Superman Returns Opening Title Sequence

Opening titles to Bryan Singer's nostalgic fantasy adventure drama Superman Returns (2006), relaunching the Man of Steel, and building upon key story elements from the first franchise. The epic C.G.I. depicts the destruction of Planet Krypton, whilst the retro credits sweep over the screen, and John Ottman's arrangement of the original John Williams theme plays. No copyright infringement intended. To be removed at the behest of the distributor.

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Film & Animation

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• Superman
• Returns
• Opening
• Titles
• Bryan
• Singer
• Destruction
• Planet
• Krypton
• Space
• 2006

[Edbrad]

Best parts of this score were all John Williams and Williams' themes. Shame.

[TheConciseStatement]

@Edbrad

Check out the in depth soundtrack review on the 'Filmtracks' website. They make the case for awarding it five stars and those guys are notoriously hard to please.

[TehQuestion75]

Bryan Singer recently said he made this movie for women and it failed because they went to go see The Devil Wears Prada.

Fucking shmuck

[TheConciseStatement]

@TehQuestion75

Not sure I buy that as the main reason though. I think he made it because he's a Christian and wanted us to cum all over Jesus for two and a half hours. Admittedly, I was quite moved by the religious imagery in the film, but then I find it much easier to do so when no one's telling me or entire classrooms of small children that a man can actually fly.

[NevadaWrangler]

@TheConciseStatement wow, prejudice much?

[TheConciseStatement]

@NevadaWrangler

Wouldn't that be "Prejudiced much?"?

Anyway, in the words of Bill Maher, "I'm not prejudging. I'm judging." To me that seems completely appropriate for a narrative that ends in fire and brimstone and, crucially, *lots of judging*. XD

[UncleFeedle]

I think the VFX supervisor in charge of this sequence missed a great opportunity here. In the first film, Jor-El states that the journey from Krypton to Earth involves passing through six galaxies with 'their own individual laws of time and space'. The opening sequence could have consisted of the voyage through these galaxies, each one more bizarre than the last, showing things that only exist in theoretical cosmology. It could have been the most amazing opening sequence ever put on film.

[chrispdx]

Brilliant opening segment. Too bad the rest of the movie wasn't as good.

[TheAudie103]

@OreckBoy1: It's not just you. Every time I watch it, I'm rather disappointed(Williams' is about my all-time favorite). It's like either they were short on time with the names and had to sacrifice someone's extra 2 seconds or they didn't want people whom were born yesterday to know that he composed it. And to do that to someone who's created most of the greatest pieces of all time...

[Tuber228756]

Isn't it amazing that the opening credits here still don't beat the ones from 1978.

[OreckBoy1]

Is it me or does John Williams' name come out rather blurry and a little too fast???

[Mexiamerican2012]

You will travel far, my little Kal-El

Though we will never leave you

Even in the face of our death.

You will make my strength your own,

See my life, through your eyes,

As your life shall be seen through mine.

The son becomes the father,

and father becomes the son

[GESSO217]

@TheConciseStatement I saw nothing Religious about Superman Returns. I don't supose you know that The Creators of Superman were Jewish? So if there where anything religious about the film it certainly wouldn't be Christian.