A shallow movie that tries too hard to be something else

Rating: 7/10 (14 June 2013)

Without disclosing anything about the plot, I can say, the plot is interesting, its one which has a lot of potential, and one of those that avoids many of the clichÃ©s of a general superman movie. Unfortunately, the treatment for the plot is as shallow as it can get. I understand the directors perspective, and what he was trying to show, but it just doesn't connect, all the suffering kid Clark has, feels completely unnecessary, we all know Superman's abilities, nobody is worried about what 'they' will do to him, the whole outcast thing doesn't add up. In fact at a particular point in the movie, it becomes enough. The emotions between the father and the child were portrayed in an exuberantly poor and soulless manner. Clark shares a much more convincing relation with his Kryptonian father - Jor-El, and also with Lois Lane. Zod is a very interesting Antagonist whose potential has been completely wasted, Instead all we get is some ridiculously heavy fist fighting. The problem with the treatment to the movie, is that, they tried to over complicate the story, what was supposed to be a simple and enduring story has now turned into a convoluted attempt at 'adapting' it to a modern audience who have seen the story a couple of times already. Do not get me wrong here, as i have already mentioned, the plot holds a lot of promise, but fails to deliver.
Liked : The plot line, Jor-El, Superman(Not Clark), Lois Zod
Disliked: The tone of the movie (a little unnecessarily grim and sad), Clarks human father, Clark, The lack of intelligence in most of the characters. ( This seems to be something in more then one of Zack Snyder's films )
Final verdict : Mindless Blockbuster :: The studios should really stop making these sort of movies, extravagant CGI doesn't really make for a good movie, if a commercially entertaining movie is all that is aimed for, at least do it like the avengers / star trek, where the intention of the movie is to entertain and engage the audience, and not be some pseudo philosophical drama.