While it lacks the fun and magic of Christopher Reeve's Superman, Man of Steel is an excellent Superhero Film

Rating: 8/10 (9 January 2020)

Man of Steel is an interesting and refreshing take on the Superman mythos, and appropriately, it is the first film of the DC Extended Cinematic Universe. It might not be as fun as Christopher Reeve or George Reeves' takes on Superman, and it certainly is one of the darker Superhero films, but there are a lot of great scenes and iconic shots, which is sort of a trademark for Zack Snyder with his superhero films.
Also, I love Hans Zimmer and Junkie XL's score. It would be hard to imagine the light and heroic feel of the John Williams' 'Superman' Theme from Christopher Reeve's films playing in a lot of scenes like the Smallville Skirmish or the Battle of Metropolis, and especially Zod and Superman's violent fight at the end.
The movie does have a slow start, even with the opening sequence on Krypton and the Oil Rig sequence, but once the action truly starts, it doesn't let up at all. I had the good fortune to see this in the theaters with my dad, and the Theater's surround sound certainly helped the soundtrack and the sound effects of the explosions.
There are some points I wasn't impressed with. Mainly, there was the similarity in style to Christopher Nolan's style of filming and editing, but also I found the cinematography effects a little weird. There was a bit of lens flare which made me think I was watching a J.J. Abrams Star Trek film occasionally, and also at some points in the action scenes, the camera zooms in to certain points of action with extreme abruptness. Also, portraying Superman more darker and broody like Batman was in the Dark Knight Trilogy is borderline sacrilege.
Despite these minor and major problems with the story and cinematography and editing, I really enjoyed this film. I hope Henry Cavill reprises his performance as Superman in another film, preferably as a more nicer Superman, because he is almost as good as Christopher Reeve.