How Man Of Steel Should Have Ended

'Man of Steel' trailers bring wise words from Superman's two fathers

When we talk about Superman, or “The Man of Steel,” we often forget about the “man” part.

Despite all his great powers — or perhaps because of them — the most important thing about depicting the iconic DC Comics hero is finding a way to make him human, to make him vulnerable.

In two new surprisingly emotional trailers for Zack Snyder’s upcoming Man of Steel, we get the same images but different voice-over from the character’s two fathers — Kryptonian biological father Jor-El (Russell Crowe) and Kansas farmer and adoptive dad Jonathan Kent (Kevin Costner.) The narration from the two men offers sharply different points of view — one based in fate, another based in choice.

In each trailer, we see Superman, Kal-El, Clark Kent (or whatever you want to call Henry Cavill’s character) completely alone. He’s in search of himself, hitchhiking into the wilderness, working on a fishing vessel, and then we see him as a child — crafting a makeshift cape as he stands in the wind blowing across the Kansas farmland.

That loneliness is key to this character. No matter how good a guy he is, there is no one else like him.

And in every kid who puts on a cape, there is the potential for good. But it’s only potential until that kid figures out where he fits in.

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