With wall-to-wall action that moves
faster than a locomotive, Man of Steel reinvigorates a wealth
of Superman mythos for a new generation, but is far from an
unqualified success. The pairing of producer Christopher Nolan and
director Zach Snyder is a bit of an anomaly given their very
different directorial styles, but if nothing else, Man of Steel
certainly gives you a lot bang for your buck.
The script, scribed by Nolan's Dark
Knight co-writer David Goyer, covers not only the already well
known origin story of an alien baby who escapes the destruction of
his home planet and is raised by a kindly Kansas couple, but also the
saga of the man of steel's quest for self-enlightenment and his
run-in with his Kryptonian enemy General Zod. That's an awful lot of
material to cram into one movie – enough perhaps for two movies,
one could argue.
