We don't need another (super) hero. We seem to live in a rather vulgar time when movies seems to be rated on the decibel scale rather than whether they are any good. Superman, as originally envisioned in 1938 was a hero of the classic type, who fought for truth, justice, and the American way.
Unfortunately, Man of Steel puts to death any sense of being heroic and replaces it with an angst-driven loner. Why Kal-El decides to save (a relative term considering the level of destruction that occurs in the movie) the people of Earth is beyond me.
Richard Roeper decried the lack on any real fun in the movie, an opinion was heavily criticized. Maybe some people enjoy movies that are nothing but bombastic assaults on their senses. Maybe these same people enjoy zapping themselves with a cattle prod too. In either case I think the Christopher Reeve movies are far superior to this torture fest.
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