Man of Steel

[Curt James]

I wonder what his 4 brothers look like. His parents took pictures with him at the NY premiere in the slideshow:

?Man of Steel? star Henry Cavill knows how Clark Kent feels | Hero Complex ? movies, comics, pop culture ? Los Angeles Times

L-R: Henry, Marianne and Colin Cavill

He's a great mix of his mother's and father's looks.

 

[bio-chem]

Believe it or not there was another action scene ? we didn?t film it. After Zod first announces himself [the Krpytonians] provide a demonstration of their might. They drop Faora into Shanghai and NamEk, who is the big eight foot tall guy who doesn?t speak, they drop him another foreign city.

It was another five pages of crazy Kryptonian destruction. We didn?t need it. We knew that, my god, there?s already a lot of action."


There is. There REALLY is!

There is a lot of the exact same action. It was not new. It's like they filmed one fight scene and played it on a loop. None of the fight scenes were well choreographed (what choreography do you need for a max 3 punch combination?) and then they CGI'd a different building into the same go through another wall crap

 

[SheriV]

in search of less famous as good looking cavill brothers that may be single now...

 

[SheriV]

full shot of the fam

 

[bio-chem]

Spoiler Alert: Don't read if you haven't seen it, but these are some of my major beefs with this Superman Story

Superman: He is a killer now? When did this happen? Superman is the total Christ figure, and always takes the higher road finding a way to win without getting dirty. Guess the screenwriters forgot that part. His motivation is always to save people, and protect them because he couldn't save his adopted father despite all his powers. More on that below.

Johnathan Kent: Tells Superman he may have to let people die to protect himself, and hide his identity. Again, Superman is a Christ figure, always placing others above himself. He is supposed to get his strong moral compass from his adoptive father. Kansas farmer, good old boy upbringing. Again, failure on the screenwriters part to understand this. Kent also dies in a tornado, when Superman could have saved him. Kent is supposed to die by a heart attack. The imagery of Superman not able to save his father from the frailties of the human body is yet again a Christ analogy. How the fuck do you mess that easy one up so bad?

Jor-El. Ok, so in a world (Krypton) where we are told everyone born (not naturally), is bred for a singular purpose. To fulfill a singular role within society. (Zod, is the general, warrior, ultimate protector of Krypton) Jor-El is a politician, scientist, and a fighter/warrior able to defeat Zod in one-on-one combat? So you give us a premise which is kinda cool, and then can't give any continuity to your own plot device? How is Jor-El the all encompassing bad ass who can do anything? (except leave krypton with his son no matter how much he and his wife wanted to. They do a piss poor job of explaining that)

And, why is it General Zod is able to use a ship to leave krypton when the planet is destroyed (not by the sun going nova, but by imploding because they've used up the worlds resources. wtf? way to get stupid ass hollywood preachy, and do it poorly guys) yet everyone else on the planet has to stay on the planet and die? Kryptonians explored the stars, and populated the galaxy, yet can't leave their own planet when it's going to implode?

Loise Lane. So right off the bat she knows who Superman is. We never get to see the dynamic of Superman hiding his identity from Loise through the alter ego Clark Kent. Also, She is on the ship and learns about Superman, when he is learning his true identity at the same time? C'mon, way to take away all the cool little dynamic of the character development and interaction of superman-loise-clark triangle before it could even happen.

This movie has predictable, rehashed fight scenes, a story with no continuity, and characters who don't hold true to the mythos. How anyone can see this as anything but a fail is beyond me.

 

[malk]

the dude is a pikey,,,didnt know that lol....

 

[Zaphod]

Spoiler Alert: Don't read if you haven't seen it, but these are some of my major beefs with this Superman Story

Superman: He is a killer now? When did this happen? Superman is the total Christ figure, and always takes the higher road finding a way to win without getting dirty. Guess the screenwriters forgot that part. His motivation is always to save people, and protect them because he couldn't save his adopted father despite all his powers. More on that below.

Johnathan Kent: Tells Superman he may have to let people die to protect himself, and hide his identity. Again, Superman is a Christ figure, always placing others above himself. He is supposed to get his strong moral compass from his adoptive father. Kansas farmer, good old boy upbringing. Again, failure on the screenwriters part to understand this. Kent also dies in a tornado, when Superman could have saved him. Kent is supposed to die by a heart attack. The imagery of Superman not able to save his father from the frailties of the human body is yet again a Christ analogy. How the fuck do you mess that easy one up so bad?

