ParanoidObsessive posted...
I know part of it is because he was the Superman I remembered from my childhood, but he basically IS Superman for me (and Clark Kent - his Clark was iconic as well). And I've judged every single Superman since by his standard (and most of them have failed for one reason or another).
That's why Reeve is the default vision of Superman. He absolutely killed it as
both
Superman and Clark Kent, and actually convinced us that he could maintain a secret identity by just wearing glasses and changing his stance and mannerisms.