Ultimately, a good movie is a good movie. I think it's a valid artistic choice to do a movie about Superman as a godlike Übermensch — as long as the story is then not about him, but about how people relate to him (or not).
Now, that's quite a bit difference from the standard Superman fare, and has some story-telling limitations, but it's legit.
But, as the story below notes, the focus of Superman over the decades has been less on that than on overcoming challenges sufficient to threaten a person who is (nigh) invulnerable — and those challenges all play on his limitations (he's fast, but can't be everywhere at once; he's strong, but he has limits and isn't omniscient as to how to apply that strength; those he cares for, in general [humanity] and in particular [the Daily Planet gang) are his greatest weakness and his greatest strength).
The Chris Reeves Superman was a bit corny in an era that was increasingly cynical. But the challenges, discoveries, and temptations of an incredibly powerful person trying to fit into humanity while serving it (and exploring why he would want to do either of those) are all fodder for a great story that can be retold in each generation.
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I actually really like that piece, but this upcoming film is definitely more from a Batman perspective, and furthermore, a Batman who doesn't yet know Clark Kent and doesn't trust Superman. In short, the loner Batman who isn't a team player, and is pre-BFF with Supes and Wonder Woman.
No wonder the trailer seems so skewed– from Lex Luthor and Batman's initial perspectives, Superman is the single greatest threat to human civilization, and even if he isn't now… That isn't to say that he MIGHT BE one day.
I think the trailer carries that sense of paranoia and crisis preparedness very well, but as the film ends with the seeds of a Justice League being planted, I hope we see some hope come out of it.
+Arnþórr Ørnström A good point, but as an extension of Man of Steel, it carries the weight of "gods slugging it out, ignoring the plight of the ants below" — it's not just Bats, or even Luthor, who is driving the perspective, but the audience.
As I said, it's a legit story, and the differing paths that Wayne and Luthor take in coming to grips with the super-alien could make good fiction. We'll see. Hopefully there will be less fighting and less grimacing than the trailer presented.