Crazy story, Henry Cavil tested the glasses theory. He stood in some square, wearing glasses,UNDER a picture of him as Superman, and folks didn’t recognize that he played Superman
The glasses thing isn't what did it. He could've done it without...and everyone would've ignored him because it's too obvious. "That's not Henry Cavill. What the fuck would he be doing standing around wearing a Superman shirt here? That's just stupid. It's some fanboy trying to get attention with some cosplay." When something doesn't fit...the human brain just ignores or imagines shit until whatever it is "fits" or stops mattering.
@@DoremiFasolatido1979 Same thing man.. Same thing......... Nobody expects a powerful strong Macho Superman to be a normal goofyass reporter who writes about himself in Daily Planet............. Even if he pretends he is Superman, people will say the same thing you said....."Oh he is just a fanboy trying to get attention"........
You're overlooking the fact Zod was created to think like that because of the role of a military soldier that he was given.They explained it earlier in the film.
I think your main problem with this movie is because they're already assuming that everyone knows Superman's story, so they leave gaps where most people already know things.
@@breezy3392 Yeah it should make 50 movies to build up character like MCU.. isn't it? Iron man took 3 movies to make Patty into a potential love interest & here you want a 2:23 minutes movie to build out love interest & depth.
@@popculturejam7600that’s no excuse for why Clark & Lois’s relationship feels so hollow. In Superman (1978) some of best scenes in that film are between Superman & Lois! The relationship between them is just underwritten in man of steel, it also doesn’t help that Henry cavill & amy adams have little to no chemistry.
I like to think that Homelander is what happens when a human was born with Superman powers. Even Superman wasn't born with Superman powers. He gained his powers as he grew into them as he got older which was shown in the movie as young Clark gets freaked out being able to see through things for the first time.
@johnnyrocket1685 Homelander simply wins because he is ACTUALLY interesting. Superman can will all day in a fight, still a borefest. No one cares about oh yeah ill just have my writer(this time) make me invincible(again) :D Unlimited Feats!! Whatever the writer can think of! Allow superman to do it! Everytime Homelander is on the screen, You can FEEL his presence. Very true incomparable!
It's interesting to compare them, nonetheless. Especially their childhoods. Homelander, presumably, was tortured and manipulated all his life. Supe on the other hand, was loved and cherished, although he was constantly bullied which might have even contributed further to his development and restraint. We even see Supe reading Plato, probably figuring his identity out and morals. Homelander was even given such a chance.
Man, 'a good death is its own reward' hits hard. It's all about going out with purpose and dignity - no need for applause or a prize, just knowing you stood your ground until the end. I forgot how deep this movie was, but that line makes you think about how you'd want to face your own battles.
That is a downside of a Snyder movie. Everything was perfect until it wasn't because of the direction and writing. Storyline was good but movie was not as good.
In real life, absolutely. It’s heartbreaking that he never got the chance to be the Superman that he could have been. The version they wrote for him had everything “super” about him stripped away, just giving him really powerful Regularman.
@@reptomicus He absolutely has the natural charisma for Superman. He’s just never really been able to convey it through his acting. With some acting lessons to help him be more natural in his performances, he would easily nail it.
Alex, the reason they didn't do more on his origin story (particularly his childhood and youth) is because it had already been done, many, many times ... in all the Superman movies and throughout all the seasons of Smallville. You are simply part of the .001% of the earth's population who hadn't seen it. 😅 For many of the rest of us, we already had a ridiculous amount of backstory & "time vested" in all that had come before, so this movie, along with the score, brought back a flood of memories & an emotional wallop with it. (Yes, I just used "wallop" for the first time in my life. Lol.) I will say that the casting of Lois did nothing for me --- like you, I never once believed/felt their connection. Look up Clark's high school love interest in Smallville: Kristin Kreuk as Lana Lang. Pretty sure you'd get behind that pairing. Anyhow, thanks for (once again) a great review. I appreciate what you do, brother!
Alex was expecting a Marvel like film, even looked for an end credit scene. This movie doesn't dwell on telling the character's emotions, it's just shown as it is from the perspective of the audience from the outside looking in. There isn't any way to portray Clark's depth the same way Marvel films do because Clark isn't human. No one could possibly relate to Clark because we are all human. How many times was Alex wrong reacting to scenes in this film when it came to Clark's reactions to specific scenes? Mr. Impulsive Alex can't even restrain himself to blurt out dark thoughts and would be more like Homelander than he would be Superman if he had their powers.
It’s not the fact that they glossed over his backstory that I, personally, didn’t like but it was the way they handled Johnathan Kent and how much of a dick he was, especially in contrast with the comics where him and Martha were the best human beings you could possibly be and didn’t raise Clark to be a god who had to fit in with mortals but raised him as a human and to be as kind as them and even encouraged him becoming Superman
@@Yo42169i don't suite agree that movie jonathan raised him to be a god. He thinks that because of his powers one day clark will be able to change the world. But he is afraid that the world will reject him and try to hurt him. So he wants clark to wait until he is an adult before he makes the choice of becoming a hero so that he is fully aware of the consequences of his choice and is strong and smart enough to handle whatever the world will throw at him and thrive. This for sure is not the traditional approach to superman where he is instantly seen as a hero and a symbol of hope. In this one, he has to earn the trust of the world to become their hope. And i believe that with proper time to flesh out this version of the story, it could've been at least good. But then we arrive to my biggest issue with the dceu, the abyssmal and rushed structure to compete with the mcu that doesn't leave room for character development. I would've loved to see this clark try his best to do good, slowly gaining the trust and love of the world, losing this image of a threatful god to become the symbol of hope. I would've loved to see the series of events that led to batman breaking his code. Which again, while not the traditional approach is still a valid way to explore the batman mythology (also the joker should be dead. If batman kills, presumably after joker killed robin, then joker should be the first casualty). But instead they chose to rush things and have the second movie be a poor attempt at civil war, the set of the justice league and the death of superman storyline. All that while clark has barely just became superman and we kno w nothing about these versions of batman and wonder woman
LMAO .001💀 it’s not 1980 dude you’re just old, tons of people don’t watch old shit, like the other superman movies. How is new people being born a new concept for you? That’s actually insane
If you ever watch Justice League please watch "Zack Snyder's Justice League" and not "Justice League". I wouldn't say it's particularly amazing but the theatrical release is just stupid.
1. Lois did know that Clark was Kal, she just pretended that she didn't in order to help preserve his secret; 2. The chemistry between Clark (Christopher Reeve) and Lois (Margot Kidder) in the original Superman movie (1978) was far more intense...I recommend it, A LOT !!!
@@_Starhammernot to mention he’s introduced as clark Kent at work which is literally how she met him and ended up at his house and dad’s grave. She literally runs up to his house with the cop yelling “clark! Clark!” Lmao.
As much as I love Smallville, I describe it as a show for people who know nothing about Superman. Mostly because of how long it takes for the basic Superman lore to be explained to Clark. The absolutely perfect cast is what makes that show for me personally. Every single person in that show is the perfect choice for their characters. Plus, the Talkville podcast is really good
33:13 this is what’s wrong, the movie literally explains it but a lot of people don’t understand. That’s basically all of Zack Snyder’s movies because I understand all three and they are fantastic.
I blame studio interference and not letting Zack do what he wanted. Ayer also was blocked into making the Suicide Squad the way he wanted. Even Nolan had some issues developing his Batman due to the studio. Wonder Woman and Aquaman, 2 of the most successful movies in the franchise, actually benefited from studio involvement but both were collabs with the studio and even the director for the first Aquaman movie asked for input from Zack directly.
@@AbuzZZ7 I think some people are blinded by nostalgia, don't get me wrong, the old ones are good. On the same note, of course Man of Steel has flaws, the movie isn't perfect, but it's also a good Superman movie, a good "realistic" approach with a great cast, great acting and great fx. Henry Cavill plays a great Superman, even with the movie script clearly holding him back, not giving him much.
I love this movie, I think this is my favorite DCU movie. And I think Lois did recognize him when he started at the newspaper, which is why she smirked and said "Welcome to the Planet" The cast was stacked and all the character deaths were beautiful. Costner's death, both of Crowe's, Stabler's was epic (as was his near death experience in Smallville).
Henry Cavill will always be my Superman. I have some issues with the script, but I think the dude nailed the role he was given better than any who came before him. Crucify me.
What about after him? I think Tyler Heochlin did a fantastic job as Superman and hes got another season coming so who knows how thats gonna be. Disregard the fact he was CWs Superman, given the scripts he was given Tyler fucking killed it. Or going back to Tom Welling, I think he did great as Superman. But we can't forget that each one is different and everyone did the best they could. I just feel bad for how DC treated Henry with it. Because he loves the character and always wanted to do right by the character.
@34:19 Notice how the Col. makes the first move in the knife fight? He knows he can't win, but he goes for it anyway. American servicemen? We die standing.
@@Galiant2010 Zach Snyder wanted to portray a realistic superman. He was also the one who got rid of his horrendous knickers...plus on the movie she had seen him on his civilian clothes on multiple occasions
I've gotta be honest: Henry Cavill is my favorite cinematic Superman. I'm sorry to Christopher Reeve fans, he WAS good for the 70s and 80s, but Henry is the ideal modern times cinematic Man Of Steel. Plus, the suit looks awesome
@@rainbowpegacornstudios Blame that on writers and director. Also, a billion things that weren't cringey then are seen as such now, that's life, get over it.
Cavill is great. What Reeve did the best was portraying Superman and Clark Kent as two different people. I can believe that people wouldn’t recognize Reeve’s Superman as being Reeve’s Kent. Cavill’s Kent really is just his Superman with glasses on.
I get that the movie lacked on the more emotional side, but you totally lost out on Zod's character. He was never lying , first of all. He did try to take over Krypton, not for power, but because its leaders _did_ lead them to ruin, they _did_ ignore the problem until it was too late. Zod really did everything for the sake of his people, for the purpose he was _literally built with_ as explained earlier. He doesn't care how cruel, or how sadistic his actions look to others. He will always do whatever it takes to ensure Krypton live's on That emotional breakdown at the end before the final fight was real, he had absolutely nothing left and was going to kill Clark because it was all he could think to do
WOW,7753,that's the best rendition of the character of Zod I've ever read on any comment section regarding this film. WELL SAID.For the very reasons you stated Zod is one of my favorite villians ( him and Thanos ) he was driven mad at the destruction of Krypton,then totally obsessed with it's recreation which I understand.But,Zod could've done this on any other planet in our solar system and we'd be fine with that. LOL. I know,I know,if that happened there wouldn't have been a violent and destructive 3rd act.
