Man of Steel is an origin story which is executed in much better fashion than many other movies. We open the movie on the planet Krypton with a pissed off Russell Crow arguing with the planets law makers. Minutes into this argument, explosions and a few deaths happen created by General Zod (Michael Shannon). An attack provoked by the governments choice to stay on a doomed planet seemed inevitable but it also led to the complete annihilation of the planet and leaves few alive. One Being the baby Superman and the rest were General Zod's team who were banished and impressionism for high treason. 33 years later we skip straight onto a fishing vessel that is inbound to an oil rig emergency. This is when we see our hero (Henry Cavill) and how his actions define him and how much he looks like Wolverine. In classic Nolan fashion, we jump from past to present multiple times and it shows the formation of Superman's powers.
The rest is pretty simple enough to guess, so we shall move onto the visuals of the film. Superman films demand a lot of visual effects and will rely on CGI specialists to get it just right. The crew involved with the epic task did a brilliant job. The movie was visually perfect. Its lighting was just right, set pieces looked original and nothing stood out like a sore thumb. Yet there is one instance
The fight scenes are also pulse raising, aggressive and violent. Deaths were visible, the sheer violent actions by the enemy are shown and really help to convey how strong and evil these guys are. Being fairly sadistic, the smashing of faces, pile driving through skyscrapers and the occasional "eating of concrete". From fighting to acting! The acting was good and with a cast of excellent actors, you wouldn't expect much otherwise. We are also met with a few people that are a little less noticeable, who play minor roles, but do so with ease and don't try to stick out.
I have a few issues with the movie that do get on my nerves a little bit. One of them is the script. Some of the lines are really cheesy and why doesn't superman have many lines? The movie is about him and he appears to have very little lines throughout the whole thing! Secondly, how does no one know its Superman walking into the office when they all stood 10ft in front of him and why does his hair stay combed back all the way through with no effect from the window or the fact he's been thrown around the shop? It's not just lines that were cheesy though. We also have the catching of Louis Lane and the returning to the ground spinning gently around. Scenes like the death of his adopted father was also kinda cheesy and would have been easy to prevent. It's lapses in concentration and focus has led to a lot of Babybell moments, but its not Fast 6 cheese. In contrast you do have quite a few emotionally packed scenes which are touching.
After going into the movie expecting it to be terrible and watching as the crowd grows to one of the busiest that I have seen in quite a while, I came out impressed and I look forward to see a Justice League movie and the follow up with Lex. I am only speculating about Lex, simply because you see a lorry being used as a weapon against Clark which is plastered in Lex Luther's company logos. So, my total rating shall be a 7.5/10!
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