I just watched the film again. I was one of only 6 people in the whole movie theatre, although it was a 5:30 showing, so not exactly the top time, but still. It was a major change from when I watched it on opening weekend.
I still loved it. I have to agree though that I thought Clark could have done a bit more to worry about not wrecking property and such. True, most of the damage was from the World Engine set-up, that he works to stop, but his fight with Zod involved him wrecking things.
To be fair, in Smallville most of the collateral damage is a result of the US military attack.
I was reminded again that the blogger was Woodburn, a name I found interesting. That name to me just shouts "All the Presidents Men", Woodward and Bernstein team. Maybe I should not try to read to much into him selling out another journalist like he does calling out Lois Lane. I have to admit I found it a bit distressing that Perry also seemed to want Lois to give up her sources and stop protecting the alien.
I really liked the scene where Clark talks to the minister.
I noticed that when Lois first hands over the information to Woodburn, she refers to "my mystery man".
I followed the build up to Clark being there at the site on Elsemere Island a lot better. I definitely noticed it is Clark who takes Lois's bags, and gets the line "careful with those, there're heavy". That made me chuckle.
I have to say I really liked the scene where Clark is overwhelmed with everything and his mom shows up to comfort him. That was the best of the flashbacks. I also have to say that the flashbacks were really well done.
I have to go with the Lois finds Clark in a very short time view. Not so much because Perry is ragging on Lois about spreading her story, since there Perry is saying his publisher wants him to sue her, so that indicates there has been some time for the story to develop. The main thing is, Clark goes and tells Martha that he found out about his origin after he talks to Lois at the cemetery. That indicates to me it has not been too long for him.
Also, there are two different dogs.
I also have to really wonder why Lois is yelling "Clark" at him as she is coming up from the police car at his parents house just after battle of Smallville. I think they really should have had her yell "Superman", even if she has not really clearly told him that is his name yet. Maybe they did that so no one in the audience doubts that Lois knows CK=SM.
I still think part of Zod's destruction with his eyes was in the Daily Planet building, so I am going to go with the view that they relocated to a different part of town due to the destruction.
On the glasses, it is odd he puts them on in the elevator. I guess the theory is the disguise is more a different hair style, plus just the whole "could this person be Superman".
On thinking about it, Clark will have a much harder time than in Lois and Clark hiding his identity though. His biggest problem is not that he told Swanwick and the others he had been on the earth for 33 years, and his "I grew up in Kansas" line might not really tell them anything they didn't know, since they already know Smallville was attacked. The biggest problem is that Zod told everyone that Kal-el had been there for a while and hiding. In Lois and Clark, the idea was always hinted at the Superman had just arrived on earth. The key to his disguise was that he tried to say he had none. Here, Zod has pointed out to everyone that Kal-el has hid among them, so Lex starts knowing "he walks among us", the big breakthrough he got in Foundling.
I thought the interaction between Lois and Clark was wonderful, even if a bit subdued. I am not sure the kissing scene really made sense, but I think in light of just being saved it is not surprising Lois did that.
The big question is, does Perry know who Clark is. That I am still not sure on, but he clearly is watching and paying attention to Lois then. He clearly believes Lois knows. He also almost certainly knows Smallville was attacked, so maybe when he sees some mention to Smallville on Clark's resume, he puts two and two together. I have to wonder.
