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Originally Posted by keg in kc

I ****ing loved it.

When I first heard Snyder was involved I expected a good looking film with manic action and very little heart or brains. As it turns out, there's all kinds of emotion in it beginning to end, and while the action is unlike anything I'd seen before (imagine the battle at the end of Avengers on steroids) the movie as a whole is surprisingly subdued and I'd even say somber in tone. Although there are a few light moments (that all worked for me), it isn't even in the same galaxy as the Donner films in terms of style. It was much more of a grown-up movie than I expected. People die, it's very science fiction at times (Krypton is freaking alien, it took a bit to get used to) and while the narrative jumps all over the place, nothing ever really felt rushed. It just felt...right.

And this may be the most origin-y origin story I've ever seen.

Spoiler!

Usually we call stuff 'origin story' but the origin really only takes up a small part of the narrative. Man of Steel is an origin story beginning to end. While he is in costume fairly early on, he isn't actually Superman, like we know the character, until the very, very end. Hell, maybe he isn't really even Superman yet. This film is about him becoming Superman. The entire movie is is about that journey, about that discovery, about learning who and what he is (and even about how to fight, which he obviously does not know). And I thought it was amazing.

I can't wait to see where the franchise goes from here.

I also can't wait to see it again in a few days.

Good to hear. That sounds like what I've been expecting (professional reviews be damned).

I'm seeing it Sunday morning with the boys.