The Viewer's Commentary

Directed by: Zack Snyder

Produced by: Christopher Nolan, Charles Roven, Emma Thomas, Deborah Snyder

Written by: David S. Goyer (screenplay), Christopher Nolan, David S. Goyer (story)

Edited by: David Brenner

Cinematography by: Amir Mokri

Music by: Hans Zimmer

Starring: Henry Cavill, Michael Shannon, Amy Adams, Russell Crowe, Diane Lane, Kevin Costner, Laurence Fishburne, Antje Traue, Ayele Zurer, Harry Lennix, Christopher Meloni, Richard Schiff

Based on characters created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster

Year: 2013

That ringing in my ears right now? It’s from seeing Man of Steel, one of the year’s biggest tentpole films, one that is already breaking the record for the biggest June first weekend box office previously set by Toy Story 3. If you came out of Superman Returns seven years ago (Has it really been that long?) feeling like you had been ripped off in the action department (justifiably), then this is the Superman movie you’ve been waiting for. It seems almost repentant for the past films’ lack of scale in regards to their depiction of Superman’s power and compensates for it with some of the most kinetic, cataclysmic action that you’ve ever seen in any superhero film, including The Avengers. You may even be a bit overwhelmed. Read more…