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Aug 25, 2022 · "There's only one way this ends, Kal. Either you die, or I do." It's a loaded statement from a maniacal, militant zealot from planet Krypton. "Man of Steel" tells the story of Superman (Henry ...
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2006 was the year of Superman, as Warner Bros. worked to get...
- Henry Cavill
The Man of Steel is also an avid supporter of animals and...
- Superman
Apr 10, 2015 · Soon after Man of Steel was released, director Zack Snyder addressed the controversial killing by stating that the act was necessary in order to tell Superman’s origin. With a few exceptions ...
Aug 10, 2023 · Man of Steel starts Superman from a point where even a justified killing is a hard learning experience for him about how harsh the world he is protecting can be. The progression from that story to Batman v Superman , Zack Snyder's Justice League , and Superman's ending in Snyder's planned Justice League sequels shows the journey of Superman to bringing hope to the world after overcoming the ...
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Apr 5, 2024 · Sure, the subtext is certainly there, but for the majority of the runtime, Reeve's version of the character seems comfortable in his dual roles -- the intentionally clumsy Clark Kent and the stoic, god-like Superman. While the more somber tone of Man of Steel has been an unending source of criticism -- which is valid considering the character ...
- Man of Steel Tried to Make Superman Grittier
- Man of Steel Was Almost Tied to Nolan's Batman
- Cavill's Superman Is Too Serious and Dark
- How Man of Steel Shaped The DCEU
- Can The DCEU Fix Superman?
Snyder's vision for Man of Steel's Superman was far bleaker than many were expecting. By focusing more on Superman's alien origins, it moved away from his more human side, literally alienating the character from much of his audience. This was achieved by making Cavill's Superman a far less hopeful character than Superman traditionally is, replacing...
Part of the reason for Man of Steel's tonal shift is Christopher Nolan's Dark Knight trilogy. Nolan worked as both a writer and producer on Man of Steel, and though the two superheroes' worlds are entirely separate entities, Nolan explained that he had approached them in very much the same way. This is understandable, given the critical and commerc...
Fundamentally, Man of Steel couldn't be as grounded as the Dark Knight trilogy, which led to what appeared to be an overcorrection into grittiness. This made Man of Steel's Supermanfundamentally different from the character as traditionally presented - something which doomed Cavill's performance from the very start. He's a more serious, darker vers...
Man of Steel established the foundation for the DCEU, and as such, it partially set the tone for the films that followed. As the DCEU's critical reception is often described as mixed (at best), Man of Steel seemingly has a lot to answer for, as many of the franchise's subsequent films have made some degree of use of its darker, self-serious tone. T...
Perhaps the worst part of Superman's Man of Steel treatment is what it seems to say about Henry Cavill. Cavill delivered an excellent performance as Superman throughout his DCEU appearances to date, although his future in the franchise looks somewhat bleak. This perhaps evidences just how badly the DCEU handled Cavill's Superman, and how Warner Bro...
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Jun 15, 2013 · Maybe Man of Steel is a Superman movie that doesn't understand or even care about basic questions of morality. Maybe Man of Steel assumes that killing is just something heroes do now.
Jun 19, 2013 · The smash-hit Superman reboot Man of Steel incited some controversy with its decidedly darker take on the Last Son of Krypton, mostly for a key decision that the superhero makes at the end of the ...