Totally, they even mention it earlier in the movie, the Kryptonians were born with a purpose to fulfill, a role to play, a service to provide. Zod was built to do as he did. In his mind his purpose went off skew, he had a design that became flawed somewhere along the way. But to him he was functioning in his reason for existing.
@@kerry-j4m I agree with most of that but, from what he showed Clark at least, it involved turning our sun into a red giant, which would have NOT been good for Earth...
I actually have a gripe against the narrative that his disguise sucks because it's actually genius. The eyes see what the brain expects to see so when you see the guy walking half hunched over in glasses with semingly little confidence your brain refuses to see the handsome self-assured super hero with perfect posture
I think that it isn't fair to compare the emotional depth of Man of Steel to all of Marvel. I think there's some hindsight bias, because we had 10 years and 20 movies that built a deep connection. Tony's daughter, has she existed earlier, would not have been as impactful if we hadn't had all of the character development from the previous movies for him. There was no emotional depth for Tony with any character in the original Iron Man. It grows with the franchise. So, I think it isn't realistic to compare them like that.
Watching Smallville first would have helped with the depth issue as you meet everyone in depth - as a stand alone movie it's hard to "get" most of what you see - as an example the red head kid is Clark's BFF which you don't get in this iteration ... Great reaction as always! Peace!
Comparing this to Iron Man…a less known superhero at the time it was released, and a better comparison for this film in general. Tony is shown to have a very realistic and understandable character arc All the characters have more depth than most of Man of Steel. And overall the tone and the film was just better and it was shorter than MoS. Needing to watch a TV series from decades ago to understand characters and their motivations is the reason the DCEU has sucked so bad. They try to speed run all these details because they assume you already know the characters but that leaves their films lifeless.
I know it's been said here but what you are missing is what we grew up on, The original Superman, then came Smallville. 95% of people who watched Man of Steel would of seen the previous installments.
@@user-jt1js5mr3fwell while MOS is an enjoyable & watchable movie, it’s an awful Superman movie. So it had already started off rocky because Synder didn’t understand the characters he was using. Wonder Woman was a good movie though, although it’s cause he didn’t have much hands on it since he didn’t direct or write it & only helped Patty Jenkins
Superman was the first “superhero” appearing in June of 1938 in Detective Comics number one. Created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster from Cleveland, Ohio. Batman was created by Bob Kane and Bill Finger as a polar opposite of Superman. The same year Batman was created is the same year that the Nazis invaded Warsaw, Poland kicking off WW2. There’s a documentary called the origins of DC comics narrated by Ryan Reynolds.
That is partially correct. The first "DC Comic" but not the first superhero by those that re-formed into DC-Comics...their first actual comics were called New Fun Comics and Doctor Occult was their first Superhero in 1935
The first Superman movie, starring Chriistopher Reeve, had Marlon Brando as Jor-El. He was what I consider one of the most iconic monologues in the history of all things Superman. A version of the Zod transmission was the teaser for the movie. The Snyder cut should scratch that "deppth" itch for you.
I couldn't agree more, as I'm a comic book fan (Marvel, DC, Image, Dark Horse, and CHAOS!). Although there were a few people growing up that read only one publisher or another, for the most part, we didn't have this divide. This divide has mostly been caused by these bandwagon comic book MOVIE fans that don't know anything about the characters other than film.
Bro u living under a rock these years... The only reason they didn't deep dived in his origin story becoz everyone grew with the story of Superman.... A person watching Superman have already known his OG story....
Same reason the MCU didn't bother giving you Spider-Man's origin for the 50th time when introducing him in Civil War. Nobody wanted it and for good reason.
Uh, no. Which is why the DCEU was mostly a flop, outside of the 1st Aquaman, Wonder woman, and Shazam movie. They kept assuming people knew the heroes backstory, and it left the majority of people confused, and ended up making 'ok' to 'bad' movies.
@johnnyrocket1685 huh? that is absolutely not true. There has only ever been one studio. WB (now DC is their own) You are the one who has zero idea of what happened with the DCEU. There were constant changes in leadership, and the WB executives sent too many "notes" for changes. They change things like"camera styles and angles" (which tells me you don't know much about how films are made) because the DOP (Director of Photography) is different for each film, as is each director, who brings their own style and editing preferences, just as each film is written by a different writer/writing team. Marvel is run the same way. The difference is Marvel was unified under Kevin Feige, and the scripts were worked on until they were good (up until Endgame). The new DCU is under DC Studios, split away from WB Studios.
38:42 Alex, you missed it because you just don't know. But in this scene, there's a subtle morph of Henry Cavil's face into Christopher Reeve. Unfortunately you edited it out. To most of us GEN Xers, Reeve is the OG Superman, and it was amazing. The lack of emotional connection to the characters you describe are because you yourself said, you're not familiar with Superman, the origin story, or the mythology. Most of us who grew up before the age of Burton's Batman and the MCU, regardless of how deep we knew the lore, knew at least that much. Superman was the only game in town, and the original 1978 movie was a massive success and cultural phenomenom. So instead of telling a whole new origin story, this movie kinda glanced over some of the facts most of the audience already knew, and got right to the conflict with Zod and the Codex. Just like Superman Returns (2006 Brandon Roth film) skipped past the events of the original Superman movies as well. This movie was good, and I think one of the best DCU movies to date, but it was very much a continuation of the Superman series, not an outright reboot of the franchise.
This take on Superman is built on the concept of "What if Superman existed in our real world?" rather than fully adapting the DC Universe from the comics to the screen. Since Superman is the first hero in this world, it's understandable (even though I don't particularly like it) that the Kents might struggle with Clark using his powers and revealing himself to the world. In this version, Clark’s abilities are limited by his parents' caution, which leads to him not fully developing his powers until adulthood. In the comics, especially Post-Crisis, Superman existed in a world where heroes had been active since the 1940s with the formation of the Justice Society of America. Clark developed his powers at a much younger age, becoming Superboy before transitioning into Superman when he moved to Metropolis, and both Kents were alive to witness his journey. I do enjoy Man of Steel more as an Elseworlds storyline, showcasing Superman in a world more grounded and reflective of our own, similar to what the Nolan Batman films achieved. But as a Superman film, I never really cared for it. Superman (1978) remains, for me, a much better introduction to the Man of Steel. It provides a more thorough look at his origin story, while Man of Steel assumes you already know the basics and focuses on offering a different spin on the character and his world. *What I liked:* Krypton is visually stunning in this film, blending ancient folklore with an H.R. Giger-inspired aesthetic. While I personally prefer other depictions of Krypton from the comics and animated series, this version still offered a unique and striking design, as well as an interesting history for the planet and its people. The cinematography is excellent, though I would have liked to see more color. Many superhero films post-The Dark Knight adopted that darker, grittier tone, and Man of Steel continued this trend with a dirtier, more grounded Superman, partly inspired by the New 52 comics. Michael Shannon absolutely shines as General Zod and, in my opinion, carried the entire film. The fight scenes were, of course, spectacular, and Hans Zimmer’s score was fantastic. *What I disliked:* Though it’s not featured heavily in the film, I’ve always found Metropolis dull and uninspiring. In the comics, Metropolis is the “City of Tomorrow”-a vibrant, Art Deco metropolis with a cool retro-futuristic 1950s aesthetic. It’s meant to be the opposite of Gotham City, a beacon of light contrasted against Gotham's darkness. So, I was disappointed when Metropolis ended up looking like just another generic American city. It gave me the same feeling as Gotham in The Dark Knight and The Dark Knight Rises-just bland, lifeless, and lacking any real character. Hopefully, the new DC Universe under James Gunn’s direction will give us a visually stunning and alive Metropolis in the upcoming Superman film. It needs to feel unique, not like a copy-paste New York clone made just to be destroyed in CGI. The Fortress of Solitude being a Kryptonian scout ship? It was different, I’ll give it that, but it can’t compare to the classic Fortress from the comics, animation, or even films like Superman (1978). Nothing beats the true Fortress of Solitude, a place of peace and reflection. And finally, the death of Jonathan Kent... It’s a controversial topic, but personally, I was never a fan of how it was handled.
Jon Kent’s death is stupid and I think most people agree with that, because even if clark didn’t use his powers, Johnathan still had time to run over to them but he just stood there
@@TheToxic35Snyder just doesn`t understand anything DC not written by Frank Miller or Alan Moore fucking period and even then he has a very shallow, literal reading that totally misses the point!
We claim Man of Steel, Wonder Woman the extended edition of Batman V Superman for plot, and Zach Snyder's Justice League, maybe Aquaman, technically Blue Beetle. The rest of the universe is non-existent. And 'The Suicide Squad.' Not just Suicide Squad
@@DankBlitzwing counter argument, Wonder Woman 1984, The Flash, Jostice League, Suicide Squad and Birds of Prey. I'm pretty split on Black Adam though so I didn't include it.
Kal el is Krypton's last son. Zod was literally manufactured to protect krypton. He failed. So now his mission is Superman's DNA. Save his people no matter if it destroys another race. That's why zod was such a great villain.
1. Man of Steel 2. Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice ( Ultimate Edition ) 3. Wonder Woman 4. Zack Snyder's Justice League 5. Aquaman 6. The Flash ( Snyderverse totally ends ) You can watch other movies as well for fun there are some good. 1. The Suicide Squad 2. Shazam 3. Shazam: Fury of the Gods 4. Blue Beetle
I would just ignore them all and just see zack's movies and maybe Wonder woman because it was ok but oh god it could have been great imagine the crimean photo and have Wonder woman as basically thé god of War version...
@@Angry_Panda261 I know. But this Flash was created by Snyder and ZSJL is conon to The Flash movie and this movie ends the snyderverse or you can say resets the ZSJL's Timeline.
What you should do is watch the Christopher Reeve movies. Just the first two and Brandon Routh's, then you'll get a better understanding on the character. I'd also recommend Smallville, but that's 10 seasons, so it'll be a lot of watching. But if you want to get a better understanding of the character and his relationships, Smallville would be a good show to watch. But again, it's 10 seasons and every season has 23 episodes.
@@NoctemAeternusMusic meh, you are wrong and your opinion is ludicrous. Whenever someone uses the terminology, "didn't age well," they're usually a moronic, woke hipster. First of all, no one has been able to capture the duality of Clark and Superman like Christopher Reeve. The fact that Kevin Feige said that the blueprint for Iron Man (2008) and the MCU was Superman, should tell you everything you need to know. The score from the original films will never be beat, and the helicopter rescue scene to me still looks better than a lot of the current CGI. I can spot CGI just as easy as I can spot miniatures or green screens. By the way, I love this movie too, but there's a lot of people that can't see the good in both. They always have to create a divide, they can only see one view because they're close minded, narcissistic, and and/or egotistical.
