While I disagree with you, I must commend you for writing well-thought out arguments about why you like MoS. I have never heard any argument for that film that actually made me think, as everyone I know that likes it just says “the effects are better” and “theres more action” and stuff like that. I still don’t like the movie but at least now I feel like I understand why anyone would.
I need to find my old “big book of first appearances” and reread Action Comics #1 now.
Well thank you, I can’t remember what he does in Action Comics number one but the WW2 comics I have read feature a darker Superman then most people are used to. If I had to guess I would say that the writers decided to pattern their Superman after WW2 era Supes because we are in a state of war to a degree and it doesn’t seem to be going away, so they most likely thought that would help him fit in with the times, also with a lot of people complaining that Superman returns didn’t have any kind of big fight scene in it they most likely thought doing a Superman war story would work.
Thanks for the engaging debate, everyone I have talked to who hate this movie has always just said “He kills Zod, it sucks!” and has not been will to look at why that happened, so this was a nice change, thanks.