Notice, this is a re-review of Man of Steel for looking back. But just to warn you, Spoiler ahead.
Hey everyone, my name is Anthony and welcome back to my movie review.
Last time, i reviewed Batman V Superman, and good lord its one of the biggest disappointing film i've ever watch in 2016...
But i felt like to look back of the first DC Universe films that Zack Snyder tried to make it for a rivalry of Marvel Cinematic Universe. But it had a rough starts. I reviewed this movie back then, but im not as satisfying for this. I guess you can say, i was a poor reviewer with a nothing but a crappy positive thoughts. So, im gonna start over for my better thoughts.
Anyway, Man of Steel is a 2013 movie that you expected to be a good Superman movie, but it made it into a biggest disappointment.
So, how disappointing can it be?
Lets find out.
The story
As you know, it begins in a planet called "Krypton" where Kal El was born as a son of Jor-El and Lara Lor-Van. Meanwhile, a General named Zod who's supposed to be a friend with Jor-El, but Jor refused, because it will be too late to save their race when their planet was about to end with destruction. Zod was very upset as he stabs on Jor's gut. As Zod and his partners become a prisoners of Phantom Zone, but Zod really wants to finding Kal-El so bad. As Kal-El was landing on Earth, we skip about... 30 years i think, because the editor didn't care about Kal-El's meeting Kent's family, where Kal-El (aka Clark Kent) is working as an anti-hero with fire agents somewhere. Then after fillers later (Due to the fact the movie decided to go with plenty of flashbacks with Clark in school and he saves the school bus that he would've let them die.), he sees a ship that he reunites his father Jor-El to give him his Superman suit to become a hero of the hope. But not before Zod and his minions also coming to Earth for their plan to taking over the Earth for the population of Kryptonians. Its up for Superman to save the Earth from Zod.
Honestly, the story is rather a mix. Sure, the movie was trying to focusing with Kal-El, but its just plain random with flashbacks, then we're in modern then another flashback. Its as with that they made us feel curious to know where did superman begin, but come on, just make a perfect order of the origin. Here however, the movie decided to go in sugar high in the first act. Although it has a good action but it has a creative evil plan. Unlike the second Superman film where Zod's plan is become big boss of the authority to take Superman down. But in this movie, his plan is to recreate the population of Kryptonians. But the movie is focusing with action than development, thats the major flaw of this movie. They could've give us to know who they are, but it decided to let us know about something important from the crappy dialogue.
Although the story was ok, but they could've make something important for those who never heard of Superman.
The production
Now the production itself of this movie looks pretty impressive. Like the background of Planet Krypton and the rampage of Earth was outstanding job. Not to mention, the costume design of Superman are interesting and others of Kryptonians are pretty cool with a creative armors. and yes, i know the costume of Superman was based on "New 52" for the changes, but im ok for that. But sometimes the production got a problem. For example, the filming is always shaking. I know it used every films, but seriously, i hate shaky camera while filming, it only works in found footage films. But others are annoying to make motion sick, is the use of zoom in. I know it try to focus to our vision than blurry, but come on, it uses almost everytime. But the embarrassment part of the film is the scene where Superman fighting against Zod's minion, it has a product placements, there's Ihop restaurant, Sears, 7 Eleven and even U-haul. I mean, i wasn't surprised that there's no Dasani's venting machine or even WalMart got crushed by disaster. They could've make their fictional product placement without making viewers felt embarrassing.
Even though it looks great, but it has a problem what so ever.
The characters
These characters would've been developed as we really want to know.
Fist up is Kal-El aka Clark Kent and Superman (played by Henry Cavill). We always want to know where did he begin, but he's much a little bit boring. Which he's portray as a mental from the past that he had no idea what he was thinking like saving kids from the bus that could've let them die or even didn't want to save the humans while fighting against Zod in the flippin city! But other times the scene where he flies away to say goodbye for Jor-El, he's like portray as Jesus. I know Superman is a god, but there's no reason to put a Jesus thingy in the movie. Even though Henry did a good role, but Superman could've be interesting to be like... I don't know... Brave?
Next up is Lois Lane (played by Amy Adams), at first, she seems to be an ok character, but she's just rather... a bit boring. I know she's try to be a bit beautiful and adding a sense of humor, but sometimes she gets boring that she could've make something interesting. Well, she did gets better like the scene where she tries to escape from Zod's ship with a help of Jor-El. Although Amy also did a good acting, but again, she could've adding important about her.
The there's Jor-El, Kal-El's real son (played by Russell Crowe). Even though Crowe did a great work, but i feel that he doesn't feel like he's portray as a father. He's more like acting like a mentor from the past. Not to mention, i though Jor-El is supposed to be dead from a destruction, but i feel like the writer let him live to you know, giving something important about Kryptonians for Kal-El and then he disappears in the second act? Ok...?
Then, there's Jonathan Kent, Kal-El adopting father (played by Kevin Costner), yet another legendary actor in the film with a good role. I get the feel that the writer was focusing with the dialogue where he nearly knows about Kal-El or other times though he let his son to let the kids die from the bus's accident. I guess they're trying to be realistic, but its just plain hard to think about a relationship between Clark and Jonathan. Sometimes he just changed his mind like tell Clark to be a farmer than being a kid who got changed everything. Seriously Jonathan, make up your min-- Oh wait, he'd dead from a tornado... ^^;
Finally there's General Zod, the main antagonist in this film (played by Michael Shannon). I find him to be over the top, because he's nearly being a kid who yells everything. I guess they're try to make him threatening but fail. I mean come on, Batman is much more threatening than Zod. If you've seen Superman 2, you can see how Zod portray is, he's much as threatening to change the world to become a new savior to take off Superman, as well with overacting of Terence Stamp. Here however, they're trying to be threatening, but almost fail. Which for me, he's rather good.
While the rest of the characters are not much to say, some that are ok or some that are bland. These characters could've make something good to give us a development, but nope, it focuses with action than explanation.
About the ending, when i saw that, i was shocked. If you've see any comics of Superman, he never kill anyone, he's just let them go to get arrested to the prison or even saving people. However, Superman just forget them, he just fight zod to accidentally kill these poor peoples and even kill Zod by breaking the neck. I mean, i've never seen about Superman kill the bad guy. Well, sure he did kill Zod in Superman 2, not as violent, but more violent is where he kills The Joker in the comic. and the rest of the ending, it just wrapping up where Clark become a worker of Daily Planet and still being a Superman to save anyone else and thats it.
Not a good ending to expecting...
And now for my final opinion of this film.
Overall, Man of Steel is rather ok. the production is rather good, the acting is great and the story is interesting. But its the character development or some logic is just missing that we want t know, but it just flushed out that most of the parts that doesn't make any sense. I mean, it could've been great since i saw it in the cinema that it though it was great. But again, looking back is rather semi above average. If you like Superman or even a new DC universe films, its for you.
So, my rating of this movie is 5.5/10.
So this ends of my review, if you have your opinion or any suggestions, let me know at the comments bellow.
Thanks for reading, and im Anthony, signing out.
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