Mauler, looking for the clip that tripped the copy-tisms: *I WILL FIND HIM!*

"You'll be a bridge between two peoples Kal-El. And by bridge, I mean the kind that collapse and kill a ton of innocent citizens." -Jor-El Baggins aka "Space Bigideas"

"Superman have 2 dads he has to choose wich one should he listen to. Space dad says show off your powers and save innicent civillians Farm dad says hide your powers and let innocent people die. Watch as he honors them both by showing off his powers and let innocent people die." -Honest trailers (Screen Junkies) They fucking nailed it.

I never realized Henry Cavill was based, have a lot of respect for him now, loved how he shut down that idiot talking about toxic fandom

Zod: We found a surviving child of our otherwise near completely extinct race, and we want to convince him to terraform this planet to make it more suitable to ours. Should we show him a utopic Kryptonian Society, or a literal sea of skulls amidst the immediate aftermath of the planet being terraformed.

Anakin: Should I kill the younglings? Palpatine: Maybe.

How is it possible to write the kents wrong. They are good hardworking farmers with a good sense of morals. If clark was found out because he saved people his father would give him a pat on the back and a good job son. He wouldn't for a second consider clarks secret worth even a single life. One of my favorite moments is we find out that the Kents wrap their christmas presents in lead so clark can't use xray vision to see them. It small but it shows they care enough to go the extra mile.

I like how the editor just displays just how superior Superman and his lore was executed by the animated series. In literally every way possible.

"You think 👊 you could threaten 👊 my mother! 👊" *(leaves mother to be threatened by three other Kryptonians)*

I like the little comic lore notes. Not because i know them or anything, I just enjoy the extra knowledge

A small part of Batman v. Superman was filmed in my hometown, a relatively small town in New Mexico. So Henry Cavill was around for about a month while they were filming. He came into the gym my mom worked at every day and would just work out with random people. Super nice guy, like, outside of being an actor. He was super sweet and genuine, and not in the way that some actors are, where they’ll pose for selfie’s and shake your hand and that’s it. He would help clean up the gym and would hang out and talk with the other patrons and was just a nice person. I’m not a huge fan of his work per se, but that part at 31:55 brought it to mind, so I thought it’d be an interesting story to tell.

Zod "What did you bring me" Rando: "We found a planet that is hospitable and full of life, plus it gives our people superpowers" Zod: "Unacceptable! we must terraform (not even the right word, crypton-form) it into our planet that gave us no superpowers and destroy life on it in the process!"

Superman is very consistent, His dad tought him not to save people, so he saved the minimal amount in the final

EFAP when this finally gets past copyright: WB had its chance!

Remember how in Red Son we got to see even a Superman raised in Soviet Russia his entire life as the USSR’s greatest pride STILL valued human life more than any nationality or patriotism? How that entire comic existed just to show Clark’s core values transcend language, country, politics, and culture? .....yeah

You could have kinda fixed that "Maybe" scene, by having him say; "No... No... I , I don't.... I just know, I don't want to lose you, and I am afraid if the world knows what you can do they will." or something akin to that, show that he wants to save this kids, but he just doesn't want the government to take his son away and turn him into a lab rat.

All the brilliant scenes of Superman the Animated Series is making really nostalgic for those DCAU cartoons

gotta say Meme Repository's edits are god-tier

Just a reminder that Zack Snyder has claimed the death count in this movie is about 5,000 people. Hollywood might want to find some other writers.

Thank you meme repository for the info on Superman as a character. I used to thing he was just an OP hero who was boring because there would be no threats. Now i have a new respect for him.

Leia made the vacuum of space habitable in TLJ.

Clark: "Mah people" John Snow: "Mah Queen" Batman: "Mah-ta?"

58:55 I immediately got emotional reading superman say "Pa! Not my Pa I can save him!" it's so much more hard hitting and heart breaking.

The Snyderverse is barely habitable.

Why are most animated depictions of Superman so well done? All Star Superman/Superman versus The Elite are great depictions of him and I’m glad Meme Repository added their own tidbits of commentary to this efap movie

Why is Jor-El sending their son to Earth which is barely habitable? /s

Damn. Those cartoon scenes rock. Everyone’s out here trying to make brooding superheroes that are conflicted over their morals, but Superman’s conviction to his morals is what makes him a compelling character.

"I'm a Pulitzer prize-winning reporter!" Lady, even back when that movie came out it's been years since that line had any meaning... and it only got worse from there. That Robin Williams stand-up clip at the suit reveal - that's some primo nostalgia shit right there.

