Soars To New Heights!

Rating: 9/10 (13 June 2013)

Simply amazing. Recovering from a mere satisfactory beginning, Man of Steel soars to new heights, equally earth-shaking and heart rending. The film is aesthetically pitch perfect, apart from one snow boulder that waddles a bit. (Seriously, it looked like a penguin.) The acting is the worst part about this movie. It is great, but every other possible aspect you can think of is much better. I questioned the cinematography seen in the ads, but it is pulled off to wonderful effect.
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The destruction scenes are what five year olds dream about, yet they're still terrifying. I can't even believe that this movie got made. The scenes are that big and crazy. There are films with impressive visuals, and then there is Man of Steel. It takes obvious influence from 9/11 footage, because they need to. We need a Superman in these hard times, and that Superman can be found in ourselves. While Clark's body was much different, he ad the same mind and thinking as we do. His character was handled beautifully by actor and writer alike. There are little pieces of humor, and I cried twice. Few films do this to me. There is one really impressive twist as well. It's not the center of the ending, but it is still mind blowing. This is not a master piece. This is no Casablanca. No Oscars shall be received. But Man of Steel made me believe in movies again. Go see it. It's super.