@@NoctemAeternusMusic on a final note, as someone who grew up reading comic books, and isn't caught up in this silly divide caused by these current comic book MOVIE fans, I love Marvel and DC. I find it a bit amusing that you like both as well, but can't find the good in both the Superman film series.
YESSSS! FINALLY! WE NEEDED MORE DC MOVIES REACTIONS! I've been commenting for you to checkout *MAN OF STEEL* ever since you first finished THE DARK KNIGHT TRILOGY! Henry Cavill absolutely killed it as SUPERMAN in this, even tho he's not my most favourite Live Action Superman (that goes to Tyler Hoechlin from SUPERMAN & LOIS tv show) I still really loved his Portrayal of the Character & Hans Zimmer absolutely RULES with his Music in these DC Films 🛐 Next you've to checkout THE ULTIMATE EDITION OF BATMAN VS SUPERMAN: DAWN OF JUSTICE!!!!
The "ginger kid" is Pete Ross, who eventually discovers Clark's secret. They become close friends for the rest of Pete's life, and Pete never betrays Clark's confidence. Pete is also the manager of the IHOP that gets trashed, and shows up for Clark's funeral.
Make sure to watch the Extended Cut of BvS. It puts back in a lot of needed movie. With the Snyder Verse, and really and Snyder movie, always watch the directors/extended cuts. Studios love to mess up his movies.
@@DingleJBerry long but worth it every second the theatrical was just so messed up to me it doesn't even exist watching both back to back is amazing in seeing the many differences
The difference between homelander and Superman isn’t good and evil One can travel past the speed of sound, one can travel faster than light and break the fabric of reality One can give the punch of a nuclear bomb, one can give the punch of an entire hypernova One likes the taste of breast milk, one literally destroyed an entire solar system from sneezing One has un upper limit, one literally lifted a book that had infinite pages, meaning its weight was infinite I could go on but ye get the idea
I like DC more. I feel like most people would say Marvel is better just because of the movies but I think just about everything else DC does is better than what Marvel does. I much prefer DC shows and comics to Marvel shows and comics. Comics are really the only things that really matter because that's where 99% of all the stories and lore come from. And it's also the canon.
@@dvine3488 Good point. I was thinking more of the animated shows. I guess Marvel is better at live action. And DC is better at animated stuff and comics. Although I will say Watchmen blows almost every single Marvel movie out of the water.
Marvel is some soap opera drama. Dc is more epic story telling on a grander scale. The issue with DC movies is it will always lack that sense of drama for the bigger story arc. Most of the DC characters in the books aren't hung up with mundane human problems like being a freak mutant or having superpowers they didn't ask for. DC characters are usually accepting of what life gives them and they just deal with it the way they need to. Not drone on about the pain and agonize how they're all different like Marvel characters.
@@StankGremlin Watchmen books was actually an exercise into writing a DC characterization if it actually happened in the real world. If you lived in the 80's, it was a reflection to current events for the previous 30 years of that time. The story would be totally different if it were to be told now within the past 30 years.
Holy shit finally been waiting for half an eternity for this Alex you are gonna love the cinematography and action scenes of the Snyderverse yeah the plot is all over the place but the movies in general are entertaining and you will have a good time
45:23 The glasses are not a disguise as Bill in Kill Bill Vol 2 says: Superman was born Superman his disguise Clark Kent. Clark is a coward, he is clumsy, he is weak, his has poor vision. All of these things makes people say: No way this guy is Superman.
I agree about the lack of relationship building. 1 intimate dialogue scene about their childhood and lives into a kiss. and 1 dialogue scene into a sex scene would have worked to build the relationship.
Superman content I'd personally suggest to get a feel for the character - Superman Vs The Elite (Animated movie that takes place much later in Supes career) - My Adventures With Superman (Animated series with 20 episodes across 2 seasons that is a great introduction to our favorite boy scout) - Superman 1978 (The classic, the one we all remember with Christopher Reeve, and a good beginning to Supes career)
I like you’re reviews they are always enjoyable. That being said I felt this one was, to coin your phrase ‘lacking in depth’. I don’t think it’s on purpose but more your lack of knowledge to pick up on what you’re seeing. That could be a failing of the film too. We have so many origin stories for Superman that Snyder didn’t want to waste too much time on it. I felt he did a good job, perhaps not to the lay person though. Regards to Zod, he’s actually a very complex character that in the end was fulfilling his life’s purpose. Remember Krypton’s leaders had literally destroyed the planet, he was trying to ensure its survival. He backed Joe-El until it was too late. Genocide aside he was actually a great and understandable villain. Regards to emotional beats I am somewhat with you on this one, only with regard to Louise and Superman. Emotionally their first meet was very deep, he literally saved her life. I felt like this scene could have been longer and establish their connection more. The emotion for me comes from Kal-El’s parents both on Krypton and earth. Their love for their son is obvious, as is his love for them, specially his earth parents. I felt very emotionally invested, perhaps cause I understand the lore more, who knows?! Things to mention Louis 100% knew who Clark Kent was. Snyder kept making biblical references to Superman being Jesus, the Church scene and him floating out the world engine door to then save Louis. The end fight scene that attracted some critical reviews I felt made perfect sense. Remember Superman is effectively God tier strong and when gods fight, trivialities like a city below don’t mean much. Lastly Superman killed the last of his people, he never wants to kill, let alone make him effectively the last of his race. The anguish in his scream makes this abundantly clear. Anyway overall Man Of Steel is a very under appreciated DCUE movie that for me is one of the best, as you will see. From Snyders visuals to Hans Zimmer score to the excellent cast it was a banger of a movie. Also Cavill IS Superman 😂
Yeah but it's not a waste of time if it ultimately works in favor of the movie which I think it would have. Spiderman was able to get away with that because Tobey's movies are extremely popular, and we'd just gotten a Spiderman movie 3 years prior to Hollands. In the case of this movie, I think skipping a lot of backstory and character development made me enjoy the movie on a superficial level. I like this movie the same way I like 2007 Transformers, they're a good time but they lack a lot.
My mother has been a fan of Superman ever since she was a teen so I grew up watching Christopher Reeves' Superman in the CDs that she owned before she was married to my dad. And I recently rewatched Superman Returns and it might be my favorite Superman movie. The chemistry between Brandon Routh and Kate Bosworth was amazing and I felt like that's what was missing in Man of Steel. She and I are also a fan of Henry Cavill but even she said this movie is not to her liking. I also agree with you, the romance between Clark and Lois felt rushed and as soon as the first kiss happened I was like, "already?" 🤣 Anyway, great reaction! Glad that you enjoyed it too. Can't wait for you to react to other Superman movies. 🖤
Was I the only one bothered by Alex being more familiar with Homelander than Superman? Like, that really tells us something about the world we're living in lol
I used to be called Man of Steel by the wife..nowadays its just Mr. Jelly. Oh and Alex if your pee is hot enough and the enviroment cold enough actually it will freeze so fast your pee will vaporize into snow before it hits the ground..its pretty cool
At 13:35 I don’t know what Lobo the Truck Driver was thinking. Even if he didn’t know Clark doesn’t have superpowers. He’s like a half of a foot taller and built like a tank.
16:40 Well, actually Homelander is a version of Superman, and what would happen if the Superman was evil Same as Omni-Man, another evil version of Superman
"I see a tornado coming towards me, but rather than attempting to escape from it, I will walk towards it in order to rescue this dog. I am an old, frail man, and have an adopted son who is for all intents and purposes invincible, and hundreds of times faster than I am. I will not only forbid him from helping me (thus ensuring the success of this suicidal plan), I will force him to watch me die right in front of him, giving him the final lesson in a message I have spent his life hammering into him: Do not even attempt to help those around you, even at no risk to yourself. Live in fear, and allow suffering to thrive all around you. If my final thought, as I am smashed to bloody pieces by flying debris, is that I have raised a son who would rather watch his father die than raise so much as a finger in his defense, then I will die a happy man, knowing that I have brought an invincible sociopath into this world."
Seeing this in theaters and then watching people clap after the movie ended did irreparable damage to me, what’s worse is Zack Snyder still gets money thrown at him like candy 😭
The comic death of his father was also changed after the 1980s Superman reboot to make him more realistic. The thing this movie left out was the REASON...his father knew the world would not accept him and that governments would come after him. A thing barely touched on in the movie. The original Superman was total ASS for making it that the world would just accept the appearance of an all powerful Alien.
Instead of suicide, Jonathan sacrificed himself in order to protect Clark. Because what parent wouldn't do that for their child? Your perspective is typical of a selfish human with human thoughts not understanding the greater fate that could change the world. It's probably why The Boys is a more realistic show in this society than any Superman story.
Nice Alex finally getting into the DCEU. Unfortunately, the quality of the whole thing is very high and low (versus Marvel at the time killing it with every entry)...but worth watching. But like Marvel you gotta watch it all in order: Man of Steel (2013) Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice Ultimate Edition (2016) Suicide Squad (2016) Wonder Woman (2017) Justice League Snyder Cut (Don't bother with the theatrical release) (2021) Aquaman (2018) Shazam! (2019) Birds of Prey and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn (2020) Wonder Woman 1984 (2020) The Suicide Squad (2021) Black Adam (2022) Shazam! Fury of the Gods (2023) The Flash (2023) Blue Beetle (2023) Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom (2023)
Mcu got worse and worse with every phase. First phase was the only one I was really into. Where as I was into the dceu movies from 2013-2019 (21 snyder cut). But still both dceu and mcu died after 2019, except for the awesome Snyder cut in 21, but that was shot in 2017.
You don’t feel an emotional connection. Because you have no fear of anyone important dying because it’s FUCKING SUPERMAN. He’s INVINCIBLE. So yes I agree I didn’t feel it either.
Alex, im gonna have to say marvel, i grew up with Spider-man, fantastic four & X-men, the animation and movies. My dad is a big Cable and Bishop fan, so i would also get X-men lore from him
By the off chance Alex reads this, I'm something of a comic book nerd, so I will explain what Kryptonite is. Kryptonite are crystalized pieces of Superman's home planet Krypton. Because Krypton's sun was a red sun, Krypton absorbed the sun's rays. A red sun take away the powers of a Kryptonian if they're subjected to the rays of a yellow or blue sun. Thus when Superman is near it, it severely weakens him as he grew up absorbing the rays from Earth's yellow sun for about 30+ years, and prolonged exposure to Kryptonite will inevitably kill him. There's other types of Kryptonite (Green, red, blue, yellow, pink, etc) and all have different effects on him, but that's way too much information to throw at you too soon. I hope that helps :)
Ah yes, another reactor starts off his DCEU journey. He's gonna start off on good terms with MOS, be completely disappointed by BvS, get his hopes back up with Wonder Woman 1, be completely uninterested by Suicide Squad 1, get his hopes up again after ZSJL, find Aquaman 1 and Shazam 1 entertaining enough, be on the complete verge of giving up with Wonder Woman 2, Black Adam keeps him interested a tiny bit, Suicide Squad 2 increases the interest a little bit more, finally gives up with Aquaman 2 and doesn't bother with the rest.