Where were you editing this EFAP Movies? _ON A FARM?!_

Big props to meme repository for the editing.

I've never realized how hard this movie is trying to be like Batman Begins. The main difference is that Batman Begins shows us a Batman that has clear moral principles and geniunely cares about the people of Gotham, and is consistent in his morals and the lessons he is taught. Man of Steel shows us a Superman that doesn't give a shit about anyone and just slams through buildings and leaves people dead with no remorse or care as to who may die as a result of his actions.

Zod: Together we shall build a new Krypton! A new future for our people! Also Zod: _shows Superman a hellish wasteland with skulls everywhere in his mind...dreamscape... place..._

Me: "Why are they starting the review by talking about vagi…" *sees Man of Steel set design* "…Oh."

You can feel the immense levels of PAIN through The Meme Repository's editing.

This would have made way more sense if Zod pretended like he wanted to live peacefully with humans, but had a secret plot to breed an army of superpowered Kryptonians and enslave humanity. Then Superman, with his good nature and strong moral character, could play the Christ figure to Zod's anti-Christ. But you can still have the set up for BvS because Batman doesn't know Zod was evil and he (and most of the world) is mad at Superman for trashing what they thought was a sweet deal for apparently no reason. You get your Christ imagery, your dark/tortured Superman who is misunderstood, your conflict with the rest of the superheroes, and it makes sense.

Snyder depicts Superman like an American who just found out he's part Irish and starts talking like Ireland is his home

Your editor understands Superman very well. Whoever you are, freaking awesome person 👏👏👏👏👏

Props to the editor for the addendums. They were extremely refreshing, and they explained criticisms of the film perfectly.

Zach Snyder seems to think that Space is like a hundred meters up.

I'm blown away by how Christopher Reeves was able to "transform" into Superman and then back into Clark. It felt like a real transformation, how he seemed to grow and then shrivel, all in real-time. Even his voice changed, from deep and powerful to nasally and wimpy. It's really incredible. No computer tricks, no clever cuts, just a skilled actor. I want to thank Meme Repository for sharing his love for Superman, who I've always been ambivalent about, be it directly by showing us how other adaptations of him showed just how fascinating a character he is (when handled right), or indirectly, by mocking the ever-living shit out of...whatever the hell Man of Steel was. Also Meme Repository's editing skill is god-tier. Also, #IStandWithTheLom . I don't even like ball games, but I would go to all the ball games for that legend. Jesus Christ.

"Hope is like the sun" or something? I don't think so man. The sun keeps melting my fucking ice cream.

Cavill’s story to getting the part of Superman is wholesome.

The scale of carnage caused in this movie as our first contact would absolutely guarantee humanity would go full scale purge and burn the moment we get FTL from the Kryptonian ships. This would forever be used as proof that we’d need to go full Imperium to survive

"With great power comes great responsibility to refuse to act". -Johnathan Kent

"Son, you're a freak of nature. Let these people die so they don't find out."

Steve Lombard, the bastion of chivalry. No powers, but still willing to help. What a true hero. #IStandWithTheLom

The ending credits to meme repository was well earned here, those editor notes are so on point I'd say Meme Repository has a better concept of Superman than anyone at modern DC. He managed to maintain the usual efap mini edits and jokes, which were all great, with what could be seen as one of the best tributes to the Superman character out there in the disguise of a movie critique. Fantastic work.

Meme repository did a really good job this. Not just the edits, but also adding criticisms were the efap gang was to busy discussing other stuff. They do discuss those issues in the subsequent efap, but it is nice to have it in the efap movies.

When superman snapped zods neck... the movement of zods head would have roasted that family.... good job superman

People defend the fact that Superman takes the fight with Zod into orbit, as a counter to all the other times Clark just throws him around the city... They actually forget that it was Zod who tackled Clark into orbit. Yikes

I'm not joking when I say I feel bad for Zack Snyder. The way he talks about superheroes is so cynical, it breaks my heart. He doesn't believe in the goodness of mankind. He makes movies that show that heroes are almost as bad as villains, and thinks he's teaching viewers *wisdom*.

I’d like to imagine those kids in the school bus grew up and then were mad Clark saved them because “the world wasn’t ready”

Snyder to Whedon: If you destroy Justice League, you’ll destroy the DCEU. Whedon: THE DCEU HAD IT’S CHANCE!!!

"With great power, comes great irresponsibility" - Johnathan Kunt.

