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From: perelgut@utcsrgv.UUCP (Stephen Perelgut)
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Subject: Re: Superman II, the Question???
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Date: Sun, 26-Feb-84 10:01:05 EST
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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
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