@@RevRyukin7 Nah, I'm smart enough to understand that Batman didn't start running people over with his batmobile or blowing them up with missiles even after he lost Jason Todd. I'm also smart enough to know that Batman would actually head over to the Court that got blown up when Superman was there, and you know, ACTUALLY be a detective and do what detectives do before jumping head-first into the bandwagon. And I'm also smart enough to know that Batman is smart enough to not get so easily manipulated by Luthor with such generic tactics. And I'm also smart enough to know Luthor isn't a Joker/Riddler hybrid. And lastly, I'm smart enough to know that everyone is smart enough to understand "the message" behind the Martha scene, still doesn't change the obvious fact that the execution of it made both God and Satan cringe and turn off their TV. But hey, who am I to argue? Snyder cultists are definitely revered as the most intelligent people on the planet by the masses.
One thing I always liked about this is that Zod is pretty close to a robot. Designed for one purpose, technically and literally incapable of compromise. But still seems to be capable of revenge. A very interesting character.
As AMERICAN as it may seem . Superman was the original superhero and was built on the premise of the Russian strong man.. Also stabler said take the alien . You said he's not an alien......... But he is ... Obviously . He's from a different planet ????????
More variety but same themes with Marvel. Oh, I'm a Mutant and everyone one wants me to die, boo hoo. I turn into a monster when I get angry, boo hoo and everyone wants me to die. I'm a genius engineer and billionaire playboy and everyone is out to get me boo hoo. I have powers like a god but everyone I love is dead boo hoo. My uncle/Aunt died because I let it happen and it's my fault boo hoo. I'm an enhanced super soldier living outside of my time and all I want is to be with this woman but can't boo hoo..... I saw my parents get mugged and shot right in front of me when I was a child, this can't happen ever again to anyone, I will be dedicated to make sure it doesn't and become a Bat because I will become what evil fears most! See the difference?
@@riopato2009 bitch I know what it means. But they’re saying they only picked dc over marvel because of Batman, so it’s not that dc is better for them, it’s just Batman. Move along.
I knew the posts would be over-run by fake DC fans. This movie IS Superman from the comics after the mid 1980s reboot that removed the "Jesus" Superman that so many could not related to. Also, Reeves KILLS ZOD and Lane KILLS URSA in Superman 2 and LAUGH ABOUT IT...and Superman has killed in the comics. Literally fuck off with your fake fan hate. In this movie Superman is actually TORN having to kill Zod to save people because he refuses to stop. Also, in the comics and Animated films, there is mass destruction and people die when Superman clashes with powerful foes...hell, Metropolis gets destroyed several times with mass deaths over the many decades.
If you watch the donner cut of Superman 2 he reverses time putting the krypton criminals back in the phantom zone as the movie was supposed to be a 2 part story.
You lose your audience when you call people with different opinions "fake DC fans". Superman is THE superhero, of course people are gonna have attachments to certain ideas of him.
@@forentertainment3259 You lose your audience when you act like a woman on the rag and whine about things showing you do not even know the character you claim to want to see.
@@thomasjones4570 When did I whine? When did I say what kind of Superman I want to see? I was very reasonable, I just failed to see I was responding to a schizophrenic person.
I remember when this came out, coming out of theater, and going, "It was ok". Then I went online to see what other people thought and saw a lot of people saying this either one of the greatest films ever made or one of the worst ever made. I generally wondered if I had seen the same movie.
Everyone has this idea what Superman is and is supposed to be. For 80 years and each generation has a gist but it's never the same character. Those who actually read his books, specifically throughout the 90's, this version of Clark is the most accurate adaptation of the character. He's not the boy scout that everyone expects him to be and he see himself as a human with a gift that scares him sometimes. The burden of saving the world weighs incredibly heavy on him not knowing why he exists for his entire life up until the point of where the movie plays out. The lack of depth that Alex is feeling is because no one can relate to someone like Superman, how could they? Maybe it's the same feeling that people who criticizes this movie lacks the depth inside themselves to step outside their myopic perspective looking for something that can't understand.
Haha! In Smallville, Lois Lane is a hot army chick.. lol... but Clark doesn't meet her for a few seasons, I think. But his first romantic interest is beautiful as well.. 😊
Crazy story, Henry Cavil tested the glasses theory.
He stood in some square, wearing glasses,UNDER a picture of him as Superman, and folks didn’t recognize that he played Superman
I saw that story... lol
He also wore a Superman T-Shirt.. lmao
it was in times square
The glasses thing isn't what did it.
He could've done it without...and everyone would've ignored him because it's too obvious. "That's not Henry Cavill. What the fuck would he be doing standing around wearing a Superman shirt here? That's just stupid. It's some fanboy trying to get attention with some cosplay."
When something doesn't fit...the human brain just ignores or imagines shit until whatever it is "fits" or stops mattering.
@@DoremiFasolatido1979 Same thing man.. Same thing......... Nobody expects a powerful strong Macho Superman to be a normal goofyass reporter who writes about himself in Daily Planet............. Even if he pretends he is Superman, people will say the same thing you said....."Oh he is just a fanboy trying to get attention"........
He has no clue how funny his Wolverine comment is. Lol
He kinda looks like Wolverine doesn’t he”
Editor-San be like (- (-
Right? Hopefully he'll eventually get there.
This should be top comment
I thought the same thing!!!!
You're overlooking the fact Zod was created to think like that because of the role of a military soldier that he was given.They explained it earlier in the film.
yeah
The Invincible live action movie needs to take some inspiration from this movie.
and he was only bred for a single purpose and he TOLD Kal that he had to kill him or he would destroy earth
Why didn't anyone think about the kryptonians just living on the moon
@@liamjaques2730 BRO ☠ no way
I can't even describe the physical and mental pain I felt when I heard it's like "Homelander but if he was good" 😭 lmfao
didn't expect see you here😆 just now finished watching the sherlock holmes reaction
Now he needs to watch "The Batman" which translates to "Tek Knight if he didn't have a sex kink" 😭
Great to see you here brother. Looking forward to Superman and Lois reactions.
But.. It would be like Homelander if he was good.. That's LITERALLY Superman.
ya because Homelandar’s powers were copied from superman, not the other way!
Marvel or DC?
The answer = I like super heroes
The answer is the universe which didn't get restarted multiple times 🤣
@johnnyrocket1685 Time Warner is essentially as big and rich as Disney.
The answer is marvel from 2008-2019 lol
@johnnyrocket1685 hopefully The Batman series can lead into darker DC hero movies like Nightwing, Green Arrow and even a dark Superman would be cool
I don't understand those fake rivalries for companies, we don't have to choose we can enjoy both
I think your main problem with this movie is because they're already assuming that everyone knows Superman's story, so they leave gaps where most people already know things.
They still need to build character independently and they fell short on that imo
@@breezy3392 Yeah it should make 50 movies to build up character like MCU.. isn't it? Iron man took 3 movies to make Patty into a potential love interest & here you want a 2:23 minutes movie to build out love interest & depth.
@popculturejam7600 I think the first MCU move for each character did more for their focus character than this tbh
@@popculturejam7600that’s no excuse for why Clark & Lois’s relationship feels so hollow. In Superman (1978) some of best scenes in that film are between Superman & Lois! The relationship between them is just underwritten in man of steel, it also doesn’t help that Henry cavill & amy adams have little to no chemistry.
@@dairyproducts2775 You are simply immature
Superman isn't just "Homelander but if he was good", Homelander only wishes he could be Superman.
Thank you
I like to think that Homelander is what happens when a human was born with Superman powers. Even Superman wasn't born with Superman powers. He gained his powers as he grew into them as he got older which was shown in the movie as young Clark gets freaked out being able to see through things for the first time.
@johnnyrocket1685 Homelander simply wins because he is ACTUALLY interesting. Superman can will all day in a fight, still a borefest. No one cares about oh yeah ill just have my writer(this time) make me invincible(again) :D Unlimited Feats!! Whatever the writer can think of! Allow superman to do it!
Everytime Homelander is on the screen, You can FEEL his presence. Very true incomparable!
It's interesting to compare them, nonetheless. Especially their childhoods.
Homelander, presumably, was tortured and manipulated all his life. Supe on the other hand, was loved and cherished, although he was constantly bullied which might have even contributed further to his development and restraint. We even see Supe reading Plato, probably figuring his identity out and morals. Homelander was even given such a chance.
@@armandorios2974 You're obviously not overly familiar with Superman, because you couldn't be further off. Homelander doesn't even compare.
Man, 'a good death is its own reward' hits hard. It's all about going out with purpose and dignity - no need for applause or a prize, just knowing you stood your ground until the end. I forgot how deep this movie was, but that line makes you think about how you'd want to face your own battles.
Facts . Might have been too deep for him cause he didn't even realize .
He said Marvel movies have depth 😂
43:21 the reason he didn’t like that is because he just snapped the neck of the only remaining “relative” he had. He’s basically completely alone now
In my opinion Henry Cavil is the perfect Superman he's got the looks the body and everything else in-between.
I just wish they made better movies for him
That is a downside of a Snyder movie. Everything was perfect until it wasn't because of the direction and writing. Storyline was good but movie was not as good.
In real life, absolutely. It’s heartbreaking that he never got the chance to be the Superman that he could have been. The version they wrote for him had everything “super” about him stripped away, just giving him really powerful Regularman.
Too bad Cavill doesn't have the charisma for Superman
@@reptomicus He absolutely has the natural charisma for Superman. He’s just never really been able to convey it through his acting. With some acting lessons to help him be more natural in his performances, he would easily nail it.
Alex, the reason they didn't do more on his origin story (particularly his childhood and youth) is because it had already been done, many, many times ... in all the Superman movies and throughout all the seasons of Smallville.
You are simply part of the .001% of the earth's population who hadn't seen it. 😅
For many of the rest of us, we already had a ridiculous amount of backstory & "time vested" in all that had come before, so this movie, along with the score, brought back a flood of memories & an emotional wallop with it. (Yes, I just used "wallop" for the first time in my life. Lol.)
I will say that the casting of Lois did nothing for me --- like you, I never once believed/felt their connection. Look up Clark's high school love interest in Smallville: Kristin Kreuk as Lana Lang. Pretty sure you'd get behind that pairing.
Anyhow, thanks for (once again) a great review. I appreciate what you do, brother!
