Heroes: Iron Man vs Superman
Of course in any regular fight Superman would kill Iron Man. It is common logic. However, right now I am comparing the movie versions. In Iron Man 3, there was barely any Iron Man (a criticism, i must point out, was destroyed by The Dark Knight Rises haters). We had Tony Stark, controlling the suit from far away, and many auto-piloted suits. However, any true Iron Man fighting was thrown away. On the contrary, Kal-El was Superman for a little bit more than half the movie (although only named once). He even took care of his villain (another criticism towards Superman killing, although in the comics he does in fact kill Zod). The round goes to Superman.
Villains: Aldrich Killian vs Zod
Call him what you will, Aldrich Killian was not the Mandarin. Although he was a ruthless villain. And I half agree with the twist because for it not have happened, we would only have another Justin Hammer case. However, a fight with the Mandarin would have been cool to see, with each ring, power, and action. I would also like to add, Trevor Slattery can go [frick] himself. Zod was Zod however. He had the powers of Zod, the arrogance of Zod, the fighting ability of Zod. A suitable match for the Man of Steel. In many ways, he is more ruthless than Killian, who planed to rule the Human kind. Zod would rather commit genocide than rule the weak. Plus, his motive is a lot more cruel: he was made that way. Zod wins.
The Story:
Man of Steel was more of a Micheal Bay film with more of a plot. But, Iron Man 3's story was a bit more there. There are more plot holes in MOS, such as: why is Lois Lane everywhere? So this logically goes to Iron Man 3.
The Redhead: Pepper Potts vs Lois Lane
Both are annoying. I'll say that. Pepper is always whining, and Lois is always around. But each has a strong suit. Pepper killed the main villain, Lois discovered who Superman is. A true toss up. I say a tie. And, I might add...Amy Adams is hotter than Gwyneth Paltrow.
Money and Critical Reviews:
Iron Man 3 wins money and critically, however I don't find it truly fair. Iron Man 3, not only coming off a highly successful Avengers, but also didn't have as bad competition. One week after Man of Steel came Monsters University, a movie bound to make a boatload of money due to people waiting around for it for 10 years.
The End:
Iron Man 3 (SPOILER ALERT)ends with Tony getting the electromagnet taken out of his chest and blowing up his suits. Seems truly emotional, right? However the character of Rhodey truly undermines this ending. He doesn't need an electromagnet implanted in his chest to power his suit, so doesn't Tony's just block the shrapnel from hitting his chest? I mean, we already established that it doesn't take Tony that long to build a suit. So we know that it hasn't ended; not by a long shot. Man of Steel (SPOILER ALERT) ends after Superman kills Zod and takes a job at the Daily Planet (wearing the trademark glasses). This has a very Earth One feeling to it, which I like. It also keeps the doors open for a sequel, which I liked. Was I pissed that there was no after credits scene? HELL YES. But at least there were Easter Eggs throughout the film alluding to a DCCU. But, another point is that Superman got over Zod's death pretty quickly. Maybe there was a time jump? A few months? Maybe he knows that it had to be done? IDK, but I hope we find out.
MAN OF STEEL wins, let the fan wars begin. and remember, you may not agree , but it is my opinion.