Clark Kent becomes Superman | Superman (1978)

Superman (1978)
Clark Kent becomes Superman scene
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Film description: Just before the destruction of the planet Krypton, scientist Jor-El sends his infant son Kal-El on a spaceship to Earth. Raised by kindly farmers Jonathan and Martha Kent, young Clark discovers the source of his superhuman powers and moves to Metropolis to fight evil. As Superman, he battles the villainous Lex Luthor, while, as novice reporter Clark Kent, he attempts to woo co-worker Lois Lane
Director: Richard Donner
Cast: Christopher Reeve (Superman / Clark Kent), Gene Hackman (Lex Luthor), Margot Kidder (Lois Lane), Marlon Brando (Jor-El), Jackie Cooper (Perry White), Marc McClure (Jimmy Olsen)...
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#Superman1978

[@icbm859]

My father took me to see this opening day, i was only 6 years old, and i can still remember like it like it was yesturday.......now im 44, RIP DAD, i miss you.

[@clydesimpkins852]

IC BM my Dad took me to see this in its opening day in England in 1978 when I was 6 as well.

[@icbm859]

Awesome, The good old days :)

[@charlesboanerge7817]

Meu pai me levou no cinema no Brasil quando eu tinha 6 anos também. Esta cena me emociona até hoje, até porque NINGUÉM voava naquela época. Foi um choque!

[@sethkohn5517]

I to am 44 years of age and lost my father to Parkinson's 4 years ago........we always watched Superman together, I can totally relate.......

[@michaelfam24]

mee too

[@enzotlou6906]

John Williams is the true magician with his magical music.

[@RPMCanes]

The man is truly a genius and a national treasure

[@LordZontar]

John Williams is most known for his Star Wars music, but it's his Superman suite that is his masterpiece.

[@spkanava]

1977

[@scotia7326]

My dad got taken to see this back in 1978. Just a month before, his mother died of cancer and the family was in utter grief. My grandfather wanted to cheer them up by taking my dad and his brother and sister to see this film. They left that cinema happy, and feeling invincible. I would have been born into a much worse family if it weren’t for this film. Thank you, Chris Reeve, Margot Kidder, Richard Donner, and the others involved in this masterpiece who are no longer with us 💙

[@zephyrous8155]

>much worse so is your family not that great?

[@spkanava]

1977

[@thespiritofjonathanjoestar6805]

Much power to you and your family, hope you’re doing alright ❤

[@Cici1234-j5p]

Your a fking liar get a fcking original comment

[@evangelian007]

Thank you Richard Donner for not only making me believe a man could fly but also that Superman could have great humanity. Farewell forever Mr. Donner. May your legacy shine across the stars.

[@afriend9428]

*Donner told us the Devil is on Earth with the film The Omen*

[@leslauner5062]

I was 10 years old in the theater and this scene was met with thunderous applause. It literally was the first time a man convincingly flew in a motion picture and it was magic. John Williams' score perfectly embellished it.

[@eldesgraciado6690]

Same. People cheared and applauded.

[@jimmiesmith5811]

Me also I saw it at the Chicago theater

[@spkanava]

1977

[@Cre80s]

I guess we all don't just miss the movies of those days, we miss the audiences, too.

[@paulhaugen1341]

I was 10 also. Still one of my favorites. Best movies are from the 70’s & 80’s. Even the remakes don’t even come close.

[@greg55666]

Man the way he leans into flying and flies toward the camera still gives me chills 40 years later. One of the greatest moments ever.

[@CuriousChronicles82275]

Im 45 and yes the theme and when superman banks gives me gioosebumps.

[@hervetammaro798]

Le vrai super man c'est lui.amen

[@robwayne8322]

I learned that the film crew were ecstatic that it came out that way!

[@ministryoflies1344]

Christopher Reeve was a qualified Glider pilot; he knew how to 'bank' left and right in the air in a machine...so he simply adapted it to his flight scenes. That's how he always made it look so natural. The man could literally fly without engines!!!