Amy Adams is a great actress, but the wrong one for this role
Alex was expecting a Marvel like film, even looked for an end credit scene. This movie doesn't dwell on telling the character's emotions, it's just shown as it is from the perspective of the audience from the outside looking in. There isn't any way to portray Clark's depth the same way Marvel films do because Clark isn't human. No one could possibly relate to Clark because we are all human. How many times was Alex wrong reacting to scenes in this film when it came to Clark's reactions to specific scenes? Mr. Impulsive Alex can't even restrain himself to blurt out dark thoughts and would be more like Homelander than he would be Superman if he had their powers.
It’s not the fact that they glossed over his backstory that I, personally, didn’t like but it was the way they handled Johnathan Kent and how much of a dick he was, especially in contrast with the comics where him and Martha were the best human beings you could possibly be and didn’t raise Clark to be a god who had to fit in with mortals but raised him as a human and to be as kind as them and even encouraged him becoming Superman
@@Yo42169i don't suite agree that movie jonathan raised him to be a god. He thinks that because of his powers one day clark will be able to change the world. But he is afraid that the world will reject him and try to hurt him. So he wants clark to wait until he is an adult before he makes the choice of becoming a hero so that he is fully aware of the consequences of his choice and is strong and smart enough to handle whatever the world will throw at him and thrive.
This for sure is not the traditional approach to superman where he is instantly seen as a hero and a symbol of hope. In this one, he has to earn the trust of the world to become their hope. And i believe that with proper time to flesh out this version of the story, it could've been at least good. But then we arrive to my biggest issue with the dceu, the abyssmal and rushed structure to compete with the mcu that doesn't leave room for character development. I would've loved to see this clark try his best to do good, slowly gaining the trust and love of the world, losing this image of a threatful god to become the symbol of hope. I would've loved to see the series of events that led to batman breaking his code. Which again, while not the traditional approach is still a valid way to explore the batman mythology (also the joker should be dead. If batman kills, presumably after joker killed robin, then joker should be the first casualty). But instead they chose to rush things and have the second movie be a poor attempt at civil war, the set of the justice league and the death of superman storyline. All that while clark has barely just became superman and we kno w nothing about these versions of batman and wonder woman
LMAO .001💀 it’s not 1980 dude you’re just old, tons of people don’t watch old shit, like the other superman movies. How is new people being born a new concept for you? That’s actually insane
As Wade Wilson once said, "You're so dark, are you sure you aren't from the DC universe?"
😂
Hilarious iron: just after I read your post, a commercial for Mint Wireless popped up.
they say it but The S is basically his clan/family crest and a symbol of hope
If you ever watch Justice League please watch "Zack Snyder's Justice League" and not "Justice League". I wouldn't say it's particularly amazing but the theatrical release is just stupid.
FINALLY an accurate description of ZSJL! Not amazing, but better than the theatrical slop.
And BvSUE and not theatrical cut, aka the butchered studio cut.
Yes.
I definitely felt ZSJL was amazing, especially compared to its abysmal theatrical version.
@@matthewandrews3883 I mean, I love ZSJL, but anything is amazing in comparison to Josstice League.
1. Lois did know that Clark was Kal, she just pretended that she didn't in order to help preserve his secret; 2. The chemistry between Clark (Christopher Reeve) and Lois (Margot Kidder) in the original Superman movie (1978) was far more intense...I recommend it, A LOT !!!
They even played with it a little with the (non-sexual) double entendre, "Welcome to the Planet."
@@_Starhammernot to mention he’s introduced as clark Kent at work which is literally how she met him and ended up at his house and dad’s grave. She literally runs up to his house with the cop yelling “clark! Clark!” Lmao.
You should check out Smallville, it’s about Clark when he was in high school before he became Superman
Maybe too long for him, but it's best worth watching.
Also Michael Rosenbaum was such an amazing Lex Luthor!!
@@Laudavisti the ONLY lex luthor in my book
As much as I love Smallville, I describe it as a show for people who know nothing about Superman. Mostly because of how long it takes for the basic Superman lore to be explained to Clark. The absolutely perfect cast is what makes that show for me personally. Every single person in that show is the perfect choice for their characters. Plus, the Talkville podcast is really good
He wants to know the story, he can go and watch it 🤷🏽♂️🤣
The Christopher Reeve movie didn't show him honing his abilities either. For that you'll need to watch the TV show Smallville
33:13 this is what’s wrong, the movie literally explains it but a lot of people don’t understand. That’s basically all of Zack Snyder’s movies because I understand all three and they are fantastic.
I don't know if someone said that already but FUN FACT: Henry's dog is called Kal
This movie is such a gem. Henry Cavill was an amazing Superman, a shame the whole DCU thing wasn't better.
I blame studio interference and not letting Zack do what he wanted. Ayer also was blocked into making the Suicide Squad the way he wanted. Even Nolan had some issues developing his Batman due to the studio. Wonder Woman and Aquaman, 2 of the most successful movies in the franchise, actually benefited from studio involvement but both were collabs with the studio and even the director for the first Aquaman movie asked for input from Zack directly.
How you can say that. This is the worst superman movie
@@AbuzZZ7 I think some people are blinded by nostalgia, don't get me wrong, the old ones are good. On the same note, of course Man of Steel has flaws, the movie isn't perfect, but it's also a good Superman movie, a good "realistic" approach with a great cast, great acting and great fx.
Henry Cavill plays a great Superman, even with the movie script clearly holding him back, not giving him much.
@@jotairpontes if you think this is good superman movie then you dont know who superman is
@@AbuzZZ7 Great argument.
As someone with a... rocky history with parents, those lines: "But can't i just keep pretending I'm your son?" "you are my son!" breaks me every time
As an autistic person, young Clark being overwhelmed by his new found senses to the point of fear is...such a meaningful thing.
Yeah, I connected to that so much too
I love this movie, I think this is my favorite DCU movie. And I think Lois did recognize him when he started at the newspaper, which is why she smirked and said "Welcome to the Planet"
The cast was stacked and all the character deaths were beautiful. Costner's death, both of Crowe's, Stabler's was epic (as was his near death experience in Smallville).
DCEU movie, you mean.
@@kenjisparks I think this was a reference to 'Stabler's' near death experience in the town of Smallville in the movie, not in the TV show...
THAT IS A MAN
'pokes his chest'
I fucking died laughing, possibly destroyed my monitor by spitting wine on it
Last time I was this early she left me
Atleast she didn’t hit you 🧐
Get a life
Oof.
DAMN
Same. She was upset I came early, I told her it was just a time saver 😜🤣
Henry Cavill will always be my Superman. I have some issues with the script, but I think the dude nailed the role he was given better than any who came before him. Crucify me.
But did you spot Christopher Reeve in the movie ?
What about after him? I think Tyler Heochlin did a fantastic job as Superman and hes got another season coming so who knows how thats gonna be. Disregard the fact he was CWs Superman, given the scripts he was given Tyler fucking killed it. Or going back to Tom Welling, I think he did great as Superman. But we can't forget that each one is different and everyone did the best they could. I just feel bad for how DC treated Henry with it. Because he loves the character and always wanted to do right by the character.
@SuperBaccaPlayz far as the newer superman I will give credit he played teen wolf perfectly so he had a great transition to superman
George Reeves was my introduction (but then I'm 72).
@@kylereese4822 where 😱
@34:19 Notice how the Col. makes the first move in the knife fight? He knows he can't win, but he goes for it anyway. American servicemen? We die standing.
Alex, if u think this is handsome, you NEED to react to MAN from U.N.C.L.E! Its an amazingly good movie and you'll deeply enjoy!!!
Hell yeah. Archer and Barry are a powerful duo.
Liking and commenting to boost this. Unironically one of my favorite spy films ever. Would love to see him react.
goated film!!
Yes!!!!
“He kinda looks like wolverine”
Alfred: oh you have no idea
she did recognize him, that's why they smiled at each other...
I don't think so. I'm pretty sure in every other Superman series she only finds out after knowing Clark for a while.
@@Galiant2010 Zach Snyder wanted to portray a realistic superman. He was also the one who got rid of his horrendous knickers...plus on the movie she had seen him on his civilian clothes on multiple occasions
@@Galiant2010 it's a known fact that Snyder wanted a more realistic superman not to mention she always calls him Clark and not superman....
I've gotta be honest: Henry Cavill is my favorite cinematic Superman. I'm sorry to Christopher Reeve fans, he WAS good for the 70s and 80s, but Henry is the ideal modern times cinematic Man Of Steel. Plus, the suit looks awesome
Thank you!! I just saw 1978 Superman last year and that was a nice movie of man of steel is my Superman movie
Even as a Reeve fan, I agree completely, though in my opinion we have yet to see a better Lois Lane than Margot Kidder.
@@rainbowpegacornstudios Blame that on writers and director. Also, a billion things that weren't cringey then are seen as such now, that's life, get over it.
Cavill is great. What Reeve did the best was portraying Superman and Clark Kent as two different people. I can believe that people wouldn’t recognize Reeve’s Superman as being Reeve’s Kent. Cavill’s Kent really is just his Superman with glasses on.
The ideal Superman doesn't kill. Nor wear padded suits. Cavill's did both.
19:13 damn, this scene where he is learning to fly is really cool. Its kinda sad that you talked through entire scene
He is a reactor, sooo...
@@alwandemthethwa7594even professionnal talkers have to sometimes shut up.
He realisticly cannot get invested in any film talking that much
@@alwandemthethwa7594 the good reactors pause the film to talk. so they dont miss anything
@@joshuaminke6629 yeah alot of ppl tend to complain when he used to do that, it's a lose-lose situation it would seem
That pissed me off so much, Han Zimmer score of first flight and him breaking the sound barrier is one of the greatest scenes in history
Yeah Cavill is 100% a lore actor. He dives deep into the material so he can properly bring it to life for the fans of it.
I get that the movie lacked on the more emotional side, but you totally lost out on Zod's character.
He was never lying , first of all. He did try to take over Krypton, not for power, but because its leaders _did_ lead them to ruin, they _did_ ignore the problem until it was too late. Zod really did everything for the sake of his people, for the purpose he was _literally built with_ as explained earlier. He doesn't care how cruel, or how sadistic his actions look to others. He will always do whatever it takes to ensure Krypton live's on
That emotional breakdown at the end before the final fight was real, he had absolutely nothing left and was going to kill Clark because it was all he could think to do
Zod is absolutely the hero of his own story, which makes him an excellent villain.
Never seen aN |nbr3d dog reaction before. Can this alex |nbr3d go f it's ho mother and then go choke on its father's d|©k. M0f0 ruined the whole movie with it's |nbr3d self misunderstanding everything.
WOW,7753,that's the best rendition of the character of Zod I've ever read on any comment section regarding this film. WELL SAID.For the very reasons you stated Zod is one of my favorite villians ( him and Thanos ) he was driven mad at the destruction of Krypton,then totally obsessed with it's recreation which I understand.But,Zod could've done this on any other planet in our solar system and we'd be fine with that. LOL. I know,I know,if that happened there wouldn't have been a violent and destructive 3rd act.
