Adam Kistler ponders whether Warner Bros. has been trying to modernize its live-action superhero adaptations by downplaying the familiar mask-and-cape attire. He raises an eyebrow to the Superman-inspired series Smallville, where a young Clark Kent forgoes a costume in lieu of street clothes:
“Some argued this presented Clark in a more “realistic” light than he had seen in the past, but by this point, the show featured clones, aliens, shape-shifting artificial intelligences, time travel, parallel universes, and ghosts of witches posssesing modern-day teenagers. Seems like “realistic” was already redefined by that point.”
(Image: Tom Welling as Clark Kent in Smallville, Michael Courtney/The CW)
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