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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Morrus" data-source="post: 9707747" data-attributes="member: 1">I've been thinking about the 'he's not very super' angle since I saw it.So, he's not the best at anything. He's not the strongest, or fastest, or smartest, or toughest in this movie. Everyone can fly and throw tanks around and stuff; he's surrounded by other supers who can match him and bad guys who can beat him down (other than the mooks). Biologically, he's an all-rounder, but not the best at any specific thing.Which isn't traditionally his identity. In previous films he's pretty much the only super, and he's stronger and faster and tougher than everybody. Which I understand that some find boring, but also that is his identity.The best analogy here I think is Rocky. Not the best boxer, not the smartest, not the strongest, but he keeps getting up. That's Superman's power in this film. He's Rocky. A decent all-rounder who won't give up, but not the best at anything.The other side of that is his goodness but you don't need to be a superhero to be good. Lots of films about good people (including the aforementioned Rocky!)So I think that remains my only disappointment. He never got his hero moment. We're 'told' he's the most powerful superhero on the planet, but we're shown otherwise. I could have done with a really magnificent save to the swelling John Williams film early in the film just to remind us he's Superman, doggammit. Because without that I feel like he's missing his identity. He's average-man (in Superhero terms).Still loved the film though.</blockquote>

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