Man of Steel

[General Zod an alien like Superman turned demanded that Superman, Kal-el, (Henry Cavill) be turned over to him.  This is the conversation before he is turned over.]

This clip is extremely Christian.  This is the very nature of what Christ did for us.  There was a tyrant, General Zod demanding the life of us for his purposes.  It was Christ, or Superman, who gave himself over for the good of the many.  

Superman states that he is surrendering to mankind not to Zod, just as Christ surrendered Himself, took on humanity, taking the form of a slave, so that He might save the many. Lois Lane asks about the S on his chest, and he responds that it is not an S, but rather a symbol for hope.  It is kind of cool how Christ himself transformed a symbol of ours as well.  Imagine that Christ came to change what the cross should mean.  This was an equivalent to an electric chair.  The cross was not a simple of hope, but rather despair.  It is something you stayed away from, yet Christ came and changed its meaning.  Why is it a symbol of hope?  Because it is through this action that HE saved us. 

Another thing to point out from the clip is that Superman gets up, and easily breaks the handcuffs and "puts his cards on the table."  The room filled with the general, and doctor are worried that they cannot control Superman.  We freak out when we recognize we have to surrender power.  They recognize that they need Superman, and he is a liability.  How often do we see Christ the same way?  We look at Him and are afraid of Him because we cannot control Him. We have to trust in the good will of who He is, and what He says.  Superman states it well..."but that doesn't mean I am your enemy."  We will never be able to control Christ, to bend Him to our will, but that doesn't mean He is our enemy.  

Lastly, Superman states "do what you have to do general."  It reminds me of how Christ willingly accepted being led to the crucifixion.  Notice that he never blamed Judas, or said how dare you.  He stated "What you are going to do, do quickly." (Jn. 13:27)