Superman The Movie

Author: Richard Donner

Not the first superhero film, but really the first superhero blockbuster. Richard Donner took Superman and turned him into a real-life human being in a way that even the comics had never managed. Casting Christopher Reeve in the role of the Man of Steel, we experience an entirely new sort of superhero, one not only carrying a sense of hope, but one who lives among us in a real and natural way. Yes, Superman is an alien, but here, he's an alien who has managed to find out what humanity is and decides to play by their rules. The most impressive thing about Superman has to be the elements of cinematography and music, and how the two play-off of each other. The Theme to Superman is one of John Williams' most iconic works, and when we encounter it as Superman soars through the skies of Metropolis, the visuals and the audio combine to create an effect that is among the most moving in film history, and nothing screams romance as much as Supes carrying Margot Kidder's Lois Lane through the clouds in a scene that would influence fantasy and science fiction films for two generations to follow. Why it's on the list You've got to have Superman. You've got to!