There's no 'I told you so'. I've been impossibly hyped for this film. It's just the critics consensus is that just like Snyder's other films, style over substance, spending too much on CGI fighting. I know the 'who cares what the critics think', 'judge it for yourself', 'wait for the GA to judge'. The truth is if half the critics agree on this. The GA flock to the F&F, Twilight and Transformers movies. It says nothing of the quality of those films.
My argument has always simply been this. Great Superman stories don't always have him punching somebody. S:TM, For All Seasons, Peace on Earth. Superman is to me more about rescuing people than smashing someone's face in. I still love a good fight. But the emotional core is the most important thing to any film first.
What you say is true... but the less action packed, thoughtful, emotion filled stories work better in smaller formats I'd say, comics, animated etc. Fans follow these more than the GA and and know what to expect and bring their "backstory" with them so less is needed to satisfy I think. They can afford to tell a less energetic story because they know they get to come back and tell another and another and weave the life story with many episodes.
In a BIG feature, people Expect more. Example:
You got this guy that you know has incredible powers, but the story is about using them responsibly or hiding them so you never see him use them to his full capabilities,... you are disappointed.
A film is a "moment" out of life. Blockbusters must choose the BIG moments to show off...they only have one shot (theoretically) to grab you.
Sure, most of Superman's life is probably dull, like everyone elses, assuming he is not saving every cat from a tree. I would assume he saves his attention on the big problems the humans can't handle themselves. He must allow humans to do their thing too. He can't let us be so dependent on him that we forget how to help ourselves etc.
So for maybe 300+ days a year he is simply Clark and nothing much happens.
Sure, he lives, interacts and exchanges with the world but in a subtle way, gently teaching the world thru example of how to live a good helpful life thru sacrifice for others,... but that is'nt very exciting to watch or pay $15 for - so they try to mix the soul in small amounts around the action and punching.
The balance of these ingredients is what makes one film better than the next...IMO
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