Movie report: Man of Steel
Movie report: Man of Steel “Man of Steel” is phenomenal. The story is told non-chronologically, which took some getting used to. In fact, at one point, I thought the theater had forgotten to show an entire reel of the movie, until I figured out what was going on. They’re trying to show what it would be like for someone to have these amazing powers – and hide them desperately – and how difficult that would be. He’s trying to make sense of it all, and that means sometimes remembering what happened in the past, the good and the bad lessons growing up. Superman’s super powers have never been shown like this before. This is what it would be like to fly: the roar and buffet of the wind, the shakiness and uncertainty, the exhilaration and freedom. This is what it would be like to be invulnerable and super strong – fighting desperately against enemies who are also invulnerable and super strong – and not fighting enemies who aren’t. His heat vision is the scariest power imaginable