[@greg55666]

@@ministryoflies1344 That's weird, I've known how to "bank in the air in a machine" since I was about 6 years old, and I have never qualified as any kind of pilot.

[@7775Kevin]

This was pure magic. He really embodied Superman and there will never be a better portrayal. We were lucky to have him.

[@jorgetomas380]

Maaaan. Comments like these give me goosebumps, makes my heart pump and eyes swell. I know its corny, but as I got older, I appreciate more of our generational movies and lifestyles we ejoyed and sometimes took for granite. 🖤🙏

[@jacquessmith3836]

Him and Chadwick ... they truly personified there characters .... Rest in Heaven to to the GOAT 🐐 portrayals in the MCU and DCU

[@somegeekguy]

Sam rami Spider-Man is up there too. Never realized it now but the first 3 rami Spider-Man films have SO MUCH in common to the first 3 Superman films.

[@dh6228]

Henry is the better superman and Christopher is the better Clark. That much is clear

[@jacquessmith3836]

@@dh6228 your in the minority ... Extreme minority .... DC didn’t change there Superman design in the comics to look like Henry Cavill , they did in the 80’s for Reeve ... u gotta be born in 90 something and younger to say a bullshit statement like that

[@jeferson44060]

Marlon Brando talking to Christopher Reeve with the John Williams score directed by Richard Donner with a script written by Mario Puzo? You just don't get that many talented people in a same project everyday.

[@JdTV79]

In reality Brando is talking to Jeff East, the actor playing young Kal El / Clark Kent. However, the producers decided to dub East's parts with Christopher Reeve's voice

[@jorgetomas380]

EXACTLY. We SOOOO took it for granite. Smh.

[@109acepilot]

And Mario Puzo didn't write the shooting script, Tom Mankiewicz did.

[@maf4432]

Just like Russel Crow talking to Henry Cavill with Hans Zimmer's score directed by Zack Snyder with Story written by Christopher Nolan and Goyer.

[@sunsetman22]

@@109acepilot that's right, almost none of Puzo's work was used in the final film, save for the general outline

[@stephenmiller2337]

Fun fact...Christopher Reeve was only supposed to fly towards the camera, but decided to bank his body and soar past like he did. Incredible movie.

[@christopherdean1326]

Fun fact, Christopher Reeve was standing still and it was all special effects, he couldn't decide where he went, it was utterly out of his hands.

[@stephenmiller2337]

@@christopherdean1326 oh dear, it sounds like you need to watch the making of Superman. The director literally says the same thing that I did.

[@Thepopcornator]

@@christopherdean1326 Not for some shots like this--they had him suspended in the air on wires.

[@rogerschneider5971]

​@@stephenmiller2337I was under the impression they were just going to turn him, as they do with the wires, but he also banked his body so it looked more natural and aerodynamic.

[@stephenmiller2337]

@@rogerschneider5971 at 9:23 in this clip, you'll see how Richard Donner describes it. Christopher Reeve was a hang glider, and knew how to control his body while being suspended, and knew how to move on those wires as well. They truly cast the right actor for that role. kzbin.info/www/bejne/a5vQppuZpNicn9Usi=sxX_XtjpXsw9mTHJ

[@ARMEN-wb7ve]

RIP CHRISTOPHER REEVE YOU WILL ALWAYS BE SUPERMAN

[@notsure6187]

armen 05/12/66 yep.

[@nicholasr6381]

armen 05/12/66 RIP Superman, you'll always be Christopher Reeve 👌

[@imauniryne6757]

Same

[@dinomonzon7493]

Absolutely! Accept no substitutes!

[@gummybear41283]

May God Bless him

[@robertogarcia1797]

This movie is almost 40 years old and this scene still awesome !! Everytime i watch this scene i got goosebumps and smile like a kid ....This movie is the proof that a good superman movie can be done .

[@one12perspective]

I tear up everytime he says “I’ve sent them you, my only son”.

