I know that not everyone will agree, but it's still how I feel.
The thing is, I really don't know how Superman was supposed to conveniently sidestep his fellow Kryptonians to stop a few buildings from falling as the mayhem all went down. He was in those buildings being tossed about like a rag doll. I think the movie was trying to shine some realism on the Superman franchise, in its own way. It wasn't that he didn't want to save people. Those on the oil rig, the kids on the bus, even the soldiers who got in the way in the Smallville brawl: Clark tried to save who he could. I think it's the point that it is impossible to save everyone, even if you're Superman.
Furthermore, the Zod issue did not bother me. I'm pretty sure he "killed" Doomsday, so it isn't like he's never killed anyone. Either way, there was no other option left to Superman in context of the film.The Phantom Zone had been closed, so there was no way to toss him in there. There's no suitable prison strong enough, anywhere on earth at this point in time, to lock Zod up in. He can't chuck him into space because he'll fly right back. Zod is not the kind of villain to play pussy and pout over losing everything. I feel like that would've been a ridiculous ending to everything. Zod is a general, a warrior, and so he acted with what he knew: violence. It was Zod's neck or the innocent family he was about to barbecue. Clark was out of options and could barely fight to keep a headlock on the man by the end of it all. In the end, he exhausted all of his other options. I think his remorse in the action was the real Superman shining through.
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