@divine_disorder: Costner dying is simply part of the mythology as we all know, so what direction they took was gonna be hard to keep fresh and bring new meaning while also reinterpreting what the original mythologies reason was for father Kent to die, that being said, if you understood the scene you would know Clark was in his teens at that time, he was portrayed as a child listening to his dad, not understanding the full scope when he didn't take action, the message was that he won't make that mistake again, and he won't hesitate to save another human being again, in Kent's perspective, he was protective of Clark, emotionally, physically, which was a key part of his character, all he knows is that it's too early for his son to be revealed and is not ready for his son to handle the intense scrutiny under once his existence is known. The key message surrounding Jonathen kent in this movie was balancing the messages of when willClark be ready for the world? and when will the world be ready for Superman?
as for the powers part, @divine_disorder rounded up most the points above.
Characters like Zod and company they are more personal to superman, and the story would be mainly focused on him, the other characters fans wouldn't be happy, i really disagree that this should be considered a league level event just because of the scope of the story, Thor just saved potentially the universe in the dark world, GOTG just saved the galaxy from what I've heard (still need to see that) and the films don't necessarily need to raise the bar with scope but can do by the story itself, just look at the winter soldier, still big in scope but the story is what got to people, not because of depth necessarily but you get the concept, the rest of your pressing questions, just aren't that pressing, the absence of the league, green lantern could be off in space, flash could be streaking in photos saving people in flashbacks in the metropolis event, or maybe still hasn't been established, the rest such as Batman, Wonder Woman, Aquaman and Cyborg seem to be getting addressed in the sequel, and these are just problems you have that you personally have brought up for yourself, if you thought through them, you would see these aren't really plot holes nor problems for the DCCU...yet, i agree with the rest of your opinions to a degree.
Overall i would like to say, this was the best superman origin story put on screen, and one of the most thought provoking superhero movies, and one thing you can't deny is that Man of steel did shake things up, whether good or bad with the messages in the movie. So i disagree it's just a dumb blockbuster full of spectacle and nothing else. And using your words there are thousands of things that work consistently "if you put it under a microscope" ignorant to use that sentence and not know how to 'walk the walk.' and i'm not trying to use the word 'ignorant' in a attacking way just saying.
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