[@VictoriaJohnson-j7k]

Me too.😊

[@Locktwiste72]

No CGI today can hold a candle to this! This was superior effects in technology's inferior time and it STILL stands today. Best live action Superman film ever, best Superman ever. R.I.P. Christopher Reeve. Thank you so much for making me believe a man can fly. Because you did.

[@taiwobakare4323]

Bf

[@jasonkaramo1401]

If you dont stop your gonna make me a 6'5" 245 lb man cry😢

[@greg55666]

Well, if CGI is not as good as this, then 1978 was NOT "technology's inferior time," huh?

[@gungyeon6208]

@Matthew he got rekted!

[@NoName-jq7tj]

Christopher Reeve’s is to Superman what Sean Connery is to James Bond.

[@TheSaneHatter]

"They can be a great people, Kal-el; they WISH to be. They only lack the light to show the way. For this reason, above all else, their *capacity for good*, I have sent them you: my only son."

[@lxsagi9126]

To rule them all...muahahaha

[@GisherJohn24]

sounds like he's talking about Christ dying on the Cross! I have sent them "you, my ONLY SON".

[@faithfulsoldier519]

@@GisherJohn24 I used to think that Superman's whole story is related to Jesus's. Especially in Superman returns when he sacrificed himself for the sake of the world, died, then was raised again and flied up to heaven. Yeah, maybe.

[@benrussell-gough1201]

@@GisherJohn24 Yes, the religious allusion is obviously very intentional

[@vin00ify]

@@GisherJohn24 Not only Christ, but in every worldwide religion there is a story of a son/prophet/re-incarnation/messenger of god sent to earth to be humanity's saviour. I've always believed the Superman story as being our modern day interpretation of this very story, with Jor-El being our modern day interpretation of 'God' given that he is: omnipotent (due to his Kryptonian physiology), omniscient (being the brightest scientist on Krypton, with an understanding of science that is several 100,000 years ahead of us) and omnipresent (he sent his consciousness/AI with his son on his journey to earth). I think Dick Donner, Mario Puzo and Marlon Brando totally understood the religious allegory of the story.

[@BarbellRoy]

I NEVER get emotional but this scene has always got to me. Especially after my Dad died

[@jorgetomas380]

EXACTLY. More now than EVER my friend. I feel like we took it for granite. Smh. And I'm sorry about your Dad bud.🖤🙏

[@davidbarr231]

This does remind me of talking to my dad, the calmness in his voice

[@spkanava]

1977

[@bumaximous45]

This is the best super hero movie ever.

[@pedroanibalpower7612]

The only one Superman Christopher Reeve Is the original too

[@thomasphan4525]

Best movie? Christopher Reeve is by far the best Superman and this a one of the best comic movies but best ever would be the Dark Knight or Spiderman 2 w/ Tobey McGuire

[@marcellorego509]

Verdade

[@drlee2]

My top 5 are Superman,

[@davros123ify]

I certainly agree Clark Kent hides his secret identity well on this version of Superman

[@repboy1]

It’s funny with all the superhero movies now and effects , people,flying around in a cgi world ,still isn’t as magical or effective as Christopher Reeve doing that turn on wires .

[@soyspicepod1547]

This is honestly a very beautiful scene. The music and visuals create a sense of magic and even peacefulness. You feel like you’re ascending and becoming Superman in a sense. Very well done. Movies need to go back to this type of storytelling. Where it touches your soul

[@AldenRDavis]

"His name is Kal-El. He will call himself, 'Clark Kent,' but the world will know him as "SUPERMAN."

[@BrandonKohout]

Alden R. Davis That’s from the trailer.

[@VerisimilitudeFilms1]

I love that specific trailer.

[@jasonkaramo1401]

@Dan Rosalind Messianic theme for sure. Notice how El is the family name. Hebrew for God and angel and mighty.

[@billmurray7473]

@fooloof What if they actually DID cast Nicholas Cage as Jor-El in MAN OF STEEL? Might've been worth the price of a ticket.

