History Awesome / SupermanTheMovie

-->'''Superman''': Easy, Miss, I've got you.
-->'''Lois''': You've got me!? '''Who's got you!?'''
-->'''Reporter:''' I can't believe! I just ''cannot'' believe it; he got her!

-->''"You ''will'' bow down before me, Jor-El! I swear it! No matter that it takes an eternity! YOU'' WILL ''BOW DOWN BEFORE ME! BOTH YOU, AND THEN ONE DAY, '''YOUR HEIRS!!'''"''

* The first time Superman saves Lois. From the slow-but-sure ThemeMusicPowerUp as the situation escalates, to the hilarious MythologyGag moment when he approaches the phone booth only to realize that it's useless. As Lois is about to fall, Clark Kent finally finds a place to change. As Kent charges for the revolving door, he finally rips his shirt open, revealing his chest symbol as the theme hits its crescendo. With his SecretIdentityChangeTrick revealed, he takes off to save to save the night, it's all perfect. And the dialogue is just golden.

** Watch the scene, he was switching to all of Superman's personalities like its was as easily as flipping a switch. Entering as [[SecretIdentity Clark Kent]], switching to [[TheCape Superman]], then when he smiled and played with his glasses he was for a rare instant [[BeneathTheMask himself]] and not the inconspicuous Clark or the hero Superman that people see, then when he chickens out of telling Lois who he really is, he switches back to the Clark Kent in midsentence. [[TagLine You'll believe a man can]] [[LastSecondWordSwap act]]. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tNUu6Lf9mVU Seen here.]]

* One would think that when the first credit appears on the screen, that the titles are run-of-the-mill Hollywood special effects, with it enlarging towards the viewer, until they start [[SugarWiki/VisualEffectsOfAwesome SWOOSHING AND ELONGATING]] into beams of light, with appropriate sound effects! The principle behind the visual effect was first seen in 2001: A Space Odyssey. (Essentially the same principle as taking a photograph in a low-light environment with moderate lighting in the background, and accidentally bumping the camera, causing streaks of light on the film; except in the movie, it's a controlled effect.) It was such a good effect that later films in the franchise couldn't replicate it until ''[[Film/SupermanReturns SUPERMAN RETURNS]]''.

-->"You ''will'' bow down before me, Jor-El! I swear it! No matter that it takes an eternity! YOU ''WILL'' BOW DOWN BEFORE ME! BOTH YOU, AND THEN ONE DAY, '''YOUR HEIRS!!'''"

** Penn Jillette was once quoted thus: "It's a testament to Christopher Reeve's acting ability when he says, 'I'm here to fight for Truth, Justice, and the American Way.' How do you utter that line without it sounding corny? ''He does it.''"

-->"You ''will'' bow down before me, Jor-El! I swear it! No matter that it takes an eternity, you WILL BOW DOWN BEFORE ME!! BOTH YOU AND ONE DAY, '''YOUR HEIRS!!!!!!'''"

-->'''Superman''': Don't worry, Miss, I've got you.

** Moments before that, after the Council declares Zod and his cohorts guilty, [[ManipulativeBastard Zod]] tells Jor-El he must vote as well, since it "must be unanimous", and that he will hold Jor-El solely responsible for the verdict. Jor-El's [[ShutUpHannibal crystal glows]] in response, indicating that he also declares them guilty, not at all intimidated by his threat.

** Moments before that, after the Council declares Zod and his cohorts guilty, [[ManipulativeBastard Zod]] tells Jor-El he must vote as well, since it "must be unanimous", and that he will hold Jor-El personally responsible for the verdict. Jor-El's [[ShutUpHannibal crystal glows]], indicating that he also declares them guilty, not at all intimidated by his threat.

[[caption-width-right:350:”Easy, miss. I’ve got you.” “You've got me? Who’s got ''you?!''”]]

[[caption-width-right:350:”Easy, miss. I’ve got you.” “You got me? Who’s got ''you?!''”]]

-->'''Reporter:''' I can't believe! I just ''can't'' believe it! He got her!

[[caption-width-right:350:”Easy, miss. I’ve got you.” “You got me? Who’s got you?!”]]

* The iconic theme by Music/JohnWilliams, especially in the beginning in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rk1aQx9hTaE a massively grand opening]], as the public realizes that the superhero movie can be a grand blockbuster epic. This especially goes for when the music hits its height as Superman's chest symbol appears as a icon of heroism at its most godlike.