Jor-El. Ok, so in a world (Krypton) where we are told everyone born (not naturally), is bred for a singular purpose. To fulfill a singular role within society. (Zod, is the general, warrior, ultimate protector of Krypton) Jor-El is a politician, scientist, and a fighter/warrior able to defeat Zod in one-on-one combat? So you give us a premise which is kinda cool, and then can't give any continuity to your own plot device? How is Jor-El the all encompassing bad ass who can do anything? (except leave krypton with his son no matter how much he and his wife wanted to. They do a piss poor job of explaining that)

And, why is it General Zod is able to use a ship to leave krypton when the planet is destroyed (not by the sun going nova, but by imploding because they've used up the worlds resources. wtf? way to get stupid ass hollywood preachy, and do it poorly guys) yet everyone else on the planet has to stay on the planet and die? Kryptonians explored the stars, and populated the galaxy, yet can't leave their own planet when it's going to implode?

Loise Lane. So right off the bat she knows who Superman is. We never get to see the dynamic of Superman hiding his identity from Loise through the alter ego Clark Kent. Also, She is on the ship and learns about Superman, when he is learning his true identity at the same time? C'mon, way to take away all the cool little dynamic of the character development and interaction of superman-loise-clark triangle before it could even happen.

This movie has predictable, rehashed fight scenes, a story with no continuity, and characters who don't hold true to the mythos. How anyone can see this as anything but a fail is beyond me.

Your mention of a Christ figure shows where you just don't get it. It's entertainment. If you're looking for enlightenment look elsewhere.

 

[Gregzs]

Bill Nye explains how Superman shaves? | Film | Great Job, Internet! | The A.V. Club

 

[Gregzs]

 

[bio-chem]

Your mention of a Christ figure shows where you just don't get it. It's entertainment. If you're looking for enlightenment look elsewhere.

I don't get it. really? Dude, if you can't see that Superman was intended as a Christ figure then you are unbelievably dense.

it doesn't matter if you are Christian, and believe in Christ or not. It's allegorical which is all over entertainment. I didn't go to the movie looking for enlightenment. I went to the movie looking for a fun summer movie that in someway holds to the mythos of Superman.

 

[Zaphod]

I don't get it. really? Dude, if you can't see that Superman was intended as a Christ figure then you are unbelievably dense.

it doesn't matter if you are Christian, and believe in Christ or not. It's allegorical which is all over entertainment. I didn't go to the movie looking for enlightenment. I went to the movie looking for a fun summer movie that in someway holds to the mythos of Superman.

You sure are quick with the put-downs whenever someone doesn't agree with you. Superman was never intended as a Christ figure. Read the original comics. He was intended as an overgrown Boy Scout with super powers.

 

[Zaphod]

Dense is thinking that everything is about Christ.

 

[bio-chem]

You sure are quick with the put-downs whenever someone doesn't agree with you. Superman was never intended as a Christ figure. Read the original comics. He was intended as an overgrown Boy Scout with super powers.

Overgrown Boy Scout with super powers. Coming from heaven, the only Son, to be a light, and beacon to raise up the human people. Yup, no Christ figure there. I can't believe I was so wrong.

But forget the Christ figure. Let's remove that part. It doesn't forgive the fact that they aren't consistent with the rest of their character development, their story, and gave us rehashed special effects we've seen before in plenty of other movies.

So what was Jor-El's sole purpose for being bred? hmmmm. Was he a politician, scientist, or was he a warrior? According to them each Kryptonian was bred for a single purpose. Yet, Jor-El was a badder ass warrior than General Zod, a wiser politician than the entire council, and apparently the only scientist on the planet smart enough to make a ship and save his child.

I get it, you are easily entertained, you had no expectations going in other than seeing a building destroyed. That's fine. I wanted just a bit more.

 

[Zaphod]

My expectation was a good movie. Which I got.

 

[Gregzs]

$40 for a t-shirt?! I guess some people might pay that.

https://www.gymjones.com/shop/product/man-of-steel-t-shirt/

 

[Gregzs]

yeah I thought he was dreamy

The MTV Taiwan Interviewer kept asking about touching his muscles.

