Best Superman movie ever!

Rating: 7/10 (26 January 2014)

I would like to begin my review saying that I was never a big Superman fan. Yes I enjoyed the Christopher Reeve films but I never really loved Superman because I thought that he was too invincible and too much like a boy scout. Even with the animated series (which I really love), my favorite episodes were the ones where Superman teams up with another hero like Batman and Green Lantern. Heck the only reason why I wanted Man of Steel to succeed was to make a Justice League film so I can see my favorite heroes - Batman and Green Lantern. But then Man of Steel blew me away with its dark tone, awesome action scenes, great acting, and its more relatable Superman. I don't know why a lot of people hate it. I know it's not as great as The Dark Knight trilogy and The Avengers, but its a lot better than Iron Man 3.
Some of the complaints about this movie make no sense to me. "It's too dark"! It's directed by Zack Snyder and written by Christopher Nolan and David S. Goyer of course it's going to be dark! "Superman kills Zod"! This happened in Superman 2 and nobody seemed to complain about that! "Superman destroys Metropolis"! It was General Zod's world engine that destroyed a good portion of Metropolis and I believe that almost all fight scenes in superhero movies take place in an urban area.
I'm glad that Man of Steel got rid of some of the superman clichés. Lois Lane finally knows who Superman is, there's no kryptonite, no Lex Luthor, and no Jimmy Olsen. Thank God! Henry Cavill was an awesome Superman and nearly as good as Christopher Reeve. Krypton looked awesome and very creative. Zod was very menacing but you do feel a little sorry for him because all he wants to do is save his race.
My only downside with this film was the location of the final fight scene. Superman vs. Zod was awesome and well shot, but I wished that they had their brawl somewhere else far away from a lot of people.
Aside from that, Man of Steel is the best blockbuster of the year of 2013 and I can't wait for what comes next!