Directed by Zack Snyder
Starring Henry Cavill, Amy Adams and Michael Shannon
Written by David S. Goyer
'A young itinerant worker is forced to confront his secret extraterrestrial heritage when Earth is invaded by members of his race.'
After the success of the Dark Knight Trilogy, I couldn't have been more excited about Christopher Nolan on board with a Superman film. I was disappointed that he wasn't directing but I don't believe it hurt the story but other categories suffered.
As I pointed out earlier, I was disappointed that Christopher Nolan wasn't directing this film but Zack Snyder's efforts can't be ignored. His vision in this film was great. I found this superhero film different than others I've seen in the past. The story is much more definitive and the characters are much more expanded than in other superhero genre films. it wasn't hard to follow the story and I loved how the audience got to see much more of Krypton than in other Superman films. But saying all that, this film has one big important flaw and that is the CGI usage. It's as if the first half of the film is dedicated to the story then the other half is all action/CGI with barely any new information given to the audience. It depresses me to see that a lot of new superhero films are taking the massive CGI efforts, examples include the Avengers, Amazing Spider-Man and Iron man Trilogy. This point and this point only is why I would have preferred Christopher Nolan directing than Snyder because Nolan despises CGI and is always creating new sets and designs to avoid such thing.
There's not much to say about the acting in this film because 75% of it is action. But the actors did do well with what they were given. Henry Cavill not only looked like the best physically formed Superman in film but you could really feel his loneliness through the screen. I was very impressed with the skills of this man. I was always a big fan of Michael Shannon since 'Revolutionary Road' in which he gave an academy award winning performance if it wasn't for Heath Ledger challenging that year but he didn't disappoint me in this picture as well. He really gave the character attitude and could truly see that he had no remorse in his plans and had so much love for his home planet and fellow beings. Great character and great performance. Amy Adams is a great actress and I am always impressed with her work and she did live up to her reputation in this film but her hair ruined her performance. Since when was Lois Lane a red head? That would be like turning Mary Jane from 'Spider-Man' into a brunette. Lois Lane is legendary as a very strong and independent brunette. I didn't particularly enjoy the look of the character but Amy Adams did great with what she had to work with.
Without even looking at the credits, you can notice that Hans Zimmer did the score of this film. The music throughout has such a similarity with 'The Dark Knight' trilogy but with a little twist at it's side. It's a little brighter and it's as if it more adrenaline. It works very well with the action scenes and the score also works very well with the dramatic scenes as well. Hans Zimmer is submerging into the new 'John Williams' of this era. Very well done Hans.
The CGI used in this film nearly destroyed it in my opinion. I prefer realism and using the camera and actions of the actors to portray the art on the screen. It seems like things are only getting worse and soon we won't even need actors anymore. But luckily this film had a great story and great actors to go along with on the ride. A must see and one of the best films of the summer.
Starring Henry Cavill, Amy Adams and Michael Shannon
Written by David S. Goyer
'A young itinerant worker is forced to confront his secret extraterrestrial heritage when Earth is invaded by members of his race.'
After the success of the Dark Knight Trilogy, I couldn't have been more excited about Christopher Nolan on board with a Superman film. I was disappointed that he wasn't directing but I don't believe it hurt the story but other categories suffered.
As I pointed out earlier, I was disappointed that Christopher Nolan wasn't directing this film but Zack Snyder's efforts can't be ignored. His vision in this film was great. I found this superhero film different than others I've seen in the past. The story is much more definitive and the characters are much more expanded than in other superhero genre films. it wasn't hard to follow the story and I loved how the audience got to see much more of Krypton than in other Superman films. But saying all that, this film has one big important flaw and that is the CGI usage. It's as if the first half of the film is dedicated to the story then the other half is all action/CGI with barely any new information given to the audience. It depresses me to see that a lot of new superhero films are taking the massive CGI efforts, examples include the Avengers, Amazing Spider-Man and Iron man Trilogy. This point and this point only is why I would have preferred Christopher Nolan directing than Snyder because Nolan despises CGI and is always creating new sets and designs to avoid such thing.
There's not much to say about the acting in this film because 75% of it is action. But the actors did do well with what they were given. Henry Cavill not only looked like the best physically formed Superman in film but you could really feel his loneliness through the screen. I was very impressed with the skills of this man. I was always a big fan of Michael Shannon since 'Revolutionary Road' in which he gave an academy award winning performance if it wasn't for Heath Ledger challenging that year but he didn't disappoint me in this picture as well. He really gave the character attitude and could truly see that he had no remorse in his plans and had so much love for his home planet and fellow beings. Great character and great performance. Amy Adams is a great actress and I am always impressed with her work and she did live up to her reputation in this film but her hair ruined her performance. Since when was Lois Lane a red head? That would be like turning Mary Jane from 'Spider-Man' into a brunette. Lois Lane is legendary as a very strong and independent brunette. I didn't particularly enjoy the look of the character but Amy Adams did great with what she had to work with.
Without even looking at the credits, you can notice that Hans Zimmer did the score of this film. The music throughout has such a similarity with 'The Dark Knight' trilogy but with a little twist at it's side. It's a little brighter and it's as if it more adrenaline. It works very well with the action scenes and the score also works very well with the dramatic scenes as well. Hans Zimmer is submerging into the new 'John Williams' of this era. Very well done Hans.
The CGI used in this film nearly destroyed it in my opinion. I prefer realism and using the camera and actions of the actors to portray the art on the screen. It seems like things are only getting worse and soon we won't even need actors anymore. But luckily this film had a great story and great actors to go along with on the ride. A must see and one of the best films of the summer.