[@nrkgalt]

fooloof In that case you will want to avoid Fast Times at Ridgemont High. He is credited in that movie as Nicolas Coppola.

[@nx1379]

People in this day and age have forgotten the feeling of hope and wonder. People think everything needs to be violent and gritty and hopless like real life. People need to aspire and find there is still magic in life.

[@recommendedforyou2936]

That's how superman works superman wouldn't work dark and gritty

[@schizoidboy]

The way Superman's father says "They can be a great people, they wish to be..." followed by the suggestion that Superman is there to help them become great makes him out to be like a Biblical prophet. There is a lot of hope and wonder in that suggestion.

[@snbforever]

There IS The Way, and His name is Jesus Christ 😇

[@CaptainCanuck63]

@@snbforever You're an imbecile. I think I'd rather go with Zeus.

[@snbforever]

@@CaptainCanuck63 We will see very soon who the imbecile is😇

[@bigshow771]

I remember going to the theater when Superman came out in 1978 at the tender age of 7. I was waiting for Superman to appear so when the music hit, chills ran through my body (they still do). The takeoff, the flight towards camera, then the bank as he flew past camera blew me away. The sudden cut to Metropolis made me want to scream though. I wanted to see more of Superman doing anything, even if it was just flying around. Wonderful memories from a classic.

[@flashy5150]

I agree, that part kicked ass, and I too was 7, I'm 46 now. Too me, there will never be a better Superman than Chris Reeves.

[@CABJ9776]

Bigshow771, I was the same age and felt the same way you did when I saw that scene. I think from that point I started dreaming I could fly.

[@CABJ9776]

I agree, Flashy5150. He set the bar before and after his era. Though I think they should've stopped at Superman III.

[@kalex22029]

I'm quite a bit younger than you, so when I was 7 THE Superman was Tom Welling, and I solidly believe Welling had the best Clark Kent, even if only because he had a hundred times what all the other guys got in terms of screentime and time to develop as a character.

[@carljordan4515]

The takeoff flight toward the camera was Bad ass!!!

[@dinomonzon7493]

"They can be a great people, Kal-El. They wish to be. they lack is the light to show them the way ; and for this reason, above all, their capacity for Good, I give them you- my only son."

[@glensmillie5101]

😢 so very deeply moving

[@Artisan1979]

No CGI no computers worth a damn. Just good cinematography and an actor with a pilots experience makes a believable flight. The arc towards the camera at that last second sells it

[@raymanpixar5699]

😤

[@DavidNicholson101]

Yup, that arc was all Chris.

[@leejee88]

exactly this is what makes the reeves films great they were real

[@Whoknowsuknow]

I think it was hang gliding experience too.

[@peterp2153]

Actually when he turns somewhat they considered the shot ruined because a shadow crosses his face, making viewers unable to see it.

[@maryammure5151]

Christopher Reeve was born to play Superman. Wow!! Epic!

[@pennyboulton9676]

True and Jeff East was born to play the young Clark Kent.🙂

[@that_one_guy_named_rami]

Christopher Reeve and Marlon Brando, two legends. This year marks 20 years since they've passed. They left behind a legacy.

[@natanlopes4000]

Made in the 70s man, and until this day the best superman ever, never a movie understand the ideals of superman better than this

[@ivanteo1973]

It was magical when I watched it in the cinema when I was young. I don’t get this feeling anymore with the new Superman movies.

[@ashd6964]

I can honestly say, this is the best movie ever made, from the music, to Christopher Reeve as Superman. Its amazing how much time and effort they put in this movie, when CGI was not even a realm of possibility. I still get goosebumps. This movie signifies American. God bless u all.

[@johnbertrand7185]

This scene is a good hour in to a very long but excellent movie (2 hrs, 23 min). I remember watching it as an eleven year old kid brought up on the re-runs of the 1950's series. I clearly remember when Reeve shows up in the blue and red suit, the theater exploded in applause, both from the kids present and their parents getting back a piece of their childhood.

