Other mistake: The driver for the general at the end of the movie is referred to as captain, but is in the credits as Major Carrie Farris. (02:09:50 - 02:15:35)
Man of Steel (2013)
Ending / spoiler
Directed by: Zack Snyder
Starring: Kevin Costner, Diane Lane, Russell Crowe, Amy Adams, Michael Shannon, Henry Cavill, Christopher Meloni
Superman (Henry Cavill) destroys the "world engine" that's terraforming Earth. Colonel Hardy (Christopher Meloni) drives a plane carrying the ship that brought Kal-El/Superman to Earth towards one of the Kryptonian ships; so that the impact between both ships can activate the "Phantom Drives" which will open a portal to exile the Kryptonians. General Zod (Michael Shannon) fights Superman and it ends with Superman being forced to kill Zod when he has a group of innocent bystanders at his mercy. The film ends with Clark/Superman getting a job at The Daily Planet.
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General Zod: My name is General Zod. For some time, your world has sheltered one of my citizens. I request that you return this individual to my custody. To Kal-El, I say this: surrender within 24 hours, or watch this world suffer the consequences.
Trivia: Mackenzie Gray plays Jax-Ur in the film, and also played a Lex Luthor clone in the Smallville TV show.
Question: Why did Jor-El send the Codex to Earth along with Kal-El? Krypton was being destroyed, everyone on the planet was going to die and Zod and his followers were trapped in the Phantom Zone. There doesn't seem to be any need to send the Codex to Earth as Clark had no knowledge of it and even if he did, he wouldn't be able to use it.
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Answer: When Jor-El stole the Codex, Zod and his followers were not yet sent to the Phantom Zone and Krypton had not begun its destruction. Jor-El was opposed to Zod's plan to use the Codex. Once Zod's rebellion against the council had begun, Jor-El stole the main Codex and hid it with Kal-El. While Jor-El knew Krypton would be destroyed, he didn't know when and wanted to prevent Zod from using the Codex as planned. Zod then killed Jor-El, the council regained control and ended the rebellion, and then sent Zod and his followers to the Phantom Zone (not knowing or believing Krypton was going to be destroyed).
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