Man of Steel 2013! Spoiler free, chill.

If you were to refer to a post I made on the movie the Immortals (2011) you'd see that I am a huge fan of Henry Cavill and have been since The Tudors back in 2007.

And so...

Yes. Premiere passes for Man of Steel!

I found it a very good movie, especially in terms of a Superman Origins film. I didn't nitpick the plot too much although I did think of a few plotholes. They didn't really weigh on my mind, though, so that was alright. The graphics were excellent. Overall, I didn't find it cheesy (my biggest deal with the Marvel movies and even Deathly Hallow II), thank goodness.

Contrary to my hang ups with most superhero films, I don't think Man of Steel did too badly with the portrayal of their female characters. Martha Kent had quite a few touching scenes with Clark Kent. Lois Lane's Pulitzer is mentioned, hurrah. For once, Lois Lane isn't sexualised. Neither is any other character sexualised, actually (except for Henry Cavill, but seriously nobody's complaining). I think Perry White's raceswap is brilliant.

Conclusion: I don't think it's a flawless film, obviously. There are many more things that could have been done right (lack of ethnic representation, can't Lois Lane get herself out of danger at all???, etc.), but I think that this wasn't too bad an effort.

Oh, it wasn't too bad a movie either.

Anyway. I watched it with Kelly, my Henry Cavill obsessed baby sister. She isn't ashamed to admit that she bawled throughout the entire movie, not because of the emotional scenes but because "Henry Cavill was finally getting the recognition he deserves" and not to mention the emotionally intense three year wait (chick was waiting on the movie ever since it was announced that Henry Cavill was casted - some relationships don't even last that long).

Definitely my favourite superhero movie.