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Man of Steel is a 2013 superhero film based on the DC Comics character Superman. It is a British-American venture[ produced by DC Entertainment, Legendary Pictures and Syncopy, and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. It is the first installment in the DC Extended Universe (DCEU). The film is directed by Zack Snyder, written by David S. Goyer, and stars Henry Cavill, Amy Adams, Michael Shannon, Kevin Costner, Diane Lane, Laurence Fishburne, Antje Traue, Ayelet Zurer, Christopher Meloni and Russell Crowe. Man of Steel is a reboot of the Superman film series that portrays the character's origin story. In the film, Clark Kent learns that he is a superpowered alien from the planet Krypton. He assumes the role of mankind's protector as Superman, making the choice to face General Zod and prevent him from destroying humanity.
Development began in 2008, when Warner Bros. took pitches from comic book writers, screenwriters, and directors, opting to reboot the franchise. In 2009, a court ruling resulted in Jerry Siegel's family recapturing the rights to Superman's origins and Siegel's copyright. The decision stated that Warner Bros. did not owe the families additional royalties from previous films, but if they did not begin production on a Superman film by 2011, then the Shuster and Siegel estates would be able to sue for lost revenue on an unproduced film. Producer Christopher Nolan pitched Goyer's idea after story discussion on The Dark Knight Rises, and Snyder was hired as the film's director in October 2010. Principal photography began in August 2011 in West Chicago, Illinois, before moving to Vancouver and Plano, Illinois.
Man of Steel was released in theaters on June 14, 2013, in 2D, 3D, and IMAX. Despite receiving mixed reviews, the film became a box office success, grossing more than $668 million worldwide. Critics praised the film's visuals and Hans Zimmer's score but criticized its pacing and lack of character development. A follow-up entitled Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice was released on March 25, 2016.
With Krypton destabilized from the mining of the planet's core, Jor-El, chief advisor to Krypton's supreme council, recommends that the council give him control of the genetics codex. Before any action can be taken, soldiers led by General Zod, an old friend of El's, launch an uprising and arrest the councilors. Realizing that Krypton is doomed, El steals the genetic codex sought by Zod and infuses them into the DNA of his infant son, Kal-El, the first naturally born Kryptonian child in centuries. Donning his old armor, El sacrifices his life to allow his son to escape on a preprogrammed spacecraft. The council quashes Zod's rebellion, and its members are sentenced to exile in the Phantom Zone after being convicted of treason. Krypton explodes soon after.
Following El's coordinates, the ship crash lands on Earth in Smallville, Kansas. A childless couple, Jonathan and Martha Kent, find Kal-El and raise him as their own, naming him Clark. Clark eventually becomes an isolated young man as a result of developing superhuman powers which he tries to hide from others. He then learns his true origins from Jonathan, who urges him to keep his powers hidden. Several years later, Jonathan dies in a tornado while refusing to let Clark rescue him. Burdened with guilt and looking for a new purpose in his life, Clark leaves to travel the world for an extended period of time under several disguises.
Several months later, Daily Planet reporter Lois Lane receives an assignment to investigate the discovery of a Kryptonian scout ship in the Canadian Arctic. Disguised as a worker, Clark enters the ship and activates its central computer using a key left by Jor-El, which allows him to communicate with an artificial intelligence modeled after his father. The AI explains that Clark was sent to Earth to guide its people, and presents him with a Kryptonian uniform bearing his family's symbol. While following Clark, Lois inadvertently triggers the ship's security system. Clark uses his powers to rescue Lois before wearing the uniform and testing his flying abilities. Unable to convince supervisor Perry White to publish an article on the incident, Lois tracks down Clark in Smallville, with the intent of exposing him. However, after hearing of Jonathan Kent's sacrifice, Lois drops the story, keeping Clark's identity safe, despite Perry's suspicions.
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Key Issues I always thought it was a solid film
You can’t tell superman fans they should like it as hey are more qualified to talk about this film than you. The only people who like this film are people who never liked superman, or didn’t understand him. As a superman fan the flaws in this film is atrocious, but it could’ve all been all rectified and hanged so easily. He core elements which superman was built on was scraped in his film and Thus the film ends up mainstreaming delusion.
The Omega Effect Try that again in English sir.
I’m a Superman fan as well soooooo... nice try?
Key Issues I think it was a try, not so sure about the nice part
Wait, so you're not just being a sarcastic Snyder-hating troll? You-you actually like MOS?
*clouds part, sun shines, birds sing*
Spring is coming.
Right?! 😇🙏🏼♥️ Miracles exist. lol
*cough* Browntable *cough*
daustin8888 brown table said MOS was good. He just didn’t like bvs ss or jl
Yeah browntable did actually like Man of Steel. Just not BvS or SS or JL.
Man of Steel wasn't dark the circumstances were. Superman was the beacon of hope that pierced through the darkness.
The thing is, though, that those circumstances were decided upon by the people making the movie. They could have chosen to not write Superman into a corner where he had to either kill Zod or save the human race, but they decided that darker end was the one they wanted to go for. They could have manipulated the circumstances so he COULD save more people than he ended up doing. But they didn't want to go in that direction. Man of Steel is not, nor was it inspired by, a real-life story; there's no reason they *had* to pick the darker circumstances for their Superman story. But they did.
And that's the problem I have, and the reason I disliked MoS.