[@theunknowncommenter725]

The director's cut and the TV cut are even longer; 150 minutes and 3 hours respectively. Not that it's a problem, I love all versions of this film.

[@spkanava]

1977

[@DaveSizemore-ll7km]

45 years later, and this movie still gives me chills.

[@clydesimpkins852]

I was 6 years old when my Father took me to the cinema to watch Superman. 40 years later this movie is still one of my favorites.

[@SnowyNightFlyer]

I never get tired of watching these scenes, true cinema magic.

[@tonymata8070]

I always choke up during this scene, I absolutely regret thinking that this film was crap without giving it a chance all those years. This film is a masterpiece for a freaking reason and it earns it. R.I.P. Richard Donner Thank you for making us believe that a man could fly.

[@ericjohnson7632]

No matter who you're a fan of (marvel/dc) you have to admit if you're old enough every comic film made after this owes a debt to and must bow to this masterpiece. The score and story of Superman was absolutely perfect this made the movies we all enjoy now possible. Thx R Donner and Christopher Reeve.💯

[@patrickkavanagh7371]

Still get chills when we go through Jor Els eye and Superman is standing there.

[@rpwVideoInstruction]

Goose bumps every time. Never gets old.

[@voyager406]

I remember seeing this as a kid and I remember the poster said you will believe a man can fly. Once Christopher Reeve start to float towards the screen and make that turn, my hair was standing with chills. Incredible!

[@wyakeedouglas3655]

I don't care what noone says the character of Superman was invented for Christopher Reeve to play. When he died the whole character of Superman died too.I believe it will never be the same

[@carmelopappalardo8477]

He was Superman.

[@KeithJackson-ux7eh]

Then be your own Superman

[@usamazahid3882]

Yep. He's a symbol of Hope, Help, and Compassion for all.

[@jeffandkim02]

This was my Dad's favorite part in the movie. I remember him taking me and my brother and mom to see this as a child. My dad was my Superman. I, along with my mom, two brothers and sister, was at at his said when he passed away in May 2022. I see him taking his last breath every day in my mind. As his oldest son child and son, this scene is my dad talking to me now...he was my rock and best friend and I miss him every day. Love your parents every day....

[@bryansalvagejr757]

As soon as the superman music kicks in I just get goosebumps

[@TheJasonCombee76]

As a small kid in the early 80s seeing him fly with the theme is forever burned into my brain. EPIC

[@spitfire4206]

clark kent becomes superman after all these years still sends shivers down my spine .

[@69ralessandro]

the same for me!

[@spkanava]

1977

[@sethkohn5517]

A father and his son........................can't beat that

[@ahhwe-any7434]

3:00 they really are talking about some crystals

[@VictoriaJohnson-j7k]

Loved this scene.😊

[@stormcutter59]

It's amazing to witness so many people coming back and appreciating the classics again. In this day and age where we find ourselves losing things have been lost in the mediums of entertainment we've prided ourselves in for many years, it is something of a miracle to how many seek it here in the past. Good entertainment will always be alluring no matter what year. That's definitely something to learn from here.

[@sonoftheson3046]

That was by far the best SUPERMAN ever.

[@Redshirt434]

As a parent, if you don't get moved by this scene, a son finding the long lost final messages his father made for him long ago before he died....i mean, after I've become a father myself, i fight hard not to collapse into tears watching these Jor-El scenes....

[@adamw2911]

Mate.... I'm not a parent but this scene still gets me going.

[@scotboy79]

@@adamw2911 1000% my man. Unconditional love knows no bounds of space and time! 🙏

[@paulcastle3171]

Pure magic. Is it the music, the words or the narration by Brando that makes this sequence so effective and emotional? I first saw this aged nine. The shot of Brandos face crystallising and giving way to our first glimpse of Reeve in full Superman costume, is one of the most triumphant shots in movie history. It was met by cheers and applause that stay with me all these years later.

