He had used Kryptonite technology on Zod""s crashed ship to unleash Doomsday -- an "ancient Kryptonian deformity" (a monstrous, bloodthirsty, artificially-bred creature) that hatched or was birthed from its matrix right before Superman""s eyes.The film""s overall impact was heightened by its open examination of the gallant Clyde""s sexuality-impotence and the link to his gun-toting violence.Alec: No, dear, no.Laura: Why are you so sure?Alec: You""re too sane and not complicated.Laura: I suppose it""s a good thing to be uncomplicated, but it does sound a little dull.Alec: You could never be dull.Laura: Do you come here every Thursday?Alec: Yes, to spend a day at the hospital...Do you?Laura: Do I what?Alec: Come here every Thursday?Laura: Oh yes.I do the week""s shopping,...change my library book, have lunch, and generally go to the pictures.Not a very exciting routine but it makes change.Alec: Are you going to the pictures this afternoon?Laura: Yes.Alec: Hmmm, how extraordinary! So am I..Laura: I thought you had to spend all day at the hospital.Alec: Well, between ourselves, I killed two patients by accident his morning...I simply daren""t go back.Laura: Can you be so silly?Alec: Seriously...Would you mind very much if I came to the pictures with you?Laura: Well...Alec: I could sit downstairs.You could sit upstairs.Laura: Upstairs is too expensive......I had no premonitions.I suppose I should have had.It all seemed so natural and so innocent.BackgroundThe Bridge on the River Kwai(1957), the memorable, epic World War II adventure/action, anti-war drama, was the first of director David Lean""s major multi-million dollar, wide-screen super-spectaculars (his later epics includedLawrence of Arabia (1962)andDoctor Zhivago (1965)).Blood splattered on Kinsa""s face as she witnessed her boyfriend""s murder - she then reported the killing.