Man of Steel (2013)
Directed by Zack
Snyder this film reboots the Superman franchise and stars Henry
Cavill, Amy Adams, Russell Crowe and Michael Shannon. A baby is sent
to Earth from a dying planet and as he grows up has to come to terms
with the way his super powers set him apart from everyone else.
There is a lot to like
about this film, it has a truck load of behinds the scenes talent in
Nolan, Goyer and Snyder, and it does a good job of the tough ask that
is rebuilding the Superman franchise. Thematically the film takes a
nod from the original Richard Donner Superman (1978) and includes
plenty of religious undertones with more than a Christian slant to
them. You could see this is as evolution rather than revolution in
comparison to the Donner film and in terms of scale this is an
infinitely bigger film (it makes Thor (2011) look small and even
rivals The Avengers (2012) in terms of scope).
Of course the film is
not with out it's problems as the extra final battle with the
antagonist is unnecessary and at times the film is a little plot
heavy in comparison to character development. More special effects do
not always make for better action sequences but most of the time the
film stays just about the right side of the line. In general this is
a really good adaptation that does a decent job of reinvigorating a
golden age character.
5/5
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