Superman (Salkind films) Earth in hope for the good of mankind. More were seen when Donner was able to complete "", featuring the fall, resurrection and battle with evil, which parallels the crucifixion of Jesus, the resurrection and the Harrowing of Hell. Another vision was that of "The Creation of Adam". The Christian imagery in the Reeve films has provoked comment on the Jewish origin of Superman. Rabbi Simcha Weinstein's book "Up, Up and Oy Vey: How Jewish History, Culture and Values Shaped the Comic Book Superhero", says that Superman is both a pillar of society and one whose cape conceals a "nebbish",
Superman (Salkind films) Superman in the first film as the 26th greatest hero of all time in their AFI's 100 Years...100 Heroes & Villains list. "Business Insider" placed Reeve's Superman as the fourth greatest superhero film performance out of twenty while "Hollywood Reporter" placed number three out of fifty in top performances in superhero film. In 2009, "Entertainment Weekly" placed Superman as the third of the coolest heroes in pop culture.Mark Hughes of "Forbes" felt that Reeve portrays both Superman and Clark Kent like two different people that it felt like watching two different actors in screen.Ben Kuchera of "Polygon" opined that the