"Superman"

"Superman" (short), 1941. A mad scientist intends to destroy Metropolis with a giant ray gun.

Directed by Dave Fleischer. Written by Seymour Kneitel & Izzy Sparber, based on characters by Jerry Siegel & Joe Shuster. Starring Joan Alexander, Jackson Beck, Bud Collyer, Jack Mercer & Julian Noa.

Concept: 3/4 (Good). Bonus points for Superman himself. (This is his first film.)
Story: 1/4 (Bad)
Characters: 2/4 (Indifferent). They do surprisingly well, for a 10-minute action-oriented cartoon.
Dialog: 2/4 (Indifferent)
Pacing: 3/4 (Good)
Cinematography: 4/4 (Great)
Special effects/design: 4/4 (Great)
Acting: 2/4 (Indifferent)
Music: 3/4 (Good)
Subjective Rating: 9/10 (One of my favorites, 4/4 5/4). In a perfect world, every super hero movie would aspire to be as awesome as this.
Objective Rating (Average): 2.8/4 2.9/4 (Good)