Since the news of Superman being rebooted in 2008, I was excited to know that someone else would be portraying Superman and bringing something fresh to table leaning toward the Superman we know and love in the comics. I love Christopher Reeve’s performance as Superman and always will to the grave but I feel that it is time for something original and more leaning to the comics than Reeve’s performance. That is one of the major reasons why Superman Returns sucked because instead seeing Routh’s take on Superman, we got his take on Christopher Reeve’s Superman and it was terrible.
Don’t get me wrong, Christopher Reeve did a great job and nailed the role as Superman but we never truly saw Superman cut loose like what we saw in the 1996 animated series especially in the episode where Superman’s enemy Darkseid killed Dan Turpin and sent him on the edge wanting to kill Darkseid. Superman finally got to cut loose in the series finale when he was brainwashed by Darkseid and returned back to his normal self then almost killed him. Another great example is the finale of Justice League Unlimited where Superman and Darkseid faced off once again which is considered to be the greatest Superman moment ever.
Superman does not have to be as dark as Batman; he could cut loose when it comes to facing a worthy opponent. Since the news that Zod is going to be the main villain even though I was hoping for Brainiac, this gives Superman the chance to cut loose and be on the edge with bigger threats like Zod, Brainiac, Mongul, and so on than with Lex Luthor. I have faith that Snyder, Nolan and Goyer will do a great job and wash out the bitter taste left by “Superman Returns”.
