Hair of Steel (lol)

Rating: 7/10 (23 June 2013)

I have always been a DC comics fan and after seeing the trailer for "Man of Steel", my hopes for the movie skyrocketed. But after reading the critics reviews, my expectations went down and I was hoping that I wouldn't be disappointed, like I was by Superman Returns. Fortunately, Snyder's Superman epic was a good success and I felt satisfied after the movie ended. The movie was well composed, starting with the new Krypton and using flashbacks to refer to Clark growing up. Now the critics really didn't like the movie for this major reason. CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT. I kind-of agree with the critics that there wasn't enough. But still, I thought there was just enough to make the Action later on in the movie enjoyable. SPOILER WARNING!!!!! I did have a few bugs with the movie, but with it some pros. When Kal-El was on the Spaceship with Zod, he explained that His strength has been depleted due to the Kryptonian atmosphere and he needs Earth's atmosphere to have his Strength. Well, that really doesn't work, because when Superman flies into space, he wouldn't have Earth's atmosphere, so his powers would be taken and he should fall back to earth. Real Superman fans know that Superman just needs the sun. Another problem I had with the movie was the fact that the Krypton court sends Zod and his buddies to the phantom zone with all this technology. Why not just use that ship to save yourselves and let Zod explode on Krypton? Nope, instead they just die on Krypton instead of using ships to escape. A con with the movie is that Snyder put in clues and hints to the movie Justice League (2015). When Superman was in space on that satellite, If you were watching the movie intently, You could notice that the Satellite was labeled "Wayne Enterprises." The last thing I would like to say considering pros and cons is, When my friend walked out of the theater, he said he calls this movie, Hair of Steel. He is absolutely right. I mean Superman crashes into buildings, gets blown up by missiles, etc. His hair stays the same. Even with Lois Lane, with her falling from the Spacecraft, and its burning up and stuff, her hair is fine. It doesn't bug me at all, And I find it hilarious. Now I'd like to talk about the acting. No problems whatsoever there. Henry Cavill was born to play Superman, and Shannon does a good Zod. Amy Adams was OK, but I just think Lois's character in the movie is kind of a jerk. So I couldn't really enjoy her acting because her character was a jerk. And finally, and probably why I like this movie the most is how symbolic it is. The mind-blowing action needs a plot to surround it, and symbolism is a huge deal of the plot. In all of the action scenes, Superman is protecting either the city or the world. He is like a god to them, and I absolutely love that. Sure, the action is repetitive but it is all necessary to the symbolism and plot. I rate this movie 7.4/10. Forget critics though, because this is a must see!!! The CGI is epic and overall it's just a fun summer blockbuster.