When you went through that one Man of Steel defense video, they said Superman tries to bring Zod away from the civilians multiple times but the battle starts thanks to him tackling Zod so far he drags him from the countryside into the city.

Jor El: You're the bridge between our two worlds son. *Superman destroys the embryos* Jor El: What the fuck son?!

General Zod's argument for Superman's cooperation is about as competent as Cuties's argument against CP.

Kudos to the editor. You went above and beyond with this one. Really cathartic.

I gootta say…..I really like the addition edits/context from meme repository !

The added Superman lore gives this an informative/comparative edge, not to mention a hell of a lot of replay value. If this is what it takes to thwart WB and their crew, I'm all for it!

The editor's notes really added to the criticism, and I really hope it makes an appearance in future EFAP Movies

Apologies for the long comment but this movie is frustrating: This film has 0 self awareness when it comes to what’s going. Which, inversely, is something I love about a lot of MCU material. In Avengers 2012, Civil War, Winter Soldier, Iron Man, and I believe even Endgame, there were whole portions where the characters just talked. Nothing else. They sat down and discussed the abilities they possess and how they believe they should be used. The greatest example being Civil War when the team discussed the Accords. In that one 3 minute scene we got so much out of how far these characters have come and the previous movies are what informed those changes. If we don’t want to bring in sequels, then we can just as easily go to Captain America: The First Avenger or Iron Man. Tony saw what his weapons were actually doing to people and he changed for the better. We saw that Cap simply wanted to fight for his freedom and the lives of his fellow soldiers, no matter how weak he may be(grenade scene). What do we get from Clark? He saves the men on the oil rig and he saves the kids on the school. Ok fine. But then he goes to skewer a guy’s truck , possibly costing him his job, and he causes so much unnecessary collateral damage both in Smallville and Metropolis. What he did in Smallville alone is worth criticizing. I would love to pause the film, pull Clark out and ask him to describe what he just did in that moment. Bringing those Kryotonians into a heavily populated area is downright deplorable and borderline villainous. You know what I love about a good chunk of MCU films? The Avengers actually care. Cap and Tony make it crystal clear that they want to beat the bad guy and save anyone they can while they’re at it. Avengers 2012 - they create a perimeter in the battle of NY, planning to keep the destruction in an isolated area while trying to find a way to close the portal. Age of Ultron - Tony scans for civilians before he slams Hulk through an unfinished building and saves people while he's fighting off Hulk later on. Cap also says their goal is to get everyone off the rock/meteor thing in the final battle. Civil War - I believe team Iron Man evacuates the airport in case a battle breaks out. Superman: Secret Origin is a book that Snyder and co. clearly read while writing the script but they completely missed a lot of what the book was saying about Superman. The scene where Johnathan reveals the ship to Clark, the dialogue is ripped straight from the book. “I just want to be your son” “you are my son”. Which is great out of context, but then you realize this is the same Johnathan that said “maybe you should've let those kids die.” In that same comic, young Clark saves one of his friends from a tornado using his powers, and when he tells Ma and Pa Kent about it, they are nothing but proud of him. Martha even made the superman suit for him. They let him choose his own path and they don’t shame him for who he is. Also in the comic: The military tries to kill Superman because they believe that he’s a threat. They send Metallo(basically a Cyborg with Kryptonite for a heart) and a group of soldiers after him. The confrontation happens in the middle of a busy street. Metallo goes a bit crazy and begins causing damage in the area, putting civilians at risk. Superman says to the soldiers “Stop firing! There are hundreds of people in these buildings!” Metallo begins beating on the soldiers that were initially working with him and Superman says “Corben those are your own men!” He even shows concern for people trying to kill him. After he regains his strength, he flies Metallo up into space to prevent anymore collateral damage. After Superman beats Metallo, the military tries to arrest him, while the citizens try to protect him. He lands in the middle of the two groups and says “Stop. Everyone. Please, stop this before someone gets seriously hurt.” The crowds cheers him on, praising him as a god and asking who sent him here, “Nobody sent me here. I came here.” A random civilian says “tell us, Superman! What do you want us to do!” Superman replies, “I want you to stop looking for a great savior. Lex Luthor isn’t it. I’m not it. You are. All of you are. I do what I do because I was given a gift. But all of you were given gifts, too. Use them to make each other's lives better. Show the world that Metropolis has a heart.” Later, he meets Lois to thank her for making him feel like he belongs and for helping the city. She tells him, “Superman, the world is an unbelievably tough place. And it’s unfair and unjust and cynical. But you’ve shown me and everyone else in Metropolis that it doesn’t have to be that way. Not if we help one another however we can. It can be that simple, can’t it?” Superman replies, “I think so. This can be a great planet, Lois. But making it great starts with each one of *us*.” I know, it’s an argument from adaptation, but this is what Superman in MoS should’ve been. And the fact that Snyder and co. took inspiration from this book and completely missed the point is honestly insulting. Despite whatever flaws the comic has, I think it’s a strong representation of who Clark is. Superman is supposed to care. Heroes are supposed to care. In MoS, it just seems like he hates saving people. It would’ve gone a long way if the writers had Superman, throughout the battle, plead with Zod to stop causing so much damage, constantly trying to get him away from the city and saving what people he can. That’s exactly what happens in “Death of Superman” the animated movie. Despite him being on his last leg because of his battle with Doomsday, Superman is trying his absolute hardest to save everyone around him. Clark in MoS? Jumps over a tanker that destroys a parking garage, sends the ship through 3 or 4 buildings, brings the bad guys into a populated town in Smallville, kisses Lois while there are probably hundreds of people trapped under rubble, begging for help, and crashes a satellite in front of the general. This Superman isn’t a hero. And thanks MauLer for bringing up Tony trying to save people in AoU during the Hulk fight. Whatever problems that movie has, at least they’re self aware when it comes to how powerful these heroes really are and account for the damage they cause. I think a great thing about comic books as a medium is blending these overtop, sci-fi elements with legitimate struggles we actually go through. Discussing morality and killing. Or keeping a part of yourself secret in fear that the people around you won't accept you for who you are. That's why a lot of people cite stories like Batman Under the Red Hood as one of the best comics and batman films of all time. It explores why Batman holds certain beliefs and what those beliefs do to those around him. I don't think we get anything like that with Clark in MoS and it is truly a shame... TL;DR: I just want my heroes to care and to act like real people… Is that too much to ask?

