An alien child is evacuated from his dying world and sent to Earth to live among humans. His peace is threatened when other survivors of his home planet invade Earth.An alien child is evacuated from his dying world and sent to Earth to live among humans. His peace is threatened when other survivors of his home planet invade Earth.An alien child is evacuated from his dying world and sent to Earth to live among humans. His peace is threatened when other survivors of his home planet invade Earth.
- Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
- 7 wins & 46 nominations total
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Am I one of the few people who actually love this movie? Man of Steel has beautiful visuals, an amazing cast ensemble, and action scenes to blow you away. The story is better than that awful Superman Returns movie and it's like the actors are doing their best. It's no Wonder Woman or Aquaman, but its a very fun watch and completely unforgettable!!
I was really happy with the origin story aspect of this movie... although I would have liked to see more of Kevin Costner's character. I didn't see this until New Year's Eve 2020 and had heard a lot of comments about the movie... positive land negative. Exceeded my expectations.
MAN OF STEEL is one of the best superhero movies ever made-a proper standalone film that doesn't need a prequel or sequel to shine.
As the first movie of the DCEU, it tells the story of DC's greatest superhero: Superman.
The film is tightly written, well-directed, and paced just right. The storyline feels iconic, almost cult-classic in its execution. Zack Snyder reimagines Superman as both a godlike figure and a messiah, and Henry Cavill's performance is nothing short of phenomenal. He is truly irreplaceable in the role.
The action scenes are breathtaking, explosive, and jaw-dropping, supported by flawless CGI and stunning visual effects.
Overall: A brilliant superhero film that redefines Superman for a modern audience. You should definitely check it out.
As the first movie of the DCEU, it tells the story of DC's greatest superhero: Superman.
The film is tightly written, well-directed, and paced just right. The storyline feels iconic, almost cult-classic in its execution. Zack Snyder reimagines Superman as both a godlike figure and a messiah, and Henry Cavill's performance is nothing short of phenomenal. He is truly irreplaceable in the role.
The action scenes are breathtaking, explosive, and jaw-dropping, supported by flawless CGI and stunning visual effects.
Overall: A brilliant superhero film that redefines Superman for a modern audience. You should definitely check it out.
This movie was dishonestly mauled by critics and reviewers simply because it was directed by Snyder. Watching this again in 2020, I have to say this will go down as a classic in years to come. It's an absolute blast from start to finish and is one of the most loyal adaptations and faithful to the Superman lore found in DC comics. One of its greatest achievements was the magnificent depiction of Krypton and giving Zod the gravitas and motivation that he lacked in Superman II. You felt empathy for him. Shannon was outstanding in his portrayal of Zod; up there with Ledger's Joker.
I remember people actually complained about the level of destruction in this movie and the excessive use of special effects, but for me this is what makes a Superman movie. Take off your nostalgia tinted glasses and watch this with an open mind. This is the greatest Superman movie bar none.
I remember people actually complained about the level of destruction in this movie and the excessive use of special effects, but for me this is what makes a Superman movie. Take off your nostalgia tinted glasses and watch this with an open mind. This is the greatest Superman movie bar none.
I recently watched this after watching James Gunn's new Superman.
I'm a big comic movie fan and feel that Henry Cavill embodies Superman.
Man of Steel is a far superior Superman movie in everyway, grounded even.
I found myself cringing at the new movie, which is bold and bright like a comic book, but is just plain dum and silly.
So thumbs up to Henry Cavill and Zack Snyder this is, the movie from which all Superman films should be measured against.
I'm a big comic movie fan and feel that Henry Cavill embodies Superman.
Man of Steel is a far superior Superman movie in everyway, grounded even.
I found myself cringing at the new movie, which is bold and bright like a comic book, but is just plain dum and silly.
So thumbs up to Henry Cavill and Zack Snyder this is, the movie from which all Superman films should be measured against.
Did you know
- TriviaHenry Cavill refused to take steroids to muscle up for the role. He also refused any digital touch-ups or enhancement to his body in his shirtless scenes. He said it would have been dishonest of him to use trickery while playing Superman, and he wanted to push his body to the limits, to develop his physique into one that was worthy of the character.
- Goofs(at around 1h 3 mins) When the ships arrive and broadcast the message to the world, multiple cities across the planet are shown, but it is nighttime in all of them.
- Crazy creditsThe Warner Brothers, Legendary Pictures, DC Comics and Syncopy Inc logos are shaded steel gray and appear in swirls and bends of Kryptonian metal.
If you look closely, the Warner Brothers, Legendary Pictures and DC Comics logos have Kryptonian writing.
- ConnectionsEdited into Superman 75th Anniversary (2013)
- SoundtracksRing of Fire
Written by June Carter Cash (as June Carter) and Merle Kilgore
Produced by Allison Crowe and Larry Anschell
Performed by Allison Crowe
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- Release date
- Countries of origin
- Official sites
- Language
- Also known as
- El hombre de acero
- Filming locations
- Ucluelet, British Columbia, Canada(Alaskan fishing town)
- Production companies
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Budget
- $225,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $291,045,518
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $116,619,362
- Jun 16, 2013
- Gross worldwide
- $670,145,518
- Runtime
- 2h 23m(143 min)
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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