I did not know that a man named 'Henry Cavill' existed. And he's the new Super-man. OMG! He's hot! Shame on me. I call myself a 'movie buff' with a capital F and I did not know him on screen.
Man of Steel! When you walk into a super-hero movie, you wonder what's going to be different, this time. You walk out learning that not much is. A super-hero movie is about a man who is handsome, strong(est), different (or weird), noble and all-things-good personified. But, like every ordinary man, he needs love. So, there's a wide-eyed woman whom he must rescue while saving the rest of the world. Ok, that's not ordinary. Doesn't happen in my world. Also, all super-heroes are americans and almost always end up destructing in New York where there are, understandably, several skyscrapers to crash. Good always persists over evil. Civilians are always stupid. Because, they gape while a 100 story-building is coming down on them or when a gigantic space-ship is (obviously) about to open its claws and release very powerful laser into the ground where they stand. What else? Aliens are the weirdest. The suits just get more ridiculous. The technology in their world is way too advanced to be real. The spaceships look like crustaceans.
Scenes I liked...
- There's a scene where, after Super-man hits the sky, a lieutenant is smiling as her commander returns after talking to Super-man. Her commander asks her, 'What are you smiling at?'. She says, 'I was just thinking that Super-man's hot'. I wanted to shout, 'Yeah! Damn right he is'. I didn't have the guts, though. :(
- All the fight sequences which are intense because the super-characters are flying at supersonic speeds, smashing and blasting buildings.
- Diane Lane's character tells her son, Super-man, 'Nice suit, son'. It must hurt a mom's eyes to see a son in (tight) spandex.
- All the scenes where Henry Cavill is in closeup, tall and muscular. Did I tell you, he's hot?
Scenes I don't like...
- All the scenes where Super-man and Lois Lane are looking deep into each other eyes.
- The scene with pods where babies are artificially bred. It reminded me of 'The Matrix'. Not original.
- The scene where Russell Crow flies his personal, pre-historic dragon-thingy. It reminded me of the 'Avatar' movie. Again, not original.
- The scenes where Krypton's bureaucrats, sitting on their ass and wearing ridiculous head-gear, discuss the fate of their planet. This reminded me of 'Star Wars'.
- The scene where Russel Crow's character explains to Super-man, who he is and where he comes from. As if Super-man can't understand English, there's a weird, metallic, simulation of Super-man's legacy playing around them both. As if, we (audience) can't understand English too.
Despite my abundant sarcasm, I do like super-hero movies. I love Hollywood movies. I love knowing what I'm in for. None other than Hollywood makes me feel as good when I walk out, smiling about all the things I liked and disliked in the movie.
I always come out (from a theater) asking myself these profound questions.
- Why is it necessary to have a love-angle in an action movie? Can a super-hero not survive without a woman by his arms? So, who's the super-hero? He or she?
- Mockery aside, what is it that makes me feel stronger as I walk out? Why do I feel like blowing my chest out and thrusting my fist into something (bad)? What is the movie feeding my brain to release my endorphins.
- Why do they show Chinese and Indians in a scene where aliens send a message to the world? Yeah, I know the answer to that one.
- Why did I eat so much junk and drink so much Pepsi?
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