All-Star Superman said:
I understand but thats my point and the point of many comic fans the history and staying true to the history. Let me put it another way in Superman Lives he got his powers from a suit in a can and Lex was a F.B.I. Agent trying to bust Superman. Now if your not a comic fan this might seem fine and you'll be okay with it but if you are a fan of the comic that may seem like an insult to you. Another good example say they took SV and was going to put it on the big screen but instead of Welling they used another Clark and Lex and changed things around and lets say a person who never watched SV goes and sees that movie and thinks thats how SV is that would upset you alittle.
Honestly, no it wouldnt. As long as the story was a good story, their choice of actors was spot on, it would be cool by me.
Now if they had Clark as the bad guy and Lex as the good guy, then I would have a problem with that. However, if Clark was from the moon and Lex was from Spain then I'd be okay with that as long as they kept their true nature's the same.
In the comics Mxy is a creature from the 5th dimension who messes around with people just because he can, especially Superman. Right?
Well in Smallville he was a guy from The Bolkans who messed around with people, because he could, and especially Clark.
I dont know much about the Flash except that he can run really fast. I dont know how he got his powers, Smallville provided a brief explanation, I dont know his real name, Smallville gave him one specific name but provided several others. However, on Smallville he ran really fast and that's the thing that most viewers will take away with them regarding the Flash.
Now with Zod, I agree it would have been better to get another actor to play the part or to even have James Marsters play the role. However, we've got him in Lex for whatever the reasons. Whichever actor plays him though, isnt going to change the fact that he's still going to be the same Zod thats bent on conquering the planet and being the all mighty ruler. I honestly dont see the issue.
That is where I am coming from with people from the comics the only thing they stay true to in SM is the name everything else is twisted so much it is like an insult to me. Thats all I am saying I feel if they are going to use these people atleast do it the right way.
I dont think they twist the characters that much that you cant recognise who they are. They're just opening the storyline up with different interpretations.
If they copied these characters straight out of the comics, then I could see an uproar about how they have no original ideas of their own.