“Superman: The Movie” (1978) made my generation believe a man could fly…

****SUPER-SPOILERS AHEAD!***** Having written a retrospective on “Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut” a couple years ago, I recently realized I’d never tackled my personal favorite of the Superman (and superhero) movie canon.  In December of 1978, I’d just turned a precocious 12 years old when a new movie was released that everyone at school…