Excessive and shallow

Rating: 6/10 (7 September 2013)

Ciaran: Man of Steel has caused many people to be divided on whether or not the film is good or bad. In my opinion Man of Steel is a good superhero film. Man of Steel does what it needs to do to show Superman is a hero. The story flows nicely with some plot holes, however this is to be expected from any film, as no film is perfect. The character development for Superman was fine, the amount of action in the film was fine, and I give credit to the crew for displaying realistic destruction. I believe that the reason most people complain about Man of Steel is because of how different Man of Steel's tone is compared to the 1978 Superman. To sum up, Man of Steel is not a bad film it is just misunderstood due to the tone of the film. My final rating: 7/10.
Jacob: Upon second viewing I liked the movie less and less. My problems are not only that this is dark and excessive in the destruction factor. My problem is the pacing and attempt at developing characters. Henry Cavill was a sympathetic and likable superman, Amy Adams was hit and miss, Michael Shannon was awesome as Zod but the rest were pretty bland and even the leading performances could sometimes come across as bland. There are repetitive scenes that constantly remind the audience that he is the hero that is destined to save everyone and to go as far as to symbolically resemble him as Jesus in the most ham-fisted and obvious way. I understand the Batman Begins like structure of the movie but the characters come off as bland and the repetition could become boring and drags the movie. Other than some impressive visuals, the odd good performance, it tries to be emotional but subsequently fails, not a complete failure but just a minor failure. 5/10