Smallville is an American television series developed by writers/producers Alfred Gough and Miles Miller based on the DC comics character Superman, originally created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster.
i have been quite a fan of this series, despite only really getting into it a couple of months back. The series is obviously based around the 'superhero' element, and action sequences are not a rarity throughout, but it was the insight into Clarke Kents personal life and human emotions that allowed me to respect the complexity of the program. The general narrative arc of the entire series basically shows how Clarke develops into 'the man of steel', which is influenced by powerful factors in his life, for example, love, hate and moral values. These factors are indeed present in the old DC Comics, and also provide a solid structure to the storyline of each issue. But to what effect? the concepts i mention are used very broadly in the old paper format editions, which collectively create the image of a caricature. Alternitavely, the protagonist shown in this series comes across as a true character, with his alien abilities fused with his complex human emotions.
In response to these ideas, Paddy and I have agreed that a less straightforward story of a superhero would be more suitable for short film. It would allow us to raise more enigmas, which would hopefully captivate an audience more effectively. We all know classic superhero storylines e.g. the hero defeats the bad guy and gets the girl etc. but we don't want to abide to such stereotypes. It's a short film-we can explore!
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