[@theunboxingroom]

this was the best superman ever

[@davemustaine5992]

Storyline is everything. Great CGI without a memorable storyline is just another movie.

[@ObiWanBillKenobi]

It never occurred to me until yesterday, that I think real-life adopted children would find incredible meaning in this movie, particularly in this scene. Superman himself was an adopted child.

[@Marcusx1980]

I am adopted. In a way I relate

[@sethisawesome]

"A father to the fatherless, a defender of widows, is God in his holy dwelling. God sets the lonely in families."

[@ObiWanBillKenobi]

@@sethisawesome Psalms 68:5-6a, NIV

[@spkanava]

1977

[@WilfredIvanhoe]

There's so much more depth in this. And it's not just rose-tinted goggles.

[@Terrekain]

More than that, there are important parts cut out of Jor-el's speech which were included in the Director's Cut: "Here in this...this Fortress of Solitude, we shall try to find the answers together. How does a good man live? What is Virtue? When does a Man's obligation to those around him exceed his obligations to himself? These are not simple questions. Even on Krypton, there is no precise science which provides us with the answers..." Jor-El also teaches Kal-El about the dangers of vanity in "doing good". SUperman's education in this span really is an indepth philosophical journey which he struggles with when he decides to turn back time to save Lois. The new-age movies simply do not compare.

[@spkanava]

1977

[@TheJlook2000]

i remember being whisked away by the monologue , the visuals , the music then that first sight of Superman

[@VictoriaJohnson-j7k]

It's very touching. 😢

[@filimongalogavros5301]

Goosebumbs . Marlon Brando is legendary .

[@DMalltheway]

Brando can be felt throughout the entire film despite a smaller part.

[@luismiguelfqpinto]

Incredible final shot. The back screen projection throughout is hit & miss, sometimes even ropey, but this shot, in one take, wires only, with the actor truly living the part even if for just a few seconds, it's pure marvel. That's what cinema is all about- smokes and mirrors baby. Smoke and mirrors and for a moment you actually believe!

[@simonbyrd6518]

"My son.." still gives me goosebumps

[@ahhwe-any7434]

I wasn't even a fetus. I was a crystal -👽🧞‍♀️

[@spkanava]

1977

[@hisyamnct3845]

RIP Christopher Reeve thank you so much for my childhood

[@VinylSamuraisMusic]

He will always be Kal. In my heart he was a real thing. He really was Superman. On and off screen.

[@mickeybowmeister1944]

Christopher Reeves. Our hero, our time.

[@ahhwe-any7434]

Bond. James bond. Reeves. Keanu Reeves. 👊

[@CROSSTATT]

Paul Kryder Exactly. People mess it up because of George Reeves.

[@VictoriaJohnson-j7k]

Yes.😢

[@sharkdentures3247]

Ugh! That John Williams score . . . . It gets me EVERY time! (Practically) No action. Only one line of dialogue in the form on a single question . . . "Who am I?". And about three minutes of narration. And it STILL is one of the BEST, most moving scenes around!

[@VictoriaJohnson-j7k]

It's shows what today so called action hero movies lack. Emotional connection it the acting and dialog. 😢

[@diamondhands8505]

Chills down my neck when the music plays 😯

[@Artisan1979]

I can recite this monologue off by heart

[@rockie0708]

Artisan1979 me too

[@theman2017inc]

Artisan1979 same here!!!

[@crazycat14872]

Great movie, can't believe how it holds up after 42 years.

[@hehaka01]

Imagine the thrill and excitement people felt in the theatre after listening to Brando then seeing Superman standing there and start flying towards the screen as his theme starts. What I'd give to experience that for the first time when the movie released.

[@NotQuiteFirst]

"The total accumulation of all knowledge of the 28 known galaxies is contained in these crystals, study them well my son". Well I guess that's something to keep him occupied during lockdown.

[@mariomorales786]

I wonder why he never knew anything about the green lantern corps?

