also superman returns was
NOTHING like the original donner movie.
superman returns did damage to the character's legacy that is still largely felt today.
a lot of people think superman is a weirdo now. "he's too good". "he doesn't have any personality". you got people gravitating towards the edgier characters and anti-heroes and hating on the "big blue boyscout".
a lot of this sprung up after superman returns.
i knew a girl once who said she didn't like superman cuz she thought he was a homo
back then chicks DUG the idea of superman!
christopher reeve's superman was suave. he was a ladie's man. he was cool. he was charming.
back then when you thought of superman you thought of the ultimate alpha male. not no wimpy fakkit.
even the superman in the animated series was gettin it in on the regular.
i commend zach snyder and co. for at least trying to undo all this with MOS but now instead of being thought of as a wimpy fakkit they got ppl thinkin superman is a shy and emotional alien... who just happens to growl when he fights.