14 Things Superman Movies
Taught Us

what we learned from superman movies

6. KILLING IS WRONG, EXCEPT SOMETIMES
Traditionally, Superman isn’t so much about power as he is restraint. If he wanted to, he could punt our planet into the sun, but he holds back and only uses his strength and abilities to prevent horrible stuff from happening. Unless you’re a super-powered Kryptonian general bent on conquering Earth, then Superman will happily level entire cities without a second thought for collateral damage just for the pleasure of snapping your neck. Gritty reboot!

7. DON’T LEAVE LOOSE ENDS
Superman can hover in space and hear a rat fart in Istanbul, but he allows his one major weakness — kryptonite — to practically be sold in corner bodegas. Seriously, how does Lex Luthor keep finding this stuff? You’d think Superman would take a second to scour the globe and pick up and remaining pieces after a while. Also, if you’re interviewed for the Daily Planet and you’re asked what you one weakness is, DON’T ANSWER (see: Superman III). You know anyone can read papers, right? Why would you put that out there? Lesson: dot the i’s and cross the t’s.