wtf, is there stockholm syndrome going on in here from a new and will go unnamed because he/she is trash poster.
this is movies in 2013, and comic books are just a good reference piece for new material in the movie world. we all know mad comic shit just doesnt translate well to movies because of how ridiculous it can be at times, and in the case of superheroes, outlandishly idealistic. when youre making a superman movie, which is a franchise that to quote my friend, “who gives a fuck about superman”, and no one cares about, you kinda have to chop out a lot of dialogue and shit people jerk off to in the comics, and just get to the point.
there was no kryptonite in man of steel, no telling if zod was going to get stronger and eventually just beat the crap out of clark, and NO ONE on earth to stop zod but clark. even if clark threw zod through a wall, and we got a 15 second scene of clark hammering zod with a thousand punches just to knock him out (which comic book nerds would complain about) so he could deal with him without killing him, logically, WHO THE FUCK IS GONNA STOP ZOD WHEN HE WAKES UP.
lemme fill in the pieces that the movie doesnt, and where comics dont a shit ton. you know youre super powered but in this universe youre one of a kind, and there is no fictional reference point for you to be some messiah like superhero (arguably i guess but whatevs). youre just a super powered guy amongst weak humans, but you look like a human, and even act like one. anyways, outside of just life shit, your first real physical threat is your own kind, and they arent weak, they can punch you throw a fucking wall. then on top of that, the leader who is so pissed now that you sent all his people to wherever land and has now vowed to destroy humanity just to punish you, has just had a self realization that he doesnt need armor anymore, and you notice he hasnt needed the helmet shield anymore, and the skill you tried and it took you a few minutes to learn by falling throw a mountain and embracing the words of your dead father, he learned it in ten seconds, flying.
basically my point is there has to be a point where you guys (zod and superman) are beating the shit out of each other, but not taking much damage at all really, while your opponent is getting stronger, and you realize that your not sure if you can take him out nicely, and just snap his neck. lets not front like comics in general, but especially DC villains arent allowed to roam “free” for wildly unrealistic reasons depending on how good the writing is, and its not usually that good.
could there have been better dialogue in man of steel, sure. maybe explain a bit more of the kryptonian behavior, yeah. lois lane shouldnt have been falling away from singularity, regardless of the other half ass hollywood science in general, but overall it was still great, and niggas asking for superman to be the superman he is in non origin stories is crazy to me. we have yet to see how the i assume trilogy at the very least continues.
zack snyder slipped on some shit fo sho, but overall it was refreshing imo to just get a bad ass superman movie, and not that 2006 shit that i walked into assuming some bad ass shit, and the plane scene ended up being the best thing in the whole movie.
id rather see niggas breaking down other shit in the movie that made little sense or wasnt explained thoroughly enough, then still arguing about superman killing zod. it was essentially a battle between two gods, with only a slight upperhand by a noob superman who had to decide if he was going to continue fighting zod for god knows how long as he continues to get stronger, or just end this nigga. him killing zod wasnt about saving 4 lives, niggas missed the point.
it was about him realizing there was no option left for zod in general, and to continue the fight between him and zod would only be even more damaging to earth, humans, and the surrounding area.
i know sometimes its hard for us to step out from the comics we know when they make movies about comics, but in the case of superman, who is outlandishly overpowered, sometimes you gotta just let some things rock. now shit like the amazing spiderman, while initially was great and way better then previous spidermans, on second watch can eat a dick, and there was much better shit for them to do for spidermans character. where as though superman has some good books, but we all know the character is basically god in a jump suit. lol