All the President's Supermen

With the release of the American remake of State of Play and the popular of themediaisdying Twitter account, the time is right for entertainment to tackle field-wide journalistic crisis; with the disappointing performance of Superman Returns, the time is right for a less costly portrayal of the character.

You don’t need special effects-laden action for tension - tension can be cerebral. And on that note, the film would pretty much just be Clark Kent being an awesome journalist and whatever; a sort of reinvention-slash-left-field exploration of the character where Clark Kent uses his superpowers and occassionally his costume to engage in proper muckraking. And it ends with him winning a Pulitzer, and shows kids that they do not have to just be an action superhero when they grow up, they could be an underpaid, acclaimed journalist.

Plus, as Shattered Glass proved, journalism films can make sucky actors not suck.

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posted : Wednesday, April 29th, 2009

tags : film