 

[Gregzs]

 

[Gregzs]

Spoiler Alert: Don't read if you haven't seen it, but these are some of my major beefs with this Superman Story

Superman: He is a killer now? When did this happen? Superman is the total Christ figure, and always takes the higher road finding a way to win without getting dirty. Guess the screenwriters forgot that part. His motivation is always to save people, and protect them because he couldn't save his adopted father despite all his powers. More on that below.

MAN OF STEEL: Zack Snyder Discusses The Climactic Fight, A Deleted Scene & More

As part of Empire's Man Of Steel SPOILER podcast, the director shares some very interesting details on an action sequence that never made the final cut of the movie. He also explains why they had Supes do what he did in his final battle with Zod..

While chatting to Empire, Man Of Steel director Zack Snyder speaks at length about the decision to have Superman kill General Zod in order to save a family of innocents. He reveals that in the original version of the script the character was simply once again banished to the Phantom Zone, but Snyder was adamant that Kal-El should kill Zod -- because otherwise where does his aversion to killing originate from? He also shares details of another action scene on Kryton that didn't make the final cut, in which one of Jor El's AIs takes humanoid form and battles Zod's pack of genetically engineered dogs! It's all great stuff so be sure to take a listen from the time Snyder comes in around the 50 minute mark, and then David S. Goyer chimes in too, revealing that Chris Nolan was against Zod's death at the hands of Superman at first. Plus, he once again speaks about WB's plans for a shared DC movie universe (txt after the player below).


"This is just, sort of, y?know, ground zero for (no pun intended) a greater DC universe. This is a shared universe so we?re saying yes, Lex Luthor exists in this world, Bruce Wayne exists in this world. We mentioned S.T.A.R. Labs and so the intention is if the film is well received that this would be the starting point for introducing other characters and ultimately, obviously Warner Brothers hopes there will be a Justice League film and perhaps you might start seeing other characters appearing in each other?s films. I think in some ways they?re interested in going perhaps the opposite direction that Marvel has done which may be to do a group film and then spin off."

 

[Gregzs]

So Just How Much Would All That Destruction In MAN OF STEEL To Metropolis Cost?

So Just How Much Would All That Destruction In MAN OF STEEL To Metropolis Cost?

Ok as we all so, Metropolis was just about destroyed from Zod's weapon and also Superman vs Zod.It also destroyed and we all now it's highly likely Lex Luthor will be the one to rebuild the city. So how much should Lex make this check out towards? Let's ask scientist and "disaster expert" Charles Watson and his Watson Technical Consulting outfit have attempted to answer the question both in terms of the human toll Metropolis paid as well as the financial cost. We have this nice little poster of all the findings and info about how much damage was done. Let's take a look at that:

 

[SheriV]

anyone notice the lex petroleum truck in the movie? I caught it and chuckled

 

[bio-chem]

anyone notice the lex petroleum truck in the movie? I caught it and chuckled

One of the satellites in space has a large W on it for Wayne Enterprises.

 

[Zaphod]

anyone notice the lex petroleum truck in the movie? I caught it and chuckled

I caught that, too.

 

[SheriV]

One of the satellites in space has a large W on it for Wayne Enterprises.

oh I missed that one!

I wonder how..haha...

 

[bio-chem]

You sure are quick with the put-downs whenever someone doesn't agree with you. Superman was never intended as a Christ figure. Read the original comics. He was intended as an overgrown Boy Scout with super powers.

'Man of Steel' promoted from the pulpit

You are so right he was never intended as a Christ figure. Certainly the studio who produced the movie never thought so. That was never the intention.

 

[Zaphod]

'Man of Steel' promoted from the pulpit

You are so right he was never intended as a Christ figure. Certainly the studio who produced the movie never thought so. That was never the intention.

It's called "marketing". You can market anything as anything. Like the guy in South America marketing his dick as a source of holy water. All you have to do is give it a suck.

Snyder added, "Comic books are our mythology now. We don't really have gods that we believe in that live up on a mountain. We barely believe in the gods that we have, and I just feel like Superman allows us to explain the modern world."

That doesn't say much about Christ, does it?

 

[bio-chem]

It's called "marketing". You can market anything as anything. Like the guy in South America marketing his dick as a source of holy water. All you have to do is give it a suck.



That doesn't say much about Christ, does it?

