‘Superman' Review: Man of Steel, Feet of Clay
Different, however, is not always good. The film starts out with some myth-busting: The man in the cape, played by David Corenswet in his first major role, has suffered his first defeat in battle. Look, down in the dirt! It's Superman! Appearing about as glorious as Jake LaMotta after 10 rounds with Sugar Ray Robinson. A prologue explains that for centuries Earth has been home to many superior beings called 'meta-humans'; just as the new Jurassic movie imagines dinosaurs as public pests notable for disrupting traffic, Supes is merely one of many amazing beings crowding the airspace. As Clark Kent, working at the Daily Planet with Jimmy Olsen (Skyler Gisondo) and Perry White (Wendell Pierce), he has a habit of landing suspiciously exclusive interviews with Superman. Supreme power has gone stale, and Mr. Gunn gambles that his world is so prosaic it's funny.
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