A while back, Meljean Brook posted the trailer for Man of Steel, the latest movie iteration of Superman.
Now, I’m not much of a comic heroes’ fan, but I confess that the trailer did catch my eye (in more ways than one):
First of all, this is a much darker movie–both in the deliberate use of light and color and in the story itself–than, say, Christopher Reeve’s Superman. There’s a bit more of an exploration of life in Krypton, its story, society, and the reason for its collapse.
There is also a more realistic approach to what it would be to be so utterly, intrinsically different from everyone else around you–the total isolation in the midst of crowds.
I confess that I ate the first two thirds or so of the movie up. First of all, I liked how the story was structured, and virtually all the casting choices are excellent.¹
