Man Of Steel Answers Insight Commentary

Overview and character analysis of the Suicide Squad Comic-Con Trailer, then a listener mailbag. Answers, insights, and commentary on: Character shots and line metrics Diablo as a canvas Flagg's longer hair Cara Delevingne Joker and Waller The appeal of villains Can Batman forgive? Kingdom Come Affleck and Johns writing Batman ...and more. Suicide Squad Comic-Con Trailer | 232 MB warning! Internet Response to Suicide Squad Trailer | Brandwatch Interview Special Dan Jurgens | We Talk Comics The Death of "Superman Lives"; What Happened? | Jon Schnepp Justice League: Gods and Monsters | Sam Liu September 2015 - Batman v. Superman | Empire /r/DC_Cinematic | DCCU on Reddit "I Started a Joke" by the Bee Gees Cover | Nataly Dawn & Lauren O'Connell Web: ManOfSteelAnswers.com Twitter: @mosanswers Subscribe: iTunes / RSS / Stitcher / YouTube Proud member of the Superman Podcast Network! Software Generated Transcript

A line-by-line, shot-by-shot breakdown and analysis of the Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice Comic-Con Trailer. Answers, insights, and commentary on: Truth, Justice, and The American Way in 50 seconds What are Senate Subcommittees Why the hearing might not be about Metropolis Why it makes sense Bruce Wayne was there that day Thoughts on sister cities Perry's motives for axing Clark's investigation Clever costuming colors Theory on the horseback riders and desert scenes ...and more. Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice - Comic-Con Trailer | 277 MB warning! BvS:DoJ 6 Exclusive Photos | Entertainment Weekly BvS:DoJ SDCC'15 Panel | Flicks and The City *Zorro Web: ManOfSteelAnswers.com Twitter: @mosanswers Subscribe: iTunes / RSS / Stitcher / YouTube Proud member of the Superman Podcast Network! Software Generated Transcript

A short survey on the history of the symbol, the suit, and flight; how Man of Steel honors that history; and insight into Jor-El's speech and what all of this means to Clark. Answers, insights, and commentary on: Why is Krypton called Krypton? Who are John Carter, Hugo Danner, and Doc Savage? Why was the Symbol so prescient? How was the symbol and suit explained in Man of Steel? A 1981 interview with Siegel and Shuster The history of the tights and why the briefs went What is a Transfiguration? How the audience changed from 1940 How was realism used to relate to today's audience Building Kryptonian Culture The history of making Superman fly on screen Why is flight so liberating for Clark? ...and more! The Evolution of Superman's "S" Shield | Steve Younis Superman Kryptonian Assistant Professor Christine Schreyer | ubco.tv Ep#100: Interview with Christine Schreyer | Conlangery Superman's Costume - Strongmen Inspiration with Brad Ricca | The National Superman: The High-Flying History of America's

Speculation on the Batman v. Superman synopsis, the creators / movie makers / movers and shakers behind the DC Cinematic Universe, and a primer on licensing. Answers, insights, and commentary on: BvS Synopsis Aquaman Synopsis Suicide Squad Set Photos Batmobile Warner Bros Executive Structure Greg Silverman THR Interview Patty Jenkins, James Wan, David Ayer, etc. Licensing Basics Warner Bros Track Record THR Executive Roundtable Excerpts ...and more! What Does America Stand For? | Time Batmobile Weapons & Details | Collider Batmobile Pictures | Collider Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice - Costumes | Collider Greg Silverman Interview | The Hollywood Reporter James Wan on how Furious 7 is like Snow White | Vulture What is Licensing? | Licensing Expo How Do We Measure An Audience? | Filmmaker IQ Film Studio Heads: Executive Roundtable | The Hollywood Reporter Happy Father's Day! Web: ManOfSteelAnswers.com Twitter: @mosanswers Subscribe: iTunes / RSS / Stitcher / YouTube Proud member of the Super

Continuing our commentary from the polar bear to just before the reveal of the suit. Answers, insights, and commentary on: Why a polar bear in a Superman film is funny How the Scout Ship speaks English How is a self-healing ship traditional to Superman? Why didn't Jor-El tell Kal about the Codex? Criticisms about Jor-El's first meeting with Kal-El How Jor-El knows the adult before him is Kal-El How Jor-El knows to trust Lois Lane Why a hologram of Lara wasn't made Why Jor-El wouldn't have ended it by asking Kal to blitz the Black Zero Why meeting Jor-El was so stoic Why Jor-El emphasizes Krypton's environment as harsher What Fermi Paradox reconciliations are in Man of Steel? How does Man of Steel comment on Plato? ...and more! The World's Highest Ranking Alien Believer | Motherboard "An Evening With Kevin Smith" on Superman Reborn Brief Production History for Superman Lives | Superman Wikia The Death of "Superman Lives"; What Happened? | TDOSLWH.com The Polar Bear Shot Was Meant To Be In Studi

