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Message: <blockquote data-quote="embee" data-source="post: 8205081" data-attributes="member: 7026827">MoS gets a bum rap.I liked that it takes a very bold and very different look at Superman's upbringing. Furthermore, it has gotten a lot of hate, largely due to misconceptions.Jonathan Kent didn't tell Clark he should have let the kids drown. He said "maybe" he should have. As in, he didn't know how to answer to the question. He was protecting his kid from a world that he (rightfully) thought would hate and mistrust him because he's an alien. Yes. Superman kills Zod. Just like Superman killed Zod in Superman II. Just like Superman killed Zod in the comic book. Superman kills Zod. It's part of the story. The difference is that in Superman II, Superman happily kills a Zod who has been depowered and is not a threat, while in MoS, Superman reluctantly kills Zod to save a family and who will always be an existential threat to Earth.And, contrary to popular belief, Superman does smile in the movie. Notably, in the scene where's he's interviewed by Lois and responds that the "S" is the Krytponian word for hope.That's not to say that the movie isn't flawed. Snyder wasted a major character. The computer would have been a perfect vehicle to bring in Brainiac. Moreover, the church scene was hamfisted. Overall, it was a necessary reimagining of some of the staler parts of the Superman story.</blockquote>