Review of Superman vs. The Elite (2012) by Kevin F — 20 Jun 2013

I've heard a lot of people point at any given Superman film at any given point in time, claiming that "this is how you do a modern Superman film", but upon seeing many of them, I can never agree.

While I do, however, agree that the Man of Steel is a timeless figure in English fiction, there seems to be this overwhelming desire among writers and directors these days to want to "reinvent" the man in blue, which in my opinion is about as productive as trying to reinvent the wheel; why try and perfect something that is already perfect? Superman Vs.

The Elite is the one Superman film since Richard Donner's 1970s masterpiece that realizes that Superman needs no reinvention, that the most important aspect of a Superman story is not the man himself, but the situations he is surrounded by and how he deals with them.

By introducing a truly "anti-hero" team into the fray, Superman must fight both his inner doubts and the doubts of the world at large as he struggles to prove his way in face of great opposition.

The writing in SVTE is tight and functional (moreso that some films I see these days), the animation is great, and the climax of the film is truly a spectacle of both visual force and literary wit. While I agree that many may not agree, Superman vs.

The Elite stands as probably one of the title character's most intriguing and fresh adventures to be put to motion. Bravo.