the delphic expanse

So, I haven't seen this yet, but I'd be interested in hearing feedback. I want to go, if I can drum up someone to go with me.

I was a big fan of the first two Supermans with Christopher Reeve, but then I was a huge fan of Henry Cavil on The Tudors, who stole that show as far as I'm concerned.

Hubs and I saw it last night.

It was a good reboot, I thought. They went much more in-depth into the inner workings of Krypton, which was interesting. The plot was good, and it kept my attention through the whole movie.

And Henry Cavil. Yum.

Seriously, all the hype has made me start watching Tudors clips on Youtube: Like this

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fvqtK63g3Yg

I saw The Man of Steel and frankly, I loved it. I found it a very respectful portrayal of Superman.

Spoilers!!!!!! don't read if you haven't seen it.







The backstory of Krypton and their culture was fascinating to me. I liked that corruption and greed was the cause of their destruction. Russell Crowe was amazing as Jor-el.

I think Jonathan Kent nailed it. With the society that we have now, Superman would not be embraced and the government would in fact turn on him in a heart-beat.

I went in unsure how I felt about Amy Adams as Lois, but she and the writing won me over. This Lois was an integral part of the story. She saw why he was keeping a low profile and respected his wishes. Who knew Lois could place Clark above the story.

Kevin Costner and Diane Lane were wonderful.

Zod was a worthy enemy and the explanation of him being raised for a sole purpose gave a better understanding of his character. My only quibble...The fight scenes went on too long. However that is just a trend in current movies and not particular to this one.

As to the controversial ending, I was on board with it all the way. Sometimes a man of depth and passion has to make the hard decisions and it plainly showed us how this affected him.

I have a very soft spot for Superman. I did love the Christopher Reeve movie but there were a couple of moments that made me flinch when the character was treated in a slapstick manner. This was, I feel, a very respectful treatment of a character that I love.

And yes...Henry Clavil has a body to die for