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"The writer of Man of Steel has defended the Warner Bros film&amp;#039;s depiction of &amp;quot;collateral damage&amp;quot;. Fans have complained at the extreme damage to Metropolis, and that Superman (Henry Cavill) seemingly ignores the deaths of hundreds as he fights General Zod (Michael Shannon).  &amp;quot;One of the things we were hoping to depict is that Superman is not a god. We say he&amp;#039;s a god-like figure but he&amp;#039;s not omnipotent,&amp;quot; Goyer told Bleeding Cool. &amp;quot;Even in the comic books he cannot save everyone. I think people die [in Metropolis]. Clearly hundreds if not thousands of people have died while the gravity machines are going off. There were probably even people who died in Smallville.  &amp;quot;When you&amp;#039;re dealing with a threat like this, there will be collateral damage. This is something that hadn&amp;#039;t been depicted in comic book films is what it would be like if these powerful figures did clash, if The Hulk and Thor fought, people would probably die. Particularly in this case where Zod and the Kryptonians really don&amp;#039;t care if people die. &amp;quot;I think people died and I&amp;#039;m sure that upsets some people.&amp;quot; Zack Snyder&amp;#039;s Man of Steel debuted last week, enjoying the most successful June opening in box office history. Watch Henry Cavill chat to DS below:  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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