Clark Kent finds the Fortress of Solitude | Superman 

Whoever came up with the idea the Fortress of Solitude was made of giant crystals based off of Kryptonian crystal technology was a freaking genius.

Not enough credit is given to Jeff East as the young Clark Kent, he was really good.

the chills when Clark finishes learning and superman makes his first fly towards us. amazing scene.

The cinematography, the editing, John williams incredible music for this scene? It works so well! It's awesome! As a kid in the 90's and 00's, I wish more movies were like this!

My favorite piece of music. Period. This particular 9+ minute masterpiece has an infinite amount of emotions. Horror, glory, the unknown, beauty.

Rest in Peace Richard Donner.

Looks in bag, "damn I left the crystal at home"

I love the music so much.

42 years on the Films still stands the test of time of all the right formula and essence of a icon tribute from comic to screen. ✨

Well written film and great music and great actors such a perfect film

I envy the people back in the days when they witnessed this MASTERPIECE.. It should be a life moment experience in cinemas..

One of the reasons Superman has always been one of my favorite Superheroes is that with all his Godlike powers, even he needed time to himself and it showed his humanity!

Amazing how the travel music changed quickly to the possible threat music as the crystal dropped and the crystal replication started almost immediatly.

When it comes to the Romantic use of 'leitmotiv', Williams has/had no contemporary peer (Goldsmith and Bernstein were able, but made different aesthetic choices and didn't cleave to the strategy as much) - and I can think of no purer and more developed use than in the 10 minutes of the Fortress scene. What makes the score fascinating is that Clark/Kal-El/Superman are one and the same person, yet each is given a motive which are played against each other here, bringing musical comment to the conflict of identities in the character of our hero. We first hear the motive I call the 'Mystery' motive (associated with Clark; i.e.: his eternal sense that he is not quite who he has grown up believing he is). This is cleverly mingled with the 'Krypton' motive (associated with his true identity, Kal-El) in a challenge/conversation dichotomy. Later, when the fortress forms, note the brass stabs as the crystals emerge from the water: primitive and forceful, they offer a rudimentary statement of the 'Superman' fanfare. The entire sequence is base on the interplay of the three motives, meaning is depended by timbre of orchestrations, major and minor keys and so on. Note, even the (synthesized?) glass armonica in the Fortress - it plays a fragmentary 'Krypton' motive as if trying to assemble itself as Clark assembles himself as Kal-El. Just really wonderful stuff.

I love when they use this theme in Smallville

Clark Kent must've been walking for days to get to the frozen Arctic, directed there by the overpowering force in the special green crystal that he took with him and threw it as far as he could which made the Fortress of Solitude. He should be glad that no-one but him has seen it getting built.

Jeff East did a fantastic job in the scenes that he was in. Even though he was dubbed, his facial expressions SELLS ME on the fact this is the same Clark Kent throughout the film. I remember seeing him in a few other movies over the years and wondered why they haven't used him in some cameos that are DC related.

1:32 Polar Bear? Just saw the 40th ann screening and even though I've seen this movie dozens of times in diff formats I never noticed that polar bear until today!

John Williams made this score memorable af across four decades. It's been 44 years and still this makes me feel goosebumps and chills.

No offense to the people who do CGI work, but man this practical stuff always seems to look so impressive by comparison. I swear, just filming the environments and the practical effects in these scenes is a lost art. They manage to really bring out the beauty of these places. Even Kansas just looks so beautiful in this film

This Is Very Beautiful, My Childhood Is Here!!!

When Jor-El explains to Clark who he is, exactly how long was this discussion, because he walked in as an 18 year old and left as Superman.

If only Clark's adoptive parents got to see his Fortress in the frozen Arctic. They would be very surprised.

There's a lot of extra footage I've never seen after all these years...

2:12 I've watched this movie God knows how many times, i didn't realise Clark had the suit in his bag!

He didn't find it. He picked a location for its construction.

This is 100x better than any Superman movie made since.

2:53 so this is how Kryptonians do Ikea.

I too to this day still think this is the best one.(Version)

Star Wars movies are epic!! but this movie and no. 2!!!....it takes epic to a whole different level!!! :D

...except that Clark does not find the fortress, it gets it built with the crystal provided by his father.

This is exactly how I found my first apartment! Dude...some sweet property values with that place. And it's been totally wired for Wi-Fi since 1978!!!

After the last time Lex got into the Fortress, Supes should have installed anti-Luthor security measures.

He doesn't find anything. He CREATES it.

My favorite scenes in Superman The Motion Picture

😮 Clark knows he could be wearing shorts and a T-Shirt but Martha Kent wants him to wear a coat, so he wears a coat. Plus if you notice, he has his red blue Kryptonian blanket in his backpack. Awesome scene.

I need a place like that.

I don't think he *finds* the fortress of solitude. He MAKES the fortress of solitude.

And yet Clark and Lois to walk to and from this place with mostly ease lol.

Now we know what's responsible for the destruction of the polar is caps. It's not global warming, it's frickin' Superman!

Ah the glory days of dc. When they knew how to make a GOOD Superman film.