I don't claim to be a comic book fan; I've read very few in fact, and it's usually after I've seen a movie (or when one's coming up) that I read any particular run, if I do at all. Most of my DC knowledge comes the animated shows, and in that regard, MoS is far from the Superman I know and love. I realize part of the difference is medium, but that's not it entirely. I hate to be the guy to bring up Marvel vs. DC, but they're the two big superhero movie makers right now. I'm not saying either approach is correct vs. incorrect in my comparison, but rather, using them to contrast each other to explain what I mean.
In (most -- Age of Ultron being a notable example) Marvel movies, the ending saves the day. The vast, vast majority of characters established are saved, if not almost all relevant (and especially all named characters, with maybe 1-2 exceptions depending on how 'important' the movie is to the cinematic universe) characters end up saved, and in general, there aren't a ton of big, huge sacrifices. The hero is placed in a narrative framework where, more often than not, they can save those important to them.
Man of Steel doesn't do that. Does Superman act with hope present as a theme in MoS as best he can given the circumstances? Yes. But are those circumstances bright and hope-inspiring as the Superman I'm used to generally is? No, no they are not. Superman was the beacon of hope that pierced through the darkness, but I personally enjoy him more as the beacon of hope leading a decent today into an even better tomorrow. MoS just had me closing the browser tab feeling miserable, and while that's a great fit for Batman, it wasn't what I personally wanted out of Superman.
@@alestrius the reason I loved man of steel was because it was so much like the comics. A lot of stuff is shot for shot
exactly, he pierces through the darkness. People have no attention span
@@badfoody but then came BvS man of steel is flawless in my books i don't blame snyder for BvS the film is rushed and the motivations of character hard to get even with the UE the LEX's and batman's motivation are unclear. we can say they didn't commit to the whole vs angle as they were meant to team up in the end plus the movie is awefully rushed still i love BVS as a trinity movie fucking EPIC. I truly feel a MOS2 b/w BvS and MOS would have been perfect and from what i gather snyder wanted to do MOS2 but WB rushed in with BvS trying to compete would have loved to see snyder continue MOS organically like Nolan did with Batman
@@alestrius being mad at the directors for putting superman in situations you dont want to see him in is stupidity at its finest. You sound like an entitled fanboy, as your logic hinders creativity and innovation. How is superman supposed to be truly inspiring if his obstacles are contrived and unrelatable?
“Can’t I pretend to be your son” that scene always gets me.
For me also. Greatest scene in the movie industry
@@benchmarkslab2005
..Wow.
Greatest scene?-
*thatsfunny-*
@@Mamamiawhataspicymeat-a-ball sorry. One of the greatest scene because it made me emotional. Personally I liked that that.
@@benchmarkslab2005 I hate how later, Clark remarks how his dad was just some guy who found him in a field. Even going so far as to calling himself not even his real son. That shit made no sense.
That’s one of the reasons why people hate this version bad damaged him a little
I will never stop loving Man of Steel. I will never lose faith in Superman and his community. I love Henry Cavill. He is a great actor and he delivered beautiful performances over the years. I believe Man of Steel will be remembered as an unappreciated masterpiece.
For the past few years, I've done my best to support the Superman franchise in its highs and lows and I'm glad I've watched Man of Steel when it came out in 2013. I think I've watched it 4 times now and I still think it delivers one of the best explorations of Superman and his community in recent years.
Exactly. I understand that Man of Steel wasn't exactly everyone's cup of tea for trying to apply realism and logical consequences to a character that has long represented escapism and fantastic storytelling, but I think Man of Steel is a great movie because it gets viewers to challenge their own preconceptions about Superman and the world he lives in. It asks the hard questions about Superman, namely what is so iconic about this character and what do we, as viewers, love about him. Sometimes legends have to be torn apart and rebuilt from the ground up so that people can understand why are they legends in the first place and that a symbol is only as good as the man wearing it.
same
Agree ! I been a huge Henry Cavill fans since The Tudors. It’s been awesome seeing his career grow in character development.
I was raised on Christopher Reeves Superman. Henry has done a excellent job as Superman even with the mustache mess up!😂🤣
Just like BvS
I love Man of Steel because in my eyes it's the story of how a man of Steel turns into a Superman.
Yes! Hence the name "Man of Steel". People expected the Reeve's character too much and weren't looking at a different take
Beautifully stated 😘💯
The Wandering Rambler I am hoping Cavill returns... but that’s up to DC🙄
@Conrad Kujur what's really annoying is that everyone wants every comic movie to be like the MCU. Then ehen it is they complain of copying.
And that my friend is the part so many ppl don't understand.
No one can just suddenly be the brightest beacon, having superman go through things and deciding to become that beacon is better.
i agree. and also I'd much rather have my superman take a life and live with the guilt which lets him not kill anyone ever again than just be perfect from day one.
Exactly you look at any historical figure that we regard as great and wise, they at some point were looked as a threat. MLK, Gahndi, mandela it would only make sense that the world wouldn’t be entirely accepting of an Alien as human looking as they were out of fear. It makes for an interesting take on what is otherwise considered a boring character due to him almost facing no challenge. Society is a challenge he can’t just punch it’s something where Superman has to simply lead and like jor el said “in time, they will join you in the sun, Kal. In time, you will help them accomplish wonders.”
@@jefferyromero8980 We Need more comments like this.
