How come Lois Lane couldnt tell the difference between Superman and Clark Kent?

Question

i could tell right off. sorry guys, saw the original movie last night.

Answer 1

Because her observation skills are crap.

Answer 2

Well see can now since they got married back in the mid 90s and Clark told her. In the Innocent days of comics (Golden and Sliver Age), reality and relationships weren't really that important and so writers could get away with it. However, as comic book story telling progressed during the 1980s this became a little far-fetched. Most major comic book characters under went changes during the 1980s and this included Superman. John Byrne's mini-series Man of Steel, released in 1986, clarified the Superman origin story. Clark Kent was the "real man" and Superman the disguise - Byrne had Clark and Superman become totally different people using voice, personality and body language. Also, because Superman never wore a mask , people just figured he didn't have anything to hide - like a secret identity.

Answer 3

If you read all of this, you might understand why:

Suspension of disbelief is an aesthetic theory intended to characterize people's relationships to art. It refers to the alleged willingness of a reader or viewer to accept as true the premises of a work of fiction, even if they are fantastic, impossible, or contradictory. It also refers to the willingness of the audience to overlook the limitations of a medium, so that these do not interfere with the acceptance of those premises. According to the theory, suspension of disbelief is a quid pro quo: the audience agrees to provisionally suspend their judgment in exchange for the promise of entertainment.

One of the most-well known examples of suspension of disbelief is the audience's acceptance that Superman hides his identity from the world by simply donning a pair of glasses, wearing conservative clothing, and acting in a "mild-mannered" fashion. Not only is the disguise so thin as to be ridiculous, but also in the TV series, Adventures of Superman, this absurdity was carried to an extreme. Lois and Jimmy constantly suspected Clark of being Superman, yet when obvious evidence was right in their faces — such as times when Clark was missing his glasses — they never saw the resemblance. (Noel Neill and Jack Larson, in DVD commentary, said their standard answer when questioned about this was, "We wanted to keep our jobs!")

Strangely, while some audience members took issue with the flimsiness of Superman's disguise, they didn't take issue with the idea of the existence of a superbeing whose only weakness was kryptonite. One defending suspension of disbelief might say that flying, along with the rest of Superman's abilities, is a foundational premise regarding the character, which the audience accepted as part of the deal at the beginning. On the other hand, the audience did not sign on for obtuseness bordering on mental deficiency by a half-dozen main characters and therefore this violates the original deal.

Answer 4

You would think by now she would've HAD to made a connection, wouldn't you? Over all these years, she STILL hasn't figured out that everytime Clark goes missing when danger is around, Superman appears out of thin air. Not to mention the fact that glasses don't make THAT MUCH of a change to a person's appearance.

Answer 5

as clark kent he wears glasses which is suppose to hide his 'superman' face

Answer 6

yeah, I mean the only difference was the glasses right? It's not like nerdy glasses actually disguise someone all that much. What a bimbo. LOL.

Answer 7

She was a true blonde and dyed her hair for the role in the movie.

Answer 8

Didn't you know that LOVE IS BLIND. She loves Superman, she doesn't notice Clark's similarities.

Answer 9

Actually, she could. She often wondered, however, if they were the same person based on the absence of their simultaneous presence.

Answer 10

Her cheap contact lenses came from walmart.

Answer 11

Must've been his glasses. But you're right, the resemblance was obvious.