Man of Steel: Time to Address the Hate

I recently read an article about how they bashed Man of Steel's destruction. And how Age of Ultron's is better than Superman. I kind of been biting my tongue on this film because I like this movie a lot. There are a few that have valid issues about it. Nevertheless, I think you humans need to keep certain things in mind.





Is Superman a super hero in Man of Steel?:

My immediate answer is no. This is Superman year one, day one actually. He doesn't know better yet. His emotions led him a lot through the film, some to his advantage, some not so much. Being a super powered being, he has to learn that every move he does comes with a positive or negative reaction. He doesn't know how to be a super hero......not yet.






The Destruction: Who is at fault?

I'm not going to lie. When Superman fought them in Kansas, that was him going ham. However, do you blame him? Brotha had his Martha Kent in the choke slam position. Nevertheless, the overall destruction was Zod and his giganto doohickey changing the entire planet to become like Krypton. So in a situation like that no level of evacuation would have made anyone safe. And the machine literally destroyed......everything. So to blame the fight between Zod and Superman for the destruction is actually inaccurate.





But the Avengers got it right!:

"What a hero does is not just beat up the bad guy-a hero saves the people." Joss Whedon. This was something he said in an interview and to explain Age of Ultron in contrast to Man of Steel. I actually agree with him about that. However, you're talking about The Avengers. Several people in that roster are trained, finely tuned soldiers (Cap, Widow and Barton). They understand in a crisis situation what matters the most......it's the people. Should have Superman thought of that? Yes. Did he? I would say yes, I mean why else did he destroy the machine? To protect the people. Now there were deaths, probably to some crazy amount. Were there deaths in Avengers? Of course there was. Maybe not to the level of  Man of Steel but it still happened. Because they can't save them all, even Cap couldn't.






Where's the Superman we know and love?:

I think a lot of the problem is that many people place Superman high on the moral pedestal. We compare him to Reeves, comics and many other iterations, I get that, I kind of do the same and as fans we expect him to be the epitome of all that is good. However, he's made plenty of mistakes. They just were never focused on in the films. By doing that, it makes him limitless, perfect, untouchable. And is that truly accurate about The Last Son of Krypton? If anyone really read the comics, we know he's just as flawed as Batman. And especially since Man of Steel is his first time being.......well Superman. So I like that he makes mistakes, experience the struggle of being a savior to some and a threat to many. A little bit of realism in a world of fantasy. It's about the progression and growth of a character. He can't be that great right out the gate, it just doesn't work that way. But give it a chance, this Superman will work.