Good Summer Action Film but....

Rating: 6/10 (16 June 2013)

I love the Dark Knight movies, they were the very definition of Batman. Nolan had captured something that Burton/Schumacher never could before. When it was announced that they were looking to revive Superman for the big screen, it was rumored that the studio wanted to make it "darker" like Nolan's films. Well they did just that with Man of Steel and I for one was disappointed by that. Superman is not a dark character, he is an iconic symbol of what people should strive to be. I understand the world has changed and that audiences love action more than story. I agree that I loved seeing him fight instead of just saving a plane or carrying an island on his back but it felt like they threw scenes of non-stop destruction and it felt like a bit much. Man of Steel has a great cast, a nice twist on a repeated tale and overblown fight scenes. I would recommend seeing it but I am still a bigger fan of the Donner films. They made the character feel iconic and not just some super powered fighter.