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A quick but most disturbing scene

posted a year ago by millsey72 (10284)
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After Superman rescues the cat from the tree, the little girl excitingly runs into her home to tell her mom, and not only doesn't the mom believe her, but if you listen closely, you can hear the slap she gave her daughter. There is no reason to include child abuse in a movie like this

[–] seagal72 (1962) a year ago

Millsey72

I saw this on it's initial 78 cinema release, and originally it not only shown the girl getting slapped...but also her subsequent (semi-romantic) gang-rape (at the hands of the mother's 'BLACK' boyfriend and his homies) replete with a majestic John Williams score ('Can You Bleed My Rind?)
...which (inexplicably) was cut out of all of subsequent releases (thanks to liberal snowflake SJW sensibilities, and/or Trump/Putin?)

Now you just 'hear' an implied slap.

[–] millsey72 (10284) a year ago

WOW! I was not aware of this. So it had to have an R rating then?

[–] seagal72 (1962) a year ago

Nah...Parental Guidance all the way (something that unfortunate child lacked?)

Things were much more simpler in the seventies.

[–] millsey72 (10284) a year ago

I am so grateful for todays WOKE culture

[–] pepetoony (1744) 7 months ago

Oh my stars!

[–] JFZ (1459) a year ago

Best part of the movie. Mother of the year. Don't let children get away with lying, especially young girls. We see the road where not slapping them has led us down. Thank you based mother in Superman (1978)

[–] millsey72 (10284) a year ago

But the girl wasn't lying. This is why the "Believe all women" movement is so important

[–] Beau_Buffet (340) 7 months ago

There is no reason to include child abuse in a movie like this

There was a reason: because it was funny.

(Not the slap in itself, but the irony that it was caused by Superman's unbelievableness, when all he wants to do in his life is to spread good.)

Now, it's not funny anymore.

[–] kenburke (2372) 7 months ago

Give me a breath. It was just a spanking.

[–] Martoto (5036) 6 months ago

Snowflake.

[–] FilmBuff (7235) 6 months ago

Better than the audience abuse that was Superman 3.

[–] overseas7 (4255) 2 months ago

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[–] overseas7 (4255) 2 months ago

Superman III is still fine. Superman IV is, by far, the worst of the series.

[–] FootOfDavros (8172) 2 months ago

This bump is very disturbing!!