I saw Man of Steel last night, it's the new Superman movie.
I was really excited about this movie because I was never a big Superman fan because he was so silly looking in the costume. I couldn't wait to see him in the modern world like they did with Batman in the Christopher Nolan trilogy. I also am a huge fan of the director Zack Snyder, who made the amazing adaptations of 300 and Watchmen, which have both been reviewed by me on this blog. I really liked the battles between Superman and Zod, or one of his soldiers, because on earth, Kryptonians are invulnerable to normal building cars, and anything else that could hit them while fighting with super strength. They would crash through dozens of buildings face first, and be totally fine. It reminds me of Mortal Kombat games, or Injustice: Gods among us. The villain of the movie is General Zod, who is most well known for his line where he yells:"I WILL FIND HIM!" to Kal El's mother, who had just sent him away for safety. Zod appeared in many comics, and in Superman II, with Christopher Reeves. I loved how much of Krypton was in the movie, because it showed the entire part about Zod's attack on the council, showing that it wasn't just the apocalypse of Krypton that caused Kal to be sent to earth. As a DC comics fan, I really liked all the mythology involved in the Movie. I have to say though, It would probably be slightly confusing to non-comic book fans. Because of that, I'll give it a B+, still, you should definetly see it, because it's still in theaters.
I saw this movie with the Owenator. It was OK. A lot better than the Christopher Reeve Superman movies, for sure. But I did miss the element of mystery in Lois Lane's relationship with Clark/Superman. On the other hand, I liked how Clark's relationship with his mom was handled. In the end, the movie made no sense, but that comes with the territory.
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