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From: ph@wucec2.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.movies
Subject: Question about SUPERMAN II (spoiler) and an ID request
Message-ID: <1457@wucec2.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 7-Mar-86 23:10:08 EST
Article-I.D.: wucec2.1457
Posted: Fri Mar  7 23:10:08 1986
Date-Received: Sun, 9-Mar-86 21:22:13 EST
Reply-To: ph@wucec2.UUCP (Paul Hahn)
Organization: Washington U. in St. Louis
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	    A friend and I have differing interpretations of the ending
	of SUPERMAN II, specifically the scene in which he kisses Lois,
	whereupon she swoons momentarily.  Now, I never thought that he
	was doing anything then other than to say look, it's all right,
	just take it easy, I love you.  On the other hand, my friend
	thought he was removing the memories of what had happened
	between them, since they were causing her such anguish.
	Obviously this makes a rather large difference as to the tone of
	the scene.  Now, am I being unusually dense?  Do most of you out
	there see it the way my friend does?
	    Perhaps part of the reason I am so reluctant to read it that
	way is because it requires postulating another power that Supes
	posesses ad hoc, of which enough had been done in that movie
	already--the giant evaporating Saran Wrap 'S', the force beams,
	the teleportation, etc. ad nauseam.
	    On a totally unrelated topic: I recently saw a movie on TV
	of which I missed the beginning credits and was wondering if
	Jayembee or anyone else could supply me with the title.  I can
	supply a fair amount of information that I got from the end
	credits.  It was made in the early seventies by people in
	several European countries (France, Spain, and Italy, I think).
	It presented an interesting look at the legendary Amazons, in
	view of when it was made.  The main protagonists were Antiope,
	Queen of the Amazons, and Theseus.  Final scene ends something
	like this:

	    THESEUS: Ah, there's Phaedra.
	    ANTIOPE (dangerously): And WHO is Phaedra?
	    THESEUS: Er--my wife.
	    ANTIOPE: Oh, is THAT all?  I thought she was your lover!
	    [Title: AND SO ANTIOPE AND THESEUS RODE OFF TO LIVE HAPPILY
		EVER AFTER . . .]
	    [Title: . . . AND IF YOU BELIEVE THAT, YOU'LL BELIEVE
		ANYTHING.]

	    In keeping with nettiquette, please MAIL all replies (about
	this movie, that is, not SUPERMAN II) to me and I'll post the
	consensus if there is a demand.  Thanks.
						--pH
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