#margot kidder lois lane

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Compilation of Lois Lane being terrible at spelling.

Bonus:

#superman #clark kent #lois lane #dc comics #clois #perry white #margot kidder

[jetslay]

"I crossed an ocean of stars and somehow I found you. Thank you for choosing me." - Clark Kent (DCeased #5)

#Superman #Lois Lane #Clark Kent #Clois #Smallville #Superman and Lois #DCEU #Christopher Reeve #Margot Kidder #Tom Welling #Erica Durance #Tyler Hoechlin #Bitsie Tulloch #Henry Cavill #Amy Adams #Teri Hatcher #Dean Cain #Brandon Routh #Kate Bosworth #lois and clark: the new adventures of superman #Superman Returns #DC Comics #The CW #ABC

[francis-ford-kofola]

Lois Lane interviewing Superman in SUPERMAN (1978) dir. Richard Donner (Christopher Reeve as Superman and Margot Kidder as Lois Lane)

#superman #superman 1978 #superman: the movie #christopher reeve #margot kidder #lois lane #richard donner #this scene is one of the cutest ever ❤ #my gifs

[spaceshiprocket]

Margot Kidder

#margot kidder #lois lane #superman #dc comics #dc #comics #movies

[kent-farm]

These need to stay on.

—Lois Lane, Smallville, “Booster”

#Clark Kent #Tyler Hoechlin #Lois Lane #Bitsie Tulloch #Smallville #Tom Welling #Erica Durance #Lois and Clark #Dean Cain #Teri Hatcher #Christopher Reeve #Margot Kidder #Glasses #Clark's Glasses #Superman Multiverse #Superman II #Superman Returns #Brandon Routh #Kate Bosworth #Clois #Superman & Lois

[atomic-chronoscaph]

Margot Kidder (1978)

#margot kidder #lois lane #superman the movie #photoshoot #high society magazine #70s movies #70s actress #seventies #1978

[vikaq]

Lois this week 022824

#lois lane #rachel brosnahan #elizabeth tulloch #amy adams #margot kidder #dc comics

[retropopcult]

Superman (1978)

#Lois Lane #Clark Kent #The Daily Planet #office #Margot Kidder #Christopher reeve #1970s #oops #pardon me #clumsy

[sassylittlecanary]

Superman (1978) and the Female Gaze

In honor of Superman’s 85th birthday, I got to see the 1978 movie in theaters (!!!) and I realized how much it appeals to the female gaze, which I would NOT have expected for a male-led superhero movie from the 70s.

To elaborate:

I’ve always cringed a little at Lois’ cheesy voiceover during the flying sequence, but I realized it’s actually a whole scene from Lois’ perspective. It gets in her head and explores her thoughts and feelings. It doesn’t portray her as “Superman’s girlfriend” from his perspective, focused on his viewpoint. The entire scene is Superman from Lois’ perspective.

Even the cinematography (especially in that scene but also throughout the movie) caters to the female gaze. There’s so much focus on their hands — Lois and Superman holding hands, Superman gently cradling her face, etc. There’s a focus on eye contact, on body language. Superman’s muscles aren’t emphasized — instead the camera lingers on his eyes and his smile. Through the visuals, both leads are very humanized instead of gratuitously sexualized like many superhero movies ever since.

Also, Christopher Reeve’s Superman emerges as such an unexpected example of positive masculinity. In the late 70s, Family Feud’s host was kissing every female contestant on his show, consent be damned. ERA and the feminist movement were losing ground to the New Right. The macho male hero was already a staple thanks to characters like James Bond and advertising campaigns like the Marlboro Man. Men Were Manly.

In contrast, while Superman is held up as a quintessential “manly male protagonist” admired by many, he very pointedly does not fall into the action hero male power fantasy stereotype of “I’m a tough macho man who affirms my masculinity by harassing and sleeping with lots of women and who expresses emotions by hitting things and yelling at people. Wow look at me punch things and shoot guns! I’m so strong!” Instead, he’s always gentle. He smiles brightly, he laughs, he cracks jokes, he waves as he flies off. He’s a huge guy, but he’s not intimidating unless he wants to be because he’s just so kind and down-to-earth. He’s much more in line with a stereotypically feminine fantasy of a “kind, respectful, warm guy who makes me laugh” rather than the male power fantasy more common in this genre.

