This steel isn't stainless

Rating: 4/10 (26 September 2017)

Man of Steel is a 2013 film directed by Zack Snyder and stars Henry Cavill, Amy Adams, Michael Shannon, and Russell Crowe. The film is distributed by Warner Brothers and produced by Legendary Pictures, being labeled as a Sci-Fi Action Drama. I have seen the film a month before, but I would like to document my observations and opinions to you.
Man of Steel tells the origin story of the most popular icons of today: Superman. The film shows us the story of how Kal-El became Clark Kent, and how he becomes the Superman all through a span of thirty three years. Meanwhile, General Zod and his crew try to find Kal-El since the "Codex" is embedded in his genes, which is believed to make a new Krypton on Earth by means of terraforming and destruction. It is up to Kal-El to find out who he truly is and stop Zod's plan.
The "Characters" in Man of Steel are nothing but vessels for bad screen writing and exposition, and no one has an actual legit conversation as characters expose stuff we already know through visuals that have been established. I will give the film credit for great casting, but you can't turn crap into gold just through that. And Henry Cavill and Michael Shannon are the only cast members that feel like they give their all.
This film was not good, and most things that came close to being liked were merely appreciated such as costumes, set design, and concepts. The CGI was not good, I hated the cinematography and the color palette that does not fit the tone of Superman. Even some of the choices that have been made like Superman leaping over a gas truck to blow up an entire parking lot behind him with people in it. This story did not need to be told through the Superman archetype. If I would let anyone direct a reboot, it would be Brad Bird.
Man of Steel is filled with themes and questions. One of the questions is "What would it be like to be responsible for the fate of the world?" Interesting question, but is Superman really the best character/archetype to answer that? This movie could have worked with it's themes and questions, but they should have had fun with it or have a zaniness factor like the previous Superman films. Instead, we got this.
After I saw the film, it came to me that MoS is for people that don't appreciate or understand Superman at his core, and there are things about icons that don't change. And with that, Zack Snyder and Co. through those guidelines out of the window. Kids (who Superman was created to appeal to) will not like this movie and I don't think general audiences did either. This film was meant to have divided reception since the beginning. But no matter what your opinion on the film is, I will respect it.
Overall, I will give Man of Steel a 4/10