Man of Steel
Director: Zack Snyder
Cast: Henry Cavill, Amy Adams, Russell Crowe, Diane Lane, Kevin Costner,
Following the destruction of his home planet, Krypton, a miracle baby is sent to Earth to be raised a lasting symbol of hope for his people. As the child, who is named Clark by his adoptive parents, grows up in his new home, he must embrace his true destiny and rise to become the hero that Earth needs when a dangerous entity from his home planet threatens to destroy them all.
Hope plays a powerful role in this film and it is illustrated most strongly in the character of Clark Kent.
For Clark’s parents, Jor-El and Lara, their son represents the embodiment of the hope that endured when their world was destroyed. Their decision to send Kal to Earth, rather than allowing him to perish on Krypton, was born from their desire to give Kal the chance to embrace his own destiny; to become something greater than what their society dictated him to be, even if doing so meant they would never see him again.
The perfect irony is that while Clark is meant to shine as a beacon of hope for the people of Earth, neither of them are willing to embrace that belief…at least not at first. At first, Clark struggles with the idea of becoming something greater than he is because he doesn’t understand his power. His adoptive parents, John and Martha Kent, love their son, but they also recognize that he is special and they protect him from a world that fears his power by keeping the truth about his identity a secret.
When Clark finally chooses to embrace his identity as Superman, he becomes a symbol of hope for the people of Earth. This hope is illustrated when Lois Lane asks Clark what the “S” on his costume represents. While on Earth, the symbol is merely the letter “S”, Clark tells Lois that on Krypton this symbol means hope. When Clark rises to defend the people of Earth after they are attacked by General Zod, he not only bridges the chasm between two very different worlds, he truly becomes the symbol of hope for all mankind.
© 2013 – 2016 Keriane Kellogg. All rights reserved.
Director: Zack Snyder
Cast: Henry Cavill, Amy Adams, Russell Crowe, Diane Lane, Kevin Costner,
Following the destruction of his home planet, Krypton, a miracle baby is sent to Earth to be raised a lasting symbol of hope for his people. As the child, who is named Clark by his adoptive parents, grows up in his new home, he must embrace his true destiny and rise to become the hero that Earth needs when a dangerous entity from his home planet threatens to destroy them all.
Hope plays a powerful role in this film and it is illustrated most strongly in the character of Clark Kent.
For Clark’s parents, Jor-El and Lara, their son represents the embodiment of the hope that endured when their world was destroyed. Their decision to send Kal to Earth, rather than allowing him to perish on Krypton, was born from their desire to give Kal the chance to embrace his own destiny; to become something greater than what their society dictated him to be, even if doing so meant they would never see him again.
The perfect irony is that while Clark is meant to shine as a beacon of hope for the people of Earth, neither of them are willing to embrace that belief…at least not at first. At first, Clark struggles with the idea of becoming something greater than he is because he doesn’t understand his power. His adoptive parents, John and Martha Kent, love their son, but they also recognize that he is special and they protect him from a world that fears his power by keeping the truth about his identity a secret.
When Clark finally chooses to embrace his identity as Superman, he becomes a symbol of hope for the people of Earth. This hope is illustrated when Lois Lane asks Clark what the “S” on his costume represents. While on Earth, the symbol is merely the letter “S”, Clark tells Lois that on Krypton this symbol means hope. When Clark rises to defend the people of Earth after they are attacked by General Zod, he not only bridges the chasm between two very different worlds, he truly becomes the symbol of hope for all mankind.
© 2013 – 2016 Keriane Kellogg. All rights reserved.