Thoughts on Man of Steel
1. Mmm. Pretty men. And women.
2. Nice to see a shy, uncertain Clark Kent, wondering who he really is, instead of the Hero Whose Teeth Go Ting!
3. Also nice to see other people getting to act proactively and heroically, instead of having to wait around for Superman to do all the work. Jonathan Kent, the police, Lois, Parry White, Dr. Hamilton, Col. Hardy - they all have moments where THEY get to be the hero, too. (Admittedly, Lois's consists in passing on information from Jor-El to Superman, but it's _something_.)
4. "Welcome to The Planet." Hee. I always knew those glasses didn't fool her for a minute (granted, in this one, she's known who he is all along, but I suspect she always did).
5. No one used the phrase "plucky girl reporter"! We have made progress. Somewhat. On the other hand, no one used the phrase, "Kneel before Zod!" either, and I was so looking forward to that.
6. OK, OK, Jason, there's no reason Zod should have wanted Lois on the ship. But I could make up some...hostage for Kal-El's good behavior? Concubine to keep Kal-El amused while Zod Kryptoformed Earth? Carrier for a neo-Kryptonite breeding program? (The few Kryptonite women they had on board might not be enough to make more babies while they build the baby-garden they need?) Someone to keep Jor-El's ghost out of his hair for a while?
7. Love the little touches - the Lexcorp truck, the "XX days without an accident" sign that gets reset by Superman being flung into it, the moment when young Clark, having resisted fighting back against boys who were taunting him, lets go of the fence he's been clutching and you see the iron pole bent in the middle....