[@ADNANGAMING10991]

The Superman of my childhood R.I.P Christopher Reeve

[@edmundfabon9910]

this is my first love and most favorite scene.. when clark becomes superman and first fly.

[@LOGAN51270]

How many years later...and that last scene. Music, camera angle, coming right at you, then Reeve banking at the last moment just enough to get a glimpse. Boom. Movie Magic 101 with the music. Still holds up 43 years later.

[@elderrusty541]

When I saw the movie, I cried tears of joy when he first flew, they build this up so much and the payoff is amazing

[@iyerzzzzz]

One of the best movies of all time

[@UncleAL86]

One of many movies I wish I could go back in time and watch during it’s original release. I imagine it would have been epic seeing back than.

[@devoos3157]

At the end when he fly's, it's sooooo much better than the CGI in MOS

[@richardb.2248]

I was 12 when I seen this at the Century theaters........Greatest Superman in movie history👍👍RIP Christopher Reeve..

[@tylerheumann5267]

“They can be a great people Kal-El they wish to be. They only lack the light to show the way. For this reason above all, their capacity for good, I have sent them you, my only son.” Makes me cry every time. James Gunn’s Superman gives me hope I can experience this feeling a new. David Cornsweet, we believe in you.

[@cadillacman2141]

The most magical moment in movie history

[@donmorton4597]

Saw in the theatre in 78. This scene is moving, powerful, magnificent. You will believe a man can fly.

[@kimjongun2946]

I believe I saw a man on wires. Don't you?

[@spkanava]

1977

[@johnbertrand7185]

Remember this in the theater at the tender age of 11. Some may forget we don't see him in costume for more than an hour in to the movie, but when it happened the audience absolutely exploded.

[@scotboy79]

There is just no superseeding Reeves and Brando in their portrayal of these two characters. The writing for this scene in particular, at minimum, is etheric poetry. And having it complimented with the phenomenally outstanding score, and Jor-El's lovingly and exorbitantly wise delivery, it washes over the soul triggering a remembrance like no other. We are a wonderous species stumbling towards our own collective greatness as we reach higher personal heights. We haven't even begun to tap into our true potential....absolute love to you my friend as you read this. For me, the below line is the greatest line to have EVER been written in movie history. “They can be a great people, Kal-El, they wish to be. They only lack the light to show the way. For this reason above all, their capacity for good, I have sent them you... my only son.”

[@billbog25]

The best - it never gets old - I cry every time I see this - RIP Chris

[@cmulwee001]

I find it very heartwarming myself

[@wolfkiller4]

Bill Boguniecki R.I.P Marlon Brando as well

[@bloke_19xx33]

and Susannah York...Glen Ford.

[@nigelmurphy6761]

RIP to all no longer with us

[@francislepcha8668]

I am almost crying now

[@KonElKent]

That arc at the end wasn't planned. Superman was supposed to just fly over the camera, which would have been fine. But Christopher Reeve was a hang glider pilot and knew how to hold and move his body to change direction in flight (also why, compared to a lot of other actors who look like they're either hanging from wires or desperately trying to hold themselves stiff, he largely had a fluidity in his flight that better sold the illusion). Richard Donner once said that they had blocked out the shot, it was the first time that Reeve was in costume and "flying" on set, all things considered it should have been an easy shot and they would have been out of there before lunch. Donner called action, the wire team were on it and Reeve gracefully takes off, and then he shifted in his harness and made the arc. After Donner called cut, there was stunned silence on the set, and then everybody just started cheering. It was then that they knew they could pull it off.

[@francislepcha8668]

JOR EL , PERFECT EXAMPLE OF AN A.I CONCEPT BACK IN THE LATE 70'S

[@Bluescorpio75]

2024. Superman theme song in the end, hit me so hard. This is the Superman I grew up with as a kid. Has a special place in my heart.

[@hkr0065]

Christopher Reeve himself was this film's best special effect.

