Man of Steel Review

    Man of Steel. Personally I don’t think this film has had chance to flourish into the flower that is Henry Cavill.  The combination of the fact he looks more like superman than superman himself, mixed with Zack Snyder’s artistic viewpoint of Clark Kent’s life, goes down smoothly. The film focuses on Clark’s relationship with mankind rather than his relationship with Lois Lane. By doing this, it carefully dodges that overwhelming and frankly sickly bullet which would have turned the film into a romance. 

   Cavill is not only molded to play this part through his appearance, but can simply pull the character off through his acting capability. He is able to yell with pure power and passion without seeming melodramatic. He is able to fly and have the audience take him seriously. His talents also include transforming his English accent into an American monotone, yet wise and worldly voice. His chemistry with actress Amy Adams is decent but as said before, Snyder made the right choice not making this into a love story.

     The first thing I picked up on was the fact certain small noises had been heightened in the film. For example, the lock of a door. It makes the audience feel they are seeing the world in Kent’s eyes. Therefore we can really relate to the character even if its jut a small exaggeration of a sound. Also, there is the mild allegory of Christianity in the film. Not only are Clark’s family religious, but he can be compared to Christ. He performs these miracles and refuses to kill those who go against him. He is even shown in a crucifix position during one point of the film.

     

     The camera angles were also very interesting. The artistic rotating camera angles through space and a shaky camera in certain parts of the film were simply creative. Though it didn't make the film, they subtlety make the film better. As predicted, the climatic music by Hans Zimmer worked just as well as creating a feel of determination and darkness as it did in both ‘The Dark Knight’ and ‘Inception’.

Altogether, a well put together film with the contrast of a cleverly dismantled story of a classic hero. And I hope there is chance for this film to be recognized as one of the best D.C. films to date.

And now I will put an end to all this gushing.