth over his head. I'm guessing that this superman will be somewhere near being able to lift with the strength of around 100 to 1000 tons. Any more and he would become too powerful and any less then he couldn't pick up and hurl tanks.

Also, in regards to that last movie, that superman could lift a island with no problems and later incarnations of kryptonite were more radiation poisoning than instant debilitation. From a superman standpoint, none of the rules were broken with that particular act. This was one of the versions that was pretty powerful. However, I would like to point out that lifting a kryptonite island was still more believable and in character than a super memory erasing kiss.