Having said that let's begin.
I like how the movie started, the retelling of how Superman came to be. I have to say I'm not really a big fan of the franchise but what the heck, any movie that have Nolan in it, well I might just enjoy watching it, So I don't have a big background on the superguy.
It's good when a movie starts with backgrounds with him so that new fans don't have to scratch their heads and say who's who and what's what. As in any Nolan movie (though here he's not director) there are flashbacks in the whole movie. A distraction (and I meant it a good way) from a chronological standpoint in which case you get bored without these interruptions.
The anti-hero is better this time compared to just Luthor (as it was in the previous film). He's more badass with powers too. So it's not puny as it was in the last movie.
I have to commend Russell Crowe's performance, making a believable guardian/father throughout his incarnations in the movie. Henry Cavill has rooms to grow for his part as Clark Kent, but my initial apprehensions with him playing Superman's human side was pushed away as the movie progresses. I saw that well he could make a believable case for himself as there are semblance between him and Tom Welling ( Smallville's teenage superman if you were never fan of that series). I thought Amy Adams was so gorgeous in the movie, that she couldn't be just a reporter. Kevin Costner as Jonathan Kent bravo!
I think the film kind of failed to emphasize Lawrence Fishburne's role more. Well he could be the publisher but he didn't have the kind of feel to emphasize that. He was empathetic in the film, something you'll surely not feel with a lot of bosses.
One of the refreshing thing in the movie is they established early on that Lois Lane know the true identity of Superman. It's kind of hard to reconcile that in the comic book you know that a simple reading glass can hide a person's identity specially when he's as widely follow as Superman. Which is still the thing in the movie, I mean except for the Kent's, Ms. Lane and maybe those who he has saved (the fat kid on the bus) why can't humans identify Superman from Clark Kent with the eye glass? (Big Question Mark)
Another issue for me is the tentacles, I feel that ever since the Kraken has been relased we have multiple sightings of those kind of tentacles. (Pirates of the Caribbean has it, Clash of the Titans even, Michael Bay also inserted it in Transformers).
The film is visually sound the action is great also, but there are scenes in the movie that maybe devoid of human emotions. Which made me think yes THIS IS A VERY HARD MOVIE TO DIRECT. Because the hero and the antagonist are super there are hardly emotions released.
You know when somebody gets punched you know they can take it because they're super. You know that they'll hardly bulge even if they get hit by a truck, practically blew up buildings and practically endangered the whole world! (Thus the title for this entry!)
It's basically WWII in Asia in a nutshell, the Japanese invaded Caucasian controlled territories in Asia because they were Caucasian controlled. In the movie it was because of Kal-El that General Zod invaded the earth in the first place to seek out the son of Jor-El almost tearing out the planet to ashes.
Overall the movie is great, I just think that there could be more emphasis on emotions in the next movie, heightening it can make this movie into the next level. Also Kudos to Zach Snyder for not balking down on this challenge of a movie.
PS. If you keen on watching you might have noticed some promos thrown in on the movie, Nikon (They even show the model!), 7-11 and other big companies. You might have also noticed Luthor Corps on the background and Wayne Enterprises if I am not mistaken (on the satellite). Until next time!
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