Can you read my mind?

Indeed.

I always felt it slowed the movie down.
This was one of the first movies we recorded when we got a VCR. I usually fast-forwarded that part.

Don't take this the wrong way, but that last line just makes me think you're an old stubborn man who can't appreciate anything unless it was made in the same style as movies from years ago when you were a kid.

When I was a kid I always fast-forwarded that part.

And don't forget John Williams' contribution to the scene. Why can't composers today come up with such a lovely scores? Are all melodies used up? (I did like Hans Zimmer's Man of Steel, though, but it was way different)

"between mortal and immortal"

Where do you get this? Superman is not immortal, he's just a regular Krypton inhabitant originally - he just gets 'powers' from a sun. This doesn't mean he never ages or that he never dies. There are so many ways in which Superman can die, why would you call him immortal?

Having said that, from another perspective; we're all immortal, as we're not this crude matter, illuminate beings are we. This means, we're energy, and energy can't be destroyed, so we live on, only the BODIES we inhabit (from time to time) die, because THEY are also born. We have always existed, so we're eternal, so we're immortal.

Therefore, it's either "between mortal and mortal" (Superman can die) or "immortal and immortal" (Lois is just as immortal as any life)

I love that sequence. By the end of the flight the emotional connection created was so strong. The looks they gave one another, the way they touched and bonded in such a short time, and acting by Reeve and Kidder is superb.

Oh my God, no offence at all but for me that's the absolute WORST part of the movie. I'm glad you got something out of it and found it moving but I had the exact opposite reaction. I cringe every time that Kidder voice over starts. It reminds me of something you might read in a $2 romance novel for old ladies.

For those who don't know it please consider the following:

Can you read my mind? Do you know what it is that you do to me? I don't know who you are. Just a friend from another star. Here I am, like a kid out of school. Holding hands with a god. I'm a fool. Will you look at me? Quivering. Like a little girl, shivering. You can see right through me. Can you read my mind? Can you picture the things I'm thinking of? Wondering why you are... all the wonderful things you are. You can fly. You belong in the sky. You and I... could belong to each other. If you need a friend... I'm the one to fly to. If you need to be loved... here I am. Read my mind.

I mean C'MON!! Sorry, I find that really bad writing and a totally unnecessary way to emphasize Lois' wonderment for Superman. Totally corny, with a side order of corn. It's second only to flying the world into reverse to reverse time (however that is supposed to work logically) as the most laughable part of the film.