0:07 ❄️ 0:28 🏔 1:04 🥶 🌊 1:33 🐻‍❄️ 2:10-2:12 Superman costume from 🎒 2:26-2:36, 2:43-2:48 green crystal 2:53-2:56 😁 3:15 young Clark Kent 3:25-4:21 building fortress of solitude 4:32 🌩 4:46 whoo hoo!

Had to come here because I started humming this song out of nowhere and I couldn't believe I remembered it after all these years.

Thx for this upload it looks and sounds amazing. As a kid, i always fast forward this. Now as an adult reaching 50...its one of My favorite scenes in this excellent film

Best music ever made,full hipnotic as full of Love

3:22 why does it sound like an R2-D2 scream LOL

Not shown: Superman talking to the local Inuit government of the Canadian Territory of Nunavut concerning the proper papers needed for his newly-built residence (in the Inuktitut language). Also, Superman using his obscure power of Super-Paperwork-Filling on some government forms (printed in Inuktitut syllabics).

Why can't they make soundtracks like this anymore. The music playing when he throws the crystal had you on the edge of your seat back in the day. The last movie to do this was maybe Jurassic Park or Last of the Mohicans... not anymore.

Music here is so beautiful...🎼🌠

Did Superman have to pay taxes, when he built this FOS? lol ...There will only be one real "Superman!" RIP Chris!

There's a deleted scene where the Fortress destroys Santa Claus and everyone at North Pole City!

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Those crystals might be full ice that its so cold they appear to be glass. of course he is so strong he doesn't feel the cold. Pretty interesting how he has ice breathe too, he might be the inspiration of the winter personified.

Amazing landscapes

I never realized there was a POLAR BEAR in superman 1:33

*when i watched this scene back in the 70's, my **_"kid self"_** was wondering why this scene wasn't made more **_"super."_** that rift jump **0:12** was pretty **_"non-super."_** **1:15** slipping on ice floats. i mean, i figured he couldn't fly yet, but he was already **_running and jumping "super"_** before this in the film. i mean, that's a **_long ass walk_** for someone who can run faster than a train.*

i love the kryptonian technology its so unique

Look! Real locations! Real Sets!

After seeing this, Rudolph the reindeer called in sick

🎵Where the northwind Meets the sea There’s a river Full of memory 🎵

Nothing like good old special effects cgi doesn't cut it

Awesomeness

Why is he walking? He run faster than a train at this age. 😂

Much better than a trailer home

the music is sooooo amazing

Love supper man moves tastefully done

Reminds of Doc Savage building his Fortress of Solitude on island in the Artic as well though he used bricks that were bluish in color making it very difficult if not impossible to locate unless you knew exactly where to look. Like a tour Superman's Fortress.

this looks like a good enough spot to chuck this thing as far as i can and see what happens

Young Clark Kent from first Superman looks more like Henry Cavil

runs faster than a train...struggles up some snow

He walked.. He must have forgotten he could fly"

15 years before we had the Command Center from Power Rangers. There was this beautiful Fortress of Solitude.

"Cherish the cabin."

As Lex Luthor points out in Superman Returns, these crystals create new objects of mass. When he was going to create his island, his land mass was going to displace the mass of the USA. In this movie, Clark/Superman creates mass in the ocean. Therefore, he displaces the water. The ocean levels rise due to the displacement. That means global warming isn't responsible for the ocean waters rising. Superman is responsible.

Much better than a mini-home

0:42 love this part; 0:55 also humm humm

Before puberty, he couldn't fly.

Makes me want to live there

The fortress of solitude sounds like some dame superprison

No there's just something about older movies they have stronger dialogue and they're just written well. nowadays it seems like it's more CGI and the script itself doesn't always have like strong solid character development.. I can honestly say I prefer this movie over the new version of Superman. It's not that it hasn't been good like I like Smallville I think the first four or five seasons were quite good. And then I've seen the new Superman movies and I think they're pretty good but again something's missing I can't quite put my finger on it

Utter chills from this music , absolutely wonderful and somewhat mysterious

Classic

i love the idea superman reaises at this poinjt thisis home and throws the crysta

I remember watching this in the drive in as a child with my parents. Does anyone know how Clark knew to go to Arctic and how he knew to throw the green crystal? Maybe the comics explain?

Finds? 😂 , He builds it actually or has the crystal do it.

They should have made that crystal a different colour. I remember as a kid asking why is Superman carrying Kryptonite on him

Looks more like he made it.

Well, now we know where Elsa got the inspiration from!

When movies didn’t suck.

Clark didn't find the Fortress of Solitude, the crystal he threw made it while he watched.

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Gen Z kids would never cope with a 2 min sequence without dialogue in which a character is just making his way on a journey.

Great place for Clark to balance his chakras.

Look at all the environmental damage he caused! LOL

Jeff East as Clark Kent heading to north to find out green crystal for fortress of solitude and to build arise and I hope Superman the movie in ps3

O QUE EU ACHO BOM NO SUPER HOMEM E QUE ELE SALVAVA AS PESSOAS DO PERIGO

anyone else notice the seal at 1:35?

Let's talk about how much soul is in this compared to modern day SH movies.

it would be pretty cool if we could fly around and stuff

TANTO NOS DESENHOS QUANTO NOS FILMES