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Clark Kent's Physique

posted 9 years ago by benmasta
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okay i get that no one realizing clark kent is superman is for the sake of the story, but come on, the guy is friggen like 3x the size of absolutely anyone near him.

People act like clark kent is some wussy jerk even though hes like the biggest, strongest looking human on earth lmao.

The worst part is those distinctive cheekbones he has, i mean, glasses are the most hilarious disguise i have ever seen. i mean, there is just NO WAY lois lane who is dating superman, and also sees clark daily and is friends with him, would not notice that clark kent looks exactly what superman would look like wearing glasses.

Like hasnt anyone drawn glasses on a picture of superman (who also knows clark kent) and noticed he exactness?!

ah well, i am sure his has been a problem in superman forever lmao. Still a fun movie of a comic i owned since it came out.

It was pretty cool how there were actually a bunch of scenes they nodded to from the comic. Like the deer scene. In the comic though, doomsday himself escaped (without the aid of a puncture of his case) and emerged with 1 arm bound behind his back.

My favorite thing about the comic was how doomsday lays out the justice league (among others) before he can even use 2 arms lol.

[–] TheManInOil 9 years ago

It didn't used to be such a problem because the idea of Superman being a giant brute with a bodybuilder's physique is fairly recent - since the 80s or so. The further back you go, the more his size was fairly normal for a human. But nowadays people want the superhero to be bulging with muscles even if it doesn't make sense. How does Superman 'work out'? What weight would it take before he even felt the burden to lift it?

[–] PreachCaleb 9 years ago

People act like clark kent is some wussy jerk even though hes like the biggest, strongest looking human on earth lmao.

I knew a guy who was over six feet tall yet got pushed around by someone who was barely 5'6". Size isn't a big deal when the person is timid.

i mean, there is just NO WAY lois lane who is dating superman, and also sees clark daily and is friends with him, would not notice that clark kent looks exactly what superman would look like wearing glasses.

Um, that's kind of an important point in the movie. Lois knows.

Can't stop the signal.

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[–] liscarkat (16476) a month ago

Modern Superman, as opposed to traditional Superman, looks like a 'roided out bodybuilder. Bodybuilding is a hobby, akin to makeup obsession in women--it's mostly cosmetic. Those grotesquely immense muscles don't translate to athletic ability or toughness. Nobody's going to assume Kent is a tough guy just because he looks like a bodybuilder.