Totally, they even mention it earlier in the movie, the Kryptonians were born with a purpose to fulfill, a role to play, a service to provide. Zod was built to do as he did. In his mind his purpose went off skew, he had a design that became flawed somewhere along the way. But to him he was functioning in his reason for existing.
@@kerry-j4m I agree with most of that but, from what he showed Clark at least, it involved turning our sun into a red giant, which would have NOT been good for Earth...
I actually have a gripe against the narrative that his disguise sucks because it's actually genius. The eyes see what the brain expects to see so when you see the guy walking half hunched over in glasses with semingly little confidence your brain refuses to see the handsome self-assured super hero with perfect posture
As proof that it works, Henry dressed as Clark and stood in Times Square under a superman advertisement, and nobody recognized him.
@@justin_ogre mainly because he did it in new York where people are drones 🤣
I think that it isn't fair to compare the emotional depth of Man of Steel to all of Marvel. I think there's some hindsight bias, because we had 10 years and 20 movies that built a deep connection. Tony's daughter, has she existed earlier, would not have been as impactful if we hadn't had all of the character development from the previous movies for him. There was no emotional depth for Tony with any character in the original Iron Man. It grows with the franchise. So, I think it isn't realistic to compare them like that.
Watching Smallville first would have helped with the depth issue as you meet everyone in depth - as a stand alone movie it's hard to "get" most of what you see - as an example the red head kid is Clark's BFF which you don't get in this iteration ... Great reaction as always! Peace!
Comparing this to Iron Man…a less known superhero at the time it was released, and a better comparison for this film in general.
Tony is shown to have a very realistic and understandable character arc
All the characters have more depth than most of Man of Steel. And overall the tone and the film was just better and it was shorter than MoS.
Needing to watch a TV series from decades ago to understand characters and their motivations is the reason the DCEU has sucked so bad. They try to speed run all these details because they assume you already know the characters but that leaves their films lifeless.
He'd be better off watching Superman I and II.
I know it's been said here but what you are missing is what we grew up on, The original Superman, then came Smallville. 95% of people who watched Man of Steel would of seen the previous installments.
“THIS IS THE DUDE IN 8 MILE” IS ONE OF THE FUNNIEST THINGS IVE HEARD IN SO LONG
Alex getting into the Snyder-verse!
Nice :D
Nice until it goes downhill
Have you seen Twilight of the Gods? Its was great.
@@user-jt1js5mr3fit doesn’t. Bvs ultimate is good and the Snyder cut is 🔥
@@user-jt1js5mr3f in 2 movies...
@@user-jt1js5mr3fwell while MOS is an enjoyable & watchable movie, it’s an awful Superman movie. So it had already started off rocky because Synder didn’t understand the characters he was using. Wonder Woman was a good movie though, although it’s cause he didn’t have much hands on it since he didn’t direct or write it & only helped Patty Jenkins
Superman was the first “superhero” appearing in June of 1938 in Detective Comics number one. Created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster from Cleveland, Ohio. Batman was created by Bob Kane and Bill Finger as a polar opposite of Superman. The same year Batman was created is the same year that the Nazis invaded Warsaw, Poland kicking off WW2. There’s a documentary called the origins of DC comics narrated by Ryan Reynolds.
That is partially correct. The first "DC Comic" but not the first superhero by those that re-formed into DC-Comics...their first actual comics were called New Fun Comics and Doctor Occult was their first Superhero in 1935
Action comics #1 was Superman’s first appearance. Batman’s first appearance was Detective comics 27
The first Superman movie, starring Chriistopher Reeve, had Marlon Brando as Jor-El. He was what I consider one of the most iconic monologues in the history of all things Superman.
A version of the Zod transmission was the teaser for the movie. The Snyder cut should scratch that "deppth" itch for you.
Marvel or DC?
Me: Both
Yes
I couldn't agree more, as I'm a comic book fan (Marvel, DC, Image, Dark Horse, and CHAOS!). Although there were a few people growing up that read only one publisher or another, for the most part, we didn't have this divide. This divide has mostly been caused by these bandwagon comic book MOVIE fans that don't know anything about the characters other than film.
There respective stories represent different things, and I love them both for what they are
Bro u living under a rock these years... The only reason they didn't deep dived in his origin story becoz everyone grew with the story of Superman.... A person watching Superman have already known his OG story....
Same reason the MCU didn't bother giving you Spider-Man's origin for the 50th time when introducing him in Civil War. Nobody wanted it and for good reason.
Uh, no. Which is why the DCEU was mostly a flop, outside of the 1st Aquaman, Wonder woman, and Shazam movie. They kept assuming people knew the heroes backstory, and it left the majority of people confused, and ended up making 'ok' to 'bad' movies.
@johnnyrocket1685 huh? that is absolutely not true. There has only ever been one studio. WB (now DC is their own) You are the one who has zero idea of what happened with the DCEU. There were constant changes in leadership, and the WB executives sent too many "notes" for changes. They change things like"camera styles and angles" (which tells me you don't know much about how films are made) because the DOP (Director of Photography) is different for each film, as is each director, who brings their own style and editing preferences, just as each film is written by a different writer/writing team. Marvel is run the same way. The difference is Marvel was unified under Kevin Feige, and the scripts were worked on until they were good (up until Endgame). The new DCU is under DC Studios, split away from WB Studios.
38:42 Alex, you missed it because you just don't know. But in this scene, there's a subtle morph of Henry Cavil's face into Christopher Reeve. Unfortunately you edited it out. To most of us GEN Xers, Reeve is the OG Superman, and it was amazing. The lack of emotional connection to the characters you describe are because you yourself said, you're not familiar with Superman, the origin story, or the mythology. Most of us who grew up before the age of Burton's Batman and the MCU, regardless of how deep we knew the lore, knew at least that much. Superman was the only game in town, and the original 1978 movie was a massive success and cultural phenomenom. So instead of telling a whole new origin story, this movie kinda glanced over some of the facts most of the audience already knew, and got right to the conflict with Zod and the Codex. Just like Superman Returns (2006 Brandon Roth film) skipped past the events of the original Superman movies as well. This movie was good, and I think one of the best DCU movies to date, but it was very much a continuation of the Superman series, not an outright reboot of the franchise.
Fully agree.
💯💯💯💯
This take on Superman is built on the concept of "What if Superman existed in our real world?" rather than fully adapting the DC Universe from the comics to the screen. Since Superman is the first hero in this world, it's understandable (even though I don't particularly like it) that the Kents might struggle with Clark using his powers and revealing himself to the world. In this version, Clark’s abilities are limited by his parents' caution, which leads to him not fully developing his powers until adulthood.
In the comics, especially Post-Crisis, Superman existed in a world where heroes had been active since the 1940s with the formation of the Justice Society of America. Clark developed his powers at a much younger age, becoming Superboy before transitioning into Superman when he moved to Metropolis, and both Kents were alive to witness his journey.
I do enjoy Man of Steel more as an Elseworlds storyline, showcasing Superman in a world more grounded and reflective of our own, similar to what the Nolan Batman films achieved. But as a Superman film, I never really cared for it. Superman (1978) remains, for me, a much better introduction to the Man of Steel. It provides a more thorough look at his origin story, while Man of Steel assumes you already know the basics and focuses on offering a different spin on the character and his world.
*What I liked:*
Krypton is visually stunning in this film, blending ancient folklore with an H.R. Giger-inspired aesthetic. While I personally prefer other depictions of Krypton from the comics and animated series, this version still offered a unique and striking design, as well as an interesting history for the planet and its people. The cinematography is excellent, though I would have liked to see more color. Many superhero films post-The Dark Knight adopted that darker, grittier tone, and Man of Steel continued this trend with a dirtier, more grounded Superman, partly inspired by the New 52 comics.
Michael Shannon absolutely shines as General Zod and, in my opinion, carried the entire film. The fight scenes were, of course, spectacular, and Hans Zimmer’s score was fantastic.
*What I disliked:*
Though it’s not featured heavily in the film, I’ve always found Metropolis dull and uninspiring. In the comics, Metropolis is the “City of Tomorrow”-a vibrant, Art Deco metropolis with a cool retro-futuristic 1950s aesthetic. It’s meant to be the opposite of Gotham City, a beacon of light contrasted against Gotham's darkness. So, I was disappointed when Metropolis ended up looking like just another generic American city. It gave me the same feeling as Gotham in The Dark Knight and The Dark Knight Rises-just bland, lifeless, and lacking any real character.
Hopefully, the new DC Universe under James Gunn’s direction will give us a visually stunning and alive Metropolis in the upcoming Superman film. It needs to feel unique, not like a copy-paste New York clone made just to be destroyed in CGI.
The Fortress of Solitude being a Kryptonian scout ship? It was different, I’ll give it that, but it can’t compare to the classic Fortress from the comics, animation, or even films like Superman (1978). Nothing beats the true Fortress of Solitude, a place of peace and reflection.
And finally, the death of Jonathan Kent... It’s a controversial topic, but personally, I was never a fan of how it was handled.
Jon Kent’s death is stupid and I think most people agree with that, because even if clark didn’t use his powers, Johnathan still had time to run over to them but he just stood there
I honestly just don't like Snyder's version of Jonathan Kent.
@@TheToxic35Snyder just doesn`t understand anything DC not written by Frank Miller or Alan Moore fucking period and even then he has a very shallow, literal reading that totally misses the point!
@@runisa an old man that just injured his ankle is not outrunning a tornado.
@@runisahe just messed up his ankle he’s not outrunning a tornado bro
45:23 who was that fish eye guy creepin the camera?
I believe the Smallville series is an excellent show about Clark’s early life . 😊
Yes! He needs to watch Smallville!
I get excited when I see that Alex posted
who doesn't?
@@notaduck--73 Me, when it’s not clone wars. (I’m Jk).
Sounds kinda ghey
We claim Man of Steel, Wonder Woman the extended edition of Batman V Superman for plot, and Zach Snyder's Justice League, maybe Aquaman, technically Blue Beetle. The rest of the universe is non-existent.
And 'The Suicide Squad.' Not just Suicide Squad
Second Suicide Squad movie is elite.
@@xavvi I forgot that one, thanks
While the quality varies from project to project, I feel like every piece of the DCEU is valid.
@@DankBlitzwing counter argument, Wonder Woman 1984, The Flash, Jostice League, Suicide Squad and Birds of Prey.
I'm pretty split on Black Adam though so I didn't include it.
It's annoying when people pretend like things they don't like don't exist. Acknowledge and move on dude.
