I Believe a Man Can Fly!

Rating: 8/10 (25 July 2013)

***Technically there are no spoilers as far as story*** As I sat in my seat waiting for what seemed like an eternity, I couldn't help but think of how much I loved, admired, and cherished Christopher Reeve's portrayal of my favorite super hero. He was pure and real to me. I also couldn't help but think about how much I hated Margot Kidder's Lois Lane. I knew I could count on Any Adams to breathe new life into Lois. Everything else was a wild card, as I had purposely avoided every trailer after the first one. As the final preview ended I had set my mind to shut out every thing else and nit pick EVERY detail. And then it started, and I became a 6 year old boy transported to an alien world called Krypton. And it was glorious. Snyder's re imagining of the 2 worlds of Kal-El was so new and different, yet familiar. A new take on the classic story. The insertion of nerdy details was precise and spot on. The action was epic and plentiful. Visually it was stunning. Amy Adams was just as I had hoped, and Michael Shannon played Zod in a way that you could really sense he thought he was right, not just crazy! Now for Henry Cavill's performance. Not only is it better than Brandon Routh, but it honors Reeve and the idea of Superman. Superman is not just a super hero, he is a boy scout; a model citizen. In my humble opinion, Cavill pulls it off wonderfully. There are moments when he even sounds like Reeve, looks like Reeve, and (aside from his build) carries himself like Reeve. Which means it just feels right, it feels like Superman. The films are completely different, but they are both completely Superman. It may not make the money of the Dark Knight or the Avengers. It might not even be as good as either of them. But what it is to me is a time portal to my childhood, the days when I truly believed a man could fly.