A weak story with even weaker characters

Rating: 5/10 (25 March 2016)

With the Batman Vs Superman movie being released today, I decided I would take a look back on the film that restarted the DC Universe, for better or worse. That movie is Man Of Steel. This one has some pretty split opinions. Some people love it, others hate it with a burning passion. Im somewhere in the middle. Anyway lets get this started.
First off, I am not a fan of Superman, not even slightly. The concept, at least for todays standards, is really basic and very bland. The villain and supporting characters are also bland. But Im going to judge this as its own thing, I will sometimes reference the source material for emphasis on both positives and negatives. First, lets talk about the positives. The guy they got to play Superman, Henry Cavill, I thought was pretty good. It wasn't an amazing performance, but knowing what Superman's character is like it fits him really well. It had the really bland "Im the most pure good character and I never speak in a mean tone what so ever.' which is what I think they were going for. Another good aspect are the fight scenes. Yeah they were pretty ridiculous and Im pretty sure quite a few people died in that city fight, but they were cool to watch though. Also some of the characters were kinda interestingÂ…. up to a point (I'll get to that later). So all in all, there were some good aspects sprinkled through out the film. The problem is that the flaws in this film are some pretty major flaws.
Alright the biggest problem with this movie is the story. Even though Christopher Nolan was only part of the story crew, his finger prints were all over it. There were many times where some characters were just reduced to spouting exposition and saying how important Superman is, every time its in a whisper also. There are lot of characters like Louis Lane who are changed from being interesting, to this. Also there were a lot of times where there was some painfully obvious Jesus symbolism. If it wasn't as obvious I wouldn't complain, but this is just ridiculous. There were some moments where a character had a monologue about Superman, and I kinda clocked out at one point because this was done already like 5 times before. This type of grim adaptation of Superman, at least in my opinion, doesn't work very well. Superman was always very lighthearted since the beginning, so this doesn't fit very well. It makes me wonder what the version Kevin Smith tried to make would've been like. Also some little things kinda bothered me. For example, during major fight scenes the camera always kept zooming in and out for no reason, which was really distracting. For the most part the special effects were good, except some times they felt kinda rubbery. The score was very forgettable, there were some good pieces, but it didn't feel like anything new.
In the end, with the story that shoves everything in your face, and the fact that it really drags in a lot of parts, I can't really recommend the film. This is really risky compared to other superhero films like Marvel. So you'd be better off watching The Winter Soldier or something.
Final Score: 5/10