The movie is a distraction, past a certain point. Superman been a problem since forever, it's the problem Alan Moore grappled with as a writer and what drove Garth Enis to make superhero comics. As the author notes, it's why we have postmodern edgy "capekiller" franchises like The Boys and Invincible. Superman makes for a cool hero on a superficial level, but represents an uncanny villain for audiences with media literacy.

Superman's backstory has been rewritten too many times to count. I'm sure the new movie will make plenty of new retcons. Superman exists today for the same reason he did 100 years ago, the same reason Stan Lee got out of bed and the same reason we still get garbage Marvel flicks. These companies need money, and we're all gullible soulless creeps who need a superhuman feel-good story to enrich our solipsistic and deeply immoral lives. cha-ching Do you want popcorn and tickets to F1 with that?