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All of this paves the way for a big deviation from the established Superman mythos. Zack Snyder does an admirable job of presenting us with an unknowingly alien kid in the midst of some very human crises as he grows up without understanding what he really is or what the weird and supernatural changes heвЂ™s undergoing mean. What we havenвЂ™t seen is the sort of emotional torment being a kid with freakish powers can bring. We all have seen the comics and visuals of a pint sized Clark Kent lifting a tractor or performing other feats of wonder. At this point, SupermanвЂ™s origin takes a familiar path with an unfamiliar tone. Kevin Costner is this generationвЂ™s Jonathan Kent while Diane Lane is the new Martha (no, not every DC superheroвЂ™s momвЂ™s name is MarthaвЂ¦ just most of them). When Kal-El arrives on Earth, the Kents find the babyвЂ™s spaceship and take him and it away to their farm for raising and safekeeping, respectively. The action scenes on Krypton also shine as some of the coolest in the film, not to mention the emotional acting between Crowe and Shannon. We get to explore the alien planet in a way we never have before, and it all is beautifully realized with adept CG work. The long opening sequences on Krypton are some of the best moments in Man of Steel.

With KryptonвЂ™s ruling council refusing to take action to save their geologically imploding planet, Zod launches a violent coup that leaves many dead and Kal-El rocketing toward Earth just before Krypton inevitably goes kaboom. Michael Shannon plays General Zod, a friend to Jor-El and a military leader whoвЂ™s had it up to here with KryptonвЂ™s ineffective leadership as the planet literally falls apart. Russell Crowe and Ayelet Zurer are Jor-El and Lara Lor-Van, Kryptonian scientists and parents to the infant Kal-El.

#Man of steel blu ray bonus features movie#

The main narrative of the movie opens on the planet Krypton as civil strife threatens to tear society apart. How many times have we seen Thomas and Martha Wayne gunned down in Gotham while little Bruce watches and eventually grows up to don a cowl? For that matter, how many times have we seen an alien baby in a rocket ship arriving in the American Midwest to be raised by kindly farmers? Man of Steel sticks to the pattern by showing us SupermanвЂ™s origin once again, but it does so in a more protracted and more visually and narratively interesting way than weвЂ™ve seen in the past.

ItвЂ™s hard to find a superhero movie, barring sequels, that doesnвЂ™t open with a retelling of a familiar origin story. The result is Man of Steel, which debuted in theaters in June and arrives on Blu-ray this week. Director Zack Snyder collaborated with Nolan and David Goyer to bring Superman into a modern and hard hitting film that just might be the start of a DC movieverse to rival MarvelвЂ™s. With NolanвЂ™s Dark Knight trilogy, DC needed to kickstart their hopeful movie roster with something new and fresh. DC has given it a solid go as well, but after the tepid reactions to films like Green Lantern and Superman Returns itвЂ™s easy to pin any big screen DC success on the popularity of Batman, headlining three Christopher Nolan hits.

TheyвЂ™ve been able to land solid films featuring Thor, Captain America, Iron Man, and an array of other heroes, showing that their quality moviemaking isnвЂ™t dependant on the audienceвЂ™s affinity for one particular character. Most impressive is that MarvelвЂ™s movie success is character agnostic. Between the X-Men, the Avengers, and all their associated characters, Marvel has been able to turn out hit after hit that met with both box office and fandom success. When it comes to comic book movies, Marvel has been the go-to company for the past several years.