One of the most controversial films in superhero movie history. It is one of those movies that has splitted the comic fandom right down the middle. I've talked about the movie itself but right now I'm going to talk about it's more controversial nature from the movie's concept or the ending of the movie.
The Concept
I enjoyed it. I liked how they made Krypton look a little different when compared to the crystal palace version from the Reeves or the Smallville version as I've often wondered what the live action version of Krypton looked like when it's outside of a crystal room.
I thought the new suit looked nice, lets face it there are moments we'd question how one can take Superman seriously when he flies around with underwear outside of his pants. I also liked how the movie gave the suit a bit of a backstory.
The Superman in this one has more layers. Gone are the days of the perfect boyscout hero as this movie shows us a guy and his internal struggle of being the worlds greatest hero. There were moments where Clark angst but it's nowhere near as bad as say his Smallville version.
I feel what they were doing with General Zod, in this one he had a motivation that is beyond taking over the world because I can. I did like the warning.
However I still feel that Stamp's Zod was better though. While Stamp's Zod didn't have motivation he actually made up for it in being one of the most memorable movie villains in history. On a positive note, Faora.
You want to talk about ensemble darkhorse she's so enjoyable that even the haters and trolls like her.
I had no problem with the fights. Lets face it people this is WHAT HAPPENS when flying bricks duke it out. Also we are not dealing with an experienced Superman that take a world of cardboard approach. I also like how the military was involved, a part of me wonders if the events of MOS would result in the creation of Cadmus. I can see Amanda Waller being one of those government agents that isn't 100% on Superman being the savior of the world.
I was never sold on Jonathan Kent, a part of me wonders if he did a good job in raising Clark or if he was holding him back. The only father figure that helped Clark move forward was his own father Jor El. Whom I thought was better than the Smallville version, especially AI Jor El.
The ending
TBH I never had a problem with Superman killing Zod as I understood the message it was trying to make. They took a bold approach in showing a motivation as to why Superman never kills. That and he did show remorse over his actions. Also nobody went apeshit in Superman II and IV and that Superman killed with little remorse. I know some fanboy would try to use the Donner Superman to support their argument but given the official cut made it in theaters that is considered canon. Also there is Superman killing Nuclear Man. He also went and let the villain family in Superman 3 die, where was that uproar?
Overall
MOS isn't a perfect movie but I did like that it was trying a bold and different approach instead of copying off of the Reeves films. The end results might not be favorable to some but to me I'm looking forward to where they will go with this.
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