Man of Steel

"Man of Steel" is a bold and visually stunning take on Superman's origin. Henry Cavill delivers a strong and emotional performance as Clark Kent, giving the character real depth and humanity. The action scenes are massive and intense, and Zack Snyder's direction brings an epic, cinematic tone. While the pacing can feel uneven at times, and the destruction in the final act is over the top, the movie successfully reimagines Superman for a modern era - darker, more grounded, and emotionally driven.

The origins of the movie and the main character is fantastic. Only downside to the movie is that Lois lane is involved a little to much for my liking. Understanding and learning his powers, who he chooses to be while taking on General Zod and the other kryptonians is a tall task. I really appreciate this movie and Henry Cavill better than Christopher Reeves hands down.

Here, eleven years after this movie released, I have changed my mind about this movie. In the last eleven years, we have seen so many others DCEU and MCU superheroe movies, with one would or could connect to the other, making us assume or create some fan theories, about what happened and what will happen next.

For example, I think Infinity War and End Game were the peak MCU, everything after that the storyline kinda made up. While DCEU to be honest never even started. The connection between one another felt forced.

But this movie, can be a standalone movie. No need of sequel or prequel, it's already a great movie about a man.

Every essential you need to he a superhero is fulfilled. The background, the struggle, the realization, principles. Everything. It's a perfect superhero movie.

Initially I rated 7, but now it's a solid 9.

Man of Steel is just one star below the original Superman, and that is the highest score I have ever given a superhero film. I also gave Iron Man a 7, as well as Joker a 7. I have always thought Joker was more interesting than Batman, which I gave a 6.

Crowe's Jor-El is better than Brando for one thing, but I prefer the original Superman, Christopher Reeves over Henry Cavill by a fairly large margin. The original Lois Lane was better, as well, since Margot Kidder was more vulnerable. Perry Black is amusing, however. There was no Jimmy Olsen, which was a bit of a drawback; or if there was, he wasn't noticeable. And I believed Glenn Ford more than Kevin Costner as dad, although Costner did a good job.

The CGI is outstanding in the new one, as well it should be after forty years. The cinematography is very good as well. The pacing was a bit slow, and, of course, I am being sarcastic. Fitting two Superman films in one film requires almost the speed of light.

The writing is first-rate, as well as the Hans Zimmer music.

General Zod is done very well, and is superior to the original Zod. All in all, a very nice production.

I have just watched Man of Steel and I have to say it is one of my favorite Superman iterations on TV or movie. This is not to say others are horrible or bad, but it was something that actually got me to watch other live action Supermen movies. That being said, there is this grounded environment and tone which is set up that makes Superman facing real world problems relatable.

Pros: * The visuals and the Action are stunning to say the least. The way the lighting makes it almost feel like it is not even in the real world but like a comic come to life. The designs and the small details put into the costumes were top-notch as well, making it feel like it was actually designed by a different civilization. The Action is truly immersive and feels like beings on a level incomprehensible to mortal men.

* I liked the characterization of Superman, someone who is on this journey of self-discovery, in a realistic world where he is also trying to figure out where he belongs, where there are people who would be afraid of his existence and reject him or embrace him for his actions.

* And I like how there are these challenging ideologies towards his father, Johnathan Kent, how Superman is genuinely a caring person who wants to help, and his father, who wants to protect his son and family and friends. He isn't opposed to helping others but wants his son to be careful about revealing his powers as he thinks the world is not ready yet, but he saw it and is willing to sacrifice himself for his son, all of it building up to creating the identity of Superman's alter ego.

* General Zod is a very compelling villain, someone who is not afraid to do what is necessary if it is for the sake of Krypton. It shows how his genetics tells him that he must serve the betterment of Krypton as a warrior, whether it is against his own kin who stand in his way or cause destruction of civilizations.

Cons: * There are some nitpick scenes, such as when Clark Kent was saved by the fisherman at the beginning of the movie. We see him assaulted by a drunk truck driver later on, and he doesn't flinch, but with the fisherman he was shoved out of the way, kind of like when he was shoved by bullies while in high school. Though this could be based on how his powers work if he doesn't want to be noticed by others.

* Another nitpick was during the tornado scene. People were evacuated onto the underpass of a highway bridge, which is the last thing to do from what I heard.

* The only real issue I had was the surprising number of deaths of known characters in the movie, especially Emil Hamilton, who was an ally of Superman in the comics. This issue will continue to be annoying for me in future movies. I guess that is the MCU for me.

Unsure: *

Final Verdict: * There may be some small nitpicks that I have about the movie. However, it is a Superman movie that has this epicness to it that I relate to and makes me feel like I can accomplish wonders.

** I would give this an 8/10.