Christliness has always been an element of the Superman myth. But this film's near literal insistence upon it becomes absurd since director Zack Snyder and screenwriter David S. Goyer don't dramatize the analogy, they presume it.
Man of Steel
You are not alone.
2013 · 2h 23m · PG-13
Action, Adventure, Science Fiction
Directed by
Zack Snyder
Overview
A young boy learns that he has extraordinary powers and is not of this earth. As a young man, he journeys to discover where he came from and what he was sent here to do. But the hero in him must emerge if he is to save the world from annihilation and become the symbol of hope for all mankind.
Director and cast
- Zack Snyder Director
- Henry Cavill as Clark Kent / Kal-El
- Amy Adams as Lois Lane
- Russell Crowe as Jor-El
- Michael Shannon as General Zod
- Kevin Costner as Jonathan Kent
- Laurence Fishburne as Perry White
- Diane Lane as Martha Kent
- Christopher Meloni as Colonel Hardy
- Ayelet Zurer as Lara Lor-Van
- Richard Schiff Cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
The movie consists of endless declamation, endless violence.
There's very little humor or joy in this Superman story.
There's plenty to like in Snyder's hectic, rowdy film. But by the time we reach the bludgeoning excesses of the last half-hour it's hard to shake the sense that this was an opportunity at least partially missed.
Cavill broods handsomely as Superman, but this reboot skimps on fun and romance.
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