Death of "A Friend"

[sdelmonte]

I wanted to say something profound about Christopher Reeve. And about Superman. But words fail me. So I will just say goodbye to someone who first embodied Superman and then pushed himself to heroic levels when others might have quit. We have lost someone rare.

Comments

[joecoustic.livejournal.com]

Ah, the exact reason I haven't posted about it or responded to anyone elses. The most profound I can get is that I'm sad....

Superman is dead

[dotsomething.livejournal.com]

Wow, and I was thinking today, "I'll be sdelmonte will have a thoughtful post about this.

You're right, it sort of is beyond words. I think you've said it all.

He helped us dream of a fictional hero, and then was himself, in reality, one of the greatest heroes of all.

Re: Superman is dead

[sdelmonte]

Well...

As the day has passed, I found myself recalling not just the Reeve Superman films but just how I became such a big fan of the Big Red S. And I was pondering jsut how the man and the role can become the same, even without the events in Reeve's life. So perhaps there is more of a thoughtful nature coming.