Monday, December 4, 2023

Character Analysis: Reeves Superman

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Note: Most of the movies were watched using amazon and HBO max.

Background

This Superman has the standard Superman Backstory. Superman was born on the planet Krypton. Krypton was in danger of exploding due to internal imbalances. His father Jor-el sent him to Earth and he was found by the Kents, who raised him as one of their own. He eventually moved to Metropolis where he became a new reporter for the Daily Planet. 

  • SMS 15:25 It’s stated Superman will be sent to Earth. It’s atmosphere will empower him and his dense molecular structure will make him stronger than normal humans

  • SMS 20:10 Superman is sent away from Krypton as its destroyed 

  • SMS 25:03 Clark is found by the Kents after his ship crashes

  • SMS 46:15 Clark speaks to an AI of his father Jor-el and has his background explained

  • SMS 50:00 Superman gets his first costume

  • SMS 51:51 Superman meets Lois and becomes a reporter for the Daily Planet


The first movie deals with him preventing Lex Luthor from sinking half of the US into the ocean.

The second movie has him fight 3 survivors from Krypton led by a general named Zod. In the 3rd movie his enemy is a rich would-be dictator named Ross Webset who wants to take over the world using computer technology. Then in the 4th movie Superman wants to dismantle nuclear weapons around the world, and fights an artificial creature called Nuclear ma.


The movie series was given a soft reboot with “Superman returns” in the 2000s. That movie involves Superman returning to Earth after having left for 5 years in search of Krypton. In that movie Superman stops another scheme of Lex’s that involves using Krypton tech to create a massive new landmass on Earth. He also finds out that he had a baby with Lois, named Jason.

  • SR 0:56 It’s stated Superman came to Earth and grew up, and then disappeared when astronomers thought they discovered the remains of krypton 



Abilities

Solar energy absorption

The ability to absorb solar energy. This gives Superman his basic abilities like super strength, speed, durability, ect.

  • SMS 15:25 It’s stated Earth will empower Superman

  • SMS 24:00 It’s stated Superman will have enhanced sight, power and hearing on Earth

  • SM4 6:35 It’s stated the sun will gives Superman added powers

  • SR 1:07:09 It’s stated Superman is faster than a bullet, and draws his power from the sun

  • SR 2:03:55 Superman flies into the air to recharge himself with solar energy.


Super hearing

Heavily enhanced hearing abilities.

  • SMS 24:00 It’s stated Superman will have enhanced hearing on Earth

  • SMS  1:50:10 Superman can hear a low frequency message

  • SR 43:54 Superman listens in on a conversation with Lois from afar using super hearing

  • SR 53:11 Supers  can also hear people all around the world 


Flight

The ability to fly.

  • SMS  1:11:39 Superman flying 

  • SM2 1:35:54 Superman flies while fighting Zod

  • SM4 4:20 Superman flies into space to save an out of control spaceship 


Laser vision

The ability to create lasers from one's eyes to cut through objects.

  • SM2 48:20 Superman uses laser vision to cut through a log

  • SM3 1:34:27 Superman welds an oil tanker shut

  • SR 1:01:20 Superman slices through the top of a mountain with laser vision 

  • SR 36:39 Superman uses heat vision to cut through the support beams holding a plane and a shuttle together


Telekinesis

In this continuity Kryptonians can telekinetically lift objects with beams from either their eyes or their fingertips..

  • SM3 56:55 Zod uses some kind of telekinesis beam from his eyes to move a shotgun 

  • SM2 1:05:25 Zod's minion is able to telekinetic deflect a flamethrower 

  • SM2 1:01:18 One of Zod’s allies uses an levitation ray of some sort from his finger tip, allowing him to lift a normal human into the air 

  • SM2 1:01:18 One of the Kyptonian’s uses an levitation ray of some sort from his finger tips, allowing him to lift a normal human into the air 


Ice breath

The ability to freeze things with ice breath.

  • SM2 1:38:20 Superman puts out the fire of a truck with ice breath

  • SM3 20:45 Superman freezes the top layer of a lake 


X-ray vision

The ability to see through solid objects

  • SMS  1:26:50 Superman speaks to Lois for the first time and uses x-ray vision to check her lungs.

  • SMS  2:00:16 Superman looks through a closet with x-ray vision

  • SM3 19:45 Superman uses X-ray vision to see a clean break in a person’s leg

  • SM4 50:52 Using x-ray vision to see into stove


Construction vision

The ability to build stone walls out of nothing by looking in a direction. It’s something this Superman can do apparently.

  • SM4 59:42 Superman has great “wall of china rebuilding” vision


Super breath

The ability to create windstorms with powerful breaths.

  • SR 1:02:01 Superman out a burning building with super breath

  • SR 1:42:50 Superman uses super breath to force the explosion backward  


Time manipulation

Superman can reverse time by flying around the Earth at high speeds.

