**** The Official Superman - Man Of Steel Discussion Thread ****
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Unless the cuffs are made of Kryptonite.
He would then be weak all over not walking tall as he is, surely?
Pretty much as Kryptonite is his major weakness unless somehow hes managed to be able to fight off the effects of the kryptonite.
If they take away the krypt or over use it I will be annoyed. gotta be ZOD.
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I've finally seen the latest trailer. I decided to hold off to see it on the big screen before the Hobbit in IMAX, but for some reason they didn't bother playing it, so I had to make do with my PC.
All I can say is wow. This really gives an entirely different feel and perspective on Superman. I've felt that Superman has been crying out for a movie like this for years. Now probably is the perfect time, and I'm happy the visual skills Snyder has a director paired with the story telling of Nolan and Goyer, can bring Superman back to the world in a new accessible way, that hasn't been explored to the same degree with the character before.
I think one of the problems before with recent incarnations like Superman Returns, is that the world they created around him didn't quite fit with today's audience. It wasn't believable enough, and granted, while we know it is only a comic book film and story, for Superman to work, people need to believe in the character - a man can fly. Superman Returns failed to make this happen, and this was just one of the problems, on a very long list of things wrong with that film. I will agree Superman has always been tricky, because essentially he is like a god amongst comic book heroes, and because of that, he is not a character many people feel they can empathise with. I've personally always found that frustrating, as I've always found him quite accessible in relating to. One of the key elements that made the original Christopher Reeve movie great, was they told the story of a boy growing into a man, not quite fitting in amongst society, and feeling quite alone and not understanding his purpose. Obviously later on throughout, he comes to terms with who is and his purpose. Man of Steel, seems to take this aspect, and delves further into it.
If done right, this could potentially be the best Superman movie of all time. Fingers crossed.
All I can say is wow. This really gives an entirely different feel and perspective on Superman. I've felt that Superman has been crying out for a movie like this for years. Now probably is the perfect time, and I'm happy the visual skills Snyder has a director paired with the story telling of Nolan and Goyer, can bring Superman back to the world in a new accessible way, that hasn't been explored to the same degree with the character before.
I think one of the problems before with recent incarnations like Superman Returns, is that the world they created around him didn't quite fit with today's audience. It wasn't believable enough, and granted, while we know it is only a comic book film and story, for Superman to work, people need to believe in the character - a man can fly. Superman Returns failed to make this happen, and this was just one of the problems, on a very long list of things wrong with that film. I will agree Superman has always been tricky, because essentially he is like a god amongst comic book heroes, and because of that, he is not a character many people feel they can empathise with. I've personally always found that frustrating, as I've always found him quite accessible in relating to. One of the key elements that made the original Christopher Reeve movie great, was they told the story of a boy growing into a man, not quite fitting in amongst society, and feeling quite alone and not understanding his purpose. Obviously later on throughout, he comes to terms with who is and his purpose. Man of Steel, seems to take this aspect, and delves further into it.
If done right, this could potentially be the best Superman movie of all time. Fingers crossed.
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Superman Returns was a continuation of the Christopher Reeve films, so they didn't need to redo the origin, that wasn't what was wrong with SR.
The problem with SR was Luthor and his plot, it was basically about international Real Estate, this isn't interesting, and it didn't give Superman anybody to punch in a time of film making when you can easily make this possible in a great way. It was a bad error when trying to bring in a wide audience, and should have been seen pre-production.
Everything else about SR was pretty awesome, visually stunning, Routh was a perfect successor to Reeve with his Superman and Clark both being very classically iconic.
As for the new film, it's looking very suitable for both comic and general film goers. Grounded, character driven beginnings to the film, with then blockbuster power house battles to follow. Perfect.
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I really wish they established all the characters for the Justice League first before setting off and making a movie after Man of Steel.
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Damn you. Don't say things like that. It only sets up a potential disappointment when it doesn't occur.
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David Goyer Says "Man of Steel trailer just the tip of the iceberg"
They are really keeping this film under wraps. I've said my theories already and nothing has been seen since to shed any further light.
It's more just a case of watching the clock tick by in anticipation, it's going to be amazing.
Yeah I like they we still don't know much about this movie apart from what has been shown in the Trailers, I know another trailer will be released soon.
I like that they finished shooting around January 2012 and have had a long time to finish everything up with CGI and Polishing the movie, I really hope it does well at the box office which will lead to more movies.
I like that they finished shooting around January 2012 and have had a long time to finish everything up with CGI and Polishing the movie, I really hope it does well at the box office which will lead to more movies.