What a Load of Crap

Rating: Null/10 (15 June 2013)

Let me start with a few disclaimers. I am not a huge fan of Superman. Nevertheless, I like him and I have watched my fare share of Smallville. Second, I went into the theater with the expectation that this is a continuation of Superman Returns.That being said, the movie is just terrible, and there is absolutely no Superman feel to it whatsoever.
Assid from all the destruction going on, the "Are you serious!" moments were plenty. Starting from the fact that Superman has developed his super powers because he was raised in Earth's rich atmosphere, but as soon as the invaders come in, this atmosphere starts giving them powers as well. Continuing on with the skyscrapers crumbling because of the extremely powerful gravity field created at some point during the movie, although normal human beings were still running around without a problem. Then, there is the idiotic scene where Clark's father dies in a tornado trying to save... the dog. Finally, the extremely surprising kiss between Louis and Superman, even though they've talked to each other only a couple of times for only a couple of minutes.
Man of Steel has zero Superman feel to it. No Kryptonite, no freezing breath, Superman can't fly outside of earth's atmosphere. The costumes for Zod's people are your generic "lets put a bit more CGI" type of costumes you see lately in every alien-related movie. The space ship, even more so. The storyline is a strikingly surprising copy of The Avengers. The bad guys decide that, once again, New York should be the city where their destruction will begin. There is absolutely no indication that another nation other than USA exists on the this planet. The small town scene feels alarmingly similar to Thor's. The dark part is nothing but a scene featuring some sculls, and my personal favorite, Superman breaking Zod's neck. That's right, Superman KILLS Zod. The ideal of justice, the man who cannot act the least bit immorally, the model for humanity dedicated to the Greatest Good, the image of Christ (an often present image in the movie, kudos), ends up KILLING his enemy. What a load of crap! Superman would put himself in front of the laser beam to save the humans rather than kill whoever it is. For me, the final scene represented the Superman legacy embodied by Zod, and Hollywood embodied by... Superman.