Hope. Something that every human needs to survive in a world that is in the peril of times. The Man of Steel (Henry Cavill) is the symbol of hope that the people on earth need. Clark Kent has spent his 33 years on earth trying to conceal the super strength powers that only he has. But several years later, his arch-nemesis, Zod (Michael Shannon) has found him and wishes to re-build Krypton on planet earth, and destroy the human race. Superman is faced to choose between his own people, and the people that raised him. One race stays, one race goes and Clark Kent/The Man of Steel/Superman must choose to fight for only one side.
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Without ClearPlay!
Man of Steel is just that, he’s
made of steel and this movie shows off every muscle on his body but we only see
his actual skin, from the waste up, for a brief 3 second shot. That is literally all you have to worry about
for the dress code. There is one very tasteful kissing scene that lasts only a
few seconds and isn’t at all uncomfortable. The language however, is a
different story. This film portrays
Clark as a boy in quite a few scenes, several of which include bullying and 5 swear
words (no f-bombers in the entire film *sight of relief*!) A couple of the
soldiers as well as Lois Lane also do their share in adding a few more swear
words to the movie mix. But all of this
is but a mere shadow compared to the amount of violence in this film. Zod finds Kal-El towards the last thirty
minutes of the film, and that entire time-span is a battle scene in one way or
another. I even thought that the battle was finally over, until one more fight
starts up again. The good thing is that
since the kryptonites apparently don’t bleed so there isn’t a lot of gore, just
steel bodies banging each other through buildings, and the sky, and through
asphalt, etc. In my opinion the single
flaw in the entire film is that the battle finale lasted about 10 minutes too
long but other than this, The Man of
Steel deserves every bit of anticipation that folks ages 13+ (appropriate
age) are giving it.
Will
the Man of Steel, Steal your heart?...
Think
Big. Now think even Bigger. That’s how
big this movie is. I’m not at all
ashamed to admit that from the moment the first trailer was released I was
hooked and anticipating the day of its theatrical debut. And let me say, it did NOT disappoint!! Henry
Cavill plays his parts both as sweet and innocent Clark Kent, and then as
Superman, with perfection. Hard to pull
off since putting the innocent farmer boy in a suit of armor and trying to make
him seem tough, could come off as a bit cheezy.
Not so. He’s divine, in every
way! And don’t think you won’t also be impressed by the rest of the
star-studded cast, Russell Crowe, Kevin Costner, Amy Adams, Michael Shannon,
and Diane Lane. All actors casted
created a movie that had me wishing it would never end (er except for as I
aforementioned, the longo-bongo battle scene at the end). So to answer my own question, YES, this Man of Steel did in fact steal my heart,
and the question remains, will he steal your heart as well?
Trisha-ClearPlay
wife to her own Man of Steal!
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