I don't have a problem with Ben as Bats because I know he can act. Yes I know he made some poor-choice films but I do know that he can act when he wants to.
What I do have a problem with is Snyder and his absolute failure to understand who Superman is and what he is about.
And this trailer shows me that this is going to be the movie's biggest failure.
For example, I'm a fan of
Superman Returns. I know it's not the most liked film but I like it.
Even though Clark is again a bumbler, Metropolis-Clark is not long enough in the movie to be a downer. I like a Clark who can stand up for himself, who has his own opinion and is not a caricature of a real person. Basically, I like
Lois & Clark and
Smallville Clark. And when he's in Smallville,
Superman Returns Clark is also that kind of person.
For example, when you rewatch the pilot of
Lois & Clark, there is this scene where a scientist was murded by electrocution to make it look like suicide. There's a cop at the scene who makes barbecue jokes and Clark really gets into his face, letting him know what he thinks of that.
Man of Steel was a garbled mess of messages. First on Krypton, then with Jonathan. On Krypton everyone seemed to know that the planet was going to die and yet no one besides Jor-El and Zod seemed to be inclined to do
anything about it. And even Zod had only the conquering of a dying planet in mind. His imprisonment was the only thing keeping him alive, which in
Superman: The Movie was more of an accident because no one besides Jor-El seemed to believe in the doomsday scenario. But in
Man of Steel it's explicitly stated that they know that they destabilized their own planet's core and yet the shrug it of because they needed the energy.
Then on Earth Clark gets to hear all his life two very contradictory messages. The first is that he must never ever under any circumstances reveal his powers or true origins. Jonathan even ponders if he should have let some kid die because he almost revealed himself. Jonathan even sacrificed himself for some stupid dog instead of letting Clark helping him and explaining away any extraordinary thing anyone could have seen (as if they weren't too concerned with their own safety with a tornado that close).
On the other hand Jonathan tells him that he's going to change the world and that people will look to him. How would that work if Clark had never needed to come out?
Supes killing Zod? That was one of the things I didn't have a problem with because this was a life-or-death combat situation. Supes has killed before, even the movie Zod before that (
Superman II). It should be hard for him and nothing he does off-handedly or with a one-liner on his lips, but if need be, then so be it.
But again, the movie had so many mixed messages (Perry not publishing the biggest story in history because people might feel uncomfortable) and way too long battle sequences at the end. It just turned into
destruction porn.
Here's a cool video that might make you see
Superman Returns with new eyes:
