Monday, June 10, 2013

Superman Week: The Superman Movie Matrix






Superman: The Movie
(1978)
Superman II
(1981)
Superman III
(1983)
Superman IV: The Quest
For Peace

(1987)
Superman Returns
(2006)
The Man of Steel
(2013)
Kryptonite?
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
?
Smallville?
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Super-Powered Villain?
No
Zod, Ursa,
Non
Superman vs. Clark
Nuclear Man
No
Zod
Lex Luthor?
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
?
Clark’s Earth Parents?
Jonathan and Martha Kent
No
No
No
Martha Kent
Jonathan and Martha Kent
Kal-El’s Birth Parents?
Jor-El and Lara
Lara
No
No
Jor-El
Jor-El and Lara,
Fortress of Solitude?
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
?
Superman Defeated?
Lois dies.
Superman loses his powers.
Superman defeats Clark.
Nuclear Man defeats Superman
Superman stabbed with Kryptonite
?
Biblical Metaphor?
Jor-El sends only son (Christ) to Earth
Devilish Insurrectors
(Zod)
No.
No.
Lance of Longinus.
?
Superman Defeats Mother Nature?
Earthquake
No
Hurricane
No
No
?
Superman and children
Saves School Bus on Golden Gate Bridge
Saves child at Niagara Falls
Yes: Saves Lana's son from corn 
thresher
Responds to child’s request to rid world of nuclear arms
Superman’s son with Lois.
?
Femme Fatale?
Miss. Teschmacher
Miss Tessmacher
Lorelei
Lacy Warfield
Kitty Kowalski
?
U.S. President?
Saved on Air Force One
E.G. Marshall
No
Roger Beatty
No
?
Superman takes Lois Flying?
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
?
Franchise Cameo?
Kirk Alyn
Noel Neill
No
No
No
Noel Neill
Jack Larson
?

4 comments:

  1. John, brilliant Superman movies matrix.

    SGB

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  2. For the "Superman and children" category, for Supes 3, didn't he appear in Smallville to help celebrate little Ricky's birthday? I believe he was there by special request from Lana. Seems like both Kal-El and Clark were tied fairly tight to the Lang family in that one.

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    1. You are correct, sir! I'll change that immediately...

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  3. Hey John - This series of Superman-themed articles was fantastic! Thanks for all the work that you obviously put into it. Just wanted you to know I linked to this matrix from my blog http://www.capesonfilm.com/2013/06/man-of-steel-movie-review.html

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