Originally Posted by
John Venus
"Don't want to see Superman struggle?"
Are we forgetting ten seasons of Tom Welling dropping to the floor because the bad guy had kryptonite infused loose change in their pocket yet people were still hyped to see him come back in COIE?
It's not that people didn't want to see Superman struggle, it's just that Snyder's version just isn't what people wanted at the time. The movie came out in a time when people wanted more true blue superheroics and not quasi deconstructionist take on the character. WB learned all the wrong lessons from Superman Returns failure and thought what the audience wanted was a darker story not a better one.
Also, I think that story about Superman's creators being inspired by the RL murder of their Dad has been debunked.