Superman Killed Zod in Superman II as well technically.
I don't hate this film but you do have some good points.
Depends on which cut we're talking about. The Richard Donner cut shows them getting picked up by the police or something.
Now, in the comics Superman killed Zod.
Fanfiction I hate.
The only legitimate point made here was that the color palette was indeed washed out.
Everyone, I am well aware that Superman killed Zod in Superman II and the comics. That doesn't make it a good idea, though.
Actually, it does. The fact that Superman doesn't kill means that some very interesting storylines can be made when Superman is forced, and I mean FORCED, to break that oath. The comics version of the storyline was handled quite well, so if the sequel addresses this plot point in a similar manner, I can easily stomach it.
Also, there was absolutely no way for Superman to stop Zod without killing him. The Phantom Zone was no longer accessible and no prison on the planet can hold him. It's a shitty situation for Superman to be in, and that's what makes him interesting.
And before anyone calls me a blood hungry psychopath, I enjoy the old Christopher Reeve Superman movies as much as anyone else and I will still maintain to this day that those are the best superhero movies ever made. But I can accept a new direction for Superman. Man of Steel turned out about as well as I hoped with the current trend of darker and more realistic superhero movies. It was certainly better than the dreadful Amazing Spider-Douche that the rebooted Spiderman turned out to be.
I think the detractors are saying that they don't want to see a movie where Superman has to kill someone, even if it's justified in the plot.
With great power comes great responsibility. My name is Barry Allen, and I'm the fastest man alive. I am the Flash!
To say nothing of the fact that the immediate set-up to the scene irks me. I can buy Superman killing Zod to save innocents, what I can't buy is him suddenly being concerned enough to do this after implicitly taking thousands of lives as he careens into skyscrapers and apartment buildings. Where was this concern for human life for that entire fight scene?
Maybe you'd be less disappointed if you stopped expecting things to be Carmen Sandiego movies.
It went to the same place other Superheros, action heroes and shonen heroes' moral compasses went whenever fight scenes under the Rule of Cool happen. The difference between this movie and the other superhero/action stories are that there is no indication of other life besides the heroes and monsters around during these fithts to bring uthe Fridge Horror that the fights could have kill dozens to hundreds of people (hence the existence of the MST3K Mantra, Inferred Holocaust, and Conveniently Empty Buildings).
And if you're not going to watch the video, it talks about how comic book movies are NOT primarly aimed at comic book fans, but at general moviegoers who just want to watch a movie with a superhero in it. And it's true. Film-makers want to make a lot of money from these big-budget flicks, and they know that only a small portion of fans will actually get uptight because tweaks are made to the story and characters. In other words, it shouldn't matter if changes are made. If it's done in order to make a film more relatable or understandable for casual film fans, then it's considered necessary. And getting angry about that is pretty childish, if you ask me. I'm not saying you have to like the film, but you cannot use "it's different to the source material" as a reason, because a movie should be judged on its own terms, not constantly compared to an original product.
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A Truly Dreadful Experience
SPOILER WARNING
Man of Steel was complete garbage and one of the most joyless experiences I've ever experienced in the theater. It goes against everything that the Superman character stands for and doesn't even have the intelligence to realize that it isn't an intelligent redesign. Almost everything is wrong with this film, from the script to the washed out pallet to its failed attempts at being "mature" to the fact that Superman, the ultimate hero of our time, saves no one and actually causes more destruction than the villains. The fact that Superman actually kills General Zod doesn't help either, not only because it's a betrayal of the character, but because there were any number of ways that he could have solved that problem, like flying away or sending him back to the Phantom Zone earlier. Hell, the entire movie runs an idiot plot because Zod could have just made the new Krypton on Mars or Venus and never would have had to fight anyone. And Jonathan Kent, Superman's moral center growing up, suggesting that it might be acceptable to let a bus full of children die when he could have done something about it? If I may drop the pretense of professionalism for a bit...
FFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUUUCCCKK YOOOOOOOOOOOUUUUUUUUU!!!!!!!!!!
There is nothing to be gained from watching this cinematic stillbirth except the growing realization that you wasted good money and hours of your time. This has officially set my new standard for bad movies. It's drab, it's depressing, it's downright worthless. And do you want to know what the real kicker is I never knew how much I cared about Superman until I saw him butchered on the big screen.