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    Man of Steel

    Movie » Man of Steel released on June 14, 2013.

    Reboot of the Superman movie franchise and the beginning of the DC Extended Universe, with Henry Cavill as the man of steel. Directed by Zack Snyder, of 300 and Watchmen fame. Written by David Goyer and Christopher Nolan, director of The Dark Knight Trilogy.

    siouxperq's Man of Steel review

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    Awesome interpretation, but I get why you'd say otherwise...

    I can understand why comic book fans would be totally against this movie saying that it "isn't Superman," but I was okay with this slightly different and darker interpretation, and it reminded me of Superman Earth One which is one of my favorites. I don't know if you've noticed, but the reason Superman hasn't been that hot in society is because it comes to people as cheesy, childish, and people think of him as "overpowered." In order for people to stop thinking like that, they need to see an interpretation that'll make them feel at least a little better about the person. The one reason that everybody thinks that Batman is the ruler of all superheroes or something is because of the Dark Knight movies and while I love them all, I think that Superman can and should get the same appreciation. Yes, this movie is packed with destruction and stuff in the last couple minutes, but that is simply to tell you what Superman could do if he had an army of people as well as the U.S military fighting against him. The actors were great, the score was amazing, and the special effects were also amazing. Sure, there are things in the movie which might need you to watch it a couple more times to get, but everything else is easy to catch on to. The first half might be boring to you if you aren't familiar to the comics or just don't have knowledge of the characters because there is a lot of emotion at the Kents place and the "Superman stuff" doesn't happen until maybe an hour into the movie. I won't say for certain that you'll love the movie like I did, because that is just me, but I hope you understand that they weren't just doing explosions for the heck of it and they didn't make Superman slightly different for no reason. Watch this movie please. I hate to say it, but people were complaining that Superman Returns didn't have the things that Man of Steel had, and Man of Steel didn't have the things Superman Returns had. You can choose one, but this is the one that'll be here for a long time.

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