He never becomes the beacon. He becomes bacon, maybe. He dies as Superman: Man or Obligation, not the Man of Steel. Snyder and his writer were the wrong men for this job.
@@TheShockVox tf are you on about? Synder did his job, people nitpicked and when JL was going to finally show the superman of hope fuckin' WB ruined it
The action in MOS is specifically designed to to keep Supes on his toes, to be fast and intense and showcase real stakes and weight. The situation is SUPPOSED to be dire. It's not designed to be light and frothy like a Marvel action film. The filmmakers wanted the action to feel dangerous, powerful and intense...like what a fight between two superpowered aliens could conceivably look like.
This notion that Supes himself destroys Metropolis is absurd. For one, like 99% of the damage done to the city was before Supes even got there.
For two, once the Zod fight begins, Supes is losing the ENTIRE time. The only observable damage Supes himself does is wreck some building windows and edifices. That's it. Not ONE building falls because of Superman. Not. One.
The rest is ALL Zod. Supes DOES try and take Zod away into space. Zod brings them RIGHT BACK DOWN TO METROPOLIS.
Zod says it clear as day....he won't stop until Earth is destroyed.
The fact SO. MANY. PEOPLE. flat out misinterpret this film so blantantly is beyond ridiculous to me.
people saying superman destroying metropolis look like they never watch a tv show involving superman!
Yeah he literally says hes going to make everyone on Earth suffer purely to spite Superman for destroying the ship and birthing pods. He's fanatical and driven by vengeance, there's no reasoning with him. Clark even tries up until the very last moment and Zod simply replies "never". Its an incredibly powerful moment.
It's because noobs to the superhero scene all like Marvel, so they have this idea that they HAVE to hate DC no matter what... all because of this massive misconception that there's a huge rivalry between the companies and their fans, which couldn't be further from the truth... they work together all the time and most comic readers like both. But these movie noobs don't get that, and will literally invent excuses to hate on DC movies.
Dude I agree. Movie was great. BVS was fine as a sequel if they didn't put three plots in it. The death of Superman, Dark Knight Returns, and are super heroes responsible for their collateral damage. Death of Superman was done too early. As they all do they could have adapted a newer version of Dark Knight Returns where they beefed at first then went on to confront Luthor as president who already had a few villains under his belt. I don't know but you get me. It was WAAAAAY too much going on plot wise. Critics destroyed this movie and they were right. Plus Batman shouldn't have been at the end of his career when Supes showed up
For some reason, you made me think of the movie Walk Hard: The Duey Cox Story when his friend said, “and you never paid for drugs, Not, Once” 😂 but other than that I totally agree with what you said 👍🏽
Well made essay. Man of Steel, to me, is a masterpiece. One of the greatest films I've seen. Zack Snyder and Hans Zimmer are legends.
"...most of the people who think this have only seen the movie once or twice and then just hopped on the anti MoS bandwagon.."
Absolutely my experience. A good friend of mine trashed this movie for years. No amount of reasoning or debate could change his mind. He finally admitted to me a few months ago that he HAD NEVER EVEN SEEN THE FILM. He refused to watch it because of all of negatives he had heard. I convinced him to watch it and he ended up really liking it and even said something along the lines of "I don't get why people complained Zod's death. It makes perfect sense for Superman to kill him in the end."
Granted, this is anecdotal and just one of my experiences, but that line of yours that I quoted was enough to earn a thumbs up and a subscribe.
I feel so terrible for Zack. Not only because of his personal life tragedies but WB brought him in to make a full list of movies but didn't trust him enough to pull it off.
Plus the amount of hate he gets is most of the time is underserved
This single movie is my all-time favorite. I love Star Wars and other franchises but Man of Steel, a single movie blows all them away. As someone who was bullied as a kid, lost loved ones, never could fit in, this resonates with me a lot.
I loved Man of Steel. Even though no one really has a straight answer right now, I really hope that Henry Cavill stays. He will always be Superman to me.
The music was amazing in this movie
Swaggy Jay without a doubt
Hanz Zimmer is a god.
Hipster dog
That score when he is learning how to fly.... it gives me the chills every time! 😍🎶 I have it on my Spotify, and I be playin that shit when I video game. Hahaha... It starts off all slow, w/those single piano keys, but then by the end of the song, you are fucking SOARING through the clouds, right along with Kal-el! You believe you can fucking fly, on God! 🤣🙏🏼💯
BlueRayTV especially when it went down at ihop
Reeve's Superman crushed a human Zod's hand and chucked him in a ravine... was ok though, he said something funny and triumphant music played in the background.
And let us not forget that Lois wanted to join in the murderous fun too by punching the "real pain in the neck" in Ursa into a ravine. And don't forget that Superman, with newly restored powers at the end, goes back to the diner to beat up the mean trucker guy so he can get revenge on someone. He could have killed him. But, all that's okay to all the fake fans who want to hate the DCEU Superman.
Yeah, that DOES change things, he throws him to a wall where he slides off-screen, and it is never shown rather or not he even dies, in MoS, superman straight up Snaps his neck
@@williamholtzclaw3029 to save innocent lives after Zod verbally and audibly admits that he would continue violence against innocent people if left alive. Reeves Superman could've just taken Zod, Ursa, and Non to any decent jail. Without their powers, any jail in the industrialized world could hold them indefinitely. But, Superman and Lois killed them. Real heroes.