  • SMS  2:18:45 Superman reverses time by flying around the Earth really fast 


Illusionary duplicates

The ability to create intangible doppelgangers to confuse opponents.

  • SM2 1:48:55 Superman creates 4 copies of himself, though they appear to be non-tangible


Memory erasing Kiss

The ability to erase memories with a kiss.

  • SM2 1:58:55 Superman kisses Lois and erases her memories 

  • SR 29:42 Superman rekindles his relationship with Lois and she regains her memories. Clark erases them again with a kiss 


Misc

  • SM2 1:48:22 Zod and his allies  can fire laser beams with their hands. Superman should also have the power to do this himself 

  • SM3 1:55:10 Superman crushes some coal and makes it into diamonds

  • SM4 4:55 Superman knows how to speak russian apparently


Feats

Strength

  • SMS  1:12:15 Superman lifts a helicopter

  • SMS  2:14:11 Superman pushes a giant boulder

  • SM3 17:47 Superman saves Lois by stopping an elevator she’s in from falling 

  • SM2 1:36:28 Superman carries a large broken section of a building

  • SM2 1:39:30 Superman hits another kryptonian through a skyscraper

  • SM3 20:45 Superman freezes the top layer of a lake 

  • SM3 56:29 Superman nullifies a tornado with his flight 

  • SM4 1:01:20 Superman slices through the top of a mountain with laser vision and then throws it 

  • SM4 1:04:04 Superman lifting the statue of liberty 

  • SM4 1:20:12 Superman pushes the moon in front of the sun to cause a solar eclipse 

  • SR 1:43:49 Superman catches the giant Daily Planet globe

  • SR 1:50:13 Superman lifts ½ of a huge ocean liner

  • SR 2:08:51 Superman lifts an entire continental landmass Lex created and carries it into space

    • SR 1:26:14 The landmass Lex was creating was about half the size of the United states 


Speed 

  • SMS 29:45 Clark running aside a bullet train and outspeeding it

  • SMS 57:00 Superman catches a bullet out of midair

  • SM2 2:06:20 Superman chases after a missile

  • SM2 18:23 Superman flies out of orbit and past the moon to dispose of a nuke

  • SM2 2:03:01 Superman flies into orbit and then deep space

  • SM3 1:39:36 Superman avoids rocket missiles

  • SM4 10:00 Superman hits a baseball out of orbit

  • SM4 34:29 Superman flies after a missile in space

  • SM4 35:16 Superman is gathers tons of nuclear missiles and throws them into the sun 

  • SM4 1:00:00 Superman and Nuclear Man fly into orbit

  • SR 20:30 It’s stated Superman was gone for 5 years. He traveled to Krypton's remains. In the original movie it’s stated Clark traveled through 6 galaxies to get to Earth as a baby.

  • SR 1:01:51 It’s stated satellites are unable to track Superman and that he may be moving near the speed of light


Endurance

  • SMS 1:52:40 Superman invulnerable to machine guns

  • SMS  1:53:18 Superman is invulnerable to fire

  • SMS  1:54:30 Superman is immune to freezing

  • SMS  2:08:25 Superman swims through lava 

  • SM2 1:41:25 Superman has a large bus slam into him

  • SM3 1:29:01 Superman lands in a vat of acid

  • SM3 1:29:36 Clark gets trapped in a trash compactor

  • SM3 1:41:20 Superman gets hit by an rocket explosion

  • SR 14:07 Superman steps on the 3rd rail of a subway system

  • SR 1:00:12 Superman is frozen solid

  • SR 55:51 Superman steps out in front of a gatling gun and tanks the bullets. Along with a gunshot to the eye


Scaling

  • SM4 44:57 Nuclear man flies back to Earth from the sun


Experience

  • Prevented Lex from destroying half of the United states.

  • SM2 1:53:36 Superman fought Zod and tricked his allies into having their powers removed

  • SM3 1:26:44 Clark and Superman split into two separate beings who then fight one another. The good Clark ends up winning 

  • SM3 1:43:00 Superman confronts Gus and his employers

  • SM3 1:50:02 Superman fight Vera

  • SM4 58:44 Superman and Nuclear <an fight each other while flying around the world

  • SR Prevents Lex from created a new landmass and causing worldwide destruction

  • Aided during the events of CW COIE


Weaknesses

Superman’s X-ray vision can’t see through lead.

  • SMS  1:29:17 Superman mentions he can’t see through lead


He can be weakened or harmed by kryptonite, radioactive pieces of krypton.

  • SMS  1:42:20 Kryptonight is explained

  • SMS 2:00:39 Superman being weakened by kryptonite

  • SR 1:07:09 It’s stated Superman is only weak to kryptonite. Radioactive pieces of his home world  


Red sun radiation can take away his powers.

  • SM2 1:11:09 Superman has a chamber that has red sun rays that can remove his abilities

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