![]() The story begins on Krypton, a planet of floating robotic valets and winged mounts that would make a Nazgul sick with envy. What is open to question-and I confess to finding myself uncharacteristically ambivalent on the subject-is whether the resulting heavyweight summer blockbuster is very much fun. Man of Steel is an audacious undertaking, a stylistic and thematic mash-up of Avatar, The Matrix, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Independence Day, The Thing, Thor, and (especially) Bryan Singer's X-Men films. The tone is somber, the palette is grayish, and you can scarcely swing a cape without it getting snagged on some moral dilemma. ![]() Yes, the film is directed by Zack Snyder, but it is heavy (in all senses of the word) with the imprint of co-writer and co-producer Christopher Nolan, who's followed his decade with the caped crusader by taking on the task of rebooting DC Comics' other superstar superhero. Welcome to the Dark Knight-ification of Superman. What the Success of Spider-Man Means for Hollywood in 2022 David Sims ![]()
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