I liked this back in... early 2014 I believe. I think I was kind of high on Amy Adams at the time, and liked Henry Cavill a lot in this movie. The latter holds, actually, all these years later. I'm not so excited about Amy Adams (though I still like her). And I'm definitely not so excited about the film. I think in early 2014 it felt novel for me to enjoy a blockbuster, and I was starry-eyed with the perfection of Superman and Lois. It actually felt like the ideal it was supposed to feel like. Now, while I still feel that wonder, it's not enough. A lot of the movie seems stupid, like the alien business, Krypton, Zod. A lot of the action is just destruction porn, which is tiresome after a while and just baffling. One would expect more caution from Superman, and saner moderation from the filmmakers. That might be another difference between my 2014 and 2021: destruction porn lost a little luster.
But beyond all hope I actually still loved Superman in this movie! I heard that performance was criticized; it seemed perfect to me? Cavill seems pretty much perfect... But I just love the perfection of the character. I love pure, perfect power, like Gandalf the White. It almost feels like I have a crush on Superman in this movie, so I'm not sure what's going on there. But regardless I love the pure, perfect power. Unfortunately other elements of the movie didn't match the ecstasy.
I recall that when we ended up watching this in my room I left pretty early on. In my memory it wasn't too odd a move but in retrospect it seems a faux pas.
ReplyDeleteAnyhow there are a handful people on the internet who consider Snyder one of few remaining artists working in the Hollywood today. I wouldn't mind revisiting this or BvS at some point. Maybe I could jump right to the Justice League re-edit.
I think I was accustomed enough by then to your faux pas habits not to be offended or feel uncomfortable finishing it in your room -- I enjoyed it
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