@@williamholtzclaw3029 people like u are the reason why zack left
@@williamholtzclaw3029 In MOS Zod's *not* at his mercy, is an instant away from killing a family and vows to continue... and Superman is devastated at having to kill him.
In SM2 Zod has no power, Superman triumphantly tortures him then we never see him again after he's tossed into an icy ravine as a mortal, then Superman makes a joke. Just because it was sanatised doesn't make it any less creepy. The Superman you *want* would have picked him up and imprisoned him.
They should have made man of steel 2 instead of Batman v Superman
agreey
Or batman superman public enemies
Nope
Young Sinatra Tonez why?
Instead of BvS, WB should have let Snyder do a "World's Finest" movie. Put Superman up against Metallo, secretly created by Lex. Batman is investigating Luthor. They should have met, and then used the classic scene where Supes uses X-Ray vision to look under the Cowl to find Bruce Wayne, then Batman plants a bug on Superman's cape, and follows him to find out that he's Clark Kent.
They reluctantly agree to work together. Batman needs Superman's brawn while Superman needs Batman's detective skills and invulnerability to Kryptonite. Luthor hides his tracks and stays as the mastermind behind the scenes even though B & S suspect him. In the end, B & S have mutual respect that begins developing as a friendship.
People hate what they don't undetstand.
Pretty accurate
BvS in a nutshell...
Indeed
@clit_niblr036 I assume the defenders of the movie don't want to consider that option.
@clit_niblr036 It isn't a bad movie per say. I liked it but it did not represent superman as a character. And no matter all the deep meanings they tried to pretend it has the movie was kinda depressing about a hero who is supposed to be the symbol of hope. But as someone in a honest trailer in youtube said more or less 'you can write all the essays you want pretending this was smart but dumb is a one syllable word that covers it pretty well'.
Thought this was the best superhero movie I’ve seen. The realistic destruction and fight scenes were amazing. I can feel the power for each punch they threw
Yup, it's not just about the depiction of Superman, but also the realistic depiction of people, how they would react when they found out alien beings actually exists.
If it was a Disney movie, it would've gotten great reviews.
I noticed that the impacts of their hits produced white ripples. That’s what I think makes it look great.
@@drugsilove2364 "Realism" doesn't always equal "good."
@@erubin100 In this case it being realistic WAS good.
Totally agree with you ! The Best Superman movie ever , the direction and all the story it’s great .. the play of Henry Cavil it’s the best , for me my favorite Superman movie ever
Joel Soto Guzman same
You sir, have EXCELLENT taste!
The biggest flaw for me is the colour gradient chosen. It just doesn't work with Superman. The suit also doesn't need the muted colours.
i love how the score for the movie at times can tell the story itself. Also something that isn't talked about much is how BvS uses parts of the score from man of steel to either draw a connection or invert it as a form of musical cues to tell the story.
I liked the fact he is vulnerable emotionally in this movie. Superman needs to evolve Into that man with the perfect moral compass and always knows the best solution. He might be a alien but emotionally he 100 percent human and just like anyone he needs to grow. As time goes on he will be more and more of the Superman we grew up with. But in this movie he is just like any young adult. Lost and unsure of his place in the world
That was the goal of the movie, he is a human in nature. He needed to find his place in the world. He wasn't specifically bred to be something like the other Kryptonians, he was a natural birth. Jor-El says it himself: Kal would be free to forge his own destiny. the forty minutes between the Krypton scenes and the plot kicking in are Clark learning who he is as his role wasn't predetermined aka the heroes journey.
This has to go down in history as one of the most underrated and misunderstood movie that just came out at the wrong time
People often tend to forget that general Zod and his followers are basically enhanced supermen,
So they blame superman's struggle to do much against them on the script..
I remember watching this movie for the first time
And to be honest
It's one of the best cinematic experiences ever.
Those people really need to know that a guy who grew up on a farm cannot win against a Navy seal veteran. At least, logically.
I feel like this movie is slowly getting more and more recognized for how good it is.
Man of Steel is still by far my favorite super hero movie. It's action sequences are unmatched to this day by any other super hero flick. The cinematography is gorgeous and visually stunning. You'll notice too that as you watch this movie, it ages really well.
When Superman takes flight for the first time is my FAVORITE scene in all of the DCEU and in a superhero film. The way the dirt snow rubble rise as if Superman controls gravity, Superman takes off sonic boom the ground cracked AMAZING cape flows when he flies or hovers and it’s not a made of plastic/rubber like Superman Returns and Arroweverse
The music on that part just does something to me
I have been saying this for years!!!
Omg... Actual intelligent people who knows how good this story is? I'm not the only one? Thank the heavens!!!!!!!!
"Superman didn't save people in this movie" -_- really?
>Saves a bus full of kids
>Saves people from a flaming oil rig
It's good to see people finally accepting man of steel as a good movie
@@xdrawesome314x4 I couldn't agree more
@@xdrawesome314x4 dude, the mcu heroes kill more people than the so call villains they fight
I've watched "Man of Steel" so many times and love it more and more.
When you watch the dc movies now, you will realize how powerful and emotional the Man of Steel🥺 even if you’re the very perfect person, there will be a time that you will sink. And that will make you a better person.
THANK YOU!!! Somebody had to say it
The people who hated this movie were "A pack of fools, every last one of them!"
Yup...very modern take on his story.
A modern take using a Renaissance dramatic form. Which makes it quite brilliant.