Continuing our commentary from Clark seeing Jor-El's hologram and the hibernation pods until Lois leaks the story to Woodburn. Answers, insights, and commentary on: How does the Ship make Clark feel mortal? What are the risks of saving Lois Lane? What does the Sentry have to do with Kryptonian armor? Can you save someone you have endangered? How does Clark know how to diagnose and treat Lois? Is the cauterization of internal bleeding a thing? Logistics of dropping Lois off and who is flying the Ship? How many Jor-El AIs were active at any one time? Why haven't the military tracked down the Scout Ship? What is Lois and Perry's interaction shorthand? What DC character was Woodburn supposed to be? Why did Lois leak the story? ...and more! Ultrasonic Tourniquet - Acoustic Cauterization What's The Loudest Possible Sound? | PBS Digital Man of Steel Props American Icons: Superman | Studio 360 The views expressed by Carl Bernstein (particularly in reference to his 1992 article, "The Idiot Culture" and

Answering mailbag questions largely defending the DCCU and first reactions to the Suicide Squad cast photo. This episode was recorded in two segments, the first just hours after watching Avengers: The Age of Ultron then as that was about to be published, David Ayer released our first look at the cast of Suicide Squad in costume, driving Doc to skip sleep, sanity, and stability to serve some speedy reactions in a subsequent second session. Some of the topics in this episode: Reaction to THR article: Does the DCCU need direction from a producer mastermind now? Reaction to: What if Man of Steel was in color? Will Superman ever become a boyscout? How does Superman's characterization compare to Captain America's? Reaction to: Joss Whedon, Neil DeGrasse Tyson, and Henry Cavill on Batman v. Superman Batman as a State agent Casting Director talks Man of Steel and Batman v. Superman Reaction to: Joker's picture, Batman in Suicide Squad, and Viola Davis First impressions regarding the Suicide Squad cast phot

Abridged IMAX Event reaction, commentary on the context of the teaser's reception, comparison with The Force Awakens, nostalgia triggered by Convergence / Star Wars / The Never-Ending Battle, Roger Stern's use of the Paradoxical Commandments in Superman: The Never-Ending Battle, a breakdown of the four seconds of IMAX exclusive footage. This is the first time I recorded an entire episode's worth of material which I didn't use.  We recorded our immediate reactions to the IMAX event on the car ride home, but the audio quality and content wasn't great upon review, so I threw this episode together the next day.  It's a little better than nothing I guess! :P Answers, insights, and commentary on: Why Superman and Batman are awesome together Why we shouldn't take this encounter for granted Seven reasons to enjoy the Teaser How many seconds Superman and Batman each get Relaxing on certainty with predictions based on the teaser The teaser isn't as warm as TFA and that's OK Superman updates but Dick Tracy and M

The first official look at Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice in glorious high-definition.  We break down the lines, the images, and themes with my hazy jet-lagged first impressions.  Then come back soon to hear about the IMAX screening, additional footage, and to talk about the reaction and concerns of others to the trailer. Answers, insights, and commentary on: Who is Charlie Rose and Neil DeGrasse Tyson? Why the Mexico scene shows Superman's growth Hearing Metropolis Clark's voice Why the paramilitary likely aren't a US sanctioned unit Jesse Eisenberg's Lex Luthor performance The penalties for defacing a federal monument Batman opening the door to the extraordinary That's probably not the train station at the end of Man of Steel ...and more. Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice - Official Teaser Trailer #1 via YouTube Official Uncompressed Teaser - 50,000 kbs bitrate, visible grain (Size Warning: 843 MB) A cure for Convergence-triggered nostalgic pining for the past: GraphicAudio presents Superm

We continue our film commentary on Ellesmere, take on some tornado scene related topics (speed / durability / limits), and look at if Clark is culpable for Zod's crimes. Answers, insights, and commentary on: Hitch hiking is optimistic Civilian contractors at Ellesmere Degrees of separation between MOS and genre media How cold is 40 below zero How much did Lois's camera cost Assumptions about speed, surprise, and durability Did Jonathan know Clark would survive a tornado? Testing your powers like Claire Bennet Why Jonathan dying of a heart attack doesn't teach Clark anything here The elements of moral culpability or justifiable blame ...and more. Happy Easter! Web: ManOfSteelAnswers.com Twitter: @mosanswers Subscribe: iTunes / RSS / Stitcher / YouTube Proud member of the Superman Podcast Network! Software Generated Transcript

