the_dengle said:
Certainly you will find an instance in any of the various canons in which something has happened. No, I'm not going to "research a little more" by pouring over 75 years of comics, television, films, and so on. That wasn't Superman, or whatever bastardization of Superman that was, I want nothing to do with him. What the hell kind of Pa Kent was that, either? What happened to the guy who taught Superman all about Truth, Justice, and the American Way, who instilled in him all of the morals that made him a Superhero? Kevin Costner just cares about him not being caught with his cape on. "Maybe you should have let all of those people die to protect your identity" is something you should never hear from Pa Kent. Bull. Shit. Seriously, there are a million different writers who have tackled Superman, and they each have their own idea of what he stands for and what he would and would not do. Maybe you like this new Superman. Understand that he is the antithesis of my Superman, and that this film disgusts me for that reason. |
You really didn't get that line from Jonathan Kent. He didn't say it like "yeah, screw them". He hesitated, and wasn't comfortable with the answer he was giving. But he was in character the whole time. A real dad would act in a similar way. He wouldn't want his son to be taken away by the power at be, and have him be treated like a lab rat. You don't seem to have put much thoughts into what happened in the movie, and you obviously came in with a pre conceived idea of how things should have happened based on the material you already saw of the character. Basically, you wanted a retell of the things in the exact same way as you already saw before.
Well, you know what's great about what came before? It's readily available for you to go back and watch it an other time. Because, obviously, the Superman you liked is somewhere there. Stuck in the past, sure, but there none the less.
I'm glad Man of Steel did things in a fresh manner. Because you know what? I've seen most of the versions of the character, enjoy them all for what they are, and most of them depict the very same character. What happened in the movie, the situations he was put against, in the world and reality that he was in, and the way he reacted to it was consistent with the character throughout.
It's a shame that you didn't enjoy this Superman, but as I said, go back to the one you like. Remain stuck in the past, if that's your thing.
