Best comic book character origin film!

Rating: 8/10 (14 June 2013)

Seeing this in the midnight showing in Imax 3D really impacted my opinion on this film. I enjoyed it quite a bit! Not being a hardcore Superman fan, watching his origin story from birth to being raised, and learning of his difficult past really made me appreciate Superman a lot more. Love the message about the great unknown in the world and the fear it gives off, such as Superman, except when he proves them wrong and becomes the hero.
Zod, the villain, was badass as Hell. His intentions aren't really that selfish or evil, yet he goes to such lengths to conquer them. He basically wants to recreate Crypton, his and Superman's home planet, by destroying Earth, and creating it on that. So, he really isn't being self centered on anything specifically evil. One thing I was disappointed in is that he never said "bow down before Zod". Was really hoping for that.
Half of the film goes straight in depth to the origin story, while the other half is focused on fighting Zod, (which takes up a fourth of the film, and is sooooo awesome!) I also love the amount of Russell Crowe screen time as Superman's dad. Even when he dies, they manage to put him in the movie as a chip that Superman can access to produce a hologram of his dad, to which the dad can interact with him accordingly.
Of course the performances: All did great! The beautiful Amy Adams as Lois Lane perfectly poses the risk taking damsel who becomes Superman's star of affection. Henry Cavill is probably the best Superman up to date, he's so confident in what he's doing with everything.
I enjoyed this film from beginning to end, and I would definitely check it out again, to try and get more out of the story, maybe take a look at some comics before hand. But it's definitely worth seeing.