[WARNING: The following contains SPOILERS]
Those who know me, know how vehemently I dislike Zach Snyder/David Goyer's new take on Superman in their film MAN OF STEEL. My main problem with the film was the lack of impact that the destruction of Metropolis (and Smallville) had on the character of Superman. Observing this destruction (which he contributed too by recklessly fighting Zod) should have been the final part of the arc of Kal El becoming a fully realized Superman.
Those who know me, know how vehemently I dislike Zach Snyder/David Goyer's new take on Superman in their film MAN OF STEEL. My main problem with the film was the lack of impact that the destruction of Metropolis (and Smallville) had on the character of Superman. Observing this destruction (which he contributed too by recklessly fighting Zod) should have been the final part of the arc of Kal El becoming a fully realized Superman.
I
think I would have liked the movie a lot more if they cut the Drone
scene out and inserted the following two scenes between screaming over
Zod's death and Clark showing up to work at the Daily Planet.
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MAN OF STEEL (2013) -- ALERNATE ENDING -- BY: MICHAEL DARPINO
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INT. -- TRAIN STATION -- DAY
Superman screams while cradling Zod's corpse.
CUT TO:
EXT. -- CITY STREETS -- DAY
Superman's inhuman scream echoes through the devastated
streets of Metropolis.
Random shots of dazed survivors trying to help each other.
They all pause and slowly stand up. Everyone turns looking towards the
direction of this unearthly roar.
CUT TO:
Lois Lane
hears Superman's roar and her eyes widen as she realizes what must have
happened.
Lois runs in the direction of the roar.
CUT TO:
INT. -- TRAIN STATION -- DAY
Superman's scream ends. He slowly looks up form Zod's
corpse.
The family Superman saved from Zod, cower in the corner,
terrified by Superman's roar. The Father impotently tries to shield his son
from Superman with a bear hug.
Superman sees this, glances left and right at the
destruction littering the train station. He rises.
Superman walks past the family towards the exit.
SUPERMAN
I'm
sorry I scared you.
CUT TO:
EXT. -- STREET IN FRONT OF TRAIN STATION -- DAY
The street is filled with rubble from collapsed and
partially collapsed buildings. Random survivors stand in small groups looking
at the front of the train station.
Superman emerges from the train station's main entrance and
stands at the top of the wide, stone stairway.
Superman surveys the street. He sees crushed cars. Huge
chunks of broken concrete and twisted rebar. People screaming in pain on the
ground. His eyes well up with tears.
Lois arrives in the street from off-screen.
LOIS
Oh…Clark.
Superman glances at Lois, then his eyes fall on a little
girl cradling her unconscious father's head in her lap. She is crying and looks
up at Superman. She screams but there is no sound.
Superman winces. He lowers his head in shame.
Lois starts up the stairs.
Superman takes off into the sky!
CUT TO:
EXT. -- SWING SET ON KENT FARM -- DUSK
Ma Kent
weakly swings back and forth.
Superman lands in front of her.
She stands and goes to him. Superman is crying. They hug.
MA
KENT
Clark. What's wrong?
SUPERMAN
I
failed them, mom.
Ma Kent
wipes a tear from his check.
MA
KENT
No,
you didn't Clark. You saved them all. What
kind of talk is that?
SUPERMAN
No,
not all of them. Half of Metropolis has been destroyed. Countless lives lost.
All while I was half a world away.
MA
KENT
No
one could have been in two places at once, Clark.
You did your best.
SUPERMAN
Did
I?
MA
KENT
I
know you Clark. Of course you did…
SUPERMAN
That's
just it mom. I could have done more…I know I have it in me to never let so many
innocent people be hurt ever again. Next time, I have to fight smarter, try
harder, do better. If I can't, then I really don't belong here.
Ma Kent
proudly looks up at her son.
MA
KENT
Well
let's pray there isn't going to be a next time.
SUPERMAN
We both know there will be.
MA
KENT
Clark, you can’t save the world on your own. Bad things
are going to happen. You can’t control that.
Superman stops hugging Ma Kent. He steps back and looks at
her with new confidence.
SUPERMAN
I've
only begun to figure out the limit of my powers, Mom. I know I am capable of so
much more. I promise I won't let what happened to Smallville or Metropolis
happen again.
MA
KENT
I
believe you, Clark.
SUPERMAN
Why?
MA
KENT (with tears of pride in her eyes)
Because you're Superman.
CUE SUPERMAN THEME…
FADE TO BLACK:
FADE IN:
INT. -- DAILY PLANET OFFICES -- DAY
Clark Kent
arrives for his first day of work…
FADE OUT.
THE
END
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