2. Women exist to be rescued
There were four women of note in this movie: Superman’s mom, Lois Lane, an intern and General Zod’s Sub-Commander Faora. The only one that was never rescued was… Can you guess? No one. Each one had to be rescued by some bigger, badder dude in this movie.
Women may not have as much upper-body strength as men, but they can still use cunning and guile to achieve a multitude of ends. Superman’s mom is old, so she gets a pass. Faora put the hardest, strongest whoopin’ on everyone, including Superman, so she gets a pass. The intern was merely an excuse to have Morpheus aka Laurence Fishburne try to rescue somebody before ultimately being rescued himself.
Lois Lane is a journalist who, according to the movie, was used to working with a flak jacket. Why was her greatest achievement relaying some info from Superman’s computer dad to a scientist? Some may say her ability to keep quiet and take a personal and professional hit on Superman’s behalf lends to her character. But take a broader look at it. Lois Lane was just a nag looking to build her career by outing a secretive do-gooder who only chilled out when she saw how hot he was.
4 Superhero-Sized Issues With “The Man Of Steel” was originally published on giantlife.com
