5. Origin Of Origins
Man of Steel director Zack Snyder has exclaimed numerous times that Superman, being the true "granddaddy of all superheroes", deserves to reclaim his throne as King of the comic book movie. How will Snyder do it? Evidently by crafting his Man of Steel as relatable and by making "doing the right thing" cool. What proved successful for Batman Begins looks to be attempted here too, delving into the "why" of Superman by exploring his beginnings and formative years with depth and meaning. Superman's famous origin, often thought so well-known it needn't be addressed, will be fleshed out in more detail than any previous big-screen adaptation. We will finally see a war-torn Krypton and find more definition to the warped psyche of General Zod, in addition to a rumored plot involving Kal-El's actual conception and birth a crime on Krypton, all serve to not only reintroduce but also reinvent the classic origin of the rocketed infant from a doomed planet.