To be fair, “Man of Steel” has an idea behind it and superior ... managing to seem like recognizable humanoid types in this arid landscape. I also enjoyed Diane Lane as Clark’s Kansas ...

That said, Man of Steel occasionally feels like a dirge precisely ... cause and effect by depicting their fight’s impact on the landscape around them — both in terms of the escalating property ...

Man of Steel could also be described as “there ... I am delighted to have a changed relationship to this movie. Against a landscape of quippy sitcom actors in capes, Cavill’s is a thoughtful ...

In “Man of Steel,” when young Clark realizes he can ... “You’re humbled by the landscape but feel huge if you’re the only thing there most of the time. Which speaks to Superman.

As you can see, there are some new moments in there showing off Superman's incredible strength, including a close up as he knocks the teeth out of one of Luthor's troops, flying into a truly cosmic ...

Man Of Steel, then, takes itself very seriously. But it arguably needs to. Apart from anything else, with Superman returning to a cinematic landscape that now also has that other god-alien Thor ...