11-12-2012, 11:12 AM
I don't know that Superman's invulnerability makes him special. Every movie hero, from Batman to John McClain, is effectively unkillable. You already know that they'll beat the bad guys. It's more of a character story. I thought Justice League did a pretty good Superman -- basically making him the leader of an organization and giving him a lot of stress to deal with, which he didn't deal with entirely well. Superman gets cranky. (I particularly liked the scene where it was revealed that Batman always carried kryptonite in his toolbelt with the explanation something to the effect of "What? Well, you never know.")
If anything, every movie trying to pit him against kryptonite is probably the biggest flaw. Zod from Superman II probably had the best idea by realizing he can get at Superman not with kryptonite, but just by attacking civilians.
But still, while I think Superman is best done as a character story, I still expect it to be in the context of "superhero", not "deep sea fisherman".
If anything, every movie trying to pit him against kryptonite is probably the biggest flaw. Zod from Superman II probably had the best idea by realizing he can get at Superman not with kryptonite, but just by attacking civilians.
But still, while I think Superman is best done as a character story, I still expect it to be in the context of "superhero", not "deep sea fisherman".