Man of Steel: Thoughts on film Post Comic-Con Panel and Teaser

Man of Steel: Thoughts on film Post Comic-Con Panel and Teaser

My insight on the comic-con trailer screening how the film will turn out.

Editorial Opinion
By metalslugg3r - Jul 17, 2012 09:07 PM EST
Filed Under: Fan Fic
Source: Dillan Damodar

As one of the few who made it into Hall H for the Warner Bros. panel at SDCC last Saturday, I thought it would be cool to lay out my thoughts on the atmosphere of the event and reactions to both the teaser and answers from the panel.

I could remember waiting in line forever and nobody was really talking about the anticipation for the Man of Steel segment. Most conversation was concerning the Hobbit. As one of the few in line with a 'Superman' logo tee on people were making a note to tell me how skeptical they were about the film. I've heard it all, including oh god the guy who made Sucker Punch is following with this? How well do you expect it to be? Too bad batman is ending there, that's all DC got. etc. etc.. I personally always liked Snyder's films (except for Sucker Punch, unfortunately that movie was awful), I think he is a good director with remarkable vision, but lacks writing and producing capability.

I knew that Nolan's contribution to the film was more than it seems. I felt that if someone like him wrote the story, his screenplay writer David Goyer, and literally the same producers as the Dark Knight trilogy (including composer Hanz Zimmer) were involved with the Man of Steel, then it could go no wrong. Why bring in Snyder? It needs the vision. Nolan doesn't handle CGI, who's the expert? Snyder.. there's no good way to make a Superman film without CGI. When Snyder was asked how he landed the opportunity to reboot the franchise, he said Nolan asked him to lunch where he could talk about it... That obviously implies that this is Christopher Nolan's project first, and Snyder was brought in to make it happen. Let's trust in Nolan's grand master plan, as ever since Memento, he's never let us down.

After the trailer was screened, 6,500 people in the room were ecstatic as ever. Either it changed the expectations completely for those who never believed in the films potential, or it affirmed those who stuck by Superman. People next to me were like "whaaaaaaaaaa no way." "it looks and feels like batman begins."

While that is sort of true, I thought it'd be good to note that personally I feel that (for those who saw the trailer or read about what it entails) this is the way Superman has always been. A very conflicted being who is lost in the world, struggling with his identity and influence between his two fathers. His earth father advising to hide his powers out of fear of acceptance and be good, and his Kryptonnian father advising to expose himself to the world and rule over earth. In the end, Clark will chose to follow parts of both fathers and become the Superman we know and love. It is a struggle that no other superhero canon deals with and would naturally yield a "darker" film if done correctly.

Finally we can say there will be a version of Superman that cares about the character himself and not the problems he faces in saving the world. In prior superman films, the world just happily accepts an alien to save the inhabitants of the earth no question. The conflict was how can Superman save us, rather WHY is Superman? When Clark reaches an adult, how does he live his life and if he chooses to come out, how would the world receive him? These are questions the film seems to interrogate based on the trailer that no previous vision of Superman dealt with except for Smallville.

I think eventually we'll have to place Christopher Reeve and Richard Donner films in the past and leave them there so we can make way for a more compelling, introspective journey of the character. With all due respect to those two, I will always love Reeve's Superman films but i'm itching for a cinematic film with a more complex story like Nolan was able to do with batman. A story like Superman Earth One seems to be sort of the direction it's heading but with a more alien feel based on the suit and Crowe's kryptonian outfit. Jor-El's dialogue in the film by the way is just as epic as Brando in both delivery and content, same with Jonathan Kent, I'm really excited to finally see the conflicting viewpoints and how it affects Clark's upbringing.

On a side note, Nolan's batman trilogy does stray a bit from the natural canon for bruce wayne also. In some ways his trilogy is way too over the top in action, as Bruce was naturally smart and considered a real "Detective." Nolan's films are masterpieces for sure, but i do look forward to a reboot perhaps showcasing more of a mysterious plots and elements with villains like the Riddler and Penguin, in perhaps a Mad Men type setting and the gadgets showcased like James Bond or something.

Everyone should get to see the trailer soon with the TDKR premiere and hopefully those who haven't caught the bootleg trailer will get to know what I'm talking about and and start believing too.

Please leave a comment on your thoughts too and give a "thumbs up!". Thank you!!

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crimsoncrusader
crimsoncrusader - 7/17/2012, 10:55 PM
Excellent article. The Jor-El/Jonathan Kent influence dynamic never really crossed my mind as I watched the trailer, but I'm very interested to see how Clark eventually comes to gripes those differing ideologies. This film is going to be great.
113
113 - 7/17/2012, 11:10 PM
Great article. I saw the bootleg version of the trailer and I was floored at how great it was.

<------I'm obviously a huge Supes fan and I've been anticipating these film and the trailers for it for a loong time. I was confident in MoS before the teaser but even after seeing a very low-quality bootleg version of it I'm beyond impressed. It blew away even my expectations.

Maybe best of all, it seemed to really resonant with the Superman haters and Bat fanboys out there, this is a good thing because while those of us who are Superman fans will obviously support the film and be interested in it, they needed to make a movie that won't just appeal to our demographic of the geek world but to the wider geek world and to wider pop-culture; it appears that this film is gathering interest from those other demographics, bodes well for all of us.
Berger45
Berger45 - 7/18/2012, 12:32 AM


Yes I do!
Brainiac13
Brainiac13 - 7/18/2012, 5:21 AM
Nice write up. I think it will do better than TDKR as people will know Nolan is involved. Zack is no writer as we saw with Sucker Punch....its worth watching just for the visuals.

From the bootleg Trailer it looks more epic than all Marvel films put together. Also I love smart storytelling which DC/WB r startin to look at. Noloan will have a say in future CBM but I dont c him directing anymore. (WB won't let this guy work for any1 else and they will give him anything he wants) fox has Cameron and WB has Nolan. He will have a say in JL and will b involved in MOS sequels. I'm happy finally my fav characters Batman & Superman r in good hands.

Other than Earth One & Birthright....what other stories influenced them?

Jaywing
Jaywing - 7/18/2012, 8:07 AM
I was brought to tears from just the bootleg... I cant imagine what'll happen when I see it tomorrow night on the big screen. Superman has always been my favorite.
writerguy1976
writerguy1976 - 7/18/2012, 12:27 PM
Great write up first of all. I have not yet seen the trailer. (I attempted to see a bootleg copy and got to fight with a virus all day Monday, so I digress)

I love the viewpoint with the two different fathers, had not thought about it like that. That will be interesting. Much like was mentioned I hope for a deep plot to the movie. If the script takes a similar direction as the Batman movies I think it will be good if not great. Maybe much the same way Batman Begins marked a giant leap forward for Batman, hopefully this will do the same for Superman.

metalslugg3r
metalslugg3r - 7/19/2012, 10:03 AM
Thank you everyone, i appreciate the feedback! Who's seeing the trailer tonight????
LP4
LP4 - 7/19/2012, 2:45 PM
This film will own
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