10 Awful Endings That Screwed Great Movies (And What Should Have Happened Instead)

3. Superman

Firstly, let's address the ending to Man Of Steel. Was it excessive violent? Probably. Should he have killed General Zod? Well he didn't have much of a choice really, though giving Zod the purpose of saving the last remnants of Krypton and it being Kal El that committed genocide of his own people, was a magnificent twist. The battle of Metropolis was epic and the death toll must have been massive. Would I have liked a minute-long scene where Superman feels the guilt over how much destruction his people have caused? Absolutely. But hey, it was infinitely more exciting that Superman Returns. For Superman, the biggest WTF moment was in the original Richard Donner-directed version. After Lex Luthor's dastardly plan unleashes an earthquake along the San Andreas fault, Lois Lane is killed when her car falls into a large crack in the road. Realising he is too late, Superman flies around the Earth in anti-clockwise direction, turning back time to save Lois Lane's life. It just looks plain silly. It comes across as a leap in his powers far beyond what has been shown on screen so far. Far from being cool, it comes across as just a little bit too ridiculous. All to save the life of one woman; a gesture of love perhaps or a moment of sheer disbelief? How It Should Have Ended: Add a bit more realism to the events. Lois doesn't die, though she is unconscious, buried in her car under the ground. Superman gives the audience a full display of his powers. Immense strength to remove the rubble and pull her car out. Lasers from his eyes to cut Lois free. The ultimate 'kiss of life' to breathe life back into her weakened body. That would have been enough. We don't need him flipping the rotation of the Earth into reverse just to save the love of his life!