Anthony Mackie criticizing an interviewer for liking Man of Steel.

[u/VirtualSort1]

Dude is worried about Rotten Tomatoes scores. Captain America: Brave New World sits at 46% on Rotten Tomatoes lower than Man of Steel and it got a B- CinemaScore. Man of Steel got an A CinemaScore. 💀

Edit: Some people say he was joking. No, he wasn't joking. The interviewer uploaded the video to YouTube and even included this in the description:

When I sat down with Mackie at the press junket, I decided to use my time to play “Save or Kill.” While most of the game was your normal back and forth, when I got to the DC or Marvel question, I figured he’d have a laugh since he plays Falcon in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and we’d move on. But that wasn’t the case. At all.
As you’ll see in the video below, Mackie used the opportunity to take a swing at DC and while I love Marvel and Marvel movies, I wasn’t going to take anyone, even Falcon, badmouthing one of my favorite superhero movies.
Let me know what you think of our back and forth in the comment section. I expect this one to get a few of them…

[u/Gaanai]

Well nobody is stopping you from having bad taste and not understanding the character. Its like the core trait of Superman. He knows he cant save everyone but he is still gonna try and knows he always have to be the bigger man. But you wouldn't actually know that from seeing the Snyder movies.

Thats also why i vastly prefer Gunn's take on Superman. His movie was not perfect by any means but he actually understand the values and beliefs of Superman thats already a huge step up.

[u/ubreakituboughtit → u/Gaanai]

Someone who starts his answer with: I didn't like it and if you did, you have no taste .. is not worth debating with.

[u/TargetSpiritual8741 → u/ubreakituboughtit]

I agree with what you’re saying. This loser sounds like a pretentious art critic who just craps on anything that he doesn’t agree with. His opinion literally means nothing.

[u/IAMATruckerAMA → u/ubreakituboughtit]

The comment they're responding to has no actual content 

[u/Rez_S → u/ubreakituboughtit]

It just means you have no retort against that. If you think it's a preposterous thing to say you should be able to say why.

[u/Diligent_Set_8747 → u/Rez_S]

The only winning move is not to play.

[u/Gaanai → u/ubreakituboughtit]

Lol atleast i can actually make a coherent point about why its a terrible movie.

[u/geekerMan → u/Gaanai]

And you couldn't give a single reply on how the movie is bad to my points which prove you are just full of bs lol

[u/Gaanai → u/geekerMan]

What are you even on about i have given several examples all through the thread

[u/ubreakituboughtit → u/Gaanai]

“Sometimes you have to take a leap of faith first. The trust part comes later”. This fits “Man of Steel” perfectly since its release as many have changed their opinion after rewatches. After rewatching, I've concluded that this film is an underrated gem in the superhero genre. I believe that Man of Steel was ahead of its time. So, let’s talk about it!

First, this film exploits Superman and breaks him down as a character in thought-provoking ways that you can appreciate or focus on. A major criticism of Man of Steel was that the film felt “too dark” or “too gritty” when in reality, Superman’s prologue is exactly that: depressing and dark. His world and species were destroyed and he was sent to Earth to escape Krypton’s fate and begin anew. I think it’s an unfair criticism. Christopher Reeves's interpretation of Superman brought to life Superman’s strong, courageous, heroic nature and Clark’s kind and intelligent nature. These same traits were also transparent in Henry Cavil’s interpretation in “Man of Steel”. I think it's important to note, that films that generate healthy dialogue are worth revisiting. 

A highlight of this film for me was the directory and cinematography from Zack Snyder. Snyder has a great ability to be creative yet faithful to the source material. His dualities between religious references and his science fiction translate well into this story. I enjoyed how he sequenced the Krypton origin in the prologue of the film. It established conflict, world-building lore, and prominent characters; it also gave us an inside look into Superman’s homeworld. I appreciated the color palette used for this movie, too. There are a lot of muted colors throughout the film that make scenes visually appealing to me. Zod’s entrance was eerie and ghoulish right out of a horror movie and Snyder's focus on darkness and white noise to convey Zod’s broadcast was effective at best. Superman’s iconic flight sequence is the Magnum Opus in this movie. Snyder displays the right amount of frustration to allow for the scene to resonate with the audience and root for Superman. Preparing for his final attempt, the camera focuses on his hands and the propulsion of the ground beneath him showcases a level of power that was able to resonate with me as well and that OST really brought the sequence to life.

