The Dark Knight Part 4: The Man of Steel

[Bad Writer]

As a longtime fan of the Superman mythos, I can definitely say I was one of many viewers who left the theater feeling a little empty inside. There was no joy in this tale of the Son of Krypton. There was no pressing urge for our "hero" to even be a hero, as he evidently allowed so many to fall victim to the villain, and he was more content to stay on his "island" suggested to him by Martha Kent. To end everything with him telling the U.S. Government to piss off, that he will do whatever he pleases, is not setting him up as the guardian of earth...rather, he will be its conqueror.

Not to mention, the religious undertones (overtones?) are dominant in this film, which makes any free-thinking fan of comic book heroes cringe in response to this redesign of their beloved Man of Steel. If Zack Snyder is going to equate this character to Jesus, then this is one Superman I do not believe in.

What say you?

[Jackalope]

I saw it last Sunday. While my interpretation doesn't exactly match yours, I did find the character development to be sorely lacking. The action sequences were reasonably well-done, but I thought too drawn-out, resulting in a too-long movie.

I am not a huge fan of the Superman franchise, but I suspect that non-fans will like it a lot better than fans.

[downbeatplumb]

I thought it good mainly because the visuals rocked.
I am not a fan of out of sequence story telling though and so was little surprised that the first time you saw post krypton supes he was already saving people, then disappearing incredible hulk style.