[@Stenbrotsgatan]

That shot at the end is legendary. It was also the first scene shot with Christopher Reeve as Superman.

[@xunit62]

Still gives me chills.As a 15 year old seeing him fly for the first time.

[@ardenaudreyarji]

They can be great people Kal-El, they wish to be. They only lack the light to show the way. For this reason above all, their capacity for good. I have sent them you. My only son.

[@vincentlim348]

As much as i adore Marvel movies...they just can't hold a candle to the depth of this classic scene alone !

[@RM-qj8cs]

@Vincent Lim *Marvel Studios*

[@paulgriffin3438]

When those trumpets sound up into the heavens, man that is good stuff.

[@stevesibaja3123]

Even with Supermans powers he's a Human Being he learned Human Emotions

[@eyerobot6622]

They can be a great people, they wish to be, they only lack the light to show the way

[@guidryjoseph44]

I was only 10 years old when I saw this movie! I think every boy wanted to be Superman at one time during his childhood. I still get chills when I see this.

[@G1CHO]

Marlon Brando absolutely nailed this part! Obliterated it. Same goes for Christopher Reeve. Legendary human beings and simply sad that they are dead

[@vincentlim348]

The scene is so spiritual...is like enlightenment for Clark !

[@mohanicus]

absolute true story here....I went to see this amazing piece of cinema when I was maybe 4 or 5 years old in the ambassador cinema in Dublin...and I swear it absolutely blew me socks off....the part when he takes off and flies toward the camera there was a huge gasp from the crowd I shit you not....ever since this beautiful film with the amazing score from John Williams I have been and always will he a huge superman fan...Henry cavill did a spot on job aswell and he's brilliant as superman..but..Chris reeves will always be my favourite superman.

[@garymason7]

Henry Cavil does make a good Superman, he's just been let down by the current writing and productions.

[@spkanava]

1977

[@ThePremiumChicken]

12 years of training and education! That's intense

[@saveourplanet0139]

The camera work on this was BRILLIANT! And who cares about modern over saturated CGi? I don't! Traditional effects are better in my opinion. They're harder sure and you have to be more creativity yes but done right, it always pays off! CGi can be great for realism in certain situations but nowadays it's just lazy and over-used!

[@garymason7]

The superhero genre is obviously huge and saturated now but none of them comes close to how Christopher Reeve, Richard Donner and John Williams made me feel when I first saw this. None of the superhero films and certainly not the latest incarnation of Superman has this much heart. So special.

[@PeterTennant]

Do you know this was Christopher Reeves first flight. All of the movement was chris. Chris is Superman

[@tektoniks_architects]

No raging special effects. No gratuitous violence. No woke b.s., pandering, virtue signaling or identity politics. Just great story, well written characters, perfect casting, respect for fans and a character's legacy, and the love of good filmmaking. Remembering the sheer joy people felt leaving the theater after that film. Still one of the greatest superhero films ever made.

[@CobraScarlett95]

Woke b.s? I assume you mean people who aren't heterosexual white men, right? Damn, I guess it sucks to know such people exist. Hope you know that the person who brought you to this world is what you claim to be "woke", a woman if you didn't catch my drift. I also find it funny you say this when Superman is the kind of character who would accept every human being despite what they are.

[@intradibles]

Boomer 🙄

[@tektoniks_architects]

@@intradibles Proud of it, woke a-hole. The world was better back then, and you missed it.

[@hamzah5643]

my dad passed away recently, im watching this n pretendin thats his message to me, not 2 be superman necessairily, just be the best man to the best of my ability - even though i seen this film since i was like 5 years old, it hits deeper now

[@garethbattersby]

If they ever make a decent Superman video game this should be the tutorial where you become Superman. You walk to the fortress of solitude learning the basics, walk, run, move the camera as Clark. Then you just get a carbon copy of this to teach you the flying and other stuff before being let loose into the main game with the line "I've sent them you, my only son." And the music building would make it a fantastic opener to the game.