A Spectacular Super Hero Movie!

Rating: Null/10 (16 June 2013)

I hear these critics' reviews regarding this film's direction and focus. I hear other users' complaints of a CGI-injected cinematic marvel and how this disorients the movie's thesis. I'm here to say I disagree. Is there an overt usage of CGI effects? Yes. Is this a movie about a character whose abilities include heated retinas, super strength, and an ability to defy our planet's physics? Yes. This should conclude the argument over this film's over- the-top CGI debacle. Now onto the story. I interpretted this film's story through a superhero lens. I came into the theater knowing full well that this film's aim was to perpetuate very simplistic and basic ideals surrounding Responsibility vs. Power. This adage has been beaten to death but is universal in a superhero movie's framework.
This was a fun, exhilarating movie that was beautifully crafted and wonderfully written. Certain aspects of the characters could have been explored more, definitely. But if comic book movies haven't inundated us with the idea of sequels then maybe they aren't for you. The fun in these sequels (at least in well crafted sequels) is further exploration into the characters we were introduced to in the first. Man of Steel gave us a glimpse of the mythologic and indestructible superhero known as Superman. It gave the man of steel his initial framework and provided us with a powerfully simple yet gripping story that you have to see the film to understand. Now this is definitely not a film for everyone. If you want an intricate story or multi-faceted characters across the board this might not do it for you. If you enjoy fundamental ideas being blown into magnificent proportions then wait no longer!