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I have to comment again on your second paragraph though, and I can't stress this enough to the casual fan, it's not Henry Cavill's fault that the modern/New 52 Superman is a world-destroying powerhouse trapped in an emo shell. That's how he was written in the comics since the most recent, complete reboot (yet another one is currently underway). DC, in their infinite wisdom (/sarcasm), decided to de-age the characters and alter their personalities to make them seem fresher and more appealing to the general public (a la Marvel). DC is where you generally go for idealism in character. Marvel is where you go for realism. And, in this humble fan's estimation, DC fell flat on its face trying to bullrush it's way into Marvel's wheelhouse (in the most Andre Branch fashion, might I add).

 

I'm also glad someone else saw what I saw in relation to Gadot's Wonder Woman. I was like "ehhh...I don't know. She's hot and all but..." until she started throwing hands then I was like "That's my girl!"

IMHO this is where they are screwing up the most and why poor decisions are being made. That, and rewriting character personalities. I liked Superman in MoS other than the city-destroying hot mess at the end. I liked how he really didn't want to kill Zod but realized he would have to or Zod would kill everyone he could get his hands on. In BvS he was fit to be tied and there wasn't a real explanation as to why. Or if there was it was subtle and I'm on pain meds due to shoulder surgery so I missed it. 

 

Overall there was way too much going on in this movie trying to cram into it 2 new superheroes, several plotlines and who knows what else, and the story and characters suffered for it. I'm not a DC vs Marvel kind of person. Give me a good movie and I don't care where it comes from, but Marvel is winning this. Other than the Dark Knight Trilogy, which I love, and MoS which had it's issues but I liked it anyway, DC has done little to impress. I hope someone gets a clue and the following movies are better executed.

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