IMDb plot summary: Reeve's rise to becoming a film star follows with a near-fatal horse-riding accident in 1995 that left him paralyzed from the neck down. After the accident, he became an activist for spinal cord injury treatments and disability rights.
Directed by Ian Bonhôte and Peter Ettedgui.
Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story is a documentary about Christopher Reeve's life, focusing particular on his rise to fame as Superman and his activism efforts after an accident that left him paralyzed. The fact that Reeve's story really only has two widely-known pieces -- his work as Superman and his disability/activism -- makes this a cleaner documentary work than many films trying to capture a full human being. I also found it fascinating how even though it primarily used interviews from very close friends and family, it didn't idolize him as someone larger than life, so much as just a regular guy who liked to act and then wanted to live a better life. It did make me want to hunt down some of his lesser-known films and learn a bit more about him as an actor before his accident, which I suppose is one of the purposes of the film. Overall it does feel like I came out of it having learned a lot about Reeve but without necessarily feeling much about him, which feels like a missed note.
How it entered my Flickchart:
🎥 Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story (2024)
📊 Ranked #2227/4182 on my Flickchart
🎯 Flickscore™: 47
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