Man of Steel (2013)

A young itinerant worker is forced to confront his secret extraterrestrial heritage when Earth is invaded by members of his race.

Director:

Zack Snyder

Writers:

David S. Goyer (screenplay), David S. Goyer (story),

Stars:

Henry Cavill, Amy Adams, Michael Shannon

1 win & 2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Henry Cavill	...	Clark Kent / Kal-El
Amy Adams	...	Lois Lane
Michael Shannon	...	General Zod
Diane Lane	...	Martha Kent
Russell Crowe	...	Jor-El
Antje Traue	...	Faora-Ul
Harry Lennix	...	General Swanwick
Richard Schiff	...	Dr. Emil Hamilton
Christopher Meloni	...	Colonel Nathan Hardy
Kevin Costner	...	Jonathan Kent
Ayelet Zurer	...	Lara Lor-Van
Laurence Fishburne	...	Perry White
Dylan Sprayberry	...	Clark Kent (13 Years)
Cooper Timberline	...	Clark Kent (9 Years)
Richard Cetrone	...	Tor-An

Storyline

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.

---

Plot Keywords:

hope | journalist | kansas | catching someone who falls | altered version of studio logo | 

---

Genres:

Action | Adventure | Fantasy | Sci-Fi

---

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of sci-fi violence, action and destruction, and for some language

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

USA Canada UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

14 June 2013 (USA)

Also Known As:

Superman: Man of Steel

Filming Locations:

Lone Pine, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$225,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$116,619,362 (USA) (14 June 2013)

Gross:

$248,577,596 (USA) (28 June 2013)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Warner Bros., Legendary Pictures, Syncopy

Technical Specs

Runtime:

143 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital Datasat SDDS Dolby Atmos Dolby Surround 7.1

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The robots in the House of El are named Kelex and Kelor. These were the names of robots that aided Superman at his Fortress of Solitude. In the 1979 mini-series "World of Krypton" Kelex and Kelor were assistants in the House of El at the service for Seyg-El and later for his son, Jor-El.

---

Goofs

In the bar scene where the drunk tries to provoke Clark, there are Canadian Soldiers in uniform. No member of the Canadian Forces is permitted to be in a drinking establishment outside of an authorized mess in uniform.

---

Quotes

[first lines]
Jor-El: Will you not understand? Krypton's core is collapsing! We may only have a matter of weeks! I warned you, harvesting the core was suicide! It has accelerated the process of implosion!
Lor-Em: Our energy reserves were exhausted. What would you have us do, El?
Jor-El: Look to the stars, like our ancestors did, for habitable world's within reach. We can begin by using the old outposts.
Ro-Zar: Are you seriously suggesting that we evacuate the entire planet?
Jor-El: No, everybody here is already dead. Give me control ...

---

Crazy Credits

After the main credits have appeared, the Superman Logo briefly shows up, after which the usual credits roll up.

---

Connections

Referenced in Conan: A Finger Un-Pulled (2011)

---

Soundtracks

"Seasons"
Written and Performed by Chris Cornell
Courtesy of A&M Records
Under license from Universal Music Enterprises

User Reviews

Even for Marvel fans this is a must GO!

The trailers of this movie were released in a so effective way that you start to fear if the product will fill your expectations. And with the usual critics-know-about-everything-nothing-is-good- to-me reviews the chances of be confused about this are increasing. As high as the expectations were raised after trailers, i have to tell you that you will not disappointed with this movie. Is different in many ways to the usual superhero movies but is a solid product that fits in what you expect from this kind of film. Nice references to previous movies are well executed and new plot additions are well received too. As you can expect from a Zack Snyder movie, there are several scenes that try to resemble graphic novel arts and in my opinion are very well made. Some of the nicest things about this movie is the way they made the fast moving scenes. The most of them (unfortunately i can't say all of them) look very realistic according laws of physics, the CGI are so well made that you wish that development for many movies you seen before. The movements are what you expect if such kind of people exist in reality.

About the plot, i believe this is the more controversial point of what i see in reviews across the internet. Most moviegoers like it a lot, but are critics the ones ( not all of them) that are giving mixed reviews. What you realize is that critics expect another Dark Knight but this movie is not looking to be a darker one of your beloved Superman. If you are smart enough to understand that this is ANOTHER hero you will be happy with the story. If you are looking for a fourth darker than Batman movie for sure you will agree with critics giving bad reviews. This is a Superman movie and in that scenario this is a very good one.

The movie has some flaws to me for sure ( i don't know about a perfect movie) but i will not comment about that as i believe everyone need to discover by themselves what - if any- dislike for their preferences.

In summary this is a super hero movie that even Marvel fans will appreciate as is giving a whole new level to a classic story, turning the most beloved hero in an actual hero and mixing a great graphic novel specialist with great digital artists to give you a full action packed movie that make a good foundations for sequels.