Look, Up in the Sky: The Amazing Story of Superman

This quick and straightforward overview of the comic-book, television and film history of Superman does not make any attempt to philosophise. Instead of reflections and interpretations, it simply offers facts, fortunately neither dry nor generally known (tremendous thanks for drawing attention to the OMFG pilot of The Adventures of Superpup). The makers of Look, Up in the Sky managed to extract some real gems from the older movies and series (we can be even more glad for the subtlety of today’s product placement, when Superman doesn’t spend a whole scene eating one particular brand of breakfast cereal) and skilfully combine information from various media that have enriched the Superman myth over the course of time. The documentary loses its flair only at the end, as it goes into needlessly detailed analyses of the series Smallville and throws out a shameless plug for Singer’s Superman Returns. Despite that, it can be recommended as a summary of the most important facts about the Superman phenomenon. 80% (18.06.2013)