Man of Steel Trailer 2

[Graham Kennedy]

Here

Hmmmm... looks like they're going to do a fair bit of "Smallville"-style young Clark. And is that Zod?

[Jim]

Kneel before Zod!

Looks rather good. One of my big dislikes of Superman is that his main villain is just a guy... Luthor. You have potentially the apex superhero and his #1 advisory is just a smarter than average egomaniac.

[Graham Kennedy]

I guess there's some interest to the brains v brawn thing, but it's kind of let down for me by the fact that Luthor only even lives because Supes won't kill him. Seriously, he keeps capturing him and he keeps getting away or getting out of prison or whatever. I know they like to depict Superman as this shining moral example to the rest of us, but there's a limit! Sooner or later Superman looks like a doofus for not just pulling Luthor's head off next time they're in a room together.

[Jim]

I guess there's some interest to the brains v brawn thing, but it's kind of let down for me by the fact that Luthor only even lives because Supes won't kill him. Seriously, he keeps capturing him and he keeps getting away or getting out of prison or whatever. I know they like to depict Superman as this shining moral example to the rest of us, but there's a limit! Sooner or later Superman looks like a doofus for not just pulling Luthor's head off next time they're in a room together.

All Superman would have to do is sneeze, which would blow Luthor's body to bits... and then just say that something went up his nose and made him sneeze... "my bad!"

[Jim]

I guess there's some interest to the brains v brawn thing, but it's kind of let down for me by the fact that Luthor only even lives because Supes won't kill him. Seriously, he keeps capturing him and he keeps getting away or getting out of prison or whatever. I know they like to depict Superman as this shining moral example to the rest of us, but there's a limit! Sooner or later Superman looks like a doofus for not just pulling Luthor's head off next time they're in a room together.

All Superman would have to do is sneeze, which would blow Luthor's body to bits... and then just say that something went up his nose and made him sneeze... "my bad!"

[Teaos]

Come on a bit of class please, at least throw him into the sun. That way he might mutate, get super powers and become a real villan.

[RK_Striker_JK_5]

Not feeling this too much. It's good but doesn't grab me.

[McAvoy]

Interesting. It looks like instead of people embracing Superman when he first appears, they are afraid of him. So I guess this movie will show how Superman is embraced after a long struggle.

[Captain Picard's Hair]

Interesting. It looks like instead of people embracing Superman when he first appears, they are afraid of him. So I guess this movie will show how Superman is embraced after a long struggle.

In general it makes a lot of sense for there to be some unease about a superhero with super strength or powers. There's a tendency for some of these heroes to be shown as moral beacons but these fictional societies are to a large degree at the mercy of the hero's super conscience. If Superman decided one day he's tired of bending down for all these weak humans and that it would be fun to do as he pleases, they'd have a major problem. From the perspective of the heroes, there's a lot of temptation to resist carried along with the ability to do superhuman things.

It was equally interesting to see Batman viewed suspiciously in the Dark Knight trilogy, only being recognized as a hero after he (seemingly) scarified himself to save Gotham. The statue of Batman wasn't erected until (almost) everyone in Gotham thought he was dead.

[Praeothmin]

I like what Zack Snyder did with 300 and Watchmen, and I liked Smallville a lot, so I am interested in seeing the movie...

And in Smallville, Luthor was a mastermind, and most of the time, Clark couldn't prove anything against him...
And Superman killing makes him a powerhouse who puts himself above us, above our laws, and is not to be trusted to do anything but whatever HE feels is right, which means we humans mean jack shit to a god among us...
That's what I've always loved about Superman, the God who wanted to be human, to feel human, the God who respected human beings and did not impose his will upon us...

[Atekimogus]

Looks rather good. One of my big dislikes of Superman is that his main villain is just a guy... Luthor. You have potentially the apex superhero and his #1 advisory is just a smarter than average egomaniac.

Now I am by no means a Superman expert (or even much invested in the universe/ses at all) but that is actually why I always rather liked Luthor! He is the clear underdog vs Superman but isn't the least bit daunted by it.

And, altough his saneness and criminal drive depends on the version, I can at least understand his motivation and hatred of Supes. Now when I was young and watched Lois and Clark and Superman TAS I never got why anyone would be opposed to Supes, good incarnate but nowadays......
It's a freaking ALIEN operating totally outside the law with most of the world at his complete mercy and virtually limitless "potential" of destruction. It doesn't matter if he is a good guy or not, the sheer potential makes him a most dangerous threat.

Now Batman carries a bit of cryptonite around for "just in case"........Luthor just takes the next logical step imho and if Superman were real, chances are that most governments would gladly help Luthor to get rid of a potential alien overlord, no matter how benevolent he might be NOW!

[Jim]

Looks rather good. One of my big dislikes of Superman is that his main villain is just a guy... Luthor. You have potentially the apex superhero and his #1 advisory is just a smarter than average egomaniac.

Now I am by no means a Superman expert (or even much invested in the universe/ses at all) but that is actually why I always rather liked Luthor! He is the clear underdog vs Superman but isn't the least bit daunted by it.

And, altough his saneness and criminal drive depends on the version, I can at least understand his motivation and hatred of Supes. Now when I was young and watched Lois and Clark and Superman TAS I never got why anyone would be opposed to Supes, good incarnate but nowadays......
It's a freaking ALIEN operating totally outside the law with most of the world at his complete mercy and virtually limitless "potential" of destruction. It doesn't matter if he is a good guy or not, the sheer potential makes him a most dangerous threat.

Now Batman carries a bit of cryptonite around for "just in case"........Luthor just takes the next logical step imho and if Superman were real, chances are that most governments would gladly help Luthor to get rid of a potential alien overlord, no matter how benevolent he might be NOW!

I see your point... but it is a "world" full of superheros and super baddies so ONE alien is not that odd. For us it would be extremely unique... in the DC universe it is a Tuesday.

[Captain Seafort]

For us it would be extremely unique...

As opposed to only slightly unique?

[Jim]

For us it would be extremely unique...

As opposed to only slightly unique?

You know what was meant.