Superman: Man of Steel

I saw the movie last weekend, and I've had some time to think about it and the scene that has stuck most in my mind is when Zod is taking off his armor and giving some speech to Superman. He ends up wearing a suit very similar to Kal's and then floats up about 5 feet off the ground. That was truly terrifying to me. Snyder grabbed a little bit of the Watchmen's Dr Manhattan for that scene, basically showing that these Kryptonians are immortal on this planet.

Spoiler:
I think Supes was forced to kill Zod because the General made it clear he would never stop killing as long as he was alive. And talk about vicious, Kal has no commitment to his fellow Kryptonians, he kills Zod, banishes the others to the Phantom Zone and defies his father by killing the embryos/ eggs stored on the Kryptonian ship

Originally posted by Zack Fair
Zod demands you kneel before Faora uhuh

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Originally posted by Kickballjedi
I saw the movie last weekend, and I've had some time to think about it and the scene that has stuck most in my mind is when Zod is taking off his armor and giving some speech to Superman. He ends up wearing a suit very similar to Kal's and then floats up about 5 feet off the ground. That was truly terrifying to me. Snyder grabbed a little bit of the Watchmen's Dr Manhattan for that scene, basically showing that these Kryptonians are immortal on this planet.

Spoiler:
I think Supes was forced to kill Zod because the General made it clear he would never stop killing as long as he was alive. And talk about vicious, Kal has no commitment to his fellow Kryptonians, he kills Zod, banishes the others to the Phantom Zone and defies his father by killing the embryos/ eggs stored on the Kryptonian ship

Spoiler:
i remember that scene in the ship.. kal hesitated.. he thought about sparing the embryos.. did jor-el send that ship though? i thought it was sent way before the destruction of krypton.. anyways, i think kal said it best, krypton had its time..

Originally posted by jedi90
glad we agree and you see my point. the critics keep referring back to the Reeves movies as the proper characterization but overlook some of the darker overtones because Reeves was smiling the whole time while he did it.

well, to be fair, christopher was very charming..

Jor-el did not send that ship. It was done in times of conquest. Kal did not despot the only method of reviving kryptonians. After all, he is the Kryptonian

I just saw it today and it's my favorite superhero movie and The Avengers is right behind it.

The fight sequences were awesome as they really did put a beating on Superman. Faora's h2h combat were incredible.

The story was great and the action were terrific.

The only thing that could have been improved was that the fight scenes should have been longer.

The superspeed was definitely shown during the fight scenes.

Just imagine if he were fighting Doomsday, Doomsday would have been even more relentless and faster than Zod and Faora.

I just wonder who will he fight in the sequel.

Any ideas on who you would like to see him fight in the sequel?

And did I forget to mention that Faora was hot?

http://screenrant.com/superman-man-of-steel-2-story-details-villains-characters/?utm_source=zergnet.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=zergnet_67990

👆 Very interesting. I like it.

Originally posted by jedi90
... the critics keep referring back to the Reeves movies as the proper characterization ...

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Thinking about this movie, what I really like about it is that, in a way, it almost could be stated as other than a Superman movie.

"An infant alien is sent to Earth because his planet is exploding, his race dying. He grows up among humans, trying to fit in, until another of his kind shows up, wanting to recruit the alien to resurrect their race. But the stranger among us now sees Earth as his people and comes to their defense, turning against his own kind."

This is a science fiction story, in and of itself. The ordeal with Zod was an excellent way to begin the tale. I liked how they even used the moniker "Superman" only once in the whole movie.

Really, great job. I plan on owning this DVD, and that's saying a lot because I'm not a collector (currently, I own only two other DVDs).

My problem is not people bringing up Reeve. That actually had nothing to do with modernizing but the effect Christopher had for the character. Much like Jack's joker, until TDK came out. My problem comes from people bringing up the Superman doesn't and why he didn't save people. Heck even some critics bring the, why didn't he take the fight outside of Metropolis.

Originally posted by xJLxKing
Heck even some critics bring the, why didn't he take the fight outside of Metropolis.

On the other hand, what I was thinking (along similar lines to yourself): how the phuck are they gonna clean up and repair all that collateral damage without taking years (decades?) to do so? We've seen in real life how long it takes to replace a few buildings, yet by the time the MOS sequel comes out, Metropolis will be all better?

(I suppose one could've argued that had Kal tried to take the fight out of the city, the Kryptonians would not have cooperated. Going with Faora's sentiment, how else could they kill a million people for every one that Kal might save?)

As for Chris Reeve's interpretation of Superman: the genius of his performance was that he took a kid-level comic book character and gave him live-action charm adults could appreciate, if still in a comic-booky context (so, yeah, 'modernization' might not be the best way to put it). The makers of MOS, it seems, wanted to transcend that comic-book feel.

I'm sure having a super fast super strong being that can fly and melt shit with his eyes would greatly help in the rebuilding of the city

Originally posted by juggerman
I'm sure having a super fast super strong being that can fly and melt shit with his eyes would greatly help in the rebuilding of the city

http://www.toplessrobot.com/2013/06/fanboy_flick_pick_man_of_steel_will_flatten_you.php

Originally posted by Mindship
Indeed. Precrisis Supes would have it all repaired in an eyeblink. I don't think MOS Kal is up to that level...though any way he did help would probably be great for his image as a 'good alien'.

He would be able to help a great deal. It would all be repaired within a few weeks

Well...in the Christopher Nolan world, unless he's an expert at structural engineering, he won't be qualified to repair a skyscraper from scratch. Just clear the debris away.

Originally posted by roughrider
Well...in the Christopher Nolan world, unless he's an expert at structural engineering, he won't be qualified to repair a skyscraper from scratch. Just clear the debris away.

Good point. He could carry supplies around too so crains wouldn't be needed

Clearing debris? Carrying supplies? Both good points. Ah, I can see the glint of new skyscrapers already, well in time for the sequel.

Honestly they'd probably have him do the bulk of the building as well but you never know