I finally figured out what I didn’t like about Superman in Man of Steel

I grew up on Superman and mainly the Donner movies and the Fleisher animation films, I was a huge fan of the character and I still am.

But from the moment I started watching YouTube videos about all the adaptations I got indoctrinated by people who said Man of Steel was not a good movie. And last year I finally watched it, and I didn’t think it was better than the other Superman movies but I really enjoyed it. Something about the movie was bugging me tho, and I immediately blamed it on the dark colors, the seriousness, the different suit, the different score, etc…

But lately I’ve been thinking about it again and I realized none of these things were the problem for me: the suit is dark but extremely cool(very nice emblem), the score works for the character and the seriousness was a choice with which Snyder set himself apart. Next to that Henry Cavill is perfect for the role in terms of.. well, everything: height, muscle, face-shape, charisma. Only his Clark was a little too serious imo.

But yesterday I finally found the problem for me: Superman has to be the kind of hero that a kid of 5 years old invites to his birthday party with a letter, and then he actually shows up! Henry Cavill just isn’t that kind of hero for me, if I saw that version of Superman when I was 5 I would’ve almost been intimidated by him. And the tone of the movie doesn’t really try to make Superman that kind of person.

Now, I get it, if you are an adult who likes his heroes more serious, and cool above all things, Man of Steel is an excellent film. But if you saw Superman: the movie when you were little and hoped to see a Superman that is as kind and inspiring as Christopher Reeve, you’ll be disappointed I think.

I grew up on Superman and mainly the Donner movies and the Fleisher animation films, I was a huge fan of the character and I still am.

But from the moment I started watching YouTube videos about all the adaptations I got indoctrinated by people who said Man of Steel was not a good movie. And last year I finally watched it, and I didn’t think it was better than the other Superman movies but I really enjoyed it. Something about the movie was bugging me tho, and I immediately blamed it on the dark colors, the seriousness, the different suit, the different score, etc…

But lately I’ve been thinking about it again and I realized none of these things were the problem for me: the suit is dark but extremely cool(very nice emblem), the score works for the character and the seriousness was a choice with which Snyder set himself apart. Next to that Henry Cavill is perfect for the role in terms of.. well, everything: height, muscle, face-shape, charisma. Only his Clark was a little too serious imo.

But yesterday I finally found the problem for me: Superman has to be the kind of hero that a kid of 5 years old invites to his birthday party with a letter, and then he actually shows up! Henry Cavill just isn’t that kind of hero for me, if I saw that version of Superman when I was 5 I would’ve almost been intimidated by him. And the tone of the movie doesn’t really try to make Superman that kind of person.

Now, I get it, if you are an adult who likes his heroes more serious, and cool above all things, Man of Steel is an excellent film. But if you saw Superman: the movie when you were little and hoped to see a Superman that is as kind and inspiring as Christopher Reeve, you’ll be disappointed I think.