Superman has never been my favorite superhero, but I would agree with you. His concern for innocents (and guilty), his unwillingness to inflict collateral damage, and his moral uprightness makes Superman Superman. It also makes him a big blue Boyscout, but that's part of his charm.
The movie doesn't come out here until August, but I confess I'm actually glad of that now, because the sort of...visceral discomfort of thoughtful reviews like yours is something I'm glad I know about beforehand.
Otherwise, you're telling me a story about a Batman who can fly.
Well, obviously I'd disagree with you about how willing Batman also is to accept collateral damage--in his best stories he's as inflexibly opposed to it as Superman, in my opinion--but I certainly agree with your basic point. People whose opinion I respect have come out of it saying they're exhilarated and uplifted, and I'm very glad for that, but from all the details I've seen I think I'd find the whole spectacle a bit queasy-inducing. I'm really glad I know in advance, or I may well have reacted like poor Mark Waid in the comment above (poor Waid, I feel so bad for him--he was so proud that the movie clearly took so much from his own work, and then look what they did!)
Ha! Fair enough re: Batman. I certainly don't think collateral damage is part of his essential profile, but I'm more willing to go with a Nolan-type "Batman will try to save everyone but make a list in order of what priority each save will go in, ruthlessly minimize damage, and not outwardly flinch when somebody gets hurt or a building goes down even though he will brood about it later for approximately 16.7 years." More willing in comparison to Superman, who, well - outward concern for each life including those that are much more fragile than his is a key component! I guess that is what I mean- its important to me that I see Clark feel the pain of the collateral damage or at least discuss and visibly try every single damage reducing option, but I can trust that Batman is and has and just won't crack his poker face
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Also, August???? Man, they Re really messing with the Japan release schedule these days! But yeah - forewarned might be forearmed here. I felt... Really down and kind of blindsided, personally.
The Japan release schedule is SO CRAZY OMG. Star Trek comes out in September! I think it's because they want the cast to be able to have a junket there, and they want to be able to say "Look, it did really well in America!" But it means massive spoilers for me, no way to avoid them for three months! In this case, I don't mind so much... I think I would have left the theater feeling like I had lost my mind...
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Superman has never been my favorite superhero, but I would agree with you. His concern for innocents (and guilty), his unwillingness to inflict collateral damage, and his moral uprightness makes Superman Superman. It also makes him a big blue Boyscout, but that's part of his charm.
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Also, it is just generally reassuring that I am not taking crazy pills! Gimme my Boy Scout, durnitt.
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Otherwise, you're telling me a story about a Batman who can fly.
Well, obviously I'd disagree with you about how willing Batman also is to accept collateral damage--in his best stories he's as inflexibly opposed to it as Superman, in my opinion--but I certainly agree with your basic point. People whose opinion I respect have come out of it saying they're exhilarated and uplifted, and I'm very glad for that, but from all the details I've seen I think I'd find the whole spectacle a bit queasy-inducing. I'm really glad I know in advance, or I may well have reacted like poor Mark Waid in the comment above (poor Waid, I feel so bad for him--he was so proud that the movie clearly took so much from his own work, and then look what they did!)
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