My early Thoughts on Man of Steel

My early thoughts on Man of Steel

Before, I give my thoughts on this movie I want to talk about Superman because I can't talk about this movie without talking about the character. Superman may be well known to the public but he isn't loved by the general public. To the public he's overpowered, unrelatable and a flat character. I mean he does the right thing because he's a good person. Due to those things, he's considered hard to write. To the people who think he's too powerful where was this argument when it comes to Goku? Goku is one of if not the strongest characters in DBZ and people still love him. Heck, you can relate to the X-Men despite having powers so why can't Superman get that pass? 

Also, there are Justice League members that can put up a fight against him like The Flash, Wonder Woman and Green Lantern. Do you think Superman can beat all three of them? If the answer is no, then what do you mean he's too powerful? Another thing if you don't think he can beat Batman you have no business saying he's overpowered. This is what happens when you don't read comic books, if you did you would have noticed that the current Superman is powered down. I mean he can't push planets with his pinky. People still complain that superman is weak because of that, people make up your minds do you want Superman to be powerful or not? To be fair I can understand why it's hard to get into Superman comics. 

I mean most of the comics I've read are either about his origin,

or alternate versions of this character.

                                                  

There are two ways writers could work around the issue of Superman being too strong. One of them is to have Superman fight cosmic characters like Despero, Mongul and Darkseid. Another way is coming up with stories about him dealing with internal conflict instead of him fighting someone. That can be hard to do if people are not willing to watch a movie like that. That's one of the many things that hurt the 2003 Hulk movie, people were expecting an action film. Another thing he has an interesting rouges galley, I mean he can't deal with them by attacking them directly. When people say Superman is hard to write what they meant by that is it's hard to tell an ongoing story with this character. That's saying a lot considering Smallville lasted ten seasons. I can't comment on that because A I didn't watch the whole series and B I didn't think that show was about Superman because of how it was promoted. 

I mean look at this does this scream Superman to you? I thought this was a horror series.

As far as Superman not being relatable first of all don't you stop and think that we're not suppose to relate to him? This is a character who lost his family, home plant, most of his culture and his earthly father. (Depending on what you read or watch.) How can we relate to someone who lost all of that? He's someone we should strive to be and fantasize about being just like any other fictional character. Do you mean to tell me you don't want Superman's powers? Despite that, there are Superman stories where we can relate to him like Superman: last son of Krypton, all-star Superman and both versions of Superman 2. 

I don't agree with people thinking Superman is a flat character because he's not naive about how the world is he just doesn't internalize it. He believes everyone has the potential to be good. (Keyword potential.) That's why he's called the man of tomorrow Clark Kent believes in Truth, Justice and the American way. He uses Superman to inspire people to live up to those values. This makes him a tragic character; I say that because he's trying to live up to and set a stander that's impossible and unfair for people to live up to all the time. Just because this character is based on Jesus Christ that doesn't mean he should be just like him. I understand what the public meant by Superman not being interesting to a point, I mean do you think a reality show can last if the cast gets along all the time? Also doing the right thing is not clear-cut. It conflicts with people's boundaries, responsibilities and being smart.  

This character does have flaws like he has a savior complex, which makes it hard for Clark to have a life outside of being Superman. This is why his earth father Po Kent died to show him that he can't save everyone. He can also be short-sighted when it comes to helping people. For example, in Superman peace on earth, he tried to solve world hunger and it backfired. Then he remembers something his father told him. If you give a man a fish he lives for a day, if you teach him how to fish he lives for a lifetime. Do you see what I mean? This is why I rarely give homeless people anything because I'm just putting a band-aid on the issue but I digress. 

Despite being an alien, he has human emotions and he struggles with them, we see that in the comics and cartoons. Plus, he has trouble relating to humans because he doesn't have to deal with most of the baggage humans deal with. Superman's kindness is also a weakness because he can be manipulated. My point is that Superman should be respected as an underdog for being a hopeful and optimistic character. You don't think doing the right thing and not abusing your power is compelling? That's what I like about this character he shows that power doesn't corrupt absolute because it has no morality. What we do with power makes it good or evil. Not every superhero has to be dark and brooding. Just because a character sounds flat on paper doesn't mean that character should come off as such. 

Before I move on to the topic at hand I want to comment on his trucks. I notice people are making fun of this character for wearing them outside of his suit. I found this odd at first but after learning the history of trucks I don't mind them and you shouldn't have an issue with them either. This is another example of ignorance is bliss. Plus, without them Superman's suit looks like a wet suit, the trucks help give it more color. You can pull this look off for both him and Batman as long as the suits don't look easy to be subjected to wear and tear.   

Now as for this movie I don't know what to think of it I mean the trailers didn't give us any info about this movie and I like that less is more, plus trailers aren't suppose to tell us about the movie the purpose of trailers is to get us interested in watching the movie. The actor that's playing Clark/Superman has some big shoes to fill and I'm not going to compare him to the late Mr. Reeve. Judging from what I've seen it looks like this movie might borrow elements from Superman Earth one, I say that because Clark doesn't know what to do with himself. There is a scene in the trailer where his earth father tells him to keep his powers a secret even if it means not helping other people, do I have to explain why this bothers me?   

I'm interested in seeing how he will become Superman despite what his earth father took him. It looks like the creators are telling Superman's origin story again the problem I have with origin stories is that they feel like time fillers, I mean they don't add anything to the story or the overall plot. I wouldn't mind seeing his origin again if it's a part of the overall story like in Batman Begins. That could be the case General Zod is the main antagonist in this film. Speaking of General Zod I was a little disappointed that he's the villain because we already had him as the villain.           
                                                 

                         I was hoping to see someone new like.                           

I wouldn't mind having General Zod as the big bad again if the writers can do more with this character he wasn't just a dictator. The people who worked on the latest Batman films are working on this film and they're giving superman a realistic universe. If you're going to put realism in a movie that has characters with superpowers, then you need a scientific explanation for those powers. You can tell dark and depth Superman stories without making the character that way. For example, you can have Superman compromise his values without losing his credibility. Despite some red flags I'm willing to give this movie a chance and I hope this movie change people's perspective on this character. 

P.S if this movie becomes a franchise, then I don't want Lex Luthor as the main villain and I don't want kryptonite in this franchise. Lex was overused in the earlier films and Superman has other weaknesses besides kryptonite. Really there are other types of kryptonite that can affect Superman both physically and mentally. I wouldn't mind seeing that because you can make a story out of that. Also, I want to see this franchise focus on other relationships Superman has with other characters besides Lois Lane. I wish that the creators would come up with a better disguise for Clerk/Superman than have him wear glasses and changing his hairstyle.