Oh, I wasn’t suggesting it was unpopular, just that I was not personally a fan. I really liked the optimistic tone, but the plot and interpersonal relationships were not there in my opinion. I really disliked what they did with Lois, though people say it was closer to her in the comics. I also didn’t like that the other superheros felt more vain and cliquey and didn’t actually care about right and wrong. It’s been a while, so I’m just going off how I remember feeling about them. I know it was played for laughs, and that was in part the tone, but Superman should inspire every day people to be their best selves. It was terrible watching him be alone and isolated for his beliefs even among others who should care. I get that he’s supposed to be corny, even in universe, but it made me frustrated for him and I do not feel as though finally helping him magically redeemed the other characters. It really undermined the hopeful tone for me personally to watch Superman be the only reason anyone in the movie was nice or good. I would have enjoyed feeling like it wasn’t him against an inherently evil world, more just “good” against evil.
Oh, I wasn’t suggesting it was unpopular, just that I was not personally a fan. I really liked the optimistic tone, but the plot and interpersonal relationships were not there in my opinion. I really disliked what they did with Lois, though people say it was closer to her in the comics. I also didn’t like that the other superheros felt more vain and cliquey and didn’t actually care about right and wrong. It’s been a while, so I’m just going off how I remember feeling about them. I know it was played for laughs, and that was in part the tone, but Superman should inspire every day people to be their best selves. It was terrible watching him be alone and isolated for his beliefs even among others who should care. I get that he’s supposed to be corny, even in universe, but it made me frustrated for him and I do not feel as though finally helping him magically redeemed the other characters. It really undermined the hopeful tone for me personally to watch Superman be the only reason anyone in the movie was nice or good. I would have enjoyed feeling like it wasn’t him against an inherently evil world, more just “good” against evil.