I think it's fair to say
Man of Steel is perhaps the most mixed superhero film of all time. There are fans who love it, fans who hate it, and fans who are mixed. The good was no doubt the actors and actresses cast in the film, the character designs, and the fight scenes. The bad really comes down to the script written by
Blade 3 writer/director who Wesley Snipes nearly killed, David S Goyer. We all know how
Man of Steel ends. Zod uses heat vision to try to kill a family while Superman has him in a headlock and to save the family, Superman snaps Zod's neck killing him. Fans were mixed by this. On one hand what else could Superman have done? On the other, why write Superman in a position where he has no choose? On a third hand, there is biggest problems in this film than this.
Of course fans were outraged that Superman killed a villain who has the same powers as him and was going to kill all life as we know it on Earth. Thanks a lot Superman. Now basically same fans outraged claimed Bruce Timm should be one of the creative minds behind the DC Live Action Universe since he was a creative mind on the DC Animated Universe. Timm has gone on record to say he saw the script to
Man of Steel before the film came out and said he liked it. While promoting his upcoming
Justice League: Gods And Monsters animated film, Timm has said that he basically wanted Superman to give someone a neck massage before
Man of Steel did.
"A couple years back when the "Man of Steel" came out, I remember the frenzy of the fans when they said, "Oh, I can't believe Superman killed General Zod! Superman would never do that." When I was watching the movie, my first thought was, "Well, dang, I wanted to do that in the Doomsday movie, when we had Superman versus Doomsday." I was going to have Superman do exactly the same deed. Doomsday was going to be getting ready to kill some innocent bystanders, and Superman was already mortally wounded, and he was going to use his last bit of strength to break Doomsday's neck. DC wouldn't let me do it. I said, "OK, well this version of Superman can do that." Nobody could ever say Superman can't do that. This version of Superman, we don't know what he's going to do.
The animated movie Bruce Timm is referring to is
Superman: Doomsday which was an adaption of the famous comic book storyline "Death of Superman". So what are your thoughts on this? Do you agree with Bruce Timm's point of view? Do you disagree? Have you ever looked up in the night's sky wondering if somebody's looking back? Comment below, let me know. Peace and remember...
In an alternate universe, the Justice League is a brutal force that maintains order on Earth. Superman is the son of General Zod, who was rocketed to Earth as a child and raised by a family of Mexican immigrants. Batman is Kirk Langstrom, a scientist who has inadvertently transformed himself into a vampire in an attempt to cure his cancer. Wonder Woman is Bekka, who was the bride of the New God Orion. However, the Justice League's unaccountability is challenged by the world's governments following the suspicious deaths of renowned scientists.