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The latest trailer for Man of Steel hit the Internet today and man did the inner nerd inside of me scream with glee after watching this. The teaser that was released over the past summer impressed me but I still had some doubts. Now after watching this trailer, I am 100% on board with the film. I have faith in director Zack Snyder's and producer Christopher Nolan's vision of the Last Son of Krypton.
From a visual standpoint, this trailer looks incredible. Snyder is known to be a very visual director and he gets to show that here. Some of the shots that Snyder has in this trailer are beautiful to witness. There's one particular moment that I won't spoil that involves Superman getting ready to fly. That was probably my favorite shot in the whole trailer. Also, it was cool to see some, albeit very brief, shots of Krypton and of Jor-El, Kal-El's father and played by Russell Crowe.
But what struck me the most about this movie was the tone the trailer seemed to imply that the movie was taking. This is not going to be the Superman film that your father or your grandfather grew up with. This film seems to be going in a more darker and realistic directon, a la The Dark Knight Trilogy. Which would make sense considering the producer of Man of Steel is Christopher Nolan, the director of The Dark Knight Trilogy. This has Nolan's fingerprints all over it, giving Superman a more grounded approach.
I love this new approach to the character because something that's always bothered me about Superman in both the movies and the comics is that everyone seemed to be too....accepting. It was sort of like "Oh hey you're an alien from another planet? Make yourself at home." However, with Man of Steel, it seems as if Snyder and Nolan are raising the question of can the world accept an all powerful-being from another planet? And are they ready?
I'm liking Henry Cavill as Superman he looks great in the costume. Kevin Costner and Diane Lane look great as Pa and Ma Kent and we get a very brief shot of Michael Shannon as General Zod, who looks like he's gonna be great in the role. Shannon is a really good actor and I'm excited to see his take on the character.
Overall, the Man of Steel trailer completely washed away any doubts I had about this movie and I am greatly excited for it. Check it out when it comes out June 14, 2013.
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