There’s also the way female characters are treated. Lois is Superman’s love interest, but she’s also more than that. She’s her own character with her own voice. She’s a tough, snarky, take-charge, no-nonsense, competent career woman who goes after what she wants fiercely. She grouches and rants with her signature attitude, and Clark just stands there smiling at her because he thinks she’s amazing exactly as she is. It’s the fantasy of an independent woman with traditionally “unfeminine” traits who’s loved and celebrated for being herself. Clark doesn’t want to tame her — he adores her and supports her.

In addition, Miss Teschmacher is stereotyped as the villain’s “sexy but a bit dumb” girlfriend/sidekick, yet she’s still allowed some depth. Superman’s treatment of her stood out to me because this woman has helped Luthor endanger innocent people and nearly kill Superman himself, yet he’s still kind and respectful toward her. Because he always treats women like that, no matter who they are or what they’ve done to him. She wistfully says “Why can’t I ever get it on with a good guy?” instead of a toxic one, and he touches her face tenderly and gives her a reassuring smile. He has compassion for her, as well as hope that her life will improve.

There’s also the climax. There really isn’t much violence (it’s all natural disaster stuff). The whole “hero does something dramatic to save his love interest” is a time-honored action movie cliche, but this feels different somehow. It feels more like the climax of a romance movie than an action movie in some ways. Maybe it is, again, the focus on tenderness. On the way Superman cradles Lois’ dead body so gently and then cries. On the way he allows himself to feel, to express his emotions, instead of heading out to punch something as an outlet for his grief. Lois isn’t a love interest to be won — she’s a person to be cherished, which is 100% consistent with the female gaze.

Just, 👏 THE FEMALE GAZE AND POSITIVE MASCULINITY Y’ALL 👏

#genuinely almost started crying while rewatching this movie because it is SO PURE #superman #superman 1978 #clark kent #lois lane #clois #christopher reeve #margot kidder #dc #dcu #dc comics #superman the movie #female gaze #positive masculinity #media analysis

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#superman ii #christopher reeve #margot kidder #lois & clark: the new adventures of superman #lois & clark #teri hatcher #dean cain #smallville #erica durance #tom welling #superman #clark kent #lois lane #my adventures with superman #maws #dc comics

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margot kidder: the lois lane that served the most

#coquette #english literature #girlblogging #sylvia plath #femcel #fashion #reading #60s #the bell jar #1950s #lois lane icons #kal el #lana lang #clois #clark x lois #jimmy olsen #margot kidder #superman #christopher reeve #daily planet #journalist aestethic #model off duty #80s #90s #70s #70s fashion #1978 #served #ate #coquettecore

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Superman '78: The Metal Curtain #6 variant cover by Marco Santucci.

#Superman #Lois Lane #Clark Kent #Clois #Christopher Reeve #Margot Kidder #Marco Santucci #DC Comics #art

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"Well, I certainly hope this little incident hasn't put you off flying, miss. Statistically speaking, of course, it's still the safest way to travel."

Christopher Reeve as Superman and Margot Kidder as Lois Lane in SUPERMAN (1978), dir. Richard Donner

#superman #superman 1978 #superman: the movie #christopher reeve #margot kidder #clark kent #lois lane #richard donner #the little handwave <3 #my gifs

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First date.

#Superman the Movie #Lois Lane #Margot Kidder #Superman #Christopher Reeve #DC Comics

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—Clark being 'clumsy but cute', Superman Returns, Superman: The Movie, Smallville, "Apocalypse" (Directed by Tom Welling), Batwoman, "Crisis on Infinite Earths", Superman and Lois. "Pilot"

#Clark Kent #Tyler Hoechlin #Lois Lane #Bitsie Tulloch #Smallville #Tom Welling #Erica Durance #Superman Returns #Brandon Routh #Kate Bosworth #Clumsy But Cute #Christopher Reeve #Margot Kidder #Superman Multiverse #Parallel #Clark Bumps Lois #Clois #Superman & Lois

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Margot Kidder and Christopher Reeve in Superman III (1983)

#my gif #margot kidder #christopher reeve #superman III #superman #vintage #gif #gifs #1983 #1980s #clark kent #lois lane