There have been mixed reviews on the way Superman was depicted in "Man of Steel," and with merit, since people have been used to seeing Superman on the screen as very colorful, god-like and patriotic, with genuine concern for the people on Earth that he is trying to save from all manner of peril. Think Christopher Reeve, smiling handsomely in his vivid blue and red costume with the American flag as his backdrop. That is what people have come to love.

"Man of Steel," on the other hand, has removed all the vivid colors, and created a very dark universe, where bleak gray is the main color palette of the entire movie. Zack Snyder, the movie's director, took everything the fans loved about Superman and basically threw them out the window, stripping the character down to his original essence. He basically went back to the beginning. One can argue that this is an edgier, more realistic version of Superman, but there are more that have voiced their concern and even exasperation.

However, if we do trace Superman's beginnings in the comic books, where the character originated, he was less than the god-like being he has been portrayed later. Starting from 1933, Superman's character has evolved along with the changing times. The early Superman subscribed to the credo of exacting vengeance, in an almost biblical sense (An Eye for An Eye), he threatened people and made good on his threats. Changes in the character happened when "The Adventures of Superman" hit the radio airwaves in 1940 and reached a wider audience. The changes continued with the 1950's TV show starring George Reeves and the Christopher Reeve movies in the 70s and 80s, until the Superman the fans loved was completely evolved.

Basing on the trailer, "Batman v Supeman: Dawn of Justice" continues the track that "Man of Steel" has started. In fact, Snyder seems to be playing off on the very controversy the first film caused. Not only was the first movie bleak and dark, but Superman actually fought the main villain, Zod, wreaking havoc and harm on the whole of Metropolis, and he seemed unconcerned about anything else, being only hell-bent on defeating Zod, which he did, by killing him violently. Reeve's Superman version will never do that, so people were appalled. Also, there was a seeming lack of empathy to how the general public and property were affected by that long drawn-out fight. This makes Superman somewhat of a questionable hero in the eyes of the public. Fast forward to "Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice" and we see a scene where a statue has "False God" spray-painted on it, summing up public perception on Superman in the movie.

The trailer also brings up some very interesting points: If Superman were real and suddenly appears in our midst today, how would we, the people, handle him? Would we accept him or reject him? Would we believe or think he is just an elaborate hoax? Will we make him a symbol of inspiration or will we try to break him down?

We also see the introduction of Batman in the trailer, and he seems very much at home in the dark world, and this perception is conditioned perhaps by the previous successful "Dark Knight" movies that portrayed Batman as almost-always brooding hero, played superbly by Christian Bale. On the other hand, Superman has always been equated with positivity and color, so the trailer doesn't bode well for fans hoping "Man of Steel" was Superman's temporary descent to darkness and that subsequent movies would bring back the hero of their imagination.

We will need to see on March 2016 how the dark Superman fares once again.