Gritty is fine as a theme. The problem was that they made him constantly angry. You can have the grit and realism while still keeping the hope and optimism in place.
Thank you for saying this. I sometimes see people like the one you replied to as not really getting what gritty is and can be but just not liking Snyder's take. Hating on "gritty" just because of that, which is weird to me because plenty of what I think are great Superman stories have this mixed with what you said.
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u/The_Lone_Apple 2d ago
Finally, someone who understands that Superman is not gritty.