Even heroes have the right to bleed...
Oct. 11th, 2004 06:20 amYou know, it's not often that I get emotional over a celebrity death, but I just found out from opening my friends page that Christopher Reeve has died.
I've got some odd gaps in my cultural history, and I think somehow I missed ever watching a Superman movie all the way through. It doesn't matter. Faced with one of the most horrible things that can happen to a person, Reeve didn't give up. He fought for his own recovery and for the recovery of people not yet injured. Now that's a hero.
Rest in peace, Superman.
I've got some odd gaps in my cultural history, and I think somehow I missed ever watching a Superman movie all the way through. It doesn't matter. Faced with one of the most horrible things that can happen to a person, Reeve didn't give up. He fought for his own recovery and for the recovery of people not yet injured. Now that's a hero.
Rest in peace, Superman.
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Date: 2004-10-11 10:11 am (UTC)