I don't normally post movie or TV commentary, but every now and then I do (you can read my comments on Airbender and Smallville). I wanted to put in my 2 cents worth. I felt gratified that there were scenes that reminded me so much of Smallville. I liked the characters and story. I really loved Henry Cavill in this role, but I do have a few (unsurprising) quibbles about this movie.
I don't like my Pa Kent morally ambiguous.
There is a scene in the movie after Clark raises a school bus that went into the river, and Clark asks Jonathan if he should have left them to die, and Pa Kent answers, "Maybe."
My Superman would not leave so much destruction.
When Superman was fighting General Zod, I had a really hard time watching all the wanton destruction. My Superman would have found a way to move the fighting and protect the people (and property).
My Superman would not kill.
So this is a hard one. There probably is a scenario where Superman may, at some point in the future, need to kill, but I thought this scene came too easily. It wasn't big enough because I didn't hear anyone else in the cinema gasp at that scene (anyone besides me that is). That act was so huge, but not enough was made out of it in the movie. If they wanted Superman to kill, they should have made a much bigger scene over it.
But, I did go to see the movie twice. There you go!
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