10 Problems With Batman V Superman Nobody Wants To Admit

By Tom Baker /

4. Comparing Superman To Hitler Is...Odd

To Man Of Steel's credit, it did do something with Superman nobody else had really done before. In following the gritty €œrealism€ of Christopher Nolan's Dark Knight films, audiences were shown the first ever mainstream iteration of the character who wasn't universally adored by the rest of humanity, seen as a paragon of what people could and should try and achieve. A universal role model, essentially. That's what made Lex Luthor's pathological hatred of him so interesting €“ he's one of very few people who consider Superman a menace, rather than a hero. On the basis of his hostile reception and the Batman V Superman teaser, Luthor is very much in the majority with these films. A voice over montage in the leaked teaser suggests the human race is more than a little sceptical about Superman using his powers for good. And there's one particular line that stands out, concerning the €œtragic€ events when humanity has trusted a charismatic, powerful man. Hitler. They mean Hitler. Not to break Godwin's Law, but that's clearly what they're referring to. Which, frankly, doesn't make a whole lot of sense in a narrative way, and also seems pretty messed up when Superman was created by two Jewish kids in WWII-era New York. Plus, like, what has the Man Of Steel done to engender such distrust?