Kal el is Krypton's last son. Zod was literally manufactured to protect krypton. He failed. So now his mission is Superman's DNA. Save his people no matter if it destroys another race. That's why zod was such a great villain.
Did you know Superman's mother's name is MARTHA? DID YOU KNOW THAT?
THIS IS MARTHAAAAA!!!!
1. Man of Steel
2. Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice
( Ultimate Edition )
3. Wonder Woman
4. Zack Snyder's Justice League
5. Aquaman
6. The Flash ( Snyderverse totally ends )
You can watch other movies as well for fun there are some good.
1. The Suicide Squad
2. Shazam
3. Shazam: Fury of the Gods
4. Blue Beetle
I would just ignore them all and just see zack's movies and maybe Wonder woman because it was ok but oh god it could have been great imagine the crimean photo and have Wonder woman as basically thé god of War version...
The Flash is not under Snyder’s umbrella. He was fired 6 years before the movie came out.
@@Angry_Panda261 I know. But this Flash was created by Snyder and ZSJL is conon to The Flash movie and this movie ends the snyderverse or you can say resets the ZSJL's Timeline.
8:54: Kinda looks like Wolverine a little bit, doesn't he?
Everyone watching this: *Laughs nervously*
What you should do is watch the Christopher Reeve movies. Just the first two and Brandon Routh's, then you'll get a better understanding on the character. I'd also recommend Smallville, but that's 10 seasons, so it'll be a lot of watching. But if you want to get a better understanding of the character and his relationships, Smallville would be a good show to watch. But again, it's 10 seasons and every season has 23 episodes.
Meh, the Reeve movies are overrated and didn’t age well at all. This is a much better version of Superman.
@@NoctemAeternusMusic meh, you are wrong and your opinion is ludicrous. Whenever someone uses the terminology, "didn't age well," they're usually a moronic, woke hipster. First of all, no one has been able to capture the duality of Clark and Superman like Christopher Reeve. The fact that Kevin Feige said that the blueprint for Iron Man (2008) and the MCU was Superman, should tell you everything you need to know. The score from the original films will never be beat, and the helicopter rescue scene to me still looks better than a lot of the current CGI. I can spot CGI just as easy as I can spot miniatures or green screens. By the way, I love this movie too, but there's a lot of people that can't see the good in both. They always have to create a divide, they can only see one view because they're close minded, narcissistic, and and/or egotistical.
@@NoctemAeternusMusic on a final note, as someone who grew up reading comic books, and isn't caught up in this silly divide caused by these current comic book MOVIE fans, I love Marvel and DC. I find it a bit amusing that you like both as well, but can't find the good in both the Superman film series.
@@jlhanlon1980 Ah, fuck. You're one of those...
YESSSS! FINALLY! WE NEEDED MORE DC MOVIES REACTIONS!
I've been commenting for you to checkout *MAN OF STEEL* ever since you first finished THE DARK KNIGHT TRILOGY!
Henry Cavill absolutely killed it as SUPERMAN in this, even tho he's not my most favourite Live Action Superman (that goes to Tyler Hoechlin from SUPERMAN & LOIS tv show) I still really loved his Portrayal of the Character & Hans Zimmer absolutely RULES with his Music in these DC Films 🛐
Next you've to checkout THE ULTIMATE EDITION OF BATMAN VS SUPERMAN: DAWN OF JUSTICE!!!!
The Ultimate Edition of BvS
Best comedy movie ever.
@@functionalloser yeah, right kid. Go and watch disney movies.
The "ginger kid" is Pete Ross, who eventually discovers Clark's secret. They become close friends for the rest of Pete's life, and Pete never betrays Clark's confidence. Pete is also the manager of the IHOP that gets trashed, and shows up for Clark's funeral.
Make sure to watch the Extended Cut of BvS. It puts back in a lot of needed movie. With the Snyder Verse, and really and Snyder movie, always watch the directors/extended cuts. Studios love to mess up his movies.
And Zack Snyder's Justice League
@@elishawilson5342yes the theatrical cut of justice league is terrible the Snyder cut is awesome but long
@@DingleJBerry long but worth it every second the theatrical was just so messed up to me it doesn't even exist watching both back to back is amazing in seeing the many differences
BvS sucks no matter what cut, pure trash, ZSJL is passable though.
@@TheBlond49 disagree about the ultimate cut say whatever about the theatrical but the ultimate edition is not that bad
Never take your glasses off every again, shit scared me so much 😭
His eyes are gorgeous!
41:38 Asking the real questions. "Do you bleed?"
You should definitely watch the OG Superman I and II with Christopher Reeve!!🦸🏼♂️
Kneel before Zod !
This goes for Clark Kent: When you realize your biological father, and your adopted father are both, Robin Hood!
Lmao great editing at 10:17 to add the squeak when Alex pokes his chest. By far my favorite moment in the whole video. Great job editor.
The difference between homelander and Superman isn’t good and evil
One can travel past the speed of sound, one can travel faster than light and break the fabric of reality
One can give the punch of a nuclear bomb, one can give the punch of an entire hypernova
One likes the taste of breast milk, one literally destroyed an entire solar system from sneezing
One has un upper limit, one literally lifted a book that had infinite pages, meaning its weight was infinite
I could go on but ye get the idea
I like DC more. I feel like most people would say Marvel is better just because of the movies but I think just about everything else DC does is better than what Marvel does. I much prefer DC shows and comics to Marvel shows and comics. Comics are really the only things that really matter because that's where 99% of all the stories and lore come from. And it's also the canon.
no dc show comes close to daredevil, punisher or loki season 2
@@dvine3488 Good point. I was thinking more of the animated shows. I guess Marvel is better at live action. And DC is better at animated stuff and comics. Although I will say Watchmen blows almost every single Marvel movie out of the water.
@@dvine3488peacemaker is better than Loki szn 2 but yeah nothing tops dd
Marvel is some soap opera drama. Dc is more epic story telling on a grander scale. The issue with DC movies is it will always lack that sense of drama for the bigger story arc. Most of the DC characters in the books aren't hung up with mundane human problems like being a freak mutant or having superpowers they didn't ask for. DC characters are usually accepting of what life gives them and they just deal with it the way they need to. Not drone on about the pain and agonize how they're all different like Marvel characters.
@@StankGremlin Watchmen books was actually an exercise into writing a DC characterization if it actually happened in the real world. If you lived in the 80's, it was a reflection to current events for the previous 30 years of that time. The story would be totally different if it were to be told now within the past 30 years.
The “S” is actually not an S. It’s a Kryptonian family crest symbol for the house of El. It means Hope.
Holy shit finally been waiting for half an eternity for this Alex you are gonna love the cinematography and action scenes of the Snyderverse yeah the plot is all over the place but the movies in general are entertaining and you will have a good time
45:23 The glasses are not a disguise as Bill in Kill Bill Vol 2 says: Superman was born Superman his disguise Clark Kent. Clark is a coward, he is clumsy, he is weak, his has poor vision. All of these things makes people say: No way this guy is Superman.
the whole point of bills monologue is that he’s wrong. he himself says “clark is who i am superman is what i can do”
I agree about the lack of relationship building. 1 intimate dialogue scene about their childhood and lives into a kiss. and 1 dialogue scene into a sex scene would have worked to build the relationship.
10:31 Dude, have you seen a bird’s chest muscle? They have giant breast muscles because they need it for their wings.
I was thinking the EXACT SAME THING!!! I would LOVE to have chest muscles like a bird!!!
Yup. Everything that flies has huge chests because they constantly push down to be in the air.
Henry Cavill is THE Superman
Until you see Superman and Lois with Tyler Hoechlin.
@@horiabalta8874no
Superman content I'd personally suggest to get a feel for the character
- Superman Vs The Elite (Animated movie that takes place much later in Supes career)
- My Adventures With Superman (Animated series with 20 episodes across 2 seasons that is a great introduction to our favorite boy scout)
- Superman 1978 (The classic, the one we all remember with Christopher Reeve, and a good beginning to Supes career)
I like you’re reviews they are always enjoyable. That being said I felt this one was, to coin your phrase ‘lacking in depth’. I don’t think it’s on purpose but more your lack of knowledge to pick up on what you’re seeing. That could be a failing of the film too. We have so many origin stories for Superman that Snyder didn’t want to waste too much time on it. I felt he did a good job, perhaps not to the lay person though.
Regards to Zod, he’s actually a very complex character that in the end was fulfilling his life’s purpose. Remember Krypton’s leaders had literally destroyed the planet, he was trying to ensure its survival. He backed Joe-El until it was too late. Genocide aside he was actually a great and understandable villain.
Regards to emotional beats I am somewhat with you on this one, only with regard to Louise and Superman. Emotionally their first meet was very deep, he literally saved her life. I felt like this scene could have been longer and establish their connection more. The emotion for me comes from Kal-El’s parents both on Krypton and earth. Their love for their son is obvious, as is his love for them, specially his earth parents. I felt very emotionally invested, perhaps cause I understand the lore more, who knows?!
Things to mention Louis 100% knew who Clark Kent was. Snyder kept making biblical references to Superman being Jesus, the Church scene and him floating out the world engine door to then save Louis. The end fight scene that attracted some critical reviews I felt made perfect sense. Remember Superman is effectively God tier strong and when gods fight, trivialities like a city below don’t mean much. Lastly Superman killed the last of his people, he never wants to kill, let alone make him effectively the last of his race. The anguish in his scream makes this abundantly clear.
Anyway overall Man Of Steel is a very under appreciated DCUE movie that for me is one of the best, as you will see. From Snyders visuals to Hans Zimmer score to the excellent cast it was a banger of a movie. Also Cavill IS Superman 😂
Yeah but it's not a waste of time if it ultimately works in favor of the movie which I think it would have. Spiderman was able to get away with that because Tobey's movies are extremely popular, and we'd just gotten a Spiderman movie 3 years prior to Hollands.
In the case of this movie, I think skipping a lot of backstory and character development made me enjoy the movie on a superficial level. I like this movie the same way I like 2007 Transformers, they're a good time but they lack a lot.
My mother has been a fan of Superman ever since she was a teen so I grew up watching Christopher Reeves' Superman in the CDs that she owned before she was married to my dad. And I recently rewatched Superman Returns and it might be my favorite Superman movie. The chemistry between Brandon Routh and Kate Bosworth was amazing and I felt like that's what was missing in Man of Steel. She and I are also a fan of Henry Cavill but even she said this movie is not to her liking. I also agree with you, the romance between Clark and Lois felt rushed and as soon as the first kiss happened I was like, "already?" 🤣
Anyway, great reaction! Glad that you enjoyed it too. Can't wait for you to react to other Superman movies. 🖤
Was I the only one bothered by Alex being more familiar with Homelander than Superman? Like, that really tells us something about the world we're living in lol
I used to be called Man of Steel by the wife..nowadays its just Mr. Jelly. Oh and Alex if your pee is hot enough and the enviroment cold enough actually it will freeze so fast your pee will vaporize into snow before it hits the ground..its pretty cool
Bro we did not need to know that
@@elishawilson5342 speak for yourself
@@elishawilson5342oh...but we did
@@elishawilson5342 You´re welcome internet!
