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The film “SUPERMAN” (1978) and the teen melodrama “SMALLVILLE” (2001 to present day)
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The film "SUPERMAN" (1978) and the teen melodrama "SMALLVILLE" (2001 to present day) tell the story of the character Clark Kent, who becomes the super hero Superman. "Superman" tells the story of his life in Metropolis, and "Smallville" charts his early life as a teenager, in Smallville, Kansas. Although about the same person, these two texts are very different and this essay will explore these differences through media, genre and music. The medium used in Superman is film, this film was aided greatly by some huge advances in the film industry at the time. At this point in the 1970's, televisions were widely available and most families had one and because of this, what was on in the cinemas, had to compete with what was on TV. Dolby sound had just been perfected so there was now no background noise on the film and improved sound quality. The new...
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