@@joemancini2988 Exactly!!! 👍
The film has its flaws, but I still smile and put my arms up everytime the first scene where he learns to fly comes on
I love Man Of Steel! And Batman V Superman Ultimate Edition was great imo
Yeah BvS extended cut was great
Nope Batman versus Superman ultimate edition is also bad
Jap I Love MOS but BvS ultimate cut... man that thing was nearly perfect 😁
I totally agree. There's no pleasing some people. They complained that Superman really didn't fight Zod in Superman II, so here you go. Here's Man of Steel. Then, people complain anyway. Also, I didn't see the theater cut of BvS, but I've heard they edited out a bunch of necessary information. I own them both on Blu-Ray. The behind the scenes stuff is great.
@@DerBro117 a quote from BvS "People hate what they don't understand". BvS the Ultimate cut is a masterpiece especially if you understand the comics.
I couldn't agree more, on so many counts. I'll always have a place in my heart for Christopher Reeve's Superman, the two dimensional super-powered boy scout who could keep the west coast from falling into the ocean, but also wasn't above saving a cat stuck in a tree. It was unapologetic bubble gum fun. But I really enjoyed the fact that MoS showed the struggle of an alien boy growing into a man who wasn't magically perfect in every way from birth - he is relatable. And when he grows into Superman, a beacon of hope, it's all the more resonant because we know what he went through to achieve it.
Just rewatched it. So damn good. The visuals and that soundtrack...this movie is so underrated.
Agree completely with your review here. And, probably the single best thing about BvS was the warehouse fight. THAT's Batman.
@Black Ninja he was batman in the way that he decided to kill Clark in hopes of protecting earth from his probable rule.
Batman is not his fighting prowess or even his acute detective work. Batman is a hero and he is not defined by his ability to kick the shit out of people. He’s defined by his care for human life and his pain from his past. Given all that... No, that was not Batman, that was a murderer dressed up like him.
Atlas Depends on what Batman you are talking. Batman is a vigilante who uses gun and kills before. I mean depends on what version on Batman. Some Batman kills not because he is a murderer but because he is a vigilante. Some Batman don’t kill because of his example to Robin or he doesn’t like it.
Superman couldn't save people
Audience:WTF!
Avenrgers eating shawarma instead of helping injured people
Audience:awesome
"Tragically Beautiful". I like that saying.
Couldn't agree more, Cavill's Superman defines the character better than any other version
oh hell no. you ever watch Smallville
ascensionenergy I just watched Superman: The Movie and Man of Steel back to back. What you’re saying could not be further from the truth. And I love Man of Steel.
@@robinanwaldt Well that's your opinion your allowed to have it. I like the grittier realism of Man of steel over the Reeves film which are good, but a bit campy for me.
ascensionenergy Fair enough, but this was about who defined their character in their respective movie better. And Reeve portrays a far more authentic Superman.
In the context of the modern super hero film as a part of a larger interconnecting universe leading to a climax, the man of steel fits in quite well. The Reeves films and smallville fit into their own separate universe, which again is not bad or good, but a creative choice to develop the character along a particular line. I've always wanted to see a Superman that was heads and tails above his quote fellow heroes and was potentially frightening if he went rogue. A God above other God's, that triggered a similar fear in the other heroes, that it did with Man from the discrepancy of the power levels. That's personally why I like the Cavill characterization. I liked Reeves and I also like Tom Welling's interpretation's for different reasons.
THIS is MY favorite live action depiction of Superman EVER! I loved and still love the hell out of this movie. The score for this movie is LEGENDARY!!!!.
Y didn’t you make this video 4 years ago lol I knew I wasn’t the only one!
You were never alone in this. It's just that reviewers and haters blocked out those of us that liked or loved this movie in order to trash it as much as possible and make it seem like most of everyone hated it. Don't you just love how they do that?
No u weren't
Hakeem Thornton ,this is Jennie Goodwin who cares,this man doesn't love me?
It's different for me. I thought everybody love Man Of Steel lol
This movie is going to age wonderfully. Still the best DCEU Movie
Most people dont understand that this movie is about him trying to find his true path. He is an alien surrounded by humans that are different. When he was growning up he got picked on because people thought he was a freak. This is the most realistic superman movie out of all of them
I WILL NEVER STOP LOVING MoS! NEVER
I actually don't know what movie goers want. They complain that MoS wasn't like the Chris Reeves movies but hello! They did that already with Superman Returns and noone liked it! So they decided to go a different route, mode realistic and gritty like the Dark Knight trilogy which everyone loved and they still don't like it lol. So what do they want? They basically want to take Superman and give him the Marvel treatment, well guess what? they did that in Justice League and that was an absolute joke and everyone hated it. Man of Steel was a great Superman movie. And it's a tragedy that it hasn't got a sequel yet. People just don't know what they want and just want to complain.
I loved the big krypton during the smallville fight, the dude straight up caught Kal in mid air while he's trying to fly away like "YOU'RE GOING NOWHERE!" and when he gets punched into the bunch of trains that catches on fire, later on he then throws one of the fiery tanks back at superman XD I love this dude.
That whole fight scene is amazing ...😂 I'm not sure how many times I've watched
I think man of steel was the best superman movie
I can't say this enough. This movie is a masterpiece.
