Although The Man of Steel is considered by many to be the best film in the Snyderverse, the film directed by Zack Snyder It is not free of controversial scenes. One of the most notable was the death of Jonathan Kent when Superman was young, a sequence that, despite becoming a source of ridicule for many, the director defends as something necessary for Kal-El’s future.
In an interview with the American media GQSnyder reveals that this scene made a lot of sense to him, as it protected the notion that Superman He was not yet ready to be revealed to the world, being too young to expose his powers to humanity.
“The conversation is exactly what he tells Lois… I let my father die to protect the idea my father was trying to protect. The idea… that he wasn’t ready to be revealed to the world because he wasn’t Superman. I’m just a teenager who… could have ruined everything. I have the power to do it, but have I ever used my powers this way?… I trusted that his vision of what I could be was bigger than him… “This little incident in Kansas wasn’t what was going to expose me to the world.”
According to Snyder, Jonathan Kent he wanted to protect his son from exposure to the world. She wanted him to fully enjoy the experience of being a teenager and live as a normal human being instead of being the center of attention due to his superhuman powers.
While the scene itself is not bad, it is true that the execution was perhaps not the best. In the end, Jonathan’s gesture before being engulfed by a tornado turned out to be unexpected. For some, it was a source of ridicule, while for others, it was an exciting moment, but it was definitely a scene that did not leave anyone indifferent.
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