Superman Returns

by Joe Thorn on January 28, 2006


To be honest I was not looking forward to this movie very much, but the teaser trailer does it for me. It looks great. Listen to the words of Superman’s father, esp. toward the end and why Kal-El (Superman) was sent to earth. Just awesome. If you have missed it, check out the teaser here.

About Joe Thorn

I am the Lead Pastor of Redeemer Fellowship in Saint Charles, IL, and author of Note to Self: The Discipline of Preaching to Yourself. Jen is my wife, and Katherine, Elias, Madeline and Kilian are my kids.

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  • http://cwrambles.blogs.com Chris W

    Wait a minute, WAIT A MINUTE!! That’s practically plagiarism!

  • http://www.byfarthersteps.com Tim

    I’m not too excited about it either. They did use Marlon Brando’s speech from the Chris Reeve film. But I didn’t like the Chris Reeve movie, it was too campy. So I guess we’ll just have to wait and see. I think Spider-man has been pretty well done and I like the new Batman because neither is going for the campy stuff. I hope they do the same with Superman

  • http://theram4jc.blogspot.com Joe Kennedy

    You are SO right about Jor-El’s comments. Goodness.

  • http://www.xtinefiles.com xtine

    I agree. The trailer is amazing. Cant wait to see the film.

  • http://cathp.blogspot.com Wes Kenney

    So Kal-El is, at best, a four-pointer?

  • http://cathp.blogspot.com Wes Kenney

    Oops, I should have said Jor-El, right? Kal-El dad is the one talking about humanity’s capacity for good…

  • http://www.joethorn.net Joe Thorn

    Even a Calvinist could speak of a man’s capacity for good. In one sense we have the capacity for good (natural ability) but not the will (moral ability) Or, we could speak in relative terms and say that because man is made in the image of God even the unregenerate often “does good.”

    I think the Jor-El narrative is mor exciting at a more basic level. That a father sent his son to save the world. That Superman is a Christ-figure is common knowledge, but the upcoming movie can be a new and interesting inroad to conversations about Jesus.

  • http://cathp.blogspot.com Wes Kenney

    I agree. It’s so rare that I’m taken seriously that I never expect it. Good comment.

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