There was no reason for Lois Lane to be on the ship. Her being there was pointless.
exagerating
@@lockedin6699 she was a hostage. To make Kal subservient. Now that they've seen he'll surrender himself for the humans they know his weakness, and who would make a better hostage that the female into whose eyes he was staring when they arrived? Makes sense to me.
@@macksonedinis3670 only according to your opinion.
@Christian Tompkins Pa kent: "there are more lives at stake here Clark". You totally missed the point of that scene and we do see the consequences of his exposure in the movie during smallville and the fight against the homicidal zod.
Man of steel to me was the start of a Superman for a new generation and it kicked off the dceu which made me even happier to know that I could see more dc characters on the big screen(Shazam, Wonder Woman, aquaman, man of steel, and BvS are my favorite dceu films so far)
Kyron Lewis those are literally all the dicey films expect for JL
Suicide squad was okay. Being a fan of dc comics honestly justice league should have been more epic than the first avengers movie 💯
Kyron Lewis Go back to Africa. DC is for whítés by whítés
@Jon Smith that is so damn ignorant 😂how can I go back to somewhere I’ve never been dumbass
@@kyronlewis6975 Ignore the troll. After all, Snyder's Superman is the definition of melting pot. :)
Hey. I like BvS. Didn't love it, but I like it a great deal. Justice League however? Ehhh.
Highly recommend you watch the ultimate edition of bvs its a completely different movie compared to the theatrical mess
@@jayadityasuvarna Already own it. Yeah, kinda irritated me that WB thought it was cool to cut all that vital footage.
The Snyder cut will be great
6/10 for me
How about the Snyder cut 😎
Man of steel is fire idc, i wish Cavill would return to the role and Zack continued his vision. The films following, (won't mention BVS) and excluding justice league, all feel grounded in the same world cause I think the directors of those film's took little notes from Zack. Especially the action sequences in these films.
Edit: Aquaman vs Orm ring of fire for example.
Why not mention BvS?
@@NCBCSPRINGRETREAT because I was trying to say that the other films not directed by Zack have a little of his essence sprinkled in. BVS of course feels like it's in the same world because it's literally a sequel.
@@Bobdatnigga Alright we're on the same page. Very nice.
Wait. Did he leave?
@@vergelcarreon379 Did who leave what?
The Justice League that was released in theaters was not his film, if that's what you mean.
Great movie. Also can someone explain me what's wrong with batman v superman? Because I don't understand.
MOS was absolutely incredible! I loved it so much.
I also can defend Zod's death scene. Zod wouldn't just quit trying to kill. And you saw how much Superman regretted killing him, as Zod was the last of his kind.
A very tragic scene IMO.
Eh, I’d chalk up the hate to it being the antithesis of the MCU when Marvel was at its peak. For crying out loud, they had to fight and debunk rumors that their movies had a “no jokes” policy.
I loved it. And I didn’t find it dark. More realistic than anything. Gave me a feeling of hope. It’s like these people need their hand held throughout plot and through the subtext.
*_It's really sad that DCEU has so much potential to begin with Superman to start the cinematic universe but literally wasted when Batman vs. Superman and Justice League were absolutely a joke._*
No wonder why MCU becomes popular unlike what DCEU did which following its footsteps was a bad idea.
Following footsteps? I’m sorry but do you *know* that the whole reason Civil War was even announced was BECAUSE OF THE DCEU lol and that’s just one of many examples of marvel actually following dc but reaping all the rewards and praise from the general audience.
supermagnumable Marvel already had their shit together, all the main plot points in motion for their own universe. DC just throws shit on the wall and sees if it sticks.
Lol I love how everyone is saying that dc shouldn’t be marvel only now after JL was altered to appease to the mass of people saying the fucking opposite. And BvS is great
Tyrell Suraiya What does Black Panther and Cyborg have in common? Plus there is War Machine too, the new Captain America. As for the funeral and power struggle, did every other movie after BvS get that idea from them too?
@@hashly8521 Dude! stop blaming DC. it's not Dc that's fucking the DCEU. it's WB. they forced Batman down Zack's throat for BVS when he just wanted to do Mos 2. then they re-shoot Suicide Squad because Bvs was criticized to be too dark. the same happened whit JL. i mean they do all the wrong moves and everyone blames DC or the directer. it still baffles me that of all the criticisms BVS got WB just focused on the too dark part. I'm so glad JL flopped and Aquaman hit a billion. now they'll start listening to people, i hope.
I'm so glad this movie gets love now. I remember defending it to the death 2012 and 2013 and people calling me a Snyder shill.
I agree, and I loved man of steel, even if me just one person thinks your points are amazing, I'm in full support of your opinion
I enjoyed MOS also. It makes sence that Superman would get his ass kicked for most of the fight with Zod and the other Kryptonians. Zod and his soldiers were trained military Clark never had any formal fight training and even more this was first time he encountered others with power equal to his own. It would be something to feel a real punch for the first time after going a lifetime of not knowing what that's like.
This movie is masterpiece
Man Of Steel is the best Superman movie ever made! I will always love this movie!
Out of all the supervillain’s I have seen 2013’s Zod is the most memorable to me.
On top of this detailed analysis I would add the fact that the neck-snap was not Superman's idea, and not his fault. Zod had made it clear that he was over the idea of living. He had lost his entire sense of purpose. For some time he claimed his new purpose was to make Kal-El (Superman) pay for stopping Zod's plans... but at that final moment where Superman pleaded for Zod to surrender, the answer was "Never!". Zod wanted to die and he forced Kal-El to make it happen.
