介绍:
Not long after the conclusion of the Batman series, Christopher Nolan finds himself working on another DC Comics character. This time, he teams up with director Zack Snyder and screen writer David Goyer in a reboot of the Superman film series.
But the movie "Man of Steel" exhibits few of Nolan's characteristic traits. It also seems that director Zack Snyder's focus has shifted to loading young moviegoers with visual stimulus, rather than examining the core themes facing all superheroes.
Nolan and Goyer closely follow the comic's original storyline. As the planet Krypton faces imminent destruction, scientist Jor-El and his wife send their newborn son Kal-El on a spacecraft to Earth, where he is adopted by an American farmer and renamed Clark Kent. Growing up, young Kent realizes he is different from those around him, and even goes on a voluntary exile to find out who he really is. A crashed Kryptonian spaceship gives him the answer but also alerts a Krypton military leader General Zod. Zod wishes to occupy Earth and revive his race, but Clark Kent, or Kal-El needs to decide which side to help.
For what it lacks in originality, the film attempts to make up for in well-timed action sequences. Even in the first half where the main theme is Clark's pilgrimage of self-discovery, Snyder manages to insert intense spectacles, such as the demise of the Krypton planet, a twister and an oil rig explosion. And when the villains finally appear, the viewers are continuously bombarded with massive destruction fighting scenes, where gas stations explode and skyscrapers crumble. Snyder has a profound predilection for long shots, so moviegoers can get a really good look at the fighting on a superman scale.
But, that's the thing with this remake, everything feels so distant, especially the characters. Judging from the limited occasions that lead actor Henry Cavill is allowed to show true emotion, I believe that he is completely capable of competing with the likes of Christina Bale in the Batman series if given the chance. But in "Man of Steel", I can barely tell what his character is feeling, and I certainly don't know what the kiss with Lois is all about, because there is clearly not enough room between the action scenes for anything romantic to be squeezed in.
If judging by the title and plot description alone, I would come to the conclusion that this film is about the human side of Clark Kent. But there are many other issues unaddressed, for example, Kal-El's father expects him to be the bridge between two races and a god in the eyes of humans, where does that confidence come from and how does that work out? It is not really interesting to watch a film centered on two Kryptonians fighting with each other on Earth: none of them really gets hurt, all they do is fly, punch and for the most part destroy human buildings. Just as I was about to wonder when all that was going to end, one of them, by means unclear to us, manages to get an upper-hand. I mean, the director could have been less sloppy with this.
"Man of Steel" is a movie with superb action scenes, but ultimately lacks originality and leaves many loose ends untied. On a scale from to ten, I give it a five.
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