15: Road to Becoming the Icon

Man of Steel. Every once in a while there is a film that arrives that ignites fandom and creates visceral polarization, Man of Steel has been one of those movies. People seem to love it or hate it, in fact it's Rotten Tomatoes score indicates that in it's 55% critical reception. As the cornerstone of the DC cinematic universe, it's an important film that has set the tone for the movies slated to arrive through the year 2020. In this super edition of The 602 Club host Matthew Rushing is joined by Justice League members Daniel Proulx, Norman Lao and Will Nguyen to discuss this new take on the original superhero's beginning. We talk about Krypton, the new Superman suit, the nonlinear nature of the storytelling, Lois Lane and the military, the deaths of Jonathan Kent and Zod as well as the nature of this film as a true origins movie.    Host Matthew Rushing   Guests Daniel Proulx Norman Lao Will Nguyen   Editor and Producer Matthew Rushing Richard Marquez   Associate Producers Norman C. Lao   Production Manager Richard Marquez   Content Coordinator Will Nguyen   Chapters Man of Steel (00:02:49) Begin with Krypton (00:03:58) The Suit (00:24:41) Nonlinear Storytelling (00:31:47) Casting and Soundtrack (00:54:46) Lois and the Military (01:05:27) The Death of Jonathan Kent (01:12:48) Zod's Death (01:24:57) Super Origins (01:40:40) Ratings (01:55:49) Closing (02:05:45)   Send us your feedback! Twitter: @trekfm Facebook: http://facebook.com/trekfm Voicemail: http://www.speakpipe.com/trekfm Contact Form: http://www.trek.fm/contact Visit the Trek.fm website at http://trek.fm/ Subscribe in iTunes: http://itunes.com/trekfm   Support the Network!   Become a Trek.fm Patron on Patreon and help us keep our shows coming to you every week. We have great perks for you at http://patreon.com/trekfm