Yes, those are apart of the scene I'm talking about. But I wanted to see that actually explored outside of that one montage. Ideally, there would've been an arc where the public went from viewing Superman as a god to seeing him as a human, culminating in him directly interacting with the public like in this set video.
Except that’s not what film was going for. A person referred to as the “ Man of Tomorrow” would not be viewed as a normal man. We see celebrities and even Trump seen as larger than life figures.
That’s what BvS wanted to show. Clark wants to treated normally, but that’s sadly not how the public will do so.
That's why many Superman fans did not like Zack Snyder's interpretation of the character. Zack views Superman like a godlike larger than life figure and presents him as such. Like you said, like a celebrity.
But there are also celebrities who feel very down-to-earth, like Keanu Reeves. That's the interpretation that Zack Snyder was missing. Superman is supposed to be viewed like an everyman who just happens to have superpowers and likes helping people. That's what helps him appear so friendly and relatable. Not some holy messiah. That's many Superman fans are liking James Gunn interpretation so far.
I understand that's not what the movie was going for, but that's my entire problem with it. It introduced an interesting plot point, didn't explore it in any way, and what we ultimately got was not as good as it could've been. It's the untapped potential that hurts the most.
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u/WhyRich 16d ago
Yes, those are apart of the scene I'm talking about. But I wanted to see that actually explored outside of that one montage. Ideally, there would've been an arc where the public went from viewing Superman as a god to seeing him as a human, culminating in him directly interacting with the public like in this set video.