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@missj: Wow, didn't realize he colored as well. For a comic that takes place primarily under water, the color palette is really vibrant. I dig it.

Very unique art. Coloring really made it for me.

Let me remind everyone that these are opinions we are dealing with. How I perceive Superman may not be how you perceive Superman. I can look at one scene and see and feel something entirely different. To say that someone's own opinion is incorrect, is an ignorant thing to say. I respect everyone's opinion on here that uses logic to back their reasoning behind liking or disliking the film.

@azura_thena I see where you are coming from and everything you said does make a lot of sense - it's just not how I perceive things. I WAS just nit-picking on those particular scenes, but I was making the point that those small things just added up for me.

My point about realism was this --- the more you try to place a movie in the "real world" and make the audience believe what is happening in it, the harder the job Is for the filmmakers. A comic book movie about a man who disguises himself with a pair of glasses is especially hard. The film makers have to either commit to complete realism or not at all. I just felt it wasn't a good fit to make a Superman movie into a gritty sci-fi tale.

I think my original review of the film should have went like this --- It's not the Superman I would like to see and it wasn't structured/written to my liking. And left it at that.

Quite a few people don't like my reasoning behind why I didn't like it, but on the flip side yes there are a lot who agree with me as well. Whoever said that you shouldn't care about what a well known comics creator's opinion is, was absolutely right. You shouldn't. I only care about my own feelings I had coming out of the movie. And that's all that matters.

Thanks.

@docluthorvondoom: Agree with you Mr. Doom, Huge fan of Grant Morrison's. He has a great take on Superman... if anyone hasn't read Supergods his book about the history of comics, it's pretty awesome.

@azura_thena: Thank you for an actual well thought out response Azura. I work full time at a movie theater in cleveland(birthplace of superman ironically) and have seen the film too many times, or at least parts of it over and over again and may have too much of a factor on my opinion. You may be right in saying that I went into the movie with a pre conceived notion of who I think Superman should be. But really what is wrong with that? If you take a character you truly like and hand it over to someone who doesn't respect the core of the character, (again my opinion on what that core is) of course it'll upset anyone. And I really couldn't set that aside at all for this interpretation of Superman.

I feel the main flaw to the movie was it trying to be so realistic that in by doing so I found all the flaws within it. The more real you try to make the world, the more far fetched its actions are in that film whenever their is a plot hole, or an "out of character" moment. Even more so in a comic book film.

So all the little things that wouldn't be a problem normally like the mass destruction of Metropolis, actually is a problem for me. Or kissing in the middle of the destruction. Or how Louis found Superman so fast after he landed and killed Zod. Or how they crashed back down In the exact same spot over and over again after being in space. Or why was Louis Lane taken on the spaceship in the first place? The filmmakers want me to take this as if superman were real and grounded but they leave all these small things in that add up to bug me. I know it's petty and I should enjoy it for what it is but it's difficult for me when the realism gets in the way.

For example the destruction in avengers or even Superman in the comics, versus this film, is that it's a realistic take on things versus straight up fun fiction. Even if it looks like someone dies, you don't think about it because its fun and silly. Ill give it to them though they did a good job with the realism because I care this much about such destruction, I take it to heart for all those dang people dying. I know superman is all new to this. But it seems like a simple decision that is inherent within superman. Ok I'm fighting these people, I will now fly away at light speed, to a dessert. Bam simple. I mean did his father only teach him how to hide his identity or what? Or did he teach him how to be a good man?

And yes I consider it a joyless movie, not because anyone else says so. But because that's how I felt. Joy is a matter of perception, and I just so happened to perceive it that way. I may have a calloused heart but I just didn't feel for the characters.

I don't mind them changing the continuity or origin story, it's just the way they execute it. They try and shove a theme of do the right thing down our throat, which is ok if you do it right and make me feel for these people. Know what they are going through. They tried but came out flat. Speaking of pointless character, Jenny Olsen? You show her in the background for two seconds and next thing you know she's trapped in rubble and is about to die? Why should I care about her? I don't know her. Character development is very important in a successful movie. And there just wasn't enough of it.

Thanks. Sorry for ranting.

@rich711: totally agree

4/10

Man of Steel insults who Superman is and who Superman should be.

I truly am saddened that this movie will be the first exposure to Superman to some kids, or even some adults for that matter.

Problems:

Superman killed Zod--- Not to mention Superman surely kills hundreds of thousands of people by not taking the fight elsewhere, besides downtown Metropolis. Got Zod in a headlock, and he didn't have any other choice, besides killing him? Come on really? He didn't have the strength to push his head down a few inches? I'm sorry but Superman does not kill. Never ever. Mark Waid, the writer of some of the source material Superman: Birthright, even said that he almost walked out of the movie at that point.

Superman didn't save Pa Kent--- The entire half of the movie you set up the theme of "how would people react to you Clark?" When asked if he should have let the school bus full of children die, Jonathan Kent replies, "maybe"? WOW. Then, later on Clark has every opportunity so save his fricking father but doesn't take it? All because he doesn't want anyone to see what he can do?? And how people would react? Come on people, if you have the ability so save your father from certain death, that trumps any and all other factors. On a separate note, if you want to know what people of earth would think of this "alien", why not actually show their reactions to this news, besides the handful of clichéd military dudes, and a small group of Daily Planet workers? Maybe then would I believe the supposed realness of this movie. After all that is the overlying message Pa Kent is trying to teach Clark. Well he's dead now, so I guess that doesn't really matter.

Man of Steel was a joyless movie--- Not in terms of big battles mind you, that was cool to watch. It's the fact that Superman is a dang person who Is able to fly, super strength and countless other abilities. Why are you so darn depressed all the time? Get over it man! Quit wondering the earth saying "who am I?" In addition there was absolutely no comedic factors in the movie, aside from one lame joke about Superman being HOT! It was all a one note, grey toned feeling of bleakness.

Man of Steel was poorly written/directed --- It's bad when you cast all these wonderful actors and have this awful of a screenplay. Louis Lane was an afterthought of a character, who needed saving the whole movie. And I love Michael Shannon, but in this film, he was pretty over the top. He screams at Lara(Kal-El's mother) over and over again, "I will find your son! I will find him"(as he slowly backs away) and for the fifth time, "I WILL FIND HIM!" Yikes. Also, the story was poorly structured, and the pacing was all off.

The Good:

Special effects were good--- Hardly any slow motion! Thank the heavens! Zach Snyder is known for that! Space stuff, looked well. The flying/ sonic booms effects were pretty awesome.

Action scenes solid--- Yes finally a superman movie where he punches someone! Unfortunately it was straight into a 60 story skyscraper. But again with no emotional tie in to any of theses characters, I cared that much less of the outcome of the battle.

Casting Good --- Henry Cavill did a good job for what he was given. And another surprising highlight was Laurence Fishburn as Perry White. He did a good job not trying to overplay it.

Thanks if you read this and didn't totally hate on me for not liking the movie. It's just one man's opinion on probably their favorite fictional characters ever created.

Thank you!

Great issue this month. Only complaint, Reverse Flashes costume. A little strange.

Hello from Ohio. Hopefully I will see you all at C2E2.

My Question... Many times during Batman's long history, Batman has often left criminals/hoodlums/villains tied up for the cops to "take care of". How do the cops even know what charges to book these criminals with? Does the Batman leave evidence with the criminals to show the police what crime they committed? Would the court even consider that evidence, since Batman is a masked vigilante? It's not like Batman would make a court appearance and testify what these people did. Also do villains like the joker have the same "american rights" as you and me?