Nolan used the image of Batman to create an independent and complete contemporary crime opera. It should not be an exaggeration to call the "Dark Knight" trilogy the "Godfather" trilogy of this era. There is no connection. In other words, Nolan's Batman is more like a novel from literature than comics. To set up the comic book "Justice League", a more frivolous and popular talent should be found. "Man of Steel", as the first work that really opened the DC universe, was handed over to Schneider to direct. In fact, it was secretly determined that the follow-up works should be closer to Zage's. After all, Zage has filmed DC's best bible. In "Watchmen", the story of controlling Dachao should naturally be familiar. In addition to establishing the project and acting as a producer, Nolan is actually making gimmicks. After all, in this film, in addition to Hans Zimmer's always noisy and atmospheric soundtrack I have already found Nolan's shadow. In terms of story, "Man of Steel" obviously borrowed the idea of "Superman: Earth One". Gao Ye, who did not fully polish the script with the Nolan brothers, was actually the one who wrote "Soul Chariot". 2" and other bad films, but fortunately, "Earth One" provides a relatively good story, and what Gao Ye has to do is just fill it in. Therefore, it should be Snyder who really took over DC's grand universe, not Nolan, who was busy going to "Interstellar".
Therefore, in "Man of Steel", we have seen the figure of Zage's past movies such as "Watcher". In fact, the movie itself is not dark. Everyone has experienced the troubles of growing up, and Superman is no exception. The fetters of despair are depressing, but they still bring hope. It's just because of Hans Zimmer that Schneider gave up his music hodgepodge, and because of the superman's combat attributes, he gave up his most obsessed upgraded shot and changed it to high-speed photography. Nolan also gave Schneider almost full authority. Controlling the overall situation and not doing much about the way the story is told, the modest humility of both sides may make "Man of Steel" no one's style stand out, but under Schneider's careful layout, it has become a recent film of the same type The best of the bunch, even if its authorship is not strong.
Talking about the origin of Superman, I originally thought that it would take nearly an hour to show how the protagonist obtains the capital to become a hero like the comic hero movies in the past, and then spend half an hour telling the running-in between the protagonist and his new heroic identity, In the end, it only took 40 to 50 minutes for the hero to officially debut and fight the big villain. This is the narrative mode I hate the most. Therefore, the mediocre "Ghost" directed by Frank Miller has become my favorite. A work that I admire, but I don't even bother to watch the first episodes of "Iron Man" and other movies. However, "Man of Steel" did not adopt this popular way of speaking. After the prologue of Krypton's destruction of special effects, it jumped directly to Clark Kent's adulthood. Those grumbling self-explorations took the form of flashback memories. There are a lot of supplements to the plot, there will be no sleepiness and fatigue caused by pure linear narrative, and the rhythm is perfectly adjusted, making the whole movie seem relaxed. In the end, the duel between Superman and Zod and his henchmen showed an earth-shaking catastrophic destruction because of the strength and speed of the two sides, but the safety of human beings is not difficult or important, and the exile of Zod and others also has a direction narrative. Suspected of compromise, Schneider's shortcoming of "visual effects first and logic later" is still exposed. I feel that the final fight between Zod and Superman across the world is not like a battle of life and death, but more like a punishment for the elders to teach the younger generation. Zod still has some reservations about Superman, although it is not as good as the "charismatic villain". A title, but Michael Shannon still gave Zod a certain sense of hierarchy and possibility. As for Henry Cavill, I personally think that it looks good at present, and the image is very consistent with the modern setting of Dachao, but it still needs to be tested by time, just letting him fall in love with Amy Adams is really a bit overwhelming.
In a word, although "Man of Steel" lacks the author's taste in commercial films, its excellent entertainment atmosphere still makes it get rid of the assumption of "successful production by Nolan, failure to be directed by Zage", Schneider uses his own The director's strength has officially replaced Nolan as the real navigator of "Justice League" in making Superman soaring again.
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