![]() The movie expects our sympathy: “Poor Superman. If I read the ending correctly, we are supposed to understand that Superman has become a better superhero because he has been forced to kill someone. Man of Steel is kind of like Rises without even the bare pretense of sacrifice. The Dark Knight concludes that Batman is a kind of necessary evil for society, a parasite created to kill other parasites before ultimately being extinguished Rises concludes that Batman is Jesus Christ, basically, although the movie throws in enough complications to make you wonder if Nolan isn’t secretly incepting us. The way Jonathan Kent was portrayed in Man of Steel was one of the films flashpoints of controversy. Weirdly, both movies came up with radically different answers. One of the pivotal moments where Clark Kent reaffirms himself as Superman is when he claims his black suit while the voices of both of his dead fathers, Jonathan Kent and Jor-El (Russell Crowe), urge him to be the hero he was meant to be. It makes sense: The Dark Knight and The Dark Knight Rises both asked a number of fascinating questions about Batman’s moral and ethical role in society. ![]() I’m inclined to think that the whole “Superman kills” plot point originated from David Goyer and Christopher Nolan, who conceived the film’s story together. But Snyder is an easy target, what with Sucker Punch and that movie about the heroic owls. ![]()
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