re: Why was Man of Steel so hated?

I think this is one of those movies that suffers from "they didn't do it the way I would do it."

Sometimes people feel ownership over iconic characters because of the importance they have in our lives and in society in general. There's a lot of pressure on filmmakers to "nail" iconic characters like Superman, the Star Wars crew and Indiana Jones on the big screen, when that goal is pretty much unattainable in the minds of some viewers.

I think that's where Man of Steel suffers. Not because it's not a good movie. It clearly is. I think it's not the movie that many viewers were picturing in their heads. Maybe they wanted a Superman who was a little more friendly and clever in his dialogue, or one that doesn't kill the super villain or they wanted more Clark Kent or something.

None of that matters to me, so I like Man of Steel. I'm sure if they made a Superman movie that focused on Clark and Lois and maintaining Clark's secret identity for 50% of the movie, some people would be into that. I would think it was lame as shite. But some critics would be all like... 4 stars! A fresh take on the dual identity of a superhero!

Pretty much every superhero movie has to deal with high expectations, but Superman draws the biggest spotlight. His legion of fans are nearly impossible to please, because they all want different things from a Superman movie.