In this episode we explore the choices behind the colors of Man of Steel, for the look of the film and the colors of the costume.  We look at how the context of colors helps us to have compassion for complexity of reality rather than rely on black and white rules and condemnations.  We take a look at what it will take to rebuild Metropolis and what a break down Zack Snyder's recent revelations about Lex Luthor. Answers, insights, and commentary on: Color grading and the "blockbuster look" Snyder stepping away from a stylized approach Color fidelity of Blu-Ray releases How color was used to distinguish Krypton from Earth Why put Superman in an all-black costume? Why is Superman's color scheme challenging to bring to reality and how to tackle it? Why is Superman shown at night so much in media? Why the context of these color choices might mean more than those who just demand brighter colors? Why the future films might have brighter colors How Superman tackled reality better than Captain America The

An epic homage to Action Comics No. 1... or just the product of my exhaustion and low-blood sugar?  A complete breakdown of the bar and smashed truck scene... how Clark pulled it off and whether he went too far. Featuring clips with Zack Snyder, Allison Crowe, and composer Junkie XL. Answers, insights, and commentary on: This scene as tribute to Action Comics No. 1 What is "source music" in film? "Sweetie" and Clark's love life What kind of charges and sentence could Ludlow face? What's tricky about the truck smashing? How Man of Steel's Clark shows more endurance than Kingdom Come's Superman What Superman shares with the 400 year-old legend of Robin Hood Empathy for others and hope for tomorrow What's that growling noise? ...and more!  In the Mailbag: Psychosomatic magical weakness An Understanding Martha episode? Wonder Woman wearing wedges Two ways to swim super fast Batman isn't Iron Man The Man of Steel Myths video series continues: 6 Mini-Myths - YouTube Jimmy Olsen Was Replaced By

Aquaman revealed!  We consider the culture, costumes, and casting of Jason Momoa as Aquaman and Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman.  Then discuss whether Kryptonians are weak to magic. Featuring clips with costume designer Michael Wilkinson, VSauce2's Kevin Lieber, Gal Gadot, Lynda Carter, Gloria Steinem, Denny O'Neil, Zack Snyder, Tim Gunn, and more! Answers, insights, and commentary on: When can we expect the next tease? What does "only one true king" mean? Aquman's Arthurian parallels. "The seven seas" phase is how old? Why am I excited about Polynesian culture being used? Does this serious picture preclude an outrageous Aquaman? Do costumes have to be practical?  What role does culture play? Will the costumes to change with every appearance? The history of heels and neckties. How do they pull off stunt work and fights in heels? Should Wonder Woman wear pants? Superman's briefs as a lightning rod. How to pronounce "Gadot" correctly. Mitigating Gadot's lack of acting experience. What Gadot has in co

In this episode, we do a little music-appreciation of Clark's theme and break down the reveal of the starship. We explore Jonathan's background and his parenting.  Finally we look at a deleted scene shared by Costner. Featuring clips with Hans Zimmer, Dylan Sprayberry, Katie Couric & Bryant Gumbel, Diane Lane and Kevin Costner. We touch on the following questions: What does Clark's theme say about the Kents? How does Zimmer relate to Superman? How could the Kents have hidden the ship? Why didn't the government come and take the ship? What kind of access to information did Jonathan have? Why is Jonathan skeptical of the government? Why does Jonathan think the world will fear extraterrestrials? Why did Jonathan tell people to go for the overpass? What is the significance of Kansas State? What cues does Man of Steel take from Superman Earth One? What would Jor-El think of Jonathan? How did Jonathan deal with Clark's emotions? What kinds of values could Jonathan teach Clark as a farmer? Why did th

We clear the docket and run through the mailbag in this unscripted episode. We weigh-in on the following questions: How can spaceship parts help Batman survive getting punched by Superman? What is one of the least realistic things about Man of Steel and why I like it?  Hint: choreographed Martial Arts Does Man of Steel mean that the rest of the DCCU will never be all-ages?  Is that a problem? What is the recommended approach to trying to get insight into a scene?  When should the filmmakers be clearer? Why did Zod show Kal-El images of suffering if he wanted his help?  Are Zod and Jor-El artists? Do most people like Man of Steel? Why did Superman react to Zod's death but not the end of the Genesis Chamber and World Engine? Did the film need more space between Metropolis and the drone scene? Why doesn't this podcast respond to specific haters? Is Man of Steel three different films? Does the film have bad pacing or bad dialog? Could we get a trilogy? Why the year 2033 matters to the WB? Who made

