The many gorgeous pastoral backgrounds were reflective of the views of American naturalist John Muir, or of photographer-artist-environmentalist Ansel Adams who memorialized the virgin wilderness in his works of art.Escobedo was infuriated by the destruction of his equipment and facilities, and by the US President""s public announcement that in the fight against drugs, he had ordered the seizure of laundered drug money ($650 million) ("They""re stealing my money"), as well as the seizure of 20 real-estate joint-venture investments in the US - the "primary agencies in the laundering operations.She had become the newest addition to the staff - Perry White""s secretary.When Lana shook hands with Lois, she proudly showed off her "sparkler" given o her by Clark.In the final scene, the Tower of Pisa vendor admired his new souvenirs - statues of a vertical Tower, but realized his re-ordered statues were worthless when Superman pushed the tower back to its leaning position.The sinister, black-robed and hooded figure of the Emperor (Ian McDiarmid), walking with a cane, arrived.While doing his homework and after perusing his father""s papers, Peter decided to visit Dr.Connors at his private home.He was turned away until he identified himself as Richard Parker""s son.Connors spoke of his work with Peter""s father to change the lives of millions through Cross Species Genetics - by the breeding of spiders.