Mixed Bag: Superb for the beginners, so and so- for long time Superman Fans

Rating: 10/10 (28 June 2013)

When you get a Superman movie to direct, you have got an overflowing plate.
But Man of Steel got a movie worth his stature
This was really a mixed bag. I was amazed by what Henry Cavill has done with this opportunity. Content was largely limited to a few lines.
Snyder was able to answer a lot of things that were vague about Superman. He selects a very few aspects of the greatest Superhero to solve and he solves those well. But that leaves us in a dilemma: not all of them are solved, a few missed ones may cause a complex situation while projecting the star in future. Made in more grounded way like Batman Begins, with all the filthy yet real world back-ground, this movies gave logic to many of the unsolved questions pinned to the Kryptonian A lot of details were missing and lot more of things could have been arranged better.
Having said all this, this is a blistering opening to the much awaited Superman Franchise; add to it a heavy dose of Special Effects (I would have dug deep to establish a base for him, like in Batman Begins, but we can sure live with this). Believe me, for the greatest of all Superheroes, fighting for long with minions in the war, is degrading though you can call it natural or whatever. Cavill makes a very flesh and blood Superman Brutally crushes the Rival World Avengers in grandeur. Gave the elusive Superman Character a face to set the ship on the long journey. And whatever he made, Snyder made it sure that you would eagerly wait for the next release of Man of Steel as eagerly as you waited for the Dark Knight Sequel. Nolan with all the scriptwriting responsibility fails, but then, when a great fails, even that is a masterpiece too. I was hurt in particular with the way they have altered the character of Lois Lane, more so because the role is supposed to be a three dimensional paradigm: first the damsel in distress, second the chatty and devil may care reporter, and third she is the one who has traditionally brought comic relief to an overwhelmingly sombre environment of Superman. That is missing, I would have loved to see someone different and grand, may be a better and bigger actor, in the lines of Scarlett Johansson or a Natalie Portman or Kiera Knightley for this role (Not Kate Winslet). Romance was missing, but these are early days to get started with romance.
What was a puncture point, for me at least was the sudden or rather abrupt realization of most of his super-powers, something that makes me feel, dude you missed a few years of evolution there . . . .