Man of Steel 2013 Movie Review

Man of Steel 2013 Movie Review: An immature journalist, determined by the lessons of his land raises discloses that he is endued with abilities outside his mental imagery plus employs them to oppose his followed dwelling from a pernicious malign. 

While not generally a fan of Zack Snyder's storytelling, the only real knocks on this version of Superman is the clunky span of time through his Smallville years until he is discovered by Lois Lane. I honestly think I need to see it a second time to understand why it was paced and sequenced the way it was for the 45 minutes or so. Otherwise, after Zod arrived at Earth, it became the perfect Superman movie I've been wanting to see for years. I was mildly concerned with him killing Zod, since Superman isn't a killer. And Lois Lane just wasn't a good fit in this version until the fantastic ending clearly leading to a sequel. Overall, I enjoyed it and look forward to what this means for the hopefully-expanding DC universe in film.

This is the worst superhero movie ever. I can say that with confidence because I haven't seen the other movies this director has made. I loved Superman growing up.This movie had nothing to do with Superman. I'm stilll annoyed many years later by the fight between (spoilers) General Zoe and Superman where they destroy a city. Though they are perfectly matched, Superman seems to kill him in an instant. What was the point of the entire film? It's so horrible. Why do they keep giving this director massive budgets to ruin stories and characters which have so much potential?

A really enjoyable, solid start to the post-Nolan, Zack Snyder led DC Universe. Henry Cavill is perfect as Superman, supported by an excellent cast and modern set first contact story. People complain about the ending, but you've seen the same origin story a million times and complain, then complain when they try something new? Some people are just idiots.Yes, its not all sunshine and light and the typical boy scout Superman we all know- and it's not meant to be! THIS IS AN ORIGIN STORY, with his new planet coming to terms with what he can do. His story arc will go across Batman v Superman and Justice League to get to the Superman we all love.

Man of Steel has a great story and the screenplay is pretty good. It just falls flat in its execution of that screenplay. The third act is mind numbingly filled with action and it really does fall apart in the third act. The stuff that's happening is unclear, the camera is moving too much, there is bad-to-average CGI, etc. The first and second act however, are great to watch. It really was a pretty good movie until the third act started to happen. This is likely thanks do Christopher Nolan's and David S. Goyer's screenplay. The soundtrack is really good and it may even be memorable, Hans Zimmer really is a great composer. Let me just say that Faora (Antje Traue) is freaking badass. General Zod (Michael Shannon) is also a compelling villain, largely thanks to the screenplay, and you really understand his motivations. Some may even kind off root for him. The immense destruction and complete lack of care for any of the people in the city do make Superman (Henry Cavill) a very different super-hero than what we are used to. Some might like it, some might not, I was in the middle. Man of Steel is a wobbly start to the DCEU but lets hope the next installment in the franchise will shine a bit more.

I'm a lifelong fan of supes, so I'll try to explain my rating here. First the good: casting, effects, costumes, Krypton. The not-so-good: this movie is made for short attention spans. It has the typical modern fast swipes between scenes and a bunch of action is piled on top of more action with very little explanation as to motivation of characters or plot. My biggest issue with this movie and all the modern DC attempts at Superman is that the movies really don't "get" his character. Yes, he's a bit lonely because his home world was blown to bits, but the guy is just so motivated to do good for others that his own desires and needs come second. He is willing to make any sacrifice to bring out the good in others. He's a Kansas farm boy who still has faith in humanity and leads by example. Clark is actually the more introverted and reflective aspect of his personality. But Superman is always ready to help. He believes. He hopes. He flies. He gives everything and is selfless while doing it. He's also humble and mild-mannered, and this is probably always my favorite thing about Superman. He has all this power, all these strengths at his disposal, but he is always in complete control. It ticks me off that he actually took a life in this movie. I'm sorry, but it's just not him. In the end, Superman always works SMARTER than the villain, not just stronger. To me, this was a worthy attempt but represents the beginning of the end in DC's failure to translate this character for modern audiences.

Are critics on Rotten Tomatoes saying that Superman in this movie is average? That's not correct! We can't just say that an alien who pounds steel with fists and survives a train collision is "average" because that word doesn't make sense. "Generic" is the same as saying "average". We see the man of steel from outer space as well as on Earth as he's rescuing innocent victims with the muscles, stamina, and brave personality of a good little alien. There's minimalist approach with enough bias to play out his game against invading natives from another realm of which a leader wishes for humanity's destruction in place of our frail planet. Krypton could've been revived until the stars came home. Please, terraforming with ultimate effects and supernatural horror?! That's not average by any standard. Earth is going to change more and more as "Man of Steel" gets replayed on cable over and over. Folks will see why Superman can't be underestimated and why Krypton is in a grave situation for itself after his father's creative demise, so there's hope, there are thundering sound effects all over the theater and my TV can improve with important speakers. I'm talking stereo. Have critics forgotten that the Beatles' first album was completely in mono and still is or are they calling "Man of Steel" generic due to all the popcorn-eating stillness? For Christ's sakes, Superman hardly eats anything and determines his mom's old tube in Kansas with utters and shaken vision. Certainly reviewers may become arrogant when they see a powerful movie like this one and call it "generic". Such input on movies is not going to help people have enough focus or quantified balance beyond what's average and behind what's excessive. "Man of Steel" has stipulations within its borders.

And there's something virtuous about Superman who understands Martians from their particular bug ship when he's possibly destroying IHOP, leaving gas pumps in flames while the stations give off artificial nicknames, and Krypton is filled with so many bones and huts towards galactic death. Besides all the chaos and the remnant discord there's powers to powers, effects to effects, attacks to attacks. We're not talking plain, ordinaire music and birds who whistle to the tune of sunshine; we're talking Superman, Krypton, various shades of grey, white and black in addition to all the colors of the rainbow by "Man of Steel"'s effects. Excuse my creative grammar for just a second... now, will you eat popcorn now? Movie goers need to stop watching constructive and destructive rows of graphics on TV and thinking there's only void for what's approved of for television, visual entertainment. Next thing we know, movie goers might get so bored they'll start thinking infinite black holes are "generic" in "Man of Steel". A generic item is an apple, not Superman. Visionary art is often underestimated by so many critics and reviewers since they know all the stories behind everything. This Superman movie was so powerful when it came out that I was afraid of watching it for years and years. I've overcome my fears and now I can say there was just surface on which I panicked and I now search its depth to come to grips with extreme realities over world destruction. Putting it lightly here is vain enough to complete this sentence when I'm frail and hopeless. Leaders of the Martians who visit Earth are so thick-skull people it's believed in my heart they would do away with love while there's no physical background. No other people to share ideas with, no background. You're allowed to judge on my movie opinion with rights and privileges, but not dysfunctional humor. These aliens aren't in taunt, they aren't in reversed violence. Everything seems real enough in "Man of Steel" although it gives healthy balance and power in a medium we must reconcile on supernatural consequences with. Average? Really? Fine, eat an apple.