Pleasantly Surprised

Rating: 9/10 (26 March 2016)

Let me start with saying, if asked, I identify as a "Marvel girl". Does that mean I hate DC, no, but it means if I had to choose between the two, Marvel would win every time. But I did grow up with both (thanks to my grandfather) and can say Superman was a favorite of mine (Lois and Clark on TV anyone?). When I heard about this movie, I was torn between wanting to like the movie because it's contributing to the comic book genre of movies, and not wanting to like it because it may put a dent in Marvel's steam. But, I admit, I liked this movie a lot and was happy especially with Henry Cavill's Superman despite a lot of people focusing on Ben Affleck's performance as Batman. Was he a good Bruce Wayne, yeah I think so now, but Batman didn't seem to have a lot of movie time to begin with, aside from not making a big impression on me when he was there. I was super excited about Wonder Woman, but when she came on it was pretty anti-climatic to me cause the preview kind of took that steam away too. So, back to Superman...many aren't mentioning him much, but he is the one I felt for the most in this movie, mostly due to him once again being faced with having to "prove" himself to the humans he has lived amongst since birth and has done the best he could to do the right thing. Now, I'm of the mind to say if a person is faced with many opportunities to do the right thing, there is probably going to be a time where it is a no win- that person is going to mess up according to someone, and it wasn't any different with Superman. I felt Henry did a great job in portraying Superman being torn on what to do when faced with the judgment thrown at him and I think that's what I liked about his performance. The one thing that irked me was the obvious set-up for the Justice League movie set to be made- just a feeling, Bruce? Really?...Overall, the movie was entertaining, there were some messy plots going on, but I can overlook than due to the entertainment factor I experienced with it. So, go see it if you're even think about doing so, I am glad I did.