Do you think Man of Steel = Superman, but without the cheesiness?

[The Fat Bioware Nerd]

it's like they were trying to do a Batman Begins-like origin story but told from Superman's point of view.

That's exactly what they were doing. Warner Bros. and DC have been trying to emulate Batman in other superheroes for a while now because everyone loves Batman. The reason we love Batman is because he's a more relatable character and his rogue gallery is more interesting. I'm not against them taking cues from Batman to help re-create the other heroes they have to make them more interesting, what I don't like is them just ripping off the formula altogether until they're unrecognizable.

There's such a darker and mellow-dramatic tone with the DC movies that I just don't like. I prefer the cheesiness and camp that creeps their way into shows like The Flash. And even Arrow has its funny moment in spite of again, the main character doing the Batman thing.

The only cheesy moment in Man of Steel is the way Jonathan Kent gets sucked away by the tornado.

Well, Man of Steel, does end on kind of a light note. What with that military lady saying that Superman is "kind of hot," and Amy Adams saying, "Hi, I'm Lois Lane. Welcome to the planet." and Clark says, "Glad to be here, Lois." and then they smile at each other and that's it. Fade to black. Roll credits.