How is it that nobody sees past his glasses and that Clark Kent and Superman look exactly alike? Surely a pair of glasses and parting his hair wouldn't hide that he's Superman, but I would of thought at least someone woulda figured it out.
shareDo you not like the word "have"?
Would have, not "would of" or "woulda."
In any case, the glasses are just part of the charm of Superman.
Plus, there's more to it than just the hair and glasses. Reeve gives the most convincing portrayal. His body posture is different, the pitch of his tone, the rhythm of the way he speaks.
It is completely different. He's playing two completely different characters and sells them both equally well.
Can't stop the signal.
One of my biggest pet peeves is seeing "would of," "could of" and "should of" on these boards.
The 2nd one is seeing "it's" used, when the word they really want is "its" for a possessive pronoun.
Then the usual "there" "they're" and "their" mix-up.
Followed by "definately" instead of "definitely."
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I think it's worse when somebody uses "defiantly" when they actually mean "definitely."
shareI would of thought at least someone woulda figured it out.
Lois does figure it out in Superman II, the same person who found out in MoS. Once he puts the glasses on at the end, nobody in the Daily Planet besides her realized he was the same man who just saved the world.
Superman: The Movie at least gave more reason for why people wouldn't realize they're the same person(thanks to Reeve's performance as Clark). Man of Steel sidestepped the whole issue by only having him wear the glasses in the last scene. I'm willing to bet there will be no difference in how Clark and Superman acts under the direction of Snyder.
Man of Steel did not ditch that "stupidity". He had glasses on at the end, intending to fool at least some people into thinking Clark Kent isn't Superman(Lois excluded since he let her in on the secret from their first meeting).
shareRemember that he is considered this perfect god flying around, good looking and one hell of a guy. NO ONE really has any reasons to think he might have a secret identity.... I mean why would he? He doesn't wear a mask, he is not human... he is just who he is. Nobody sees him in Clark, not because of the glasses but because ..... well why would they?
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Just watch the scene of him as Clark in Lois' apartment when he takes the glasses off, and is about to tell her who he is, he stands up straighter, he looks more confident, he becomes the person people would know was really Superman, and then in the last moment he changes his mind it all just goes away again.
Its the mark of his quality as an actor that he makes not only Clark, and Superman, but evil Superman in III look like completely different people.
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Chris did a wonderful job, no doubt - and I too really enjoyed him as the "evil" man in III. But the whole notion that his glasses (and demeanor) is his front to fool humanity of his identity is misplaced, or too elevated in importance imo.
Yes, the glasses and his changed personal representation is indeed cloaking any potential resemblance. But the biggest reason his little "show" works is simply because Superman doesn't need any secret identity (he is not a human, with an exotic night job like Bruce) he is an alien who flies around in plane sight, with no mask or anything.
The mere fact that people might look for him amongst normal people, would make sense for someone like Batman as it is obvious he must have another identity, but not for the man of steel. None of us thinks Barack Obama has a secret identity, because why would he.... but hey, even he sometimes may dress up and get around... my point is that the glasses work, because they are not really needed... they just support the just-in-case senario, and I suspect perhaps it is more for the comfort of Superman himself, so he doesn't have to worry if his blue eyes might ignite this crazy thought that he may be someone else entirely.
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** I am normally not a praying man, but if you are up there, please save me Superman **
Good point
shareThe show Lois and Clark did a funny play once on Clark's identity. Some guy came back in time to, I believe, try to destroy Superman or Lois Lane. He kidnaps Lois and said something about Clark being Superman, which shocked Lois. The villain then made fun of Lois for being so gullible and not being able to tell. He put on a pair of glasses and said "I'm Clark Kent", then took them off and said "I'm Superman", and repeated this a few times. He goes on to tell Lois that it was worth the trip "to actually meet the most galactically stupid woman who ever lived".
shareIt's not just the glasses, it's the character that Superman is playing. Regardless of how Clark might look like Superman, nobody would think that the awkward and occassionally inept Clark Kent could ever secretly be Superman.
shareThe Trivia section mentions this ~
According to Roger Moore's autobiography he witnessed Christopher Reeve walking through the canteen at Pinewood Studios in full Superman costume oblivious to the swooning female admirers he left in his wake. When he did the same thing dressed as Clark Kent no one paid any attention.
Almost every reasonable answer has already been given in this thread, but at the end of the day, it's just something you take or leave. You just roll with it. Lois always figures it out (Superman II, Man of Steel, etc.) because that's who she is. And when the next guy comes around after Snyder, his movie will deal with it, too.
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I think the cynical egos of some people never lets them hear any reasonable answers on why the Clark Kent identity works.
shareits meant to be symbolic, his attitude is the disguise. It's also humorous. Everything so serious now, LOL.
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It's all part of the wish fulfillment of Jerry Siegal. Siegal was a nebishy guy, with glasses, who was overlooked by the girls. That is Clark Kent. Meanwhile, underneath is a powerhouse; but people just don't see it, because they can't get past the glasses and the mild manner. It's part of the appeal of the character, that this nerd is secretly the most powerful being on the planet. Lose that and you don't have Superman.
Fortunately, Ah keep mah feathers numbered for just such an emergency!