Everyone is too in love with Disney marvel pg to like something different, everything is too restricted, that's why so many people loved Joker last year, it was different it wasn't formulaic, man of steel wasn't formulaic but nobody wanted it until all superhero movies were to predictable.
“Can’t I just keep pretending I’m your son?”
“You ARE my son.”
Man of Steel is my favourite Superman movie the CGI was stunning, the casting was spot on especially Cavils Superman and Shannon’s Zod, the costume designs were perfect, he was learning from his mistakes and how to use his powers, Zack Snyder was the right director to take on this origin story so yeah I loved this movie screw the haters 🖕
The music, the action, the atmosphere and the performance were all great. To me its the best superman origin movie
Man of Steel truly made Superman the likeable boy scout character he deserves to be today, if they need to take their time with Man of Steel 2 so be it. I just beg they keep Henry Cavill
Thank you for speaking my mind. I think Man of Steel is the best Superman movie, period. Snyder gave us the most realistic version of Superman. He had to test his limits and learn how to free himself from the laws of physics to become Superman. Unlike Superman II, Zod was a real threat to the human race, and had no remorse in whipping out the whole planet for the sake of Krypton. Those who think this movie sucked need to watch the movie again with sincerity. One last thing to note, the Man of Steel soundtrack was Zimmer's masterpiece...PERIOD!!! A big thank you to Snyder & Zimmer!!
I loved Man of Steel, massively underrated movie when in actuality it’s one of the best Superhero movies ever made 🤔
Man of Steel is a masterpiece. It told us that he is still a man amidst of all the super. In the book,Superman felt sadness and pain destroying the Genesis Chamber and killing Zod because after all that had happened,He is alone again.
After rewatching it I came to the realization that it's a fine Superman movie, but I'm sorry, Allstar Superman IS the greatest Superman movie of all time
All Star Superman is the greatest Superman comic ever. Since the film isn’t original, it doesn’t count
@@KeyIssues that's fair
They didn't put in the film him talking the teenager out of suicide
When Jonathan Kent sacrifice his life for his son Superman. It’s such an amazing emotional moment n when people say they hated this scene! I was blown away.
Wait, people don't think Man of Steel is visually stunning?
One of the best superhero movies ever made..
I love this movie, one of my favorites. I feel like people only talk shit about it because of Rotten Tomatoes...like they can't speak for themselves..
Exactly.
@Tyrell Suraiya yes, glad someone is awake. Movies are subjective, like food. No one is going to like the same things, it's all in taste
Came here after watching the Snyder cut. I absolutely love this movie from the first time I saw it on opening night. Thank you for making this.
I love this video, but BvS: UE is actually a great movie
No, even the Ultimate Edition doesn't fix the core plot problems of the film. Batman's blind hatred of Superman, who had clearly saved the world by risking himself while destroying his own people, just doesn't make sense. Since the events of MoS, Superman had been doing nothing but good until the staged compound where Supes had to rescue Lois -- it would have made more sense for Batman to INVESTIGATE that scene than assume that Supes was guilty.
Most of all, the idea that Batman would be shaken out of his blind rage by the mention of his mother was ridiculous. I understand that Snyder used that scene to show that Batman suddenly realized that Superman was a real person and not just an alien menace, but it was poorly done. I disliked this whiney version of Lex Luthor, who was clearly insane. The idea that this guy was able to master Kryptonian tech so fast is ridiculous. And Doomsday was used WAY too soon.
There are some great parts of BvS -- Batman's rescue of Martha is the best single Batman fight scene ever shown. Wonder Woman's introduction was excellent. Overall, I liked the film -- but it could have been SOOO much better.
@@LocalMan22 Me too.
I loved the movie,but it wasn't necessary.
Snyder wanted a Man of Steel sequel but WB ,because of their greed , pushed that idead away cuz they couldn't be patient and let the director do their job
@@wrestlinganime4life288 The core idea of getting to a cinematic universe differently than Marvel was a good one: Superman, then re-introduce Batman teamed with Superman, then go straight into a Justice League movie as a way to introduce the other JL members, then have individual movies, then back to JL2 -- could have worked with better execution, but the execution failed with BvS.
BvS should have used Metallo or Parasite as the villain. Doomsday and Death of Superman was too soon. Instead of Steppenwolf, the villain in JL should have been Brainiac -- he would have been a big enough threat to justify the JL forming.
@@LocalMan22 Exactly.
Also instead of a BvS movie ,why not doing a Trinity movie with Wonder Woman,Superman and Batman ? That would've worked better and helped building up the characters relationship.
I read the New 52 Trinity comics and I'm love it
@@LocalMan22 1st: go watch The Boys, then you understand why at the beginning, Batman hates Superman. 2nd: it's not because Martha's also Bruce's mother's name, but because it was a HUMAN's name. A regular HUMAN WOMAN name. That point Bruce realized that under his boot is just another boy who was better blessed a bit. 3rd: All 3 of them (Superman, Lex Luthor, and Batman) KNEWS each other's identities from the start.
What about the final battle where they fight, when zodiac throws a truck at him he simply dodges it instead of stopping it from destroying the building
Maybe he scanned the building for people and then dodged it. Just my opinion.After all everyone except wayne industry's workers escaped.
