How can Jor-El fight or beat Zod? How could Clark fight and win? We look at Kryptonian culture in the first five minutes of the film for some answers and challenge the assumptions raised by these questions. Insight into Zod’s character and Clark’s perseverance.

Answers, insights, and commentary on:

Martial arts driven by genre and tropes

Having genre literacy before criticizing

What we learn in just the first 5 minutes

The many martial trappings of Krypton

Jor-El and Zod were friends

Jor-El proves he can fight

Krypton relies on projectile weaponry

Feudal and warrior culture influence on Man of Steel

Are scientists and warriors are mutually exclusive on Krypton?

Jor-El as Kryptonian nobility

Would Zod have different training than Jor-El

The folly of Kryptonian society

How does Kal-El know how to fight?

How Zod’s training contains disadvantages

How the final fight inspires

Speculating on Batman and Wonder Woman’s fighting styles

…and more!

Torquasm-Vo | wikia

Torquasm-Rao, Klurkor, and Horu-Karu | io9

The Professor in the Cage | Jonathan Gottschall

Why Men Fight | RadioWest

The Brain: The Story of You | David Eagleman

The Brain with David Eagleman | PBS

Man of Steel Blu-Ray Release Q&A | Yahoo Movies

Jesse Eisenberg on Diane Rehm Show | Scott Brooks

Snyder at Bob Kane Walk of Fame Ceremony | Variety

Nerdist Podcast: David Goyer | Nerdist

Producer Charles Roven Reveals the DC Brain Trust | Collider

Kelly McGonigal: How to make stress your friend | TED

Free Throws | Surprisingly Awesome

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