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I'm with you as always, neo. Brando's performance, and just his presence in the opening of the film is powerful beyond belief.
I've always felt that he was doing a bit of a Claude Rains impression with his voice.
Any thoughts?
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I've always loved the opening scenes on Krypton in the original Superman, and Brando's amazing performance. It was the high-point of the film for me, really. I've always felt the movie went downhill quickly and got too cheesy once it hit Metropolis... and watching Can You Read My Mind comes as close to making me angry as watching a movie ever has, lol.
Thxs, yeah him! LOL Kevin was Spider-Man then? Hard to keep track.
No, Costner is in Man of Steel as well; but he plays Jonathan Kent, not Jor-El. Although it's hard to really judge by the trailer, I think they could've done much worse.
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Yeah, Crom forbid either of us totally threaten those legions of anti-Mick und neo
-phytes by actually starting to assume Human-like qualities.
What would the rest of those angelic carbon-units comprising FSM DISassembled
have to feed their insatiable unlovable milk of inhuman kurdled non-kindness then?
They are a good people, Neo. They wish to be. They only lack the light to show the way.
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Oh, Sigerson, my man!
That was SO GOOD!!
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. . . the Fact is his signing gave the film a legitimacy it wouldn't have ordinarily had . . .
I think it's fair to say his signing gave the film its very existence, which wouldn't necessarily have been guaranteed otherwise. The Salkinds' daring fundraising strategy depended on "bankable" elements like the Oscar-winning star (and screenwriter, for that matter) of another big-hit tentpole franchise's first entry to entice investors and convince them of the "can't-miss" safety of investing in what turned out to be an extremely difficult and surprisingly costly technical achievement.
I think about who else might have been a convincing father to Christopher Reeve, which I think is one of the few fair criticisms you could level at the Brando choice, and I think Charlton Heston (veteran of other Salkind productions) might have been good, looks-wise. Ironically, both Reeve and Brando wore hairpieces to approximate the supposedly-hereditary spitcurl (though I believe in Brando's case it was because he was still bald from his "Apocalypse" stint in the Phillipines). But as far as sheer STARPOWER, it's a short list, isn't it? Whom else can one imagine, in the mid-seventies, justfying that long hazardous trip up the river when the Kurtz character shows up at the end of "Apocalypse Now"? Orson Welles was a fine choice for the similar function he performed in "The Muppet Movie," but there weren't THAT many enigmatic "must-see" superstars from which to choose, right?
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Seer Sig, not that your influence within the educational universe all those years will ne'er lose their empowering luster for all those foundationally fortunate to have encountered thy own illuminating Light, you'da made a heckuva heavenly Barrister with your sublimely balanced emotionally enriched psychological insights ... (wanna represent us against the about-to-circle show biz sharks in the Ahead Tyme?  )
As for your unassailable thesis, Mr. Heston surely would've provided a pronounced Presence and innate aura of authority but - as you articulate with such awareness - that unqualifiable IT of Chemistry is something we'd only imagine Der Great Scot might've come close to generally equaling, if mebbe not specifically surpassing, tho that immediately brings up the only other commanding Thespic Titan in Mr. Brando's rareified legendary class:
[ As to that, we gotta add this ornery Scottish caveat: if Mr. Connery Had been courted, you betcha - with his pesky penchant for persistently suing studios - The Salkinds might've been in legal Bondage above and beyond their wildest dreams. Matter of fact, we recall a story he related that he did, indeed, cross paths with Mr. Reeve at one point who asked him for advice on the Caped Enterprise he was about to embark upon, and Der Great Scot had just one thing to say:
"Make sure you have good lawyers". 
 
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Whilst having acted or directed is an invaluable asset towards truly appreciating the artful craft and craftful art part and profound parcel of any creative expression, just the humble assertion of your sincere validation (instead of the usual arrogant egoholic nonsense of those proclaiming their unstylish ignorance utterly bereft of a clue what the hell they're yapping about other than their own Rice Krispies 'opinionated' judgment) goes a wondrously wealthy long way, Gary.
Thing is, Mr. Brando professionally practiced what these other two legends below commonly did as a way of determining how respectful they'd be towards someone they hadn't worked with previously or had initial substantial doubts about: in order to win their Respect they TESTED you in a number of ways to see (2) if you truly did know what you were doing and, most pivotally, (1) if you had the guts and backbone to stand up to them.
If you passed these two obstacles, suddenly they were transformed into Opportunities to better the project you were all a part of.
Mr. Donner expressed his ever-lasting gratitude along these lines when, after he had to miss a day of
filming for (if feeble mem'ry recalls, either jet-lag or illness), Mr. Brando - whose iron-clad contract didn't
allow for any overages where his physical participation was concerned and he wasn't Even about to give
the producers a Freebie in any way, shape or form - gallantly agreed to repay Mr. Donner with an
additional day of filming to make up for the earlier inconvenience.
Naturally enuff, this sincerity and thoughtfulness is rarely one of the attributes most associated with
Mr. Brando, but we've a general suspicion amounting to a specific certainty such couldn't help but
enpower and elevate his positive portrayal on-screen also, no?
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