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Reviewed By: Lord High Rikonian ( 6/22/2013 7:47:20 PM)
Rating: 4.00 fishing trawlers
Genre: Superhero epic
Starring: Henry Cavill, Amy Adams, Michael Shannon, Jack Knife, Morpheus, Not-Emil Hamilton, Not Jimmy Olsen, Hal Jordan's voice
Plot: When I was a kid, there was a movie called Superman, and it had to audacity to use the tagline "you will believe a man can fly". Well, I saw that movie in the 80's and I can tell you, no you freaking won't.
But after seeing Man of Steel, I am pleased to say that this promise has finally been delivered upon, and Snyder and Nolan have gone one better. Not only will you believe a man can fly, you will believe a man can make a decent Superman movie. Well, two men. And lots of actors and effects people.
Cavill and Adams excel as Clark and Lois, living up to a strong legacy of performances that make those characters come alive even when the movies that surround them fall flat. Snyder and Nolan had the opposite problem: They were tasked to do that which nobody has ever done well: Make a Superman movie. And they succeeded. This isn't just a good Superman movie, it's a good movie in Zod, er in general. The movie spends just as much time showing Clark's attempt to find his place in the world as it shows him punching the faces of dudes who are not from this world. There are some strong character studies of Jor-El and Zod as well, and we get to see glimpses of the good man that Zod once was, even as we watch the shattered ruthless monster that he has become. The fighting is epic, truly epic. Picture the style of a Snyder film, the plot and characterization of a Nolan film, and the explosivo factor of a Bay film and you've got a good idea of what this movie is. In prior Superman movies, the fights looked like fights that mortals could have, and Superman's sheer power is only conveyed by lifting things and going really fast. But the fights in Man of Steel truly convey the power of the characters. These are basicalyl gods waging war against each other, and never before has it been done so convincingly. I hate to speak against Avengers, but the fights in Metropolis are what the Chitari invasion should have been. And the visual effects were awesome! CGI that actually looks like real stuff. Well, except for that CGI Zod, that was a bit too uncanny valley if you ask... what's that? That's not CGI, that's a real actor? I retract my last statement then.
I wonder where the franchise can go from here. This is as epic as a thrid movie should be and this is right out the gate. I think to even have a chance of living up to this legacy in MoS 2, they'll need to get Statham to play Lex Luthor.
Also, as I was walking out, the musical fanfare blared loudly, giving me an extra bonus: I suddenly knew exactly what it feels like to be a Kryptonian who hasn't learned to control his super senses yet. Thanks movie speakers...
There was one controversial point at the end where and be careful about clicking this spoiler, because this is a super spoiler. Seriously, don't click it if you haven't seen the movie yet!
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OK, so some people have expressed disdain with Superman snapping Zod's neck. But he had no choice. He tried to refrain from killing Zod, but it was Zod or those people and Superman chose to protect the innocent. Which, if you think about it, still makes Cavill's Superman far more virtuous than Reeve's who straight up murderized a completely de-powered Zod in Superman 2 (after crushing his hand bones). Cavill's neck-snapping Superman is practically Ghandi.
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Viewing Advice: See it on the big screen, 3D if you're into that. But BRING SOME DAMN EAR PLUGS!!!
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