Unlike the massive escapism of The Avengers, Man of Steel is an artist-level introduction to a screen hero we think we know.
-- "Tampa Bay Times"
"Man of Steel" powerfully redefines the term 'epic' that has been so rotten in the summer season of recent years.
—Film.com This
film may lack depth, warmth, and humor, but it’s already a spectacular sci-fi blockbuster—big, sad, operatic, and unforgettable. It tells a Superman origin story fit for our time and kicks off a popular superseries.
——The "Empire Magazine"
film sometimes sings forward in the storytelling, and sometimes becomes numb due to the overly excited atmosphere. However, Henry Cavill has the burly and handsome looks that this classic comic book character needs, as well as a human side to match his superpowers.
——"USA Today"
is a boring work without soul and rhetoric. —The fake patriotism that pervades the
St. Louis Post film is not meant to be satire, but to forge an unquestionably idyllic vision of kindness. —Slant Magazine Henry Cavill is inherently convincing, occasionally reserved and powerful. —The Los Angeles Times Schneider's attempt to upgrade his visual spectacle with endless blasts, bumps, heat blasts, earth-shaking, guns and fights backfired and finally showed the fatigue of such films. -- "Washington Post" behind the scenes production Schneider and Nolan team up
In fact, this Superman movie is not a complete Zack Snyder movie. After all, it is the famous Christopher Nolan who is behind the film, and the one who wrote the movie script is also Nolan who has worked with him on three Batman films. The song's David S. Goyer. The two collaborators discussed the details of Superman in 2010. Later, it was Nolan who brought the project to Warner. According to Goyer's design, this movie will have nothing to do with all the previous Superman movies, and is a brand new, brand new Superman movie. Warners president Jeff Robinoff said: "It's going to be a whole new movie with a new Superman and a whole new tone about superheroes. We want to connect all the superheroes in DC Comics. Together, and this movie is a critical first step."
After many director's choices, Warners finally chose Zack Snyder as the director. Snyder says he's a huge fan of the Superman movies. And he is also very fond of Goyer's script that depicts Superman's unhappy childhood and the changes in Superman's heart. He said: "Superman is not just a cartoon character, he is a hero in the hearts of all Americans. Superman's frankness makes him only American. You can't let Superman get into moral anxiety, and you can't let Superman always When measuring his own gains and losses, he can't let him always look for value and meaning like Hamlet. Superman is valuable, but his value is in motivating people, not in meaning. Superman this The role is to shape a value. But now I see this script, which makes me change my mind. The story in this script is telling us how a superhero is shaped and created He came out. Here is his childhood and his unhappiness. When we see Superman choose to become Superman, we will have a deeper understanding of the values Superman represents. This kind of story makes me very big Eye-opening. It should be said that Goyer and Nolan are still very impressive in handling the story, shaping the characters, and grasping the details and sequels.”
Nearly famous Henry Cavill
Henry Cavill was born in England, tall and handsome. But after debuting for many years, it has never been able to become popular. This time, he finally defeated many opponents, stood out from many more famous and more box office appealing actors and got the role of Superman. For him, this is a turning point in his career. "It was a big deal for me to get the role," Cavill said. "But if there's anything fun going on in the shoot, I'd say it's very little. It's very hard work. Because it's a big-budget movie that can't fail, many shots have to be perfected. I get up early every morning to train and work 12 hours straight. This is how I was when I made this movie. However, as the filming progressed, my understanding of the characters deepened, and the whole teamwork became more harmonious. I still feel that I am enjoying all of this. I think it is very good to be able to participate in such a work. things."
In order to play the role of Superman, Cavill has not suffered less. When filming "God of War", Cavill developed eight-pack abs; but when filming "Cold Light", the director asked him to stop training and become an ordinary person. But in "Man of Steel", Cavill has returned to the eight-pack abs. After practicing this muscle, Cavill couldn't even put on his usual clothes, he had to get rid of all his clothes. His shoulders are wider than before, and his waist has become thinner. The new Superman's costumes have been redesigned to be "skinny underwear". Since it is a tight underwear, Cavill needs to have beautiful muscle lines. In order to have such a muscle, Cavill eats 5,000 calories every day, and then trains off 3,500 calories in order to keep in shape. At night, I train to lose 2,500 calories in order to further consume his body fat and make those muscle lines look better. When retraining such a muscle, Cavill said that no matter what happens in the future, he will never let those eight-pack abs disappear again. Because the training process is too painful.
Trivia
Henry Cavill was the first non-American to play a grown-up Superman. Before that, London-born Lee Quigley played the baby Superman in the 1978 version of Superman.
2013 is the 75th anniversary of the birth of Superman. Superman first appeared in the first issue of Action Comics in 1938.
Russell Crowe played Superman's biological father in the film. This is another Oscar winner who plays Superman's father after Marlon Brando.
· In the film, Russell Crowe and Kevin Costner both play Superman's father - one is the biological father, the other is the adoptive father. In real life, both men have played Robin Hood and Prohibition-era enforcers on screen.
· As early as 2000's "Proof of Life", Cavill and Crowe played a father and son. <·This is the first Superman movie without the word "Superman" in the title. Also, this is the first Superman movie without the character Jimmy Olsen. It was also the first film without kryptonite.
· This Superman film does not appear in Superman's nemesis Lex Luthor, this is the third Superman film does not appear in the role of a real person.
Hans Zimmer wrote the music for the film. The classic "Superman theme" created by John Williams will not appear in this film. It was the first Superman movie to be produced by Warner Bros. without Williams' music.
· In some action scenes, Superman's red cape was added later.
· Before Zack Snyder, Darren Aronofsky, Duncan Jones, Ben Affleck and Tony Scott are expected to direct the film.
· Ben Affleck refused to direct the film, the reason is that Affleck cited himself in directing VFX, no experience.
The film was filmed in Illinois in August and September 2011 under a pseudonym called Autumn Frost. However, the pseudonym was soon punctuated by the local Chicago Tribune.
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