Zack Snyder talks realistic Superman portrayal in 'Man of Steel'

Some fans had issues with the way Zack Snyder portrayed Superman in Man of Steel last year, and the biggest point of contention [SPOILER] came at the film's climax when Superman snaps General Zod's neck and kills him. But as we all know, "Superman doesn't kill."

Snyder spoke to Forbes and discussed, among other things, the reaction to his version of Superman in the movie:

"The thing I was surprised about in response to Superman was how everyone clings to the Christopher Reeve version of Superman, you know? How tightly they cling to those ideas, not really the comic book version, but more the movie version... if you really analyze the comic book version of Superman, he's killed, he's done all the things - I guess the rules that people associate with Superman in the movie world are not the rules that really apply to him in the comic book world, because those rules are different. It's just funny to see people really taking it personally... because I made him real, you know, I made him feel, or made consequences [in] the world. I really wanted to show the violence is real, people get killed or get hurt, and it's not fun or funny. And I guess for me, it was like I wanted a hero in Superman that was a real hero and sort of reflected the world we live in now..."

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