Man of Steel (2013) REVIEW

"You will give the people an ideal to strive towards. They will race behind you, they will stumble, they will fall. But in time, they will join you in the sun. In time, you will help them accomplish wonders."

We are nearing the end of 75 years of Superman, and what better way to celebrate this joyous year than a reboot? Hey, Sony did it with Spider-Man last year for his 50th anniversary.

Jor-El and Lara, the parents of the first natural-born kryptonian in years, must send their newborn son to a distant planet to escape the fate of Krypton. With their son is the codex, the genetic coding of krypton, giving his son a chance to save their race and to keep it out of General Zod's reach. After 30 years of living on earth and trying to keep his powers secret, Kal-El (aka Clark Kent) is faced with a choice to either go against the human race to save Krypton or to turn against his own kind to defend Earth.

This is a much darker Superman film than any of it's predecessors, so I can see why many will go against it. Yes, it is depressing at times; yes, it's pretty gritty, but I love everything about it because it's about finding hope when it doesn't seem to exist, to never give up for what is right.

Now, the movie isn't exactly flawless. If I wanted to be nit-picky, I could point out quite a few things in the movie that bother me. Like the fact that Lois Lane know right off the bat who Superman really is and the fact that Superman was slightly more destructive than necessary (then again, he was Superman for only a day). The only true problem in the film is the pacing. There are some bits of the drama I wanted to see more of and the action seemed to last a little too long.

Other than that, I absolutely love this movie. It's true to the comics, delivers a more realistic approach than the classic films, and the cinematography was amazing. I would definitely buy this movie.

4.5/5 Stars

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