tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6271157837542030455.post4266393896918510094..comments2023-09-02T06:33:12.322-05:00Comments on Stephanie Scott: Summer Flix: Man of SteelStephscohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06328839483008086049noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6271157837542030455.post-37781066627986553842013-07-03T14:39:35.528-05:002013-07-03T14:39:35.528-05:00Just stumbled in here from Twitter... I think your...Just stumbled in here from Twitter... I think your take is spot-on. The flashbacks and info-dumping drove me crazy, and like you, I kept wondering when the movie was actually going to start. <br /><br />Another pet peeve of mine is when we have to re-hash a plot point for the benefit of another character. In this instance, we watch young Clark (and older Clark too, actually) discover what we already know about his past. <br /><br />If we've already seen the awesome space battle, seeing a space ship in a barn doesn't do it for us anymore. We're not with Clark, experiencing it for the first time the way he is, which seems to distance us from him again. There's a way to do this well, but I didn't feel his reaction warranted learning the same information all over again. <br /><br />I'll have to type up my own blog post about Christopher Nolan screenplays (I think they get pretty heavy handed in terms of theme), but I won't keep ranting here. Anyways, good thoughts! Glad to hear someone shares my opinion on this movie. <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6271157837542030455.post-91300495785670871562013-06-24T10:34:36.581-05:002013-06-24T10:34:36.581-05:00You're right that a single hero comparison lik...You're right that a single hero comparison like Iron Man or Batman Begins seems more fair. My point was that Avengers had six leads and still showed a lot of character. I felt very distanced from Clark in this, although it had all the elements of a great story. Stephscohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06328839483008086049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6271157837542030455.post-29946127480019613372013-06-20T19:49:56.672-05:002013-06-20T19:49:56.672-05:00Yeah that is the great thing about the world...so ...Yeah that is the great thing about the world...so many opinions. I found the movie better than all of them and enjoyed the fact we didn't have to sit through another full origin. We will have to agree to disagree here and I will just be happy going to see it a third time :).Brandon Axhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09027731412064014586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6271157837542030455.post-4238677485244440732013-06-20T16:09:58.670-05:002013-06-20T16:09:58.670-05:00@Brandon: It doesn't even compare to Iron Man ...@Brandon: It doesn't even compare to Iron Man or, even, Batman. MoS was sloppy and didn't bother to actually even include the origin. It just assumes you know it and leaves most of it out.Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6271157837542030455.post-26019777072695184792013-06-20T15:50:01.497-05:002013-06-20T15:50:01.497-05:00I put my review up a bit ago. I see some of what y...I put my review up a bit ago. I see some of what you are saying. Still I always find it funny when people compare this movie to Avengers...personally I enjoyed it more than Avengers, but for the average fan this isn't fair. Let's compare it to Ironman 1 or Batman Begins and it blows them away. This was the first movie in a series and as such has to be treated like it. Still enjoyed reading your views.Brandon Axhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09027731412064014586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6271157837542030455.post-81007117697066265382013-06-20T13:29:38.854-05:002013-06-20T13:29:38.854-05:00My review of it should be up tomorrow. Some of wha...My review of it should be up tomorrow. Some of what I'm going to say (already said, actually, since I've almost finished writing it already) is similar to what you're saying.<br />The issue in MoS is that Superman is not the main character; Zod is.Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.com