I feel like The Meme Repository really hates what crimes this film committed against popular Superman lore.

“Maybe.” - Jonathan Kent

WB: “You know, KZfaq isn’t habitable.” *copyrights again* MauLer: “Tell that to fair uses’ snapped neck.” *edits and reuploads* WB: “Where did you learn how to edit this? ON A FARM?!?” *copytism* MauLer: “N-“ Fringy interrupts: “Nough!” *Video rematerialises*

Thank you EFAP, for showing what the true spirit of Superman is all about, He's a human, that just happens to be from another world with remarkable powers. I loved the way you guys added the comic parts that defined his character. Great editing. A+

“Man of Steel” is actually a pretty good title because it reminds you of a guy who killed 20 million people

"Evolution always wins." "I can shoot lasers from my eyes and fly. You can't."

Mauler: "I spent years training to review tisms for the greater good ". "WHERE DID YOU TRAIN ON REDDIT?

I've said it before and I'll say it again: Snyder's Superman is basically just Male Captain Marvel. Unlikable, bland, invincible and way more violent than necessary. They both also overreact when slighted by a character whom they far outstrip in power.

I always think of that moment from Rlm where Mike goes "You're trying to draw the sun...it's a fucking circle!" Like the blueprints for a successful Superman story is given to you on a silver platter and yet Snyder still fucked it up.

I think the real reason that all the Kryptonion colonies failed was because they tried to terraform with black holes instead of... almost literally anything else

Positives of Man of Steel: Henry Cavill Shirtless Henry Cavill Music Some nice visuals Negatives of Man of Steel: Everything else

Invincible is the only comic/show ive seen that truly acknowledges the horrendous amount of destruction and the incredible loss of life a super human fight would do. And I loved how Omni-Man made a point of that by literally using Invincible as a weapon.

The editor is a real mvp here and I appreciate the extra effort they're putting in here. They care so much more about Superman than Snyder ever did.

The editors notes are highly appreciated.

My personal head canon is that Zod and the others got their powers from the sun faster because they were wearing darker clothes.

Efap: how is the rubble getting pulled up by the gravity but not Lois? Me: how the fuck is Jonathan Kent not getting thrown around by a tornado?

Meme Repository has my respect. So many people don't really understand or know about the comics. So I appreciate the facts and information in regards to that and other related media.

It’s funny that the Superman in the animated “Gods and Monsters” movie... a Superman who was the biological son of General Zod and raised by illegal aliens who found him while crossing the border... showed more respect for his human parents then this Superman dose... actually come to think of it the Gods and Monsters Superman “Son of Zod” would be far better for a “grittier and darker” Superman story like this movie then regular Superman.

