Post by Archelaus on Mar 3, 2021 18:08:00 GMT
In the shooting script of Superman II, it's explained like this:
Non, made furious by the taunt, leaps from his place and springs at Superman.
393 EFFECTS: Quickly, in a dazzling display, Superman puts his hand to his chest. Magically, the "S SHIELD" emblazoned there becomes a literal object in his hand while its "original" remains on the costume. It shimmers and shines with an energy force that clearly connotes
immense power.
Superman flings it like a discus.
394 The effect on Non as the "S SHIELD" hits him and wraps around him.
395 ON ZOD -- He looks worried. He is beginning to realize that Superman, on his home turf, has powers and devices at his command beyond their comprehension.
It reads better than it was seen in the film, but I assume the cellophane "S" symbol was just a made-up power that the screenwriters of the final shooting script (my guess, David and Leslie Newman) came up with to show off more of Superman's abilities.
Non, made furious by the taunt, leaps from his place and springs at Superman.
393 EFFECTS: Quickly, in a dazzling display, Superman puts his hand to his chest. Magically, the "S SHIELD" emblazoned there becomes a literal object in his hand while its "original" remains on the costume. It shimmers and shines with an energy force that clearly connotes
immense power.
Superman flings it like a discus.
394 The effect on Non as the "S SHIELD" hits him and wraps around him.
395 ON ZOD -- He looks worried. He is beginning to realize that Superman, on his home turf, has powers and devices at his command beyond their comprehension.
It reads better than it was seen in the film, but I assume the cellophane "S" symbol was just a made-up power that the screenwriters of the final shooting script (my guess, David and Leslie Newman) came up with to show off more of Superman's abilities.