BvS Constructive Criticism of BvS, MoS, and Zack Snyder's Directorial Style

[Decepticonus]

IIRC correctly Jor-El even specifically addresses why he and Lara must stay behind to die on the planet, and its something to the effect that they are part of the doomed structure of Kryptonian civilization (and maybe its genetics). Maybe we can infer from that that if he and Lara were to accompany Kal to his new world, that would in some way compromise whatever genetics plan he has in mind with Kal/the Codex?

But it raises a similar valid 'plothole' question of why Kryptonian civilization inexplicably abandoned its space exploration and colonization program. Why? Why not get off of a dying planet?

OK, I agree and understand everything else you said. Recently, I was watching a bunch of Tyson. I would not doubt the Kryptonians went through something like we did in the U.S. where in the 60's to early 70's it was all about space. Because of this education soared, there was innovation creating new technology which created numerous jobs and everyone was dreaming of the new world tomorrow. Then it all up and vanished. Now we spend half a penny of the U.S. tax payer dollar on NASA. I think it's safe to say they too stopped dreaming. They too became ignorant and completely inept at the situations around them. I always felt Snyder built up a sorta environmentalist commentary here with Krypton albeit subtle. "What, we're destroying Krypton, what are you talking about, impossible!" There's this idea I feel with people like this to say "who cares what's out there" because "we have everything we want or could possibly need right here, why rock the boat." They become very closed in. I feel there may be even a nativist aspect to it. Imagine telling a Chinese official in the 18th century to give up Chinese ideals to embrace Japanese ideals to save the country, even if it would 100% work they would reject you for that.

 

[BlueLanternKal]

I've thought of the social commentary angle myself and that's surely a part of it, but Krypton being "too big or too expensive" to leave fits well without the subtext.

 

[rogbngp]

Krypton: "too big to fail." (Was their attitude.)

 

[Decepticonus]

Krypton: "too big to fail." (Was their attitude.)

Exactly, yes!

 

[Jaxon]

Krypton: "too big to fail." (Was their attitude.)

That's exactly right. Just because you're a technology beast doesn't mean you still know how to lead a planet.

I'm guessing the reason they abandoned colonisation to outer worlds is that it was negatively impacting on Krypton and thus they decided to create an "efficient" home world by controlling population levels and then controlling your place in the population.

I also suspect once they conquered the worm hole travel they pretty much did trips out to colonies, collect resources, and worm hole back.

 

[Jaxon]

As we know, the Kryptonian civilization is genetically engineered to uphold a caste system. I wonder if the Codex itself will be modified by Kal exercising individual choice. The Codex is now somehow mysteriously bonded into Kal's cell structure. Maybe Jor-El's plan from the getgo is to have the Kryptonian DNA reservoir get modified by Kal's, as he goes through the trial-and-error process of exercising more choice?

With the codex buried in Kal's DNA, Jor-El must have had some plan to be able to integrate it within the pods in the scout ship. Jor-El must know Earth had a pod with viable pods and via the command key he must have been able to help Clark bring those to life via his blood or something. Or can Kal normally mate that would then form a cross-breed.
If the rumour of Kara popping out 18,000 ago being the DNA fore runner to Atlantis and Wonder Woman then he must be able to conceive with humans.

 

[rogbngp]

With the codex buried in Kal's DNA, Jor-El must have had some plan to be able to integrate it within the pods in the scout ship. Jor-El must know Earth had a pod with viable pods and via the command key he must have been able to help Clark bring those to life via his blood or something. Or can Kal normally mate that would then form a cross-breed.
If the rumour of Kara popping out 18,000 ago being the DNA fore runner to Atlantis and Wonder Woman then he must be able to conceive with humans.

Could be! I am positive that Zack and Deborah Snyder came up with a detailed vision for the Codex and it being fused into Kal's cell structure.

Am I the only one hoping that Jor-El and Kal both thought to back up Jor-El's AI somewhere safe outside of the scout ship? Before Zod deleted Jor-El from the scout ship, I mean. I would love to see Jor-El return and appear in Kal's Fortress of Solitude in JL 1 and hopefully MoS 2. Russell Crowe rocked the part.