It’s an unexpectedly small film at times – there are close-up shots of everyday objects like rainspouts, clothespins in a pail, or abandoned toys in the grass, which I found to be an interesting attempt to thematically establish a sort of intimacy for the story, although it creates an odd contrast to the scenes of massive destruction from the climax of the film. The manner in which they portrayed the uneasy balance between Clark Kent and Kal-El was well done, and, no offense to Christopher Reeves, but Henry Cavill perfectly nails both the characters of the farm boy and his invulnerable alter ego.
All that aside, Man of Steel reminds us of something that tends to be lost in all the traditional "faster than a speeding bullet" verbiage.
Superman can destroy a city.
He can flatten mountains.
If he so chose, Superman could lay waste to the entire planet and there would not be one thing that we could do. We would be helpless against him.
I for one would welcome our new Kryptonian overlord – because really, what choice would we have?
- Sid
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