Everything for everyone

Rating: 9/10 (20 September 2014)

When 'Superman Returns' first hit theaters, we all thought "Finally, a good superman film that we can all enjoy". Sadly, we were very, very wrong, and personally I'm glad I didn't wait for hours on a ticket. Point is, I had pretty low expectations when I heard about "Man of Steel", and the trailers didn't help that much either, so when I finally saw it a few weeks after it's release, I was literally blown away buy it's awesomeness! The action scenes were the perfect fan dreams finally realized, the way General Zod was portrayed in a non- over the top way (by the way, no offense to the original) finally seeing Krypton in it's grand size and wonder, the casting and every single performance, I loved it all. Then I saw it again on Blu-ray, and I loved it even more. First, the characterization is astounding, not too little and not bogging us down, the way we see Superman deal with and struggle in finding his place on earth just rising above everything, the symbolism used deepening the film and making us care even more, how we see Zod actually have a motivation for his actions willing to do anything to save Krypton and having him so focused on his goal, and the way this film actually makes us think and challenges us to think about the morals portrayed here. This film, for the serious movie goers/ mature audience can appreciate the non-clichéd characters, back stories and they're personality; the fan boys can appreciate the action/effects, etc. Now, I can see why there are those who dislike or flat out hate this film, and while I respectfully disagree, I also respect your decisions and reasoning. All in all, I love this film.