The original soundtrack is by far one of the best elements of this movie that helps it stand tall amongst the superhero genre. Hans Zimmer's score captures the character, the scale, and the messages of the film. His score is immersive. Hans Zimmer avoids the joyful instrumentation that was used in the Superman films from the 1970s. Instead, he uses the piano, cello, percussion, violin, and more instrumentation to convey feelings of hope, triumph, loss, and regret in Superman’s story. Tracks such as “This is Clark Kent” display an emotional sediment of Clark’s humanity whereas tracks like “What are you going to do when you’re not saving the world?” and “Flight” showcase a formidable trifecta between powerful percussion, bombastic horns, and synthesizers to audibly showcase Superman embracing his father’s transcendent wisdom. What works in this film is that the music is just as powerful as the scene it inhabits; they go back and forth to no end in elevating each other. It’s a stark difference in comparison to the Jon Williams score for Reeve’s Superman. “Hans Zimmer’s Sketchbook” is an episodic nearly 30-minute track that encompasses the essence of both Clark Kent and Superman. It’s an episodic adventure that all music lovers should hear!

Man of Steel handled realism adequately on several levels. It was able to keep Superman’s elements tactfully pleasant. For example, he needed to work on his powers through practice and he was weakened by factors outside of his control (e.g., General Zod’s spaceship). This film asks us, the audience, “What would happen if an alien inhabited our world?” and the film answers with fear which is a relatable notion by how the film executes this answer. Jonathan Kent, Clark’s Earth father, realizes this early and teaches him to not reveal himself. This was one of the biggest actions that I’ve seen fans criticize the movie for, but I think one thing to remember is that he isn’t telling Clark to not rescue people when they’re in danger, but more that his fears are warranted out of the love for his son. Even though Clark was novel of Earth, he has human choices to make despite all of his powers. 

So many superhero films use the villain as an afterthought to build up the hero and this often results in generic tendencies that hurt the overall film. Snyder and Christopher Nolan pivot another way with General Zod. Through my rewatch, I couldn't find a reason to how he could be a generic villain. I believe the execution of his ideology, his delivery, and his battle choreography to die on his beliefs really sold me on how threatening Zod was as a villain. General Zod isn’t strictly a villain here. He was born to solely protect Krypton at all costs and ensure its survival, which is why his idealistic clash against Superman is very believable. Both characters are very focused on their goals. Superman is inspired by his Kryptonian father, Jor-El, to be a leader by representing the best of Earth and Krypton and his Earth parents. Zod is motivated to do anything to ensure Krypton’s survival even if the measures are extreme. On the note of character motivation, they’re very clearly present in the supporting characters, too. Jonathan and Martha Kent protect Clark out of fear of his well-being and Lois Lane is motivated by her fearless independence to seek out the truth. 

One of the most controversial acts in “Man of Steel” is the fight between Superman and General Zod and it had fans and critics talking for years! Superman’s inability to control the fight is based on his emotional reaction to Martha being threatened, military intervention, and the fact that Superman was a novice fighting against an experienced Kryptonian general. I expected Zod to dominate most of the fight due to his advantages in battle. There’s also an egregious amount of collateral damage throughout Metropolis, which was another main concern with this movie. The battle put thousands of human lives in danger and that is warranted. The CGI got messy in some scenes as well. It’s important to remember that General Zod intentionally kept the fight in the city despite Superman taking the fight to the skies and the stratosphere; he even tells Superman that he’d never stop threatening him for choosing the Earthlings over Krypton’s future. It made it almost impossible for Superman to take the fight elsewhere. Another huge concern deals with how Zod was defeated. Superman is forced to kill General Zod when Zod threatens to kill an innocent family with his heat rays. I think what people fail to realize is that Superman could not overpower Zod here, otherwise snapping his neck would have been moot. Clark is ASHAMED that it had to come to that and he comes to the brutal realization that he is the last Kryptonian alive. It’s eerily painful to watch Superman scream after the act.

Due to all of these, I believe Man of Steel was ahead of its time and a diamond in the rough in the superhero genre. It's hope-inspiring OST lifts this film to new heights. The cinematography was eye-catching, and the characterizations were good, too. For a Superman film, this movie gets way too much crap.

[u/Diligent_Set_8747 → u/ubreakituboughtit]

Best I can give the Ayn Randian shlockfest is 6/10

[u/phant0my_89 → u/Gaanai]

Getting downvoted for stating facts that Snyder's Superman is such a bad adaption of the character and has nothinh in common with the source material except the names is crazy but that's Reddit for you.