Right, so first off, I'm a fan of Smallville. Yup. Despite it being an incredibly cheesy soap opera, I am a faithful watcher (well, up until it began sucking supremely in the fifth season).
I always dissed Superman for the incredible stupidity of his powers being attributed to the fact that he's from another planet and his body is affected differently by our atmosphere and gravity.
Of course, everything else about Superman was just as laughable as all the other superheroes of the time.
I was glad to find when I began watching Smallville, and from the reports of friends who are avid readers of the comics, that the new Superman of this era is of a race of genetically altered superweapons. Much more explainable. Ultimately cooler.
However, I was disappointed to find that Smallville didn't really try to go out of their way to explain anything else. It's as if the writers approach each episode with, "He's Superman, he can do anything, and our viewers should just accept that."
Now sure, there are still other crappy superheroes in this era with completely unexplained, absurd, illogical, and unsensible abilities. Fantastic 4 was unbearable in their modern remake. So were others.
But come on, even the turd of a film remake for Hulk tried explaining a few things.
Also, films like X-men and Spiderman try to further explain little details. Little details are Smallville's worst nightmare.
How come Superman's reflexes when running are quick enough to react faster than the speed of sound, yet in other instances (example- turning around as the insect mutant in one of the first episodes swung a metal pipe at him and not being able to duck it) he seems to react slower than some humans?
You might be able to say he "kicks into super-speed mode" or something like that, but in that case, how was he able to dodge bullets while slowly walking toward someone (example- that one episode where he uncovers the mystery about Lana's great aunt's murder)?
Superman doesn't feel a thing when walking through the Arctic in his undershirt, or treading through fire nearly naked, and he even states as much.
Yet, at the same time, he seems capable of feeling temperature (example- the episode where he discovers his heat vision, he finds himself sweating and feeling incredibly hot in class).
He also seems to understand the concept of heat and cold.
Can he just not feel it whenever he decides not to? Then why not wait till he's not looking, jump out of a bush, and overwhelm him with a flamethrower?
How does Superman cut his hair? It's apparent he does, because as a very Tom Welling-infatuated female friend of mine pointed out while fiercely observing his appearance, he changes his hair style every few episodes and its constantly changing length in different areas.
Yet, in the show, they show that his hair cannot be burned (example- he comes out of the explosion at his barn with his hair perfectly intact), cannot be cut (example- a bewitched Lana attempts to take a lock and her scissors break), cannot be radiated (he's been through countless amounts of it, so an example would be worthless), and can't even be physically ripped from the flesh of his head (I think he walked through a meat grinder or garbage crusher or something like that- regardless, his flesh is invincible).
How come his shoes don't wear through whenever he runs that fast? Nascar racers and jets replace their fine, thick, top-of-the-line rubber wheels daily, and Superman can keep the same pair of Nike's when going at lightspeed across rough terrain?
Why does he turn on a light in the dark? Hello.
Why does his x-ray vision only appear to be able to view skeletons and metal cores except for when he's viewing women naked?
I have more, I just can't think of them right now. Will post more later.
If you can attempt an answer at any, post it.
I always dissed Superman for the incredible stupidity of his powers being attributed to the fact that he's from another planet and his body is affected differently by our atmosphere and gravity.
Of course, everything else about Superman was just as laughable as all the other superheroes of the time.
I was glad to find when I began watching Smallville, and from the reports of friends who are avid readers of the comics, that the new Superman of this era is of a race of genetically altered superweapons. Much more explainable. Ultimately cooler.
However, I was disappointed to find that Smallville didn't really try to go out of their way to explain anything else. It's as if the writers approach each episode with, "He's Superman, he can do anything, and our viewers should just accept that."
Now sure, there are still other crappy superheroes in this era with completely unexplained, absurd, illogical, and unsensible abilities. Fantastic 4 was unbearable in their modern remake. So were others.
But come on, even the turd of a film remake for Hulk tried explaining a few things.
Also, films like X-men and Spiderman try to further explain little details. Little details are Smallville's worst nightmare.
How come Superman's reflexes when running are quick enough to react faster than the speed of sound, yet in other instances (example- turning around as the insect mutant in one of the first episodes swung a metal pipe at him and not being able to duck it) he seems to react slower than some humans?
You might be able to say he "kicks into super-speed mode" or something like that, but in that case, how was he able to dodge bullets while slowly walking toward someone (example- that one episode where he uncovers the mystery about Lana's great aunt's murder)?
Superman doesn't feel a thing when walking through the Arctic in his undershirt, or treading through fire nearly naked, and he even states as much.
Yet, at the same time, he seems capable of feeling temperature (example- the episode where he discovers his heat vision, he finds himself sweating and feeling incredibly hot in class).
He also seems to understand the concept of heat and cold.
Can he just not feel it whenever he decides not to? Then why not wait till he's not looking, jump out of a bush, and overwhelm him with a flamethrower?
How does Superman cut his hair? It's apparent he does, because as a very Tom Welling-infatuated female friend of mine pointed out while fiercely observing his appearance, he changes his hair style every few episodes and its constantly changing length in different areas.
Yet, in the show, they show that his hair cannot be burned (example- he comes out of the explosion at his barn with his hair perfectly intact), cannot be cut (example- a bewitched Lana attempts to take a lock and her scissors break), cannot be radiated (he's been through countless amounts of it, so an example would be worthless), and can't even be physically ripped from the flesh of his head (I think he walked through a meat grinder or garbage crusher or something like that- regardless, his flesh is invincible).
How come his shoes don't wear through whenever he runs that fast? Nascar racers and jets replace their fine, thick, top-of-the-line rubber wheels daily, and Superman can keep the same pair of Nike's when going at lightspeed across rough terrain?
Why does he turn on a light in the dark? Hello.
Why does his x-ray vision only appear to be able to view skeletons and metal cores except for when he's viewing women naked?
I have more, I just can't think of them right now. Will post more later.
If you can attempt an answer at any, post it.
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