Man of Steel : My hopes for Big Blue

THE MAN OF STEEL

2013, Its time for Superman to return (again) to the big screen for first time since Brandon Routh tried to don the cape and act like he was Christopher Reeves.

So far we only have two teaser trailers to whet our appetites both showing the same footage, but narrated by either Jor-El (Superman's daddy, played by Russell Crowe) and Johnathon Kent (played by another man in tights, Kevin Costner).

"It ain't easy bein' bluuee"

For me, these look like what I've always wanted to see in a Superman movie and something the comics hit on regularly, that semi-tragic tale of an orphan boy raised on a planet that is not his own, the yellow sun of earth gifting him these powers, the powers to save the world. The responsibility heaped upon him to be the hero the people need, to prevent disasters no mortal man could handle and be that beacon of hope for Truth, Justice and peace.

He has to accept he is the man to change the world, but will it be for the better, or for worse.

If these teaser trailers are letting us in on the tone of this film I say its a step in the right direction for making people understand that being the Big Blue Boyscout is harder then a lot of other people think.

This was the aspect I loved about superman comics growing up the demons and weight of his decisions bearing down on him as the world looks to him for inspiration...hope. Comics like Kingdom Come and Mark Millars' Red Son explore this to a degree but a film about the journey of Kal-El and his alter ego Clark as he tries to become the shield he so proudly wears on his chest, leaves me hanging on to believe that this could be the Superman Returns, that Superman Returns was not.

Be the man, you were born to be.

 He may be able to withstand an atom bomb, fly around in outer space, lift cars and punch mountains apart, but he still feels. He can't be everywhere he isn't a god and doesn't want to be viewed that way. He can get sad, he can get scared, he can feel washed up no use and feel like its better if maybe he just stayed out of everything, run away, hide and let Mankind decide their own path.



If they hit even close to the mark on any of these, this should be a fantastic superhero film and in my opinion could be one of the best.

So please Zach Snyder and Christopher Nolan, Let him be the hero we've all been waiting for.