During their shopping excursion, they attended a presentation by famous magician and best-selling writer - the vain and egotistical Gilderoy Lockhart (Kenneth Branagh), who was selling his autobiographicalMagical Me.Bruce/Batman acknowledged to Alfred that he was considered a covert "criminal" for seeking justice on his own.Now debilitated with sensory overload (hearing, vision, etc.), the stunned Zod retreated to his ship.On the main street of Smallville, Faora-Ul and a larger Kryptonian alien known as Nam-Ek (a CGI creation) faced down Kal-El.Animation expert Friz Freleng, in his unpublished memoirs, claimed that the film helped to inspire the creation of various cartoon characters:Bugs Bunny""s fast-talking personality was partially based on Oscar Shapeley (Roscoe Karns), and also related to the one mention by Gable of an imaginary hitman named ""Bugs"" in the film; (Bugs Bunny""s debut film wasPorky""s Hare Hunt (1938)); Bugs Bunny""s carrot-eating technique was based on Peter Warne (Clark Gable) and the way he talked while chewing on a carrotYosemite Sam was inspired by Alexander Andrews (Walter Connolly)Pepe LePew was inspired by King Westley (Jameson Thomas)Plot SynopsisThe film""s opening line is the question that the portly, millionaire tycoon father Alexander Andrews (Walter Connolly) asks about his angry daughter""s behavior and refusal to eat:Hunger strike, eh? How long has this been going on?On his yacht moored in the sunny waters off Florida with him is his spoiled, stubborn, devil-may-care headstrong heiress daughter Ellie Andrews (Claudette Colbert).