bakor24-1
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When I saw that Man of Steel had received only a 55% from metacritic, but an 8.4 from IMDb, I was slightly worried. Movies that are excellent tend to garner high marks on both fronts; why wasn't this one? As a fan of Superman, I didn't let it stop me, and I went to enjoy it with my girlfriend in an IMAX 3D theater. She wasn't happy with me by the end of the film.
Different types of fans, different audiences, will love or hate the movie. As a fan, I say it is worth watching only once. The fighting scenes are hard to bare as the camera quickly pans over large areas to keep focus on the protagonists as they quickly and violently move through space. As a viewer, focusing required a proactive effort that left me tired. The visuals aren't all that bad - the scenes on Krypton are quite beautiful, and I read somewhere the Krypton style is Gothic meets Organic/Natural, and I agree.
As for plot...it's been done and re-done and it's not what is interesting. The action is more interesting than the story; but what the focus should be on is Superman's development and that... unfortunately... was scattered and shallow. The director tried to explore far too much in far too little time and as a result, the audience is left feeling frustrated. Fans of Smallville will agree with me as they won't be satisfied with the few scenes highlighting the humanizing internal struggle Clark Kent went through growing up.
That being said the movie is worth watching. The director made a valiant effort to bring to life a super-god-super-hero. (the only super hero to go to the edge of the universe and back). It's really hard to convey the amazingness of superman on screen - he is a hero fit only for the comic book where creative freedom is such that one can really explore the limits of the possible for a god.
Different types of fans, different audiences, will love or hate the movie. As a fan, I say it is worth watching only once. The fighting scenes are hard to bare as the camera quickly pans over large areas to keep focus on the protagonists as they quickly and violently move through space. As a viewer, focusing required a proactive effort that left me tired. The visuals aren't all that bad - the scenes on Krypton are quite beautiful, and I read somewhere the Krypton style is Gothic meets Organic/Natural, and I agree.
As for plot...it's been done and re-done and it's not what is interesting. The action is more interesting than the story; but what the focus should be on is Superman's development and that... unfortunately... was scattered and shallow. The director tried to explore far too much in far too little time and as a result, the audience is left feeling frustrated. Fans of Smallville will agree with me as they won't be satisfied with the few scenes highlighting the humanizing internal struggle Clark Kent went through growing up.
That being said the movie is worth watching. The director made a valiant effort to bring to life a super-god-super-hero. (the only super hero to go to the edge of the universe and back). It's really hard to convey the amazingness of superman on screen - he is a hero fit only for the comic book where creative freedom is such that one can really explore the limits of the possible for a god.
I went to watch Brave having completely forgotten the last major failure from Pixar, Cars 2. I had hope that the creative talent there would know how to return to the level of engaging creativity as seen in Toys 3 and Wall-E. I was wrong; the film was entirely too formulaic, trying to fit in too much of what typically works in a movie that couldn't bear it all.
The pace is far too fast, the movie is far too unfocused, and major elements of the story line are breezed through without giving them the proper time to develop an importance in the viewer's mind. The random, tasteless and cheap slapstick comedy added to my grievance.
The movie is about a daughter's relationship with her mother and father. That's what the film should've preserved it's attention on, but the director also felt the urge to include a story involving the father and his nemesis.
Truly, the only amazing elements about this movie were the success in digitizing such curly hair and the beautiful natural scenery. Unfortunately, in terms of story telling, there was more failure than success.
The pace is far too fast, the movie is far too unfocused, and major elements of the story line are breezed through without giving them the proper time to develop an importance in the viewer's mind. The random, tasteless and cheap slapstick comedy added to my grievance.
The movie is about a daughter's relationship with her mother and father. That's what the film should've preserved it's attention on, but the director also felt the urge to include a story involving the father and his nemesis.
Truly, the only amazing elements about this movie were the success in digitizing such curly hair and the beautiful natural scenery. Unfortunately, in terms of story telling, there was more failure than success.
I fell in love with Christopher Nolan's style when I first watched Memento. To find out that he has directed only 10 films in his career, and that of those ten 7 are remarkable favourites, defines a definite place of respect in the roster of artists I know. His latest film, "The Dark Knight Rises" propulses him to the status of legend.
Never before has the creation that comes from the tension between good and evil ever been so palpable. The new enemies Batman has to face define a new level of evil and danger that rival those of the Joker. Batman meets this new challenge with an impressive new level of heroism and strength in his character and physical ability.
The controlled chaos that ensues is quite impressive; especially when one considers the loyalty Nolan has to realism. One needs only to look at the 13 minute featurette on the official movie website to have an idea of the hard work invested in producing every delectable scene.
The movie is 160 minutes long with a steady pace, with each second as impactful as a titan's reverberating footstep. I cannot reveal more without communicating any spoilers, but each actor was amazing in their own role. Catwoman was nothing short of stunningly appealing and marvellously enchanting.
And the end? I was told that it was the most satisfying ending possible. I cannot agree more. Indeed, it left me in awe of Christopher Nolan for his ability to write and direct such awesome works.
Never before has the creation that comes from the tension between good and evil ever been so palpable. The new enemies Batman has to face define a new level of evil and danger that rival those of the Joker. Batman meets this new challenge with an impressive new level of heroism and strength in his character and physical ability.
The controlled chaos that ensues is quite impressive; especially when one considers the loyalty Nolan has to realism. One needs only to look at the 13 minute featurette on the official movie website to have an idea of the hard work invested in producing every delectable scene.
The movie is 160 minutes long with a steady pace, with each second as impactful as a titan's reverberating footstep. I cannot reveal more without communicating any spoilers, but each actor was amazing in their own role. Catwoman was nothing short of stunningly appealing and marvellously enchanting.
And the end? I was told that it was the most satisfying ending possible. I cannot agree more. Indeed, it left me in awe of Christopher Nolan for his ability to write and direct such awesome works.