A good movie

I already saw this movie, I even saw it in the movie theater when it was released, but, since it was a while back, I thought I might as well check it out again. First of all, I have to admit that I always had a hard time with Superman. I mean, how can you make a compelling story with a super strong immortal guy like him? However, this time, they managed to make him vulnerable somehow and it worked very well. The whole messianic approach was also really interesting and there was also a top cast involved. The masterstroke was above all to have Russell Crowe portray his biological father and Kevin Costner his adoptive father. Basically, Superman was brought up by Maximus and Eliot Ness. It doesn't get much cooler than that. So, all the stuff involving his struggling with his identity and how to handle his powers was really good but, unfortunately, I didn't care much for the rest though. I mean, Michael Shannon, one of the most exciting actors right now, seemed to be rather bored (In fact, he was pretty vocal afterwards about how much he didn’t care for this movie at all) and he wasn’t help by the fact his character started to become interesting only during the very last minutes before he died. And, to be honest, the final battle(s) towards the end almost ruined the whole thing for me, especially when I rewatched it. Seriously, it was so endless, so deafening, and without much purpose. Sure, Zack Znyder wanted to end with something epic but I’m afraid he really went overboard here as it went on for maybe 45 minutes with 3 consecutive fight scenes. Still, I enjoyed most of this flick, in my opinion, it is easily the best Superman movie ever made and I really think it is worth a look, especially if you like the genre.