Further proving my point that they got it wrong because they don't understand. My entire argument has been that they missed their mark. How are you not getting this?

 

[Gregzs]

in search of less famous as good looking cavill brothers that may be single now...

You don't want to fight Gina Carano for Henry?

Here's a flash for you Sheri

Video: Mark Twight talks about the unique challenges of MAN OF STEEL

Much has been made of Henry Cavill's MAN OF STEEL physique which has stunned movie-goers since the movie opened Friday. Now the man responsible for getting him into shape talks about why he accepted the challenge of turning Cavill into Superman.

Snyder said previously that he wanted Cavill to look like a "freak" and be in "crazy" shape. So he turned to his friend Mark Twight to accomplish the impossible. But he set even more challenges for Twight and his trainee.

 

[Gregzs]

Henry Cavill's Old Yearbook Photo and Sweet Dog-Walking Past Revealed! | Comcast

Henry Cavill's Old Yearbook Photo and Sweet Dog-Walking Past Revealed!

Can you believe that Superman used to go by the nickname "Fat Cavill"?

An old (and kinda adorable) yearbook photo Henry Cavill from his early teen years found its way online?and, to be honest, it doesn't look a whole lot like the Man of Steel star we know and drool over today.

And though we're not seeing where anyone got the "Fat Cavill" thing, the British actor has openly talked about being a victim of bullying when he was younger because of his weight.

"I was fat, I was Fat Cavill," the now-30-year-old heartthrob told Details magazine. "I bawled on the phone to my mom four times a day. I became an easy target."

By the time Cavill was 17, however, he had dropped weight for his role in The Count of Monte Cristo and was already starting to look like leading-man material.

But, as tends to be the case for many aspiring actors, he needed a few side jobs along the way?like dog-walking!

Entertainment writer Gianna Mucci revealed today that Superman AKA Cavill once walked her dog, Buddy.

"I used to walk my rescued malamute, Buddy, by the new neighborhood tapas restaurant in West Hollywood, California, each night," she wrote on Yahoo Movies . "Buddy immediately took to Henry. And I must admit, so did I, almost immediately giving him the moniker 'Hot Henry.'"

A far cry from "Fat Cavill," indeed.

Mucci recalled that Cavill had offered to help her out by walking Buddy from time to time and she had no idea that he was brink of fame?until she heard that he had auditioned to play James Bond.

"It was a whirlwind. One second I saw him nightly and considered him my friend-slash-backup dog walker, and the next he was becoming a movie star. It still doesn't seem real."

The best part of the tale? When Mucci saw Cavill on The Immortals red carpet, and realized that, regardless of his indisputable arrival on the Hollywood scene, he was still the same sweet guy she knew.

"He immediately recognized me, hugged me and asked me about Buddy. Despite all that had changed in his life, he was still the same Henry?as humble and thoughtful as ever," she wrote. "Before Henry left to do more press, he looked down, and said quietly, 'I miss Buddy.' My heart melted. He was a movie star now, yet he genuinely missed my loving dog."

Looks like the actor formerly known as "Fat Cavill" is now one of the most handsome guys in Hollywood, inside and out.

 

[Zaphod]

Further proving my point that they got it wrong because they don't understand. My entire argument has been that they missed their mark. How are you not getting this?

My argument is that you are reading too much into it. It's a movie.

 

[Gregzs]

American Cities I'd Prefer To See Get Blown Up In The Movies Instead of New York - The Awl | The Awl

American Cities I'd Prefer To See Get Blown Up In The Movies Instead of New York

30. Providence

29. Little Rock

28. Des Moines

27. Houston

26. Olympia

25. Cincinnati

24. Fargo

23. Omaha

22. Albuquerque

21. Louisville

20. Orlando

19. St. Paul

18. Las Vegas

17. Denver

16. Seattle

15. Memphis

14. Columbus

13. Cheyenne

12. Phoenix

11. Salt Lake City

10. Milwaukee

9. Springfield (all)

8. Kansas City, MO

7. Kansas City, KS

6. Pittsburgh

5. Portland (both)

4. Baltimore

3. Hartford

2. Trenton

1. Stamford






Evelyn Everlady is the pen name of a woman in New York City, who is actually so over her terrible ex-boyfriend that she doesn't even care enough to write about him any more, unfortunately for all of us.