"If you destroy this ship, you destroy Krypton!" "Then welcome to your new home, Zod!" Wouldn't that have been a better comeback line?

Can I just say, big ups to The Meme Repository for adding in all the info to help answer questions for those who are unfamiliar with Superman. It also does such a wonderful job showing how embarrassing of an adaptation of the Superman material (and a film in general, really) this is.

I like how a good writer would have people try to play off of Zod's ego when it comes to terraforming. He's complaining about 'years of pain' despite it resulting in Kryptonians with super powers, and he's all about having 'The best, strongest, mightiest Kryptonians'. Yet, no one thinks to ask him why he's being such a coward and exchanging a brief bit of pain for a _super powered race._ Zod, isn't that your _entire_ end goal to begin with? God the writing in this movie sucks.

Please continue to let Meme Repository edit the DCEU Movies. Their editors notes and use of other DC Materials like the animated stuff is genuinely really good and ads a LOT for greater context in just how fucking ridiculous these movies are. I dont know if its JUST because theyre a massive superman fan but i am outright excited to see what other materials they use for the other movies to show why the DCEU Fail for the other movies. Also their choice of music during their sections legit gave me the feeltisms.

I'd love to know how Clark cauterizes Lois' wound by blasting his laser-eyes straight down INTO the hole in her stomach...

Why does the world engine need self defense? How often was Krypton terraforming planets with technological life capable of defending itself?

The history of the S symbol in the Golden, Silver, Bronze, and the early half of the Modern Age the S was created by Clark Kent and it stood for Superman. It was the first Superman movie that made the Symbol be a Family Crest of the House of El. The first retcon to the Modern Age Superman's origins utilized that aspect from the movie into the books. I think Smallvile created a Kryptonian Alphabet (which the comics used too) where the family crest was originally an 8 within a diamond shape. That lasted five seasons until Superman Returns went into production, and the show decided to use the film's S symbol as the family crest for the rest of the series even using the Returns suit in the final season. I'm not sure if it was Smallville or the comics retcons "Birthright" or "Secret Origins" that went with the S symbol meaning Hope. I'm somewhere in the middle of liking it being a family crest or it just meaning Superman. As for the Super-suit. Depending on which era of Superman you follow, his suit is either plain cloth that Superman's own invulnerability can protect it from damage or it's fabrics from Krypton and is invulnerable like him. Each version was made by Martha Kent.

you guys don't get it. wonder woman doesn't kill what she hates, she saves what she loves.

Place your bets now folks! Is this video gonna get a copyright claim or will it premiere successfully?

Ya know... Clark would have known that the General wasn't human, and when he asked him questions he could have dropped a hint that he should worry about his own secrets before looking for Supes.

Meme Repository did an excellent job with the editing here. Particularly referring to previous Superman material to highlight how this movie fails. That’s the big reason I’ve always really disliked Man of Steel. It goes beyond being just a terribly written movie in it of itself, and it’s not made terrible because the filmmakers didn’t directly follow the source material, but because it actively destroys core aspects of its character consistent across multiple incarnations.

Goddamn, Henry Cavil is such an alpha chad

I absolutely love the Meme Repository throughout the video. Reminds me why I'm a Superman fan

MemeRepositories' edits are the reason why I watched SuperMan the Animated Series and it was one of the best shows I have seen in a long time. Thanks

These EFAP movies keep getting better in quality. The little notes were really cool

"Palestine had its chance!" - Superman before lasering the U.S.S. Liberty

Get inside it's not safe. Military proceeds to shoots 50 cal rounds from a jet down a local street... Yeah I dont think inside is safe either..

appearently according to zack snyder only 5000 people died in this movie, which is insane when you look at the rubbles of metropolis which probably had millions of people

Okay here is the fundamental problem with the scene where Jonathan Kent tells Clark maybe not to save people. He's telling Clark this because he knows that people will treat him differently after finding out his abilities. Perhaps some will treat him well but fear the ones who won't. This is not a message the symbol of hope should be taught growing up. This is a cynical view that would only serve as a detriment to a super hero like Superman. He would grow up fearing how people see him. This is a big problem for staying true to the character. Jonathan should be teaching Clark that you may come across terrible people but don't let them drag you down, don't fear being who you are and doing what's right just because it might not work out the way you wish it would. This is why Zack is completely the wrong guy to handle the DC universe.

"WHERE WERE YOU TRAINED? IN AN I HOP?"