Baneis8feettall
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Why it looks so fake?
Aura borealis just looks like that
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There are people on that tanker.
This iteration is just too focused on the 'moral dilemma of a god', it doesn't know or care to depict one who accepts their place in the world.
I ment Cavill & ship.
I thought the montage was beautiful in terms of message and imagery, but I still wish we could see a couple rescue scenes in which supes has actual dialogue with people. Not a whole speech or anything, but a short exchange perhaps to reassure someone.
He came off more oblivious than jerkish in that scene, IMO. He just turns up and admonishes batman, but doesn't have the sense to look at what he actually flew into, which is a skirmish over a substance that could kill him.
That scene was amazing. Perfectly acted by Cavill.
See for me it came across as, obligation. Like Snyder threw in some shots of Supes saving le not because he wanted to, but because he felt like he HAD to. Same with Supes, he comes across as doing it out of obligation, not because he truly enjoys helping people. And the movie makes the repeated mistake or not letting him speak or defend himself when it should.
And I don't blame Henry, he did as good a job as possible given the sub-par material that he had to work with.
I absolutely hate the direction they've taken for Superman. He is the eternal optimist, a beacon of hope. Truth, justice & the American way. I read a comment that Snyder doesn't know how to portray a character like that in this day & age. The answer- Captain America. Steve Rogers is that eternal optimist, even when he is questioning his morals & what he believes in. For example- his speech at the end of Winter Soldier, when mentioning he'd be willing to lay down his life for what is right "but I'm willing to bet I'm not the only one.
As for Ma Kent. Dang. No wonder Clark is so damn depressing- "you don't owe this world a thing". Really? I guess we were spoiled with his inspirational parents from Smallville (tv show). While I'm at it, another this that grind my gears- the knightmare sequence. We are lead to believe this is a potential future. Maybe I'm getting old & comics aren't what they used to be- but I find it hard to believe Superman would turn into a murderous, pyschopathic dictator just because Lois Lane died. Is he that temperamental? It's one thing to morn or be pissed, but to want the see the world burn? I would like to think superman is above that. Yes, he turned back time in the Donner movie because of Lois, but that's a little different to going on a killing spree. He didn't even kill Luthor, who caused it.
This was Snyders perfect opportunity, in a world full of darkness to have a character that is the light. Like a certain MCU character said, with everything that's going on in the world "maybe we need some old fashioned". Instead, he thought f@#* it, I'll just turn him into batman- too hard to give us a hero we aspire to be like, despite Marvel producing 4 movies with said character (note: this isn't a marvel vs dc rant. Hell, I even think Brandon Routh's superman was a better portrayal- not perfect, but better).
End of rant.
Superman was shown as a hero you can aspire to be. He tried to do the right thing at every turn. He was mocked for it. Feared for it. Hated for it.
And Clark's parents in smallville weren't perfect either. They didn't want him putting himself in so much danger all the time. Protecting Clark's secret was one of Jonathan Kent's highest priorities. May or may not sound familiar to you.Ultimately, he died doing it.
I personally found this arc for Superman happened too early. It felt more like an arc that should happen in the "middle" of the cinematic universe.
We are basically just being introduced to this character. His story and especially his death happened way too soon, in my opinion.
Everyone did.
He had one film where it took more than half of the film to become Superman and he's already "killed off" in the next film.
He needed his "middle film".
^ Mrs. K, I think you're dead on about the passivity issue. And I think it's a lesson Clark learns. Hence the big active decision togive up his life.
Actually one of the most recent successful comics by DC is an elseworld.where Superman becomes a dictator when the joker.kills Lois Lane.
The thing is, I thought that MOS was supposed to be about "him becoming Superman?" It's part of the reason why I liked it, it's basically Superman Begins. But now apparently, we needed a SECOND film to do that as well, and I doubt if he'll be fully-formed even in JL.
So are we going to get to see him actually, you know, BE SUPERMAN at some point? Because Henry deserves it and I'd love to see him get a shot at playing that character.