I was really confused when I saw this scene recently because I did not remember it at all, but it’s from the Donner cut of the movie which wasn’t what was released. It’s fantastic. For a variety of reasons I see why they didn’t use it, but Reeve’s acting and his transformation from Clark Kent to Superman was superb.
Here is the scene that they did use in the official release, which was also good but not as good:
The first version you posted isn’t a live link for some reason. And yeah, that’s really different. Interesting that they shot it that way. I kind of like the Lois it shows.
Also, I don’t find it super credible that Clark would be fooled. We’re fooled, of course, but I’m not sure Clark would be.Report
You’d think he’d know whether a bullet had just bounced off him. At first I thought the fact that the bullet had seemingly just disappeared was a plot hole.Report
Its a pretty emotional moment for him too, I think we can explain him not being totally on the ball.Report
Yeah I’m with you. This clever witty yet also moral Lois is totally the one in my head. That’s the kind of lady a nigh deity could would head over heels for.Report
I hated that scene with the fireplace as a kid because it both made Superman seem like a klutz (because surely even if he was being Clark, he would be talented enough to avoid it) and also kind of an idiot – like, why would anyone do something without realizing it. My mom ended up having to explain to me about the subconscious mind before I finally accepted that maybe it wasn’t THAT ridiculous – although I still wondered why, if Superman is an alien from a totally different planet, would his mind work in such stupid ways like the human mind did.
First one is definitely better.Report