[quote=@Blue Demon]
The major thing Man of Steel did wrong, was the Pa Kent. It bugged me. The next thing was the long drawn-out-ness of the movie. Other than that I enjoyed it. (Though after you guys posted the non-washed out version, I wish we got that instead. :( )
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[quote=@GreenGrenade]
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Yeah, Pa Kent was the one thing that bothered me. I thought everything else was great. I do wish that we got it in colour, though.
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I actually felt that Pa Kent was one of the stronger elements of the movie, especially considering the stellar performance Kevin Costner gave. Sure, he seemed confused about how to best help his son, wrestled with his own morality in face of the bigger issues at hand, and generally seemed constantly conflicted with the what he hoped for Clark and the bigger picture. At the end of the day, all that just makes him incredibly. . . human. 

To me they really achieved that which makes the Kents so important to the Superman mythos. They humanized Clark Kent.