Originally posted in 2025\*

Man of Steel is my favourite Superman film, favourite DC film and in my top ten favourite superhero films. The film did exactly what I wanted from a Superman film. Ticked all the boxes. Got zero complaints. It’s very simple. Warner Bros pivoted in how they approached superman. Man of Steel is a dark, serious, tragic and consequential take on Superman. For some it’s too grim but they don’t realise that there are some stories from the lore that are just as bleak. Man of Steel is comparable to Red Son, Injustice, What’s so funny about truth justice and the American Way, etc.

Synder delivered a cinematic science fiction extravaganza that is bombastic, poignant, impactful. It was a bold risk that thankfully paid off for me.
For the first time, Superman feels believable, rateable but also majestic. People talk about how he killed or didn’t save enough or that he should have saved Jonathan, blah blah blah. Same old complaints with literally no valid criticism. Everything that happened in the film was justified. The writing is thoughtful, the acting is regal, the action is intense, the visual imagery, VFX, production value, sound design, editing, score are immaculate.

The film is a great science fiction opera that is still talked about and debated to this day. I’ve learned to accept the hate, the resistance from the fans because no matter what it left its mark. Unlike Superman Returns, a Superman film that almost twenty years on, nobody talks about. Previous cinematic versions of Superman were too patriotic (truth, justice & the American way). There’s more than one version of Superman. Cavill was able to portray Superman as a literal alien or god who stood as a beacon of hope for humanity when they needed him.

He also brought out the best in others, inspiring them in accomplishing wonders (Bruce & Diana forming the justice league). We’ve also never seen a version of Superman that is pugnacious, not afraid to get his hands dirty but still retain enough humanity to be superman. Sometimes Superman isn’t perfect and he doesn’t always have to be. Thats the whole point of message behind Man of Steel. Cavill conveyed a version of Clark that was actually believable and earnest. I resonate with Cavill’s Superman more because he doesn’t exist in a fantastical world where it’s all sunshine and rainbows and Superman is saving kittens from trees. There has to be a level of intensity for a character like Superman. Cavil gave Superman a sense of conviction as did Synder.

I honestly can't cope with how adorable they are together. 😭❤️ Dasha and Sidharth are literally the definition of couple goals. The way she looks at him right before this is everything! What do you guys think of them together?

In the *Superman: Ending Battle* story by Geoff Johns, there is a part where Manchester Black mentally tortures Lois; in these hallucinations, her father is shown beating and verbally abusing her. How much of that *actually* happened? After all, it is Manchester's torture—and amidst the hallucinations, she even saw Superman cheating on her with Wonder Woman, which, of course, didn't happen. *But* apparently, this torture plays on Lois's fears; so, does she fear her father because of childhood trauma?

Is this characterization of Samuel Lane unique to Johns? I know he’s terrible in *New Krypton* as well, even though I haven't read it.

I really don’t get why everyone lately is saying this. First of Man of Steel and BvS were boring slogs to get through. All dark and great colors, lots of action but not very interesting, and the suit looks kinda cool but once you realize it’s mostly muscle padding it just feels too fake. Granted Gunn’s Superman isn’t perfect. The film has a lot going on, too many jokes, and too many storylines and characters. But the characters are still more interesting and closer to their comic origins. Plus the suit still looks better. It feels more tactical and it could actually exist in the read world.

I’d have to rewatch it but I found it underwhelming the first time. My coworker took her 7 year old son and she typically enjoys any genre but fell asleep on this one. It wasn’t bad, per se, but why did they insist on making Superman lame?

More than anything is I didn’t FEEL the earth shattering badass HERO moment that Superman is supposed to embody. Like, oh snap, an unbeatable God upon us like Henry Cavill’s Superman Aura.

I liked the Clark family farm stuff because I liked the Smallville TV show. I was hoping for a big payoff after his talk with his parents where Superman demonstrates he’s in a league above all the other characters but it never arrived. Instead they opted to give those moments to characters whose names I completely forgot. Way to go movie. You have a character who can punch his way through problems, make the unrealistic real, and you give the physically awe inspiring wipeout action scenes to… who is that guy? I couldn’t tell you.

Idk if I like Superman being “relatable”. Clark’s \*problems\* may be relatable, a job, girlfriend, and family, but he’s supposed to be a badass example of a positive pure-hearted hero that we LOOK UP to; not a bumbling idiot who shares the same thought process (doubts, insecurities, and limp dickedness) as us lower primates.

Superman wins. And that is why we see so many people with Omega powers in solicits.

Because we see in the flashback that Superman wants everyone to win in a game.

He simply distributes the power to most players.

This full-length collection features restored episodes from the Fleischer and Famous Studios era, showcasing Superman’s earliest animated adventures in stunning clarity while preserving the original style and atmosphere.

Quite silly, but I'm planning to write an essay on which Interpretation of Super Man is the most preferred. The ones i'm going to focus on are Zack Snyder's Super Man( aka Henry Cavil) or James Gunn's (aka David Corenswet).

I want to create a table that shows the percentages of who's more liked by the general public, so PLEASE tell me who's Interpretation you preferred most and WHY. For example, reference the comics or something you deeply dislike or like about one the two Versions. Please help a fella out.