MINI-RANT #01: Pre-Conceived Notions

MINI-RANT #01: 

 In the last several weeks, we've seen two movies that fly (no pun intended) in the face of what was done before in previous iterations; MAN OF STEEL and STAR TREK: INTO DARKNESS. Both represent new, fresh takes on classic material, and need to be viewed in that context, not as bastardizations of beloved source material that should have been re-filmed and regurgitated on the screen to make the "true fan" happy. 

Well, newsflash for you: I'm a "true fan" and I absolutely LOVED both of those movies. STAR TREK: INTO DARKNESS was an incredible ride into new, darker territory that invoked flashes of what was, but charted brave new ground into the future...exactly what Gene Roddenberry, the creator of STAR TREK, envisioned. MAN OF STEEL...I said it a few days ago: this was the Superman movie I've waited my entire life to see. Incredible, convincing action, coupled with a Superman more human and honest than the one in my beloved comic books. To those that cling to the past and bemoan any attempt to update and modernize their beloved memories, I say this: go back to your parent's basement and play with your action figures. Let the rest of us enjoy the brilliance of these works of fantasy without your vitriol and bucolic venom. 

MINI-RANT OVER.