Man of Steel

22nd of 365.

Another origin story of a superhero. I love Origin stories. They are great, they really are. I loved Casino Royale because of the origin story, Batman Begins is fantastic because we see what changed Bruce Wayne, but I may have had enough.

It may be the simple fact that not all origin stories are created equal. Superman is an alien that gets sent in a rocket ship to Kansas. He is raised by good old fashioned farmers as he tries to deal with his super powers.

The first 20 or so minutes take place on Krypton. His scientist father warns of the planets instability to a council, then a military leader decides to take Krypton himself. Zod, played by Michael Shannon, gets sent away in phallic shaped escape pods off of the planet. When the planet explodes he gets released out of his prison with his co-conspirators. 

The movie is too long. It could have been 90 minutes, there wasn't enough story to necessitate almost and 2 and a half hours. The action scenes were well done, if not overblown. The death count probably reaches 7 figures, but it's okay because Superman.

Judgement: Watch on Cable