DC is clearly approaching things differently to Marvel
You could view it as being desperate or you could view it as them cutting their own path. Personally i like the fact that Superman was the first to openly go public with his powers and its become the catalyst for others to step into the public eye more, even if its just to confront him.
Tough to judge before the fact, even if you didnt like MOS. I personally loved it for the reasons most didnt. It painted Superman as flawed and doubtful, even a little bit dark
I'm very DC inclined and Superman is my favourite hero ever.
But this Superman is not Superman. People that criticise these movies and DC's direction have to take some blame for that. Here's my reasoning, keeping it short.
We had a traditional Superman, one not so dark and gloomy. Superman Returns. I thought that was very true to the original movies and the true essence of Superman. He wasn't brooding, Metropolis wasn't half destroyed, he was pure hearted. It was what Superman was supposed to be. And how did pretty much everyone react? Oh that's right, it was boring. He was bland and boring.
Well here you are you f**kers. You don't like the Reeves/Routh versions of Superman any more? Well here, try Man of Steel. We'll load it with a shit tonne of explosions, CGI and some darkness as it worked in the Dark Knight series.
f**k people, f**k Hollywood, and f**k DC/Warner Bros for not having the balls to stick to your ideas and giving in to what stupid people want.
