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Originally Posted by J pold
Isn't that one of the central purposes of directing? To take characters and make them engaging and interesting to the audience. I agree that Superman is boring when compared to other superheros but a good director could have added depth to the character. I think that's what he was going for with all the Krypton back story but in Snyder like fashion that entire thread was unfocused, unnecessary, and poorly delivered. Not to mention well outside of the Superman mythos all together.
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Actually much of it was in line of the Suoerman mythos, specifically the Man of Steel run written by John Byrne in the late 80's.
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In the issue, the planet Krypton is portrayed as a cold and emotionally sterile planet, an idea Byrne borrowed from the 1978 film Superman. Kal-El was not an infant sent from Krypton to Earth, rather, his fetus was placed in a "birthing matrix" equipped with a rocket engine and Jor-El's experimental warp drive, with Kal-El gestating during the trip to Earth. Once the rocket landed, Kal-El was fully "born" on Earth. This also made him "born" an American, a plot point that would be used in Armageddon 2001, a DC Comics storyline which explored possible futures, one of which featured Superman becoming President of the United States.[18]
The issue showed that Clark's abilities developed gradually in the yellow sun environment, starting with resistance to injury, with his ability to fly being the last to emerge. It took until his late teen years for all of his powers to develop, thus, Clark only adopted the Superman identity in adulthood, and never was Superboy.
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Byrne also established that on Krypton there are no natural births, and that children are "born" to only serve one purpose in life. Much like how Zod's purpose was to ensure the survival of the race.
More here:
http://comicbook.com/blog/2013/06/21...rnes-superman/
And other works here:
http://thisisinfamous.com/forging-ma...rman-relaunch/