El Payaso,
Please explain to me then how this works consistently between films:
In STM and SII, he is motivated to help Lois and put her above himself and his own desires and needs AND responsibilities. He disobeys his father's directive and he turns back time for her. He quits being Superman for her. His motivation in all cases whether for the good or bad of the rest of the world put Lois first.
Which leads us to the tricky part of that statement.
Being Lois Superman's most valued treasure... isn't going in the treasure's interest going in his own interest?
When exactly he put Lois before himself?
And putting Lois before his mission and the rest of people, isn't that being irresponsible?
That puts Superman's motivations in the questionable department. Both Singer's and Donner's.
The same he chose Lois before his mission he chose Krypton's trip over Lois.
How then in SR can he be motivated by his own fears and not overcome the difficulty in saying goodbye in order to do what is right and put Lois first? Especially if they were in a committed loving relationship? Is that how you would treat someone you love? Is that how anyone would treat someone they truly love? Is that how Superman who has so far been shown to put Lois's needs before the needs of the world would treat Lois?
Because his mission was to go to Krypton. That's why he refuses to go and see Lois. If he sees her, he'd probably think it's better - for him - to stay. And he won't accomplish his mission. Once again, because of Lois. As he has been doing for so long. He's not able to quit her, and that's why he doesn't go and see her.
It's like if in STM Superman let Lois die and instead of going for her body, he goes to the Fortress and leaves the body in the desert in order to avoid the temptation of doing something wrong just because HE feels HE can't go on without her beloved girl... like reversing time.
Sure, you can call it fear. He fears to have the decency of picking up Lois' dead body so it won't lie in the desert under the vultures. But secretly, he's refraining of doing something that could deviate him from his greater mission. In STM he failed. He failed because of love.
It's like if he, as Clark, quits the Planet forever, because he knows his presence will torment Lois in Superman II. He quits Daily Planet and that way Lois will be able to heal day after day until she can move on with her life, maybe another man, etc. But by deleting her memory he's manipulating her mind, without her permision, and he's making sure he won't have to feel the guilt and the pain of having her stressed. And he keeps his job of course.
He choses to - by preventing her from the pain - to prevent himself from the pain also. Now Lois can't get over Superman, she doesn't remember that that love is impossible and what's worse, she can't remember she had sex with him.
And I don't have even mentioned Zod's killing and bullying back Rocky abusing of his super-powers.
In a certain way I find what he did in SR not as bad as what he did in STM and SII.
How can you not see this incongruency between the two films?
Are you just choosing to ignore it?
As you see, I choose to consider far more aspects than you do.
S:TM and SII- Lois comes first
SR- Superman comes first.
How can you not see this?
STM and SII - Lois comes first
SR - His mission comes first.
Yes, Superman has grown up.
