I don't agree with many of Kurosawa's points, but I have to be honest ................ Superman was handled badly by Miller in DKR.
Don't get me wrong - I own it, I still love the book, and I think it's a fantastic Batman story. But the depiction of Superman in it is very far removed from the Superman we know and love. He basically became a lap dog for the government, meekly doing what he's told, and that's just not Superman. He's still a hero, but one who takes orders from corrupt people ............... it doesn't ring true at all with what we know of Kal El.
But then I didn't expect any less from Frank Miller. He's quite a dark writer, and I imagine he 'gets' the tortured character of Batman much more easily than someone like Superman, who is essentially whiter than white and does good simply because he can. Miller has a history of creating animosity between Batman and Superman, with Batman in particular looking down upon Superman. There's plenty of other writers who also create tension between the two due to their vastly different methods of crimefighting, but usually there remains a mutual respect for each other - Miller's versions seem to lack even that.
