Mr. Sunday Movies brings us another amusing Superman video that walks through the tradition of the disguise and ultimately conclude, correctly in my opinion, that it is primarily a trope at the end of the day.
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Birth of a DC Comics Fan [Game Theory]
LEGO Batman v. Superman [YouTube Playlist]
Apparently fertile ground for the imagination, this is only a fraction of the videos that came up.
Disclaimer: As of 3PM EST, I haven’t watched these videos to check for content or quality.
“Batman can kick Superman’s ass.” [archive]
Originally written by me in 2005 on BlueTights.net as TheFlash
When people say: “Batman can kick Superman’s ass” they really mean one of three things:
- I like Batman more and think he can do anything.
- I think Batman can win a one-sided battle where he’s prepared and Superman isn’t; and I’ve read comics like that.
- I think Batman can beat Superman under specific circumstances, but all things being equal, Superman will almost always win.
With Case 1, there’s no arguing with these people. No matter what you say they are so blindly devoted they won’t listen to the other side. Don’t bother. With Case 3, I think the individual is reasonable enough and there’s no need to force them to say Superman will ALWAYS win unless we’re suffering from a bit of Case 1 ourselves, but with a Superman bent. I think a mixture of Case 2 and a little bit of 1 is the predominant viewpoint of people who say it.
The thing is, they typically don’t acknowledge the inequality in preparation or technology… it’s almost always a contrived circumstance to bring about a Bat-victory by the skin of Bruce’s teeth. Even if they do, they put their faith in Batman’s preparation and planning (and sometimes technology) to rule the day. The following addresses that (reposted):
Despite the incredibly persistent and wide-spread belief that Batman has a dozen plans up his sleeve to take out Superman, historically it’s been proven otherwise again and again. Let’s take some examples: read more
Deleted Scenes and Alterations
A video by YouTube user, superstarwarsrocks, summarizing a few of the changes preceding the film:
Some changes confirmed by the filmmakers themselves:
Clark as a baby treated examined by a pediatrician was filmed but cut. Zod attacking other Earth cities was never shot. read more
Zack Snyder’s Favorite Superhero Is Superman
In this clip, E-Asylum’s Cyndee San Luis asks, “Who’s your favorite superhero?”
Snyder answers, “I guess Superman is my favorite superhero, strangely. You’re not supposed to say that. It’s not cool to say, but he is.”
Cyndee echos, “It’s not cool to say.”
Snyder clarifies, “Ah just ’cause you’re doing it. It’s weird.”
BvS Will Honor Superman – Answering Superman Fan Fears
Nov. 5 update: Remastered video, normalized audio, and added footage of Snyder saying Superman is his favorite superhero.
- Some Superman fans are afraid that Superman is going to be disrespected by Batman at Snyder’s hand in the upcoming Batman v. Superman.
- Some believe that the realistic tone of Man of Steel shows favoritism towards Batman.
- Some fear that Snyder prefers Batman over Superman and that alleged bias means building up Batman at Superman’s expense.
- Some fear Snyder is trying to adapt The Dark Knight Returns into BvS and shoehorn its Superman into the DC Cinematic Universe.
- There are concerns that BvS will be a Batman-centric film and that Superman will be short-changed his development before Justice League.
While combing through hours of interviews for Man of Steel Answers Insight Commentary (MOSAIC), I’ve quickly put together some of Snyder’s comments which would tend to dispel or address those fears.
BvS is not a DKR adaptation. It’s a film that will develop Superman to the point that we can get to a Justice League. After carefully cultivating a realistic tone for us to relate to Superman, Snyder isn’t going to betray that for Batman. Snyder holds Superman in too high regard for that.
Please excuse this draft until I can get my hands on better video editing software.
For additional insight into the minds of the filmmakers:
https://www.manofsteelanswers.com/answers/creative/
BvS:DoJ – Help Save the Bats
A Thesis on Man of Steel [Jay Bend]
A Thesis On Man of Steel on Vimeo.
His description: “In it I argue Man of Steel was about a rebirth of KalEl as Superman, and the Jesus analogy is only told to emphasize the mythological scale of Superman’s story. In fact, he is not meant to be jesus but instead he brings a new testament in comparison to the old testament of the kryptonian way of adhering mindlessly to predetermined moral absolutes.” read more
