Man of Steel Villain is General Zod
The new Superman movie Man of Steel is set to accommodate theaters and cinemas in June. Since it is a much anticipated franchise reboot, there was
a tremendous amount of hysteria surrounding the casting procedures and the
actual characters that would appear. The most followed news piece was the
choice of villain for the movie, and this honor fell upon General Zod to be
portrayed by Michael Shannon.
But what happened to Lex Luthor? Isn't he the archenemy of
Superman? For those who don’t know Lex Luthor, he is a loaded
businessman/industrialist/scientist (in the older series) who has grand plans
for world domination which requires the elimination of Superman. He is your
typical megalomaniac. I was hoping that he’d at least have a cameo in the new
film, yet insiders have been tight lipped over this issue, if he’s even in it. I
had grown so accustomed to seeing him on Smallville that his absence encroaches
upon a vehement and bitter insult.
So why was General Zod included instead? According to most
magazines, the new movie is about Clark Kent getting acquainted with his
superhuman powers (obviously, since it’s a reboot), whether he'll be rejected by the human populace and the fact that he’s an
alien. Hence, there had to be an element allowing him to reconnect with his
lost home Krypton. The logical choice thus becomes General Zod. Who is he?
Well, another megalomaniac. Zod was a Kryptonian army general before the destruction
of Krypton (Superman’s home planet); thus he becomes the crucial constituent
connecting Kal-El (Superman’s Kryptonian name) to his home, hence a source of grandfather's tales to Kal-El. I guess now I can’t deny the legitimacy of the decision. Besides,
Superman needs a superhuman challenge (Zod has powers to rival Superman).
Yet, Luthor will be missed, especially that trademark bald
head that rivals those of most high school and university professors. Let’s hope he makes a lesser entrance like Norman Osborne did in The
Amazing Spider-Man. There is always the next movie.
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| So much for superpowers. |
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| Inter-planetary space travel is a cause of severe sleep deprivation. |
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