boyajian@akov68.DEC (03/07/84)
> First, I would like to thank those who have responded to my questions. > I'm not sure about the explanation about how he regains his powers. > I was under the impression that the green crystal was an educational > tool and not the source of any additional powers. After all, the bad > guys had all of Supermans powers without the benefit of a crystal. Its > true that the only powers he displayed until he found the crystal were > strength and speed but I thought this was because he didnt know he had > other powers. I think you misunderstand. It's not that the green crystal gave him the powers directly, but that it could construct the *technology* necessary to restore his powers, just as it had constructed the machine that took them away. Note that in the first movie, he throws the green crystal onto the snow drift, and it creates the Fortress of Solitude. It certainly is more than just an "educational tool". --- jayembee (Jerry Boyajian, DEC Maynard) UUCP: (decvax!decwrl!rhea!akov68!boyajian) ARPA: (decwrl!rhea!akov68!boyajian@Shasta)