One of the biggest criticisms launched at this summer's "Man of Steel" came in the film's last half hour.
During that time, Superman (Henry Cavill) engages in a tremendous battle with General Zod and his minions who wreak massive havoc on Metropolis. Entire city blocks are taken down likely killing thousands of people. However, the biggest controversy came later in the action sequence when the Man of Steel and Zod face off in hand-to-hand combat. During this battle the two Kryptonians throw each other through buildings and other skyscrapers likely killing even more people. As the battle draws to its climax, Superman is faced with killing Zod or letting his nemesis kill an innocent family. He opts for the former leading to a collective groan from fan boys across the world.
"I wanted the movie to have a mythological feeling," the director told The Japan Times in an interview (via THR). "In ancient mythology, mass deaths are used to symbolize disasters. In other countries like Greece and Japan, myths were recounted through the generations, partly to answer unanswerable questions about death and violence. In America, we don't have that legacy of ancient mythology. Superman... is probably the closest we get. It's a way of recounting the myth."
While many may not realize, Superman allows for thousands of innocent humans to die in the original movie. Lois dies while Superman saves an entire village. Filled with pain he decides to reverse human history and opts to save Lois from dying rather than saving the entire village.
The sequel to "Man of Steel" comes out in 2015 and will also star Ben Affleck as "Batman."
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