A decent representation of the Superman

Rating: 8/10 (1 September 2013)

It took me some time before I gathered the courage to go and see "Man of Steel". I expected to be disappointed by this movie, thinking is another representation of the already crowded Superman franchise.
The movie had great prospects based on the trailer. The note on IMDb kept around 7 for quite some time which was also a strong motive to go see it. In the beginning instead of focusing on the supernatural powers of Superman it tackles the emotional aspect. This emotional part together with the the history lesson from the beginning set the movie apart from other Superman movies I've seen. I really enjoyed finding more info about where Superman comes and what the S stands for.
I was quite impressed by the visual effects. I felt the producers put a lot of effort into creating very realistic visual effects. For example, when Superman learns how to fly, he passes trough a pack of animals in Africa and the pack actually splits in two.
Toward the end of the movie, the tone changes. The movie stats to look more and more like another Hollywood action movie with a lot of fights. By this time I was enough hooked by the movie to not get bored and survive to the end.
With over 2 hours, it's a long movie so if you watch it in theater be sure to not drink too much juice of water. Going to the bathroom in the middle of a fight scene really sucks :)