2. Superman Fights Zod In Metropolis
In creating a sequence of fight scenes lasting for almost the entire final act of the film, you can see what the filmmakers were trying to do. Man of Steels predecessor Superman Returns was a well-reviewed movie, but it was coldly received by audiences due to its lack of fight scenes. Naturally, the perfect response to such criticism is to give the audience exactly what they want, a demand which would have only increased after the New York-trashing exploits of The Avengers. So when Superman and Zod decide to go hell for leather on each other, were all undoubtedly thrilled. Yet watch the scenery throughout this titanic bout. They knock down skyscrapers like badly stacked books, create huge explosions and even bring down a bloody satellite. Awesome, you might think. But think about this logically. If buildings are coming down, everythings exploding and hellfire is raining down from the sky in such a cramped space as Metropolis, surely people are going to perish. In fact, Im sure there are countless victims below the rubble of Supermans super-tussle. The sad thing is that it would be so easy to take the fight somewhere else two-thirds of Earth is made up of water without a person around for miles, so why not battle there and save the collateral damage? Its not as if they couldnt do it just half a minute ago Superman was in the Indian Ocean, and he still made it to Metropolis to save the day. The funny thing is that Superman kills Zod to stop him barbecuing a helpless family, leading to scenes of emotional torment and manly, emotional screaming. Frankly, I dont know why hes so upset hes already killed thousands wrecking the city, so whats a few more bodies among the foundations?