A huge letdown....

Rating: 5/10 (2 January 2014)

ell, after the success of the so called "Dark Knight" Trilogy, Director/Writer Christopher Nolan and writer David S Goyer decided to focus their attention on another DC Superhero, Superman.
On the directing chair this time we have Zack Snyder(300, Watchmen), whom i've always appreciated for his distinctive visual style, with Goyer writing and Nolan producing. In the role of Superman/Clark Kent we have relative newcomer Henry Cavill, and furthermore we have Russel Crowe as Kal-El, Amy Adams as Lois Lane, Micheal Shannon as General Zod and Kevin Costner and Diane Lane as Jonathan and Martha Kent.
As a fan of the Superman comics and the first two movies, my expectations were soaring in the heavens. With a creative team and cast like this, what could possibly go wrong? Well A lot actually, because this movie was a huge disappointment for me.
I'm not saying the movie was horrendous or anything, but I certainly didn't like it either. There were some aspects i liked tough, like Henry Cavill for example who did a good job as Superman, coming off as both charming and intimidating. And i liked the way they created Krypton, with all kinds of cool environments and architecture.
But those two aspects can't fix the numerous problems the movie has. For example; The writers thought it would be a great idea to tell Superman's story in a non-chronological sort of way, with all kinds of flashbacks and time-jumps. Interesting idea, but because of this we can hardly ledge on to the characters. All movie does is giving speeches about what a great hero Clark is going to be, though we hardly know this guy, so why should we care about all this.
Antother big problem is that the movie takes itself so seriously, that it becomes depressive and no fun at all. Of course, the reason for this is because Nolan did the same thing with Batman, putting him in a more realistic and darker world then it's predecessors. But with Batman, it worked, because the comics already portray him in a more darker way. Superman is supposed to be more light-hearted and, for the lack of a better word: HEROIC. 'Cause he's not doing anything heroic in this movie. For me, Superman was always the one who saved a bunch of people, smiled at Lois Lane and flew off to the nearest phone booth, where he transformed back into Clark Kent. Well, "Man of Steel" is more like: "No, Superman has to be dark now, and realistic and depressing, no room for fun anymore!" And by the way, they don't even call Superman Superman in this movie, and when some soldier at one point does, he's declared an idiot. If that ain't bullshit, I don't know what is.
And the last major problem i have with this movie, is the action. Not that it was badly shot or anything, it's the fact that it went on for far too long, and the action itself was so over the op that it became ridiculous. I'm serious, in the final showdown between Superman and General Zod, Metropolis was utterly destroyed with nothing left standing. And the worst part was that Superman didn't even care about all the destruction and maybe even murdered some innocent civilians. But it's okay, because he got to kiss Lois Lane in the end, so everything is cool, right? Well let me think NO! It's not!
Overall, "Man of Steel" for me was a huge letdown. But despite all my complaints, I can still see why other people would like the movie. I recently spoke to some fellow comic fans, and they did like the more serious tone this Superman movie had, and thought it was great. So if you do like this movie, more power to you. But for me however, this movie was just plain stupid.