The characterization of Pa Kent was off in my opinion. When I first heard him respond 'Maybe' in the trailer, I assumed that there was a 'but...' in that line that got cut off to fit the three minutes, but overall, he was just leaning a little too far to the side of protecting his son that it more often than not made it seem as though he was encouraging Clark to be ashamed of his powers.
Honestly, I can get past Superman killing Zod. I wish they hadn't done it. I REALLY wish they hadn't done it, but the circumstances (the fact that Superman was young and inexperienced, and the world wasn't really looking to him as an example yet) and Zod's characterization in the final scene (saying that his purpose in life, his entire reason for existing was gone and his only remaining motivation is to kill Superman, kill everyone on Earth, and then presumably kill himself) cushioned the blow a little bit.
I'm not just saying this as a fanboy, but as somebody who understands the basics of a character arc, it would've been better for the story if Superman had proven Zod wrong, that neither of them had to die. Okay, I'm mostly saying it as a fanboy, but that still would've been a better way to show his ascension into the role of Superman. It would be more compelling to see him struggle to find a better way. That's always what's intrigued me about Superman, not the fact that he's simply good, but that he finds a way to be good, no matter how bad the situation.
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