2013 Movie News Archives

June 25, 2013: Comic Book Experts Debate "Man of Steel" Ending

Man of Steel Comic Book experts Chris Clow and Jeffrey Taylor debate the controversial ending to "Man of Steel", each taking a different side in the arguement. It does contain SPOILERS, so only read it if you've seen the film...

Chris Clow:

    The Superman that I've gotten to know over the course of my lifetime has always had a very profound reverence for life, and in most cases has attempted to protect it at all costs. The burden that Superman has carried through most of his existence is different from practically every other superhero because as the most powerful being on the planet with a sense of compassion to match, he feels guilt when he fails to save everyone.

Jeffrey Taylor:

    Everything about the Man of Steel's Superman is about protecting life. The plan he set in motion to stop the other Kryptonians by way of Lois and Jor-El's plan was to save the lives of humans and his fellow Kryptonians. He intended to send them back into the Phantom Zone rather than kill them all. He had no control over being sent to Earth or knowledge that activating the ancient ship would draw Zod et al to create so much destruction and death. Placing the blame for the destruction of Metropolis on Superman is frankly lazy, and untrue.

Read both their essays in full at Movies.com.

TIME writer Graeme McMillan also weighs in on this topic in an excellent article titled "How Man of Steel Inspires, Even as it Divides", which is well worth reading.



2013 Movie News

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