4. Heck, Retconning Man Of Steel's Ending In General
Of course, Bruce Wayne's retroactive presence in Man Of Steel's finale is just part of a bigger push by Zack Snyder to try and combat the biggest problem with his Superman reboot. Above the saturated visuals and complete lack of relatable characters, the most long-standing criticism of Man Of Steel is the film's flippant approach to human life, with Smallville and Metropolis decimated and a good chunk of their population presumably killed. In the years since release, this anti-Superman ethos has been ridiculed incessantly, and rightly so. Joss Whedon even had vast swathes of Avengers: Age Of Ultron focus on the heroes saving civilians to explicitly combat DC. In defence, Snyder's now having it be a key plot point in the sequel, trying to pretend that it was the plan all along. Yeah, not buying it. It's a particularly pointless gesture given that, based on the action later in the trailer, Dawn Of Justice will have the same loss of life and buildings crumbling as its predecessor. On a similar note, why is General Zod's body around. I mean, I know the rumours (it's likely he'll become a villain who, in the comics, existed purely to beat Superman to death), but do we really need Michael Shannon hammin' it up again (love the guy, hate the performance)?