Man of Steel

The story behind Superman is filled with many stars: Henry Cavill, Amy Adams, Russell Crowe, Diane Lane and Kevin Costner to name a few.

The movie starts off on the planet Krypton which is undergoing a revolution and its ultimate destruction.  General Zod leads the revolution and is at odds with Jor-El.  Jor-El and Faora-Ul (superman's birth parents) decide to protect their son (Kal-El/Clark Kent) by sending him off in a ship to a planet called Earth.

The movie gets a little lost in this reviewer's opinion showing some flashbacks of Clark's growing up but finally settles on his adult self.  The casting of Diane Lane and Kevin Costner as Martha and Johnathan Kent was good, especially Diane Lane who is one of the most under-rated actresses of our time.  Amy Adams (one of this reviewer's favorite actresses) is as usual amazing as Lois Lane.  She shows intelligence and vulnerability.  Russell Crowe as Jor-El is a strong casting as he portrays intelligence and leadership.  Henry Cavill is fine as Superman but let's be honest he's there as eye-candy.

All this character development is pushed aside for the real reason anyone to see this movie, the sound and visual effects.

Any comparison between Jesus and Superman is simply created as a marketing ploy to increase ticket sales and is grasping at straws.

I thought this was better than I thought but only for the effects.  I give this a one thumb up as your hands are clenched to the armrests in the theater during the stressful action-packed movie.