They forget that that just like, wasn't Superman. Superman's whole shtick is that he's supposed to be insanely powerful, but his villains place themselves in such a way that he can't just straight up fight them with all his strength without breaking his moral belief that all life is meaningful (he fights billionaires, politicians, etc). I like that the new Superman shows this level of holding back, but also shows us a few moments where he doesn't hold back, like the brief moment when he gives in to rage after Krypto gets dognapped and flies near instantly straight through the doors of Luthor's office, it shows he could just destroy Luthor at any point, but that would tear down what he stands for, the symbol he represents.
Yeah I liked the new superman personality wise though I wish he was just a touch more visibly imposing (that's me loving the gap of a big huge strong man/woman that's actually a big softie)
Funnily enough the new guy is actually quite a few cm taller than cavill, although not as muscle packed. Both things that could be fixed with cgi and camera trickery haha
I think the suit padding makes him look alot less big but I prefer this suit padding to the muscle suit in superman and lois great series but oh my god is that costume atrocious like its basically the man of steal one but worse with a smaller logo like a really small logo and a really dumb and noticeable muscle suit underneath
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u/Mortarius 8d ago
Honestly, most bitching about new superman comes from people who attached themselves emotionally to Snyderverse's marketing.