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...and went the other night. Left after about an hour, as I didn't care a bit what happened to ANY of the people in the movie, even cute-as-a-button, pointy-nosed Amy Adams.
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Tin-eared audiofool, large-scale-Classical music lover, and damned-amateur fotografer.
"Everything that can be counted does not necessarily count; everything that counts cannot necessarily be counted." Albert Einstei
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...the end is truly here.
nothing is more boring than the truth - bukowski
...it's the great dumbing of humankind. It appears that much was done to de-Americanize "Man of Steel" to broaden appeal to non-US audiences. Worry about an undiscovered asteroid may be misguided.
UhOh, i just looked outside-The Sky is Falling, the Sky is Falling...
...but I'm not so sure about Hollywood.
One called the film unnecessary (whatever that means); another said it was too much about Krypton, not Earth (so what?); another thought Kostner as the farmer father was like a "Field of Dreams" acid reflux; another thought that the story was too heavy and complex for the actors to rise above it; another thought it was too much typical Nolan (director), in that the good vs. evil playoffs within the individual characters kept conjering up Batman (Nolan did 2 Batmans).
Screw these guys. I'm going to see it.
I read that the Superman actor, Cavill, has been a runner up in so many lead castings that he might as well change his name to Avis. He finally got his shot here. Worth seeing it for that alone.
Actually he did three: Batman Begins, The Dark Knight and The Dark Knight Rises, all of which were excellent. He produced Man of Steel and was responsible for the story (at least as it was conceived), but clearly he wasn't comfortable directing this kind of film. He excels in directing stories where there is a logical explanation and progression of narrative, and Superman ain't that. On the other hand, Zack Snyder excels in overexaggerated imagery that brings cartoons to life, and he too was way out of his comfort zone here.
Had Nolan directed MoS, I'd be compelled to see it, but I think I'll avoid this one and wait for Nolan's next: Interstellar. An exploration of physicist Kip Thorne's theories of gravity fields, wormholes and several hypotheses that Albert Einstein was never able to prove.
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We must be the change we wish to see in the world. -Gandhi
Kip Thorne's theories seem a little mundane now, though they were exciting at the time. The movie Contact covered that ground pretty well, even that has been ages ago. The search for gravity waves LIGO has been a letdown although I admit I haven't checked up on their progress in a couolevofvyears. Maybe a movie about teleportation would grab some attention.
No matter how "far out" the premise, you can count on Nolan to deliver a great beginning, middle and end of the story (hopefully in that order as he tended to do the nonlinear thing earlier in his career, which I think is the mark of a novice). I'm looking forward to it. So far one of his typical acting troupe has signed on, Michael Caine. They worked together in Prestige, Batman Begins, TDK, TDKR and Inception, all of which I loved.
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We must be the change we wish to see in the world. -Gandhi
Unfortunately Nolan was not the director.
I haven't seen it, obviously. I skimmed a few reviews. I think one might have been comparing it to the Batman/Nolans and finding a similarity. Now I can't locate the review to verify that.
My bad. Thanks for the catch.
nope
...however, as recent experience suggests, the art of trailer production is in decline so it's also possible the trailers don't properly represent the movie. We 'll see. Or more likely I'll let others see first.
The answer: According to the script, it's a Kryptonic character that means "hope"—i.e. hope for mankind.
I'm out.
...a messianic superhero à la Hollywood.
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