In this episode, we'll go over the purpose of the flashbacks, see what we can learn from the classroom scene, tackle whether Clark is a thief, look at the subjectivity of Superman, explore some of the themes of the film using a parable, and finally, we discuss that infamous answer: "Maybe." We've got some very short clips from D.J. Des Jardin, Diane Lane, and Dylan Sprayberry. Maybe we raise the following questions: Why use flashbacks instead of a chronological structure? Is Superman a criminal? How did the editor show passage of time with the cuts? Why is Mrs. Ross visiting good for Clark's secret? How do legalism and principles differ? Will BvS feature flashbacks like MOS? How does the parable of the old and new garments apply to MOS? Why organically grow Superman from principles instead of retreading codified absolutes? What distinguishes the kids on the bus from the strangers under the overpass? Why did Jonathan say "maybe" to Clark? How does a teenage pregnancy help explain that answer? Wha

In this episode, we unpack the virtues of the oil rig scene and the virtues exhibited by Clark in that scene; we listen to Zack Snyder talk about the making of the scene and Henry Cavill talk about some of the stunt work with Jay Leno a week before the film's premiere; and we discuss what makes a hero. We touch on the topics below: Why do I say "reasonable minds will differ" every episode? What virtues did Clark show in this short scene? What is the significance of calling him "Greehorn" three times? How do the filmmakers show us Clark's limitations here? Why is a Superman with limits a good thing for storytelling? When does Clark show optimism, hope, humility, and possibly humor? Why did they have Clark yell when propping up the derrick? Why didn't Clark use super speed to rescue the workers? What did Clark's heroism cost him? What is the definition of heroism? What's the difference between classical, literary, and modern heroism? How to answer the criticism that Superman is not a "real" hero b

In this episode, it's all things Lois Lane! We answer the questions and criticisms about Lois in Man of Steel.  The romance and the relationship for this iconic character.  We address all the questions below! How did Lois get access to the Ellsemere Island site? "Print it or I walk" Why leak the article? How did Clark track Lois down to the cemetery? Why was Lois at Superman's surrender to Zod? How did Faora know who Lois was? Why did Zod want Lois on the ship? Why was Lois allowed in the C-17, the plane delivering Superman's ship? Was the kiss forced? Why would Lois be attracted to Clark? Why would Superman be attracted to Lois? Was the kiss in poor taste? Who says, "It's all downhill after the first kiss?" Was her line and Superman's response cringe-worthy? Was that intentional? How did Lois get to the train station in time? Is Lois too convenient? Did Lois have enough edge? She's got red hair. We lost the love triangle and gained what? What role will Lois play in BvS, Justice League,

In this episode, we breakdown Jor-El's plan to stop the Kryptonians; we take a look at the characters, cast, and creators for Suicide Squad; and consider what lessons we can learn from CW's Flash vs. Arrow crossover. We address all the questions below! Why does Jor-El's plan make sense? Why doesn't How It Should Have Ended ending work? Why was Dr. Hamilton on the C-17? Why was it logical for Lois to be on the C-17? What was the Phantom Drive doing for the World Engine? Why did the strikes have to be coordinated? Why couldn't Superman tackle the Black Zero first? Why couldn't the World Engine be sucked into a singularity? What is the Suicide Squad? Why support Warner Brothers Animation direct to video DC projects? How do press releases tell us Superman is going to get more screen time than Batman? What can the characters, cast, and creators tell us about the DCCU? Why not shoot entirely in IMAX? What lessons can we learn from Flash vs. Arrow? In this episode's mail bag: Does killing Clark Ke

In this episode, we're looking at the secret identity. What's being protected, how it was maintained in Man of Steel, and if it can be preserved going forwards.  We address all the questions below and hear what David Goyer has to say about the secret identity's future. Why would the government not pursue the identity? Did Lois confirm that she knows Superman's identity? Did Lois's first article compromise Superman's identity? Did Lois's second article blow Superman's identity? Did Lois reveal the identity by yelling Clark at his farm? Did Superman expose his identity by giving up his ship? Did Superman expose his identity by giving his age? Did surrendering give away his identity? Did Superman expose his identity by saying he's from Kansas? Did The Battle of Smallville give away Superman's identity? Did the kiss give away Superman's identity? Does Perry know? Does Suicide Squad change things? What technologies can help keep the identity? How can the government, The Daily Planet, or Lex Luthor