A Nostalgic Dive into Smallville's Epic Saga
Smallville shows the development of young Clark Kent and his struggle between two selves. Smallville is a coming of age Superhero show set in a small town in Kansas where Clark Kent deals with issues of growing up after a meteor shower gives him extraordinary powers but he is raised by his adoptive Kents and his friends. They do a good job of portraying the two halves of Clark’s life as a human and an alien while shifting between feelings of wholesomeness and paranoia. Quite seamlessly, the series builds a believable world of sixty-something drama and magical elements that are rare in contemporary shows.
Tom Welling’s portrayal of Clark Kent is riveting; he embodies angst, hope, and the essence of an aspiring hero. Casting, too, is strengthened by Allison Mack and Kristin Kreuk as the friends Chloe Sullivan and Lana Lang, and by Michael Rosenbaum as Lex Luthor contributing a great deal of depth to the show in portraying the inherent duality of friend and antagonist.
Marshall, Beeman, and Rohl directing Smallville successfully incorporate character-driven episodes added with some notable action scenes. The directors respect the pacing of the film and continue to build memories and thrills with the struggles, victories, sorrows and joys of Clark.
The music is excellent for the context and really gets the depressive moments, hopes and achievements of Clark. The themes of the accelerometer schemes intrigue an individual ultimately giving them a long-lasting impression of the series.The cinematography of the series is well taught exploiting the sweeping shots, and intense scenes of Smallville. Each scene contributes to the complexity of the social representation of Clark and his life in two different worlds.
The manner in which the show was shot and the images it depicts tie in with the theme of Clark’s life being split between a farm house and the hi-tech environment associated with his extra-terrestrial heritage. The costumes are designed as are the sets, which give an environment feel to the series and put the audience right into the series.
The special effects in Smallville, especially during the early 2000s, are quite dazzling for television. Prowessed superhuman speed, strength and other powers are incorporated in the series naturally within the flow of the storyline and does not pose the unrealistic feel of the scenes.
The handling on episode of Smallville is excellent whereby it conducts well the parallel growth and development of heroism between the two different paths. The pacing is very well done, and the series does not feel either slow or over-amped at any point. A lot of times, character development and the action in the show occur simultaneously which is one way that has made Smallville very engaging.
The conversations in Smallville are well articulate, there is always a voice over that gives a hint to the character’s actions and or intentions. Dialog is as organic as it gets while being chock full of thematic subtext, thus making conversations a pleasure to watch.
Although seasons’ character development and narratives are given much thought, Smallville can often falter on episode filler equivalents. Furthermore, some story arcs may look stretched across the seasons, which may indeed influence satisfaction among the show’s watchers.
In summary, Smallville delivers an engaging take on the far-famed tale of a young hero. This universal teenage drama meshed with sci-fi adventure film is a truly memorable emotional drama. The series has something to say to anyone struggling for identity and choice, which makes it interesting to watch for superhero lovers.
