Man of Steel (DCEUF)

Man of Steel is a 2014 superhero film based on the DC Comics character Superman. It is a British-American venture produced by DC Entertainment, Legendary Pictures and Syncopy, and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. It is the first installment in the DC Extended Universe (DCEU).The film is directed by Patty Jenkins, written by David S. Goyer, and stars Henry Cavill, Jeniffer Lawrence and Billy Crudup. Man of Steel is a reboot of the Superman film series that portrays the character's origin story. In the film, Clark Kent learns that he is a superpowered alien from the planet Krypton. He assumes the role of mankind's protector as Superman, making the choice to face the android Brainiac and prevent him from destroying humanity.

Cast.

 * Henry Cavill as Superman/Clark Kent/Kal-El.
 * Jeniffer Lawrence as Lois Lane.
 * Billy Crudup as Brainiac.
 * David Koechner as Jonathan Kent.
 * Marisa Tomei as Martha Kent.
 * Tobey Maguire as Jimmy Olsen.

Plot.
With Krypton destabilized from the mining of the planet's core, Jodi-Ego, chief scientist of Krypton who's working on an android able to save the Kryptonit civilization by shrinking cities with the mineral Encojonia is approached by Jor-El, chief advisor to the Krypton's supreme council, he tells him that the planet only has five hours to live, but that they can expand, despite Jodi's warnings, Jor-El turns down the power of Jodi-Ego's lab, and the android is left abandoned mid-programming, however, due to Encojonia's extreme durability, the android, codename 'Brainiac', can't be destroyed by a simple explosion. Jord-El approaches his wife, they both stare at their baby in pain as the countdown goes down, Jord-El chooses to save his baby, donning his old armor, El sacrifices his life to allow his son to escape on a preprogrammed spacecraft.

Following El's coordinates, the ship crash lands on Earth in Smallville, Kansas. A childless couple, Jonathan and Martha Kent, find Kal-El and raise him as their own, naming him Clark. Clark eventually becomes an isolated young man as a result of developing superhuman powers which he tries to hide from others. He then learns his true origins from Jonathan, who urges him to keep his powers hidden. Several years later, Jonathan dies in a tornado while refusing to let Clark rescue him. Burdened with guilt and looking for a new purpose in his life.

Lois Lane goes to work at the Daily Planet, she goes to her office with her partner, Jimmy Olsen, and after a short conversation, Jimmy Olsen mentions how several people have been getting help from a wandering homeless man who is called by many an archangel, or the messiah. Lois and Jimmy set up to investigate that. Meanwhile, in Utah, Clark walks down a street when he suddenly spots a kid getting stolen by a gang of thugs, Clark confronts them, only willing to use his violence as a last result, he eventually saves the kid and takes her with her parents, he goes to his apartment before buying the newspaper, reading that the US army had discovered a Kryptonian scout ship in the Canadian Arctic, Clark, excited to find more about his past, quickly runs outside and gets in his rented car. He stops for a night in a motel before the scene switches to a montage of Lois and Jimmy inverviewing people who have been helped by Clark, they stop at the same motel as Clark and find him, Jimmy recognizes Clark from the pictures of the supposed 'Messiah' and greets him, after hanging out a bit, next morning, Clark, Jimmy and Lois take off towards the Kryptonian Ship.

Meanwhile, Brainiac is turned on in the middle of space due to interfering with the Earth's electric font, which gives him enough energy to last for another 800 years, however, he doesn't work properly, he recognizes every planet as Krypton, and thus, enables his protocol of shrinking cities and placing them inside him, which wouldn't work with Earth due to its determinate conditions, he flies after Earth. Eventually, Clark, Jimmy and Lois arrive on the crash site and go to investigate the crash, Lois asks Clark why he came there and Clark, lying, says that he's got a certain interest for everything alien-related, Lois, knowing about the rumours of Clark having super abilities, mentions it and intending to expose him. However, after hearing of Jonathan Kent's sacrifice, Lois drops the story, keeping Clark's identity safe, despite Jimmy's suspicions. Clark enters the ship and tries to pick up the suit and put it on, however, an AI modelled after his father doesn't consider him worthy of the suit just yet, eventually, Brainiac arrives on Earth, and broadcasts through many streets in various cities and towns that he is going to shrink the cities to 'save them', he lands on Nevada, and after an attack, Brainiac realizes that this may not be what Earth wants, so he'll have to force it upon them, creating a hivemind within seconds, almost every technologic device in Earth turns against humanity, being molden together by Brainiac's pysichic abilities to create a humanoid drone-like army that starts attacking humanity. Jimmy Olsen escapes in his car, leaving Lois Lane to be captured by several drones and thrown inside a crumbling base with Clark, who has the option to escape or save Lois and die, he chooses saving Lois and he is left to die in the ruins. Clark is knocked out and kidnapped by Brainiac's units.

He is brought with Brainiac, who apparently recognizes him as a Krypton, he tells him to let him do his job, Clark tries to convince Brainiac that what he's doing is wrong, Brainiac, in response, apparently snaps Clark's neck and leaves him to die. Meanwhile, Lois is taking cover with Jimmy in a shelter in Metropolis along with other injured ones, the city is attacked by a gigantic mech, and when every hope seems lost, the classic 1978 Superman theme (but remastered) starts playing as a blue blur flies through the sky, stopping the mech and fighting many more, Superman had just been born, his battle leaves many destruction along the way, Superman flies down to Lois and Jimmy, and silently nods at them before flying away to find Brainiac, after this, he is contacted by the green villain and told that, he has deduced where Clark's mother lives due to having contact to every message ever from any social network, Superman quickly flies to Smallville for a final battle against Brainiac, who is holding his mother hostage, after the final battle, where Superman doesn't want to kill off Brainiac, since he's the only 'living' being who reminds him of his home planet, he chooses to make the sacrifice and peacefully incapazitaces him, before silently turning him off and leaving him on the ground, he leaps off towards the horizon.

After meeting up with Lois Lane for a bit, Superman persuades the government to let him act independently, so long as he does not turn against humanity. To allow access to dangerous situations without attracting attention, Clark takes a job as a freelance reporter for the Daily Planet.

Trivia.

 * It's the highest grossing Superhero reboot movie ever.
 * It's the first movie in the DC Extended Universe.