Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utcsrgv.UUCP Path: utzoo!utcsrgv!perelgut From: perelgut@utcsrgv.UUCP (Stephen Perelgut) Newsgroups: net.movies,net.tv Subject: Re: Superman II, the Question??? Message-ID: <3359@utcsrgv.UUCP> Date: Sun, 26-Feb-84 10:01:05 EST Article-I.D.: utcsrgv.3359 Posted: Sun Feb 26 10:01:05 1984 Date-Received: Sun, 26-Feb-84 10:22:03 EST References: <1062@sdchema.UUCP> Organization: CSRG, University of Toronto Lines: 43 Answers to the Superman II Questions (followed by new questions): 1) Q: Why does he have to lose his powers if he falls in love with a human? A: He doesn't lose them because he falls in love with a human. He has to give his powers up in order to consumate that love. For well documented reason read "Man of Steel, Woman of Kleenex", a short story written by Larry Niven. It is very clear his mother doesn't approve. 2) Q: How did he get his powers back? A: This is a big hole in the movie. It is clearly stated he is giving up his powers FOREVER. However, there is one "significant" shot in the movie where the all important green crystal is removed from the control panel and dropped by a hot and bothered Lois Lane. Then, when the panel explodes, the green crystal is safely tucked into the snow. This might have been useful in regaining his powers. 3) Q: Why is he hurt when the Kryptonian bad guys throw various objects (particularly the bus) at him. If I recall my comic books correctly these objects could only hurt him if they were made from Kryptonian materials A: The movies make it clear that Superman is not invulnerable, just effectively beyond pain. However, if you need an excuse, he had just regained his powers and was still adjusting. 4) Q: Why didnt Superman or some earthling think of defeating the bad guys by exposing them to Kryptonite? A: Because that would have made the movie too short! Also, Superman had a vested interest in keeping the secret of Kyrptonite from the Earthlings. Also, no neat fight scenes if they use K! And now for some questions of my own 1) Did anyone else hear a women in the crowd says "What a nice man! Of course he's Jewish!" 2) What did Superman do to L.L. at the end of the movie? (Cut off her oxygen so that she suffered brain damamge and forgot all about him? Pretty selfish, eh?) 3) Since when does Superman fall in for tha vengence motive? The poor animal at the diner sure got his! -- Stephen Perelgut Computer Systems Research Group University of Toronto Usenet: {linus, ihnp4, allegra, decvax, floyd}!utcsrgv!perelgut CSNET: perelgut@Toronto