The Summer of Superman continues as Brennan reviews the controversial Zack Snyder movie, Man of Steel!
In Man of Steel, A young boy learns that he has extraordinary powers and is not of this Earth. As a young man, he journeys to discover where he came from and what he was sent here to do. But the hero in him must now emerge if he is to save the world from annihilation and become the symbol of hope for all mankind.
The film is directed by Zack Snyder and written by David S. Goyer, with story by Goyer and Christopher Nolan. It stars Henry Cavill, Amy Adams, Michael Shannon, and Russel Crowe.
Man of Steel is currently available to stream on HBO Max!
For more Superman talk, check out Brennan's review of the Brandon Routh-led Superman Returns!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BYiM_6e_7MM
Or listen to Brennan's review of the first volume in the ongoing Superman series, Supercorp!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5veh7IlB3c
For a more classic movie, check out the latest installment in our My Father Before Me series: Cloak and Dagger!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UxqpUoAeHNs
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Chapters:
0:00 Intro
0:37 Spoiler-Free Review
4:27 Cast of Steel
9:52 Doomed Planet
17:06 Kneel Before Zod
23:04 The Dark Age
36:36 Closing Thoughts and Plugs
