A soldier as president would have that as background..he would still be a solider.He would carry that value system.Also,arthur was meant to pass "worthy" test and became pinnacle knight material..They are all kings if you are going by that. arthur curry?king..hal jordan?worthy of the ring..king.Clark becoming
a master from a loyal servant ain't better for me.
Clark doesn't..but,he does get tripped up by green rocks and red light.
How did clark win that fight?
clark lost bigtime from where i stand.He did what he should have,stay out of bruce's way.
in fact that wink to robin at the end felt like genuine deal superman..not a knight...but, a gladiator who was freed by a dark knight/ronin.It was the mark out moment for me.Superman felt himself as beat up,swollen and somewhat dirty dude(glasses and all)
It is fundamentally something that turned my head around concepts and lens used by writers till date in superman stories..This savior figure(condescending) fix humanity and lead it like a bunch of sheep.A knight(white knight in dkr's case) who is actually two face.That's what superman feels like to me.Even when the guy is good.It feels icky in a bad way for me.
People didn't get cynical.Superman writers are nostalgic for outdated concepts.