Ya gotta watch the 1978 Christopher Reeves superman the movie. It will answer some questions and give some clarity.
I think it’s a good rule of thumb that any kid with a bowl haircut does not have any room to bully someone else
Honestly this is a good Superman movie. It works great as a stand-alone movie.
Fun fact: the capes are CGI
The Man of Steel is one of the greatest movies ever made
At 13:35 I don’t know what Lobo the Truck Driver was thinking. Even if he didn’t know Clark doesn’t have superpowers. He’s like a half of a foot taller and built like a tank.
16:40
Well, actually
Homelander is a version of Superman, and what would happen if the Superman was evil
Same as Omni-Man, another evil version of Superman
I think he knows this, it was more of a joke
And the kid in Brightburn
"I see a tornado coming towards me, but rather than attempting to escape from it, I will walk towards it in order to rescue this dog. I am an old, frail man, and have an adopted son who is for all intents and purposes invincible, and hundreds of times faster than I am. I will not only forbid him from helping me (thus ensuring the success of this suicidal plan), I will force him to watch me die right in front of him, giving him the final lesson in a message I have spent his life hammering into him: Do not even attempt to help those around you, even at no risk to yourself. Live in fear, and allow suffering to thrive all around you.
If my final thought, as I am smashed to bloody pieces by flying debris, is that I have raised a son who would rather watch his father die than raise so much as a finger in his defense, then I will die a happy man, knowing that I have brought an invincible sociopath into this world."
Seeing this in theaters and then watching people clap after the movie ended did irreparable damage to me, what’s worse is Zack Snyder still gets money thrown at him like candy 😭
@Aubig--THIS! I need this as a whole NBA player sized poster on my wall cos this is fucking everything💯💯💯
The comic death of his father was also changed after the 1980s Superman reboot to make him more realistic. The thing this movie left out was the REASON...his father knew the world would not accept him and that governments would come after him. A thing barely touched on in the movie. The original Superman was total ASS for making it that the world would just accept the appearance of an all powerful Alien.
😂😂😂
Instead of suicide, Jonathan sacrificed himself in order to protect Clark. Because what parent wouldn't do that for their child? Your perspective is typical of a selfish human with human thoughts not understanding the greater fate that could change the world. It's probably why The Boys is a more realistic show in this society than any Superman story.
14:12 “At Farmer’s, we know how to cover almost anything because we’ve seen almost everything.”
While you continue this, try to watch Zack Snyder's Justice league instead of 2017 Justice league. Or ( both if you want). Just a suggestion 😊
Nice Alex finally getting into the DCEU. Unfortunately, the quality of the whole thing is very high and low (versus Marvel at the time killing it with every entry)...but worth watching. But like Marvel you gotta watch it all in order:
Man of Steel (2013)
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice Ultimate Edition (2016)
Suicide Squad (2016)
Wonder Woman (2017)
Justice League Snyder Cut (Don't bother with the theatrical release) (2021)
Aquaman (2018)
Shazam! (2019)
Birds of Prey and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn (2020)
Wonder Woman 1984 (2020)
The Suicide Squad (2021)
Black Adam (2022)
Shazam! Fury of the Gods (2023)
The Flash (2023)
Blue Beetle (2023)
Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom (2023)
I love DC and I support Zack Snyder's vision.... but some of these movies are really truly awful.
@@Laudavisti Some really are. I still haven't watched Birds of Prey, Shazam 2, Blue Beetle or Aquaman 2.
Mcu got worse and worse with every phase. First phase was the only one I was really into. Where as I was into the dceu movies from 2013-2019 (21 snyder cut). But still both dceu and mcu died after 2019, except for the awesome Snyder cut in 21, but that was shot in 2017.
You don’t feel an emotional connection. Because you have no fear of anyone important dying because it’s FUCKING SUPERMAN. He’s INVINCIBLE. So yes I agree I didn’t feel it either.
Alex, im gonna have to say marvel, i grew up with Spider-man, fantastic four & X-men, the animation and movies. My dad is a big Cable and Bishop fan, so i would also get X-men lore from him
Amazing movie.
It’s shit tho
@@thomasmontgomery805its an amaziing moving tho what do you see any shit in these
@@thomasmontgomery805to you let others like what they like
@@SivaSiva-gg9qedon't feed the dope
By the off chance Alex reads this, I'm something of a comic book nerd, so I will explain what Kryptonite is.
Kryptonite are crystalized pieces of Superman's home planet Krypton.
Because Krypton's sun was a red sun, Krypton absorbed the sun's rays.
A red sun take away the powers of a Kryptonian if they're subjected to the rays of a yellow or blue sun.
Thus when Superman is near it, it severely weakens him as he grew up absorbing the rays from Earth's yellow sun for about 30+ years, and prolonged exposure to Kryptonite will inevitably kill him.
There's other types of Kryptonite (Green, red, blue, yellow, pink, etc) and all have different effects on him, but that's way too much information to throw at you too soon.
I hope that helps :)
Please Alex you gotta watch some animated DC movies they are far superior than their live action movies
YES!!!
Ah yes, another reactor starts off his DCEU journey. He's gonna start off on good terms with MOS, be completely disappointed by BvS, get his hopes back up with Wonder Woman 1, be completely uninterested by Suicide Squad 1, get his hopes up again after ZSJL, find Aquaman 1 and Shazam 1 entertaining enough, be on the complete verge of giving up with Wonder Woman 2, Black Adam keeps him interested a tiny bit, Suicide Squad 2 increases the interest a little bit more, finally gives up with Aquaman 2 and doesn't bother with the rest.
Nah he won't. He's smart enough to enjoy BVS.
You're not tho. Bad take.
BvS Ultimate Edition is awesome
If he watches the BVS Ultimate Edition that is, which I hope he does.
nah we all know alex will love suicide squad
@@RevRyukin7 Nah, I'm smart enough to understand that Batman didn't start running people over with his batmobile or blowing them up with missiles even after he lost Jason Todd. I'm also smart enough to know that Batman would actually head over to the Court that got blown up when Superman was there, and you know, ACTUALLY be a detective and do what detectives do before jumping head-first into the bandwagon. And I'm also smart enough to know that Batman is smart enough to not get so easily manipulated by Luthor with such generic tactics. And I'm also smart enough to know Luthor isn't a Joker/Riddler hybrid. And lastly, I'm smart enough to know that everyone is smart enough to understand "the message" behind the Martha scene, still doesn't change the obvious fact that the execution of it made both God and Satan cringe and turn off their TV. But hey, who am I to argue? Snyder cultists are definitely revered as the most intelligent people on the planet by the masses.
One thing I always liked about this is that Zod is pretty close to a robot. Designed for one purpose, technically and literally incapable of compromise. But still seems to be capable of revenge. A very interesting character.
Seems like you got one more editor😂😂
As AMERICAN as it may seem . Superman was the original superhero and was built on the premise of the Russian strong man..
Also stabler said take the alien . You said he's not an alien......... But he is ... Obviously . He's from a different planet ????????
DC over marvel but it’s only because of the Batman movies and the man of steel movie. But with marvel there is more variety
So it’s Batman over marvel. Not dc.
@@user-jt1js5mr3f DC is short for Detective Comics AKA Batman.
More variety but same themes with Marvel. Oh, I'm a Mutant and everyone one wants me to die, boo hoo. I turn into a monster when I get angry, boo hoo and everyone wants me to die. I'm a genius engineer and billionaire playboy and everyone is out to get me boo hoo. I have powers like a god but everyone I love is dead boo hoo. My uncle/Aunt died because I let it happen and it's my fault boo hoo. I'm an enhanced super soldier living outside of my time and all I want is to be with this woman but can't boo hoo..... I saw my parents get mugged and shot right in front of me when I was a child, this can't happen ever again to anyone, I will be dedicated to make sure it doesn't and become a Bat because I will become what evil fears most! See the difference?
@@riopato2009 bitch I know what it means. But they’re saying they only picked dc over marvel because of Batman, so it’s not that dc is better for them, it’s just Batman.
Move along.
@@riopato2009 you’re so whiney 😆 lil snowflake
I knew the posts would be over-run by fake DC fans.
This movie IS Superman from the comics after the mid 1980s reboot that removed the "Jesus" Superman that so many could not related to. Also, Reeves KILLS ZOD and Lane KILLS URSA in Superman 2 and LAUGH ABOUT IT...and Superman has killed in the comics. Literally fuck off with your fake fan hate. In this movie Superman is actually TORN having to kill Zod to save people because he refuses to stop.
Also, in the comics and Animated films, there is mass destruction and people die when Superman clashes with powerful foes...hell, Metropolis gets destroyed several times with mass deaths over the many decades.
If you watch the donner cut of Superman 2 he reverses time putting the krypton criminals back in the phantom zone as the movie was supposed to be a 2 part story.
You lose your audience when you call people with different opinions "fake DC fans". Superman is THE superhero, of course people are gonna have attachments to certain ideas of him.
@@forentertainment3259 You lose your audience when you act like a woman on the rag and whine about things showing you do not even know the character you claim to want to see.
100% correct
@@thomasjones4570 When did I whine? When did I say what kind of Superman I want to see? I was very reasonable, I just failed to see I was responding to a schizophrenic person.
24:00 first time i've laughed at loud at an editors note, well played 😂👏🏻
I remember when this came out, coming out of theater, and going, "It was ok".
Then I went online to see what other people thought and saw a lot of people saying this either one of the greatest films ever made or one of the worst ever made. I generally wondered if I had seen the same movie.
Everyone has this idea what Superman is and is supposed to be. For 80 years and each generation has a gist but it's never the same character. Those who actually read his books, specifically throughout the 90's, this version of Clark is the most accurate adaptation of the character. He's not the boy scout that everyone expects him to be and he see himself as a human with a gift that scares him sometimes. The burden of saving the world weighs incredibly heavy on him not knowing why he exists for his entire life up until the point of where the movie plays out. The lack of depth that Alex is feeling is because no one can relate to someone like Superman, how could they? Maybe it's the same feeling that people who criticizes this movie lacks the depth inside themselves to step outside their myopic perspective looking for something that can't understand.
I felt the same way about Lois, she was lame in this movie. I felt more sparks from the hot Army chick that was crushing on Superman. 😂
Haha! In Smallville, Lois Lane is a hot army chick.. lol... but Clark doesn't meet her for a few seasons, I think. But his first romantic interest is beautiful as well.. 😊