It will give the DC Universe an ideal to strive towards

Rating: 9/10 (28 June 2013)

The first time I saw the trailer for Man of Steel I knew it was going to be something special. Maybe it was seeing Chris Nolans name (the master behind the Dark Knight trilogy). Or maybe it was seeing that Zack Snyder would direct (who already had success in both Watchmen and 300). Or far more likely it was seeing the beautiful tone of a trailer showing shots that demonstrated that the film was going to go to the heart of Superman's character. The film lives up to this in every sense demonstrating a truly real character emerge from the comic books on screen.
I'll say now that those who may have heard in reviews that the fight scenes are no different to Transformers, these people are strongly mistaken. Whilst Transformers acts as nothing more than two cars bashing in to each other like rocks being put in a blender, with each hit thrown and each battle started we witness sheer emotion and deep reasoning for each fight. Be it Superman's contrast to his opposite fighters or the light speed fights that really emphasise the man of steels speed and strength better than ever before on screen, Snyder goes all out to make sure these fight scenes are what the man of steel deserves.
Another fantastic part of the film is that whilst the film is centred on Superman, the film does not ignore any of the supporting roles that make the Superman. Be it through emotional heart breaking lines from both Superman's dads be it Crowes inspirational speeches like "You will give the people an ideal to strive towards" or Costners heart breaking lines like "You are my son" the writers go all out to give every character the sentiment they need.
This film stands as a shining example of when everything just goes right in Hollywood. Where every element ranging from the beautiful music inspiring both hope and fear, beautiful dialogue that shall transcend our lifetimes and shots so moving they could bring a grown man to tears. (What me? No, I meant the guy next to me. I don't cry at films, I'm a man! A superman! Heh. Oh, sorry should get back to the review.) It's when these elements mix so beautifully that you can truly see in to the depths of such a complex character better than any film has before it, placing this bigger than earth character in to our world in a heroic and beautiful style. It is this beauty that ensures me that the DC Universe building up to the likes of the Justice League can be successfully started from this film.