@@asadzaman811 That makes no sense tho. He has no reason to hate Batman/Bruce Wayne at that point; so that means way more people died than Wayne Industry workers. The few people he saved was randoms in the moment he was in view of (without X-ray) while fighting Zod and the few people he knows and really cares about. Still like key issues said Superman was kinda losing for most of the fight so he couldn't save everyone.
But i bet you u weren’t asking the same question with the first battle of the avengers in NYC 😂😂😂
@@anvez_4188 I never saw trucks crashing onto buildings
Viswanath madhu so when hulk was smashing thru building ??? Or r u going to say he check before
Drives me nuts how people flip out that Superman kills Zod. Christopher Reeve did the same. And dont tell me that crushing a man's hand and while screaming in agony being lifted up and thrown to his death is not killing a guy. You think Superman V was going to be about Zod climbing out? 🤦♂️
Ja man...i seriously agree with u on this..the movie was awesome..before completing the video I realised that you are telling the truth...zack gave us something realistic and great...i think people are still living in a fantasy(the 80s, 90s and the 2000s superhero movies or the cw arrowverse or whateve) world where superman should save a cat out of a tree...i mean this movie depicted how the real world works and allows one to imagine if this had happened in real life...what were people expecting?..for supes to save every person in casualty...or let zod live just to kill another day...or maybe "i'm superman the becon of hope and I don't kill"...no no no...great video I agree with every point you mentioned...awesome keep it up
Thats a strong claim but I guess there arent too much Superman movies of great quality. Or use of the character himself I guess.
I personally enjoy the animated movies.
Literally one of the most underrated movie in history in my opinion and my favorite superhero movie of all time (even slightly above the dark knight).
THANK YOU!!! My god I couldn't stand people complaining about this film
Indeed.
The visual are soo gorgeous
Ur not alone. you know what's more annoying tho. people not watching the movie yet criticizing it. my cousin kept telling me that this movie sucked but in reality as i found out months later, he never watched the movie. ever since then I never ask my CowSin brothers for any movie recommendations and just come here on TH-cam to see mutual love for a movie, any movie.
It's because of Rotten Tomatoes and everyone wanting the baby MCU formula.
@@truthbetold9092 and also also ignorance. Ego and especially the mindset that relies in on nostalgia. That moron praises the old bad movies like X-Men last stand, Spider-Man 3, origins Wolverine etc due to his nostalgia but criticises new far better movies like X-Men Days of future past, Logan, TDKR etc just for the sake of criticism. I don't care if he's my brother or not because he is still wrong.
Also RT don't know how to rate movies.
They gave superman returns a 75% while giving far better movies like Aquaman 65% and Man of steel 56% they suck
@@captaindeadpool313 exactly. Movies are subjective. People forget that it's okay to have your own opinion and likes. Everyone just jumps on a bandwagon
Best superman movie ever. N best villains n action sequence. Zack showed how the kryptnians were badass.
Well screw the people who think Zack vision is a failure. He did a great job making Superman and Batman vs Superman and when it came to Justice League WB just didn't like his idea and now look what's happening everyone are talking about the Snyder Cut.
This movie made me love Superman. In the first viewing I thought it was boring but as i got older and rewatched once or twice more i realised how good it was in so many ways.
I feel like a lot of people dislike this movie because they're either not modern comics fans or just stuck in the 70's for whatever reason. Man of steel is a perfect representation of a modern, more complex superman.
I loved this film, and I really loved BvS. Snyder had a vision and I loved it.
Jonathan Kent was a superb character and Kevin Costner played him beautifully, carried through into BvS. Every time Costner comes on screen it launches Clark forward into being more Superman.
It's cheesey, but like in the same way the spider gave Peter his powers but Aunt May made him a hero, likewise, Jor-El sent Clark to earth to be super, but Jonathan made him a hero.
Great video I don't agree with everything, but I do agree that people over looked a lot of what made this film good.
There is no reason to disagree he's right
@@shinobitoby That sort of mentality won't get you far in life.
When I first saw this I thought it was good. I didn’t think much of it. But watching years later and watching, analyzing the movie a little more I find it to be beyond what I thought the first time. The score, the tone, the acting. I have so much love for this movie.
I agree in mostt of it, except the part of Batman v Superman, for me, the Ultimate Cut of BvS made the film great (and I thought it was great already)
The problem is that the modern audience only sees Superman as a logo. to them he's not a character, he doesn't have development, he's not allowed to have imperfections.
That is their mistake. Superman is a character. he's a human, he's a person, he's a god but he's also a farmboy from Kansas and a journalist who believes in what is right no matter how hard it is.
That is why people don't get it. Man of Steel is criminally underated
Did you ever see the ultimate cut of bvs? The more I see that the more I love it. If I were you I would give it another chance
The best Superman movie ever!
*THIS, RIGHT HERE! THIS IS WHAT I'VE BEEN TELLING PEOPLE FOR 6 YEARS!*
Great essay. I saw the chris reeve superman movie in '79 when I was 10 and it captured the superman i grew up with on tv and cartoons. But Man of Steel was the superman movie for me as an adult. Such a well thought out and crafted movie. It's a shame that fans and critics couldn't see that this was a true origin movie. We missed a chance to see Kal build his superman persona into the hero we all know and love. And now we never will.
The movie i was most anticipating since before they even announced zack as director.. Then they pulled in zimmer for the score... Joygasms... I was not let down..