BY JPDSUMMERS24
** This is my August 16 Facebook post **
I watched "Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice" last March but just saw the Ultimate Edition yesterday.
I am a Superman fan - he's my childhood superhero, so yes, I am biased. Here goes...
First off - "Superman: Man of Steel" - Clark was raised in Smallville, Kansas. Endowed with strong moral code by his parents, he grew up to be a good man.
The movie was panned by critics by relying heavily on CGI. Well, try to see Superman's power set and you'll realize that it really needs CGI to be executed properly in cinematic view. The movie was able to capture how I view Superman should fight - a combination of his strength and speed to overwhelm his opponent.
Critics also pointed out that Superman does not care about the destruction and death of the people within Metropolis. First, he just learned controlling his powers, esp. flight (although, he's already been using his strength, heat and x-ray vision) - he's basically an amateur here.
Considering the level of restraint he's been doing since his childhood days, General Zod (and company) attacking his mother just made him release his rage inside. Yes, the results are catastrophic but at the end of the day - he destroyed the huge terraforming equipment and managed to kill Zod - thus, saving the entire planet. It is also clear that he did not want to kill a person and agonizes over not only having killed someone but also the fact that he was from his own home world.
Then, come "Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice" where people debated and questioned Superman's morality and validity of his actions - some even saw him as a potential threat to humanity. It's pretty ridiculous for the government that after saving the entire planet, Superman was demanded to go to court because of the casualties. It was even mentioned that every move Superman makes is deemed "political". And because of this circus, Superman was filled with guilt esp. when he believed he should have detected the bomb at the congressional hearing (even though Luthor cleverly placed the bomb in the wheelchair made of lead).
Clark's adoptive mother - Martha Kent - was also dragged to this and was kidnapped, prompting the confrontation of the two icons - Batman and Superman. In this match, it's pretty one-sided. It's clear that Superman does not want to fight Batman. His first greeting was, "Bruce, I'm sorry. I was wrong..." then he was attacked immediately, and he even pleaded him to stop. Because if he really wanted to, Batman would be dead already (which is true, whether you like it or not). So, Superman had to put up with this Caped Crusader's anger issues and was eventually defeated and almost killed if it weren't revealed that he has a mother kidnapped by Luthor - coincidentally having the same name of Bruce's mother.
Then, out comes the genetic freak they called "Doomsday" (which is not really the Doomsday in comics) - Superman managed to drag the monster to space and the government decided to nuke them. Not knowing Superman would survive the nuke, they still proceeded to fire (thank you, earthlings). Fortunately, he was recharged by solar power and went back in action.
Finally, Superman lunged in and managed to impale the monster with a Kryptonite spear. But as it dies, the creature stabs and kills a weakened Superman with one of its bone protrusions, promptly ending the exhausting battle.
In my opinion, Superman's real power - despite his alien nature - is his humanity. He fought for was he thought was right, he loved Lois, he loved his parents, he chose to save the people regardless of what they think of him. And this man literally gave his life to kill the "unkillable" monster whose weakness was also his.
In the end, a good man died, but he was a hero in all essence.
See you in Justice League, Big Blue!
~ JPDSummers24 ~
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