I believe that throughout history, the world has seen many heroes, some of which remain anonymous and some have chosen to live their life in the spotlight. Many people have played Superman in all forms of media throughout the years, but I would strongly argue that the most famous of them is Christopher Reeve. It has been nearly 40 years since Christopher Reeve has squeezed into the Red and Blue tights.
Unlike now, where superhero movies are a dime a dozen, Christopher Reeve played Superman when the last thing that people wanted was to see a man parade around in a skin-tight outfit, in an attempt to:. He was a young actor, who at the age of 26 auditioned for the part of Superman.
Throughout his auditioning, he was denied the role 3 times. You see, he and I are plagued by the same thing. We are both good looking guys, stuck in a broomstick body. It does not talk about his time with terminally ill children through the Make-A-Wish Foundation or his time as an Ambassador for the Special Olympics although I feel like I just did.
While all great moments in life, what I want to focus on is what he did after he played Superman. I remember thinking that if he were not an actor, he would have been a great political candidate. Reeve, born in New York in , had excellent academic training. He graduated from the prestigious Cornell University and was accepted into the exclusive Juilliard School of Interpretation, where he met his best friend in the industry, also the undergraduate Robin Williams.
A couple of years later, he would make his debut on the big screen by putting Clark Kent's glasses on the film directed by Richard Donner. That tall and lanky young man with jet black hair, unknown to the public, had captivated the film director from his first audition, and he dared to allow him to lead that production, which was the most expensive production in film history at the time.
Superman became a global phenomenon that multiplied its box office budget six-fold. Critics gushed praise for the work of a Christopher Reeve, who has yet to be erased from collective memory like Kal-el.
Marvel, how beautiful you are! When he flies, it is not only with special effects, he flies with his face, with his eyes Reeve reappeared in public at the Oscar Awards.
Always dependent on assisted breathing, during his last years, he had managed to improve his quality of life by recovering movement in one finger and sensitivity in his legs. Despite his condition, the actor continued to perform he was nominated for a Golden Globe for his work on a TV remake of Rear Window and directed several TV movies until his death in October at the year-old. Twenty-five years after his equestrian accident, Reeve is still remembered by movie enthusiasts for having laid out the foundations of the modern superhero in the film industry.
Proving, as Robert Downey Jr. But heroes are all around us. They could be standing next to us. The simplest things can transform an ordinary, everyday person into a hero. Heroes are people who are ready to help at a moment's notice.
Everyday people can be heroes. One example is firefighters. They go into buildings. Christopher Reeve's story as told in "Nothing Is Impossible" is an inspirational story that tracks his life from his paralysis and onward. During this time, Reeve went through vital stages of self-doubt, self-importance, and generally questioned the significance of life. Through the encouragement of his family and the doctors, Reeve went through a mind-changing process that altered his life for the better, and helped him to master the impossible.
In this autobiography, Reeve wants to inspire disable-bodied. Heroes are not created during hard times, but it is during these hard times that heroes are revealed. Christopher Reeve explains that a hero is an ordinary individual who possesses the strength to persevere and rise above overwhelming obstacles.
Meaning no matter your size, your age, or your gender the capabilities of becoming a hero comes from within, as long as you have the determination and will power to triumph over the devastating obstacles that lay in your path. And how someone with just a little more perseverance, can change you as a person and as a hero. How could a hero be a hero if he does not work with a drive or a passion? Because a hero does not give up after tragedy strikes, a hero is an everyday person just doing the right thing when no one.
Christopher Reeve Timeline Sept. His mother moves him and his brother Benjamin to Princeton, New Jersey. The Movie. An inevitable debate ensued about whether a modern, technologically advanced and possibly more faithful adaptation could outshine the original, with all its nostalgia, including an inimitable portrayal of Superman given by the late Christopher Reeve.
My aim is to find out whether I still believe a man can truly fly or if he is just simply wearing a costume. In , Superman The Movie.
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