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Man of Steel disappoints.
PostedJune 17, 2013
Dialogue
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5
Special Effects
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Art Direction
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Acting
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5
Story
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5
Camerawork
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Much to the surprise of a few people reading this based on the reviews I'm seeing here, Man of Steel was perhaps the worst movie about Superman I have ever seen. Man of Steel was incredibly boring. I wish I had better news to report. But there you go. I went in thinking I was really going to enjoy it. I really wanted it to be good. But I was so disappointed.
The acting was wooden and stilted. It sorely lacked the emotional depth in the performances necessary to carry the story. I don't actually blame the actors however. They had some experienced actors here who - given a real story - could have made a huge difference in this movie. I blame the script and the director. But it was hard to make up for the lack of story in this. I feel that this was a failed opportunity to really make a truly effective moral statement. Superman actually began to make that statement while being interrogated. But this was never returned to. And this after having to wade through countless scenes of incredibly forgettable performances.
There was no defining moment of Superman or real sense of true heroism.This Superman never seemed to find his own discovery of who he was. In my opinion, the character of Superman seemed as lost in the end as he was in the beginning.
The action packed sequences were amazing. But instead of preventing mayhem like previous incarnations of Superman, he joined in. He was a menace not a peacekeeper. The hero I wanted to adore instead was as much part of the problem than a solution to society's woes, smashing through buildings in a such a way as to be incredibly reminiscent of 9/11. I thought that part distasteful and incredibly naive of the director and the scriptwriters.
The score was done by none other than Hans Zimmer who is a personal favorite. Yet even Zimmer could not salvage the movie which was dying a slow death throughout. There was an incredible opportunity missed to relay the true altruistic positive message of Superman (who is not dark like Batman who was haunted by his own unresolved traumas). Yet again I do not blame Zimmer or anyone other than the director and scriptwriter for how emotionally shallow this movie was, how it relied almost solely upon special effects and lacking the true substance in the story line that make memorable movies so great.
Cons bad acting, too complex, undefined story, bad direction
No, I do not recommend this movie.
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