It’s finally here… The hotly anticipated Superman reboot, Man Of Steel, starring Brit actor Henry Cavill, is released this Friday. Woot, woot!
With Christopher Nolan producing and Zack Snyder directing, film giants Warner Brothers hope that Nolan can sprinkle the same magic on Superman as he did with Batman.
And in my opinion Nolan and Snyder have pretty much done it, after seeing the mammoth movie, action-wise, as you watch Man Of Steel it just gets bigger and bigger!
In an extended opening that takes place on Krypton, Jor-El played by Russell Crowe, is presiding over his son’s birth in the midst of a military coup let by General Zod played by Michael Shannon.
Crowe the rides a winged alien in true fantasy film style through all sorts of explosions and carnage that ends with baby Superman crash-landing on Earth. Phew…
The film often jumps between present-day action, as the adult where Clark Kent helps those in need, to the life of a young Clark who is coming to terms with his super powers guiding by his parents Jonathan and Martha Kent played by Kevin Costner and Diane Lane.
It’s only after reporter Lois Lane played by Amy Adams finds him, around the same time as General Zod arrives on Earth, that he has to don his famous blue suit and gets busy saving the planet earth.
Tonally you can see Nolan’s influence but while this adopts some of the seriousness of the Batman films, it also has the comic book color of The Avengers.
For the most part there is no disguising his identity by wearing glasses and he has never referred to directly as Superman, the “S” on his chest is now the Kryptonian symbol for hope.
Ultimately though, “Man of Steel” has landed in spectacular style. This is a truly SUPER blockbuster!
