Masculinity. Honor. Heart. Reading or watching Superman should inspire you to be like him. I am not inspired to be like this Superman because this Superman identifies solely as James Gunn. Clark wouldn't be unable to gain an animal's respect and instruct it through experience. James Gunn can't. Clark can intimidate Lex without breaking into hysterics and wailing like a crazy person. James Gunn can't. Look at the way he writes love interests. They're all the same! They're the exact same man having a conversation with James Gunn' latest self insert. Pa Kent can inspire his son to be more. James Gunn can't because James Gunn has never written nor presented a father figure in a positive light over the course of his entire career. He doesn't know how. Look at how he chose to portray Jor-El. Easy for a childless adult to shirk writing the loving affection of a parent and child. That's more a reflection of James' mentality than he should acknowledge that he's sharing but whatever. I don't believe he understands or even appreciates fatherhood. He doesn't know God--or didn't at the time of the script writing and that's the biggest element write there. He doesn't get God or fatherhood so he doesn't get Superman, who is supposed have the warmth and strength and unrelenting durability and resolve of dependability modeling everyone's father. Or giving a model of how every person would try to be. Strong enough to be an example to others to not do the wrong thing. Clark exhibits the best thing about humanity. And when we reflect that to one another we find that world becomes a better place. And if you dig deeper you find christian values as the character, like every good protagonist and story should be designed, leads the reader to knowledge of their Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

This isn't Clark Kent. This is James Gunn as Superman. Look at the hubris. Superman is looking UP at James Gunn's name. James Gunn is so insecure that he made sure audiences know that HE comes first.