Smallville was about tv show about HS Clark Kent and it had a strict frustrating no cape rule until the very last episode, the last 10 minutes of a 10 year series. The vast majority of the ppl on this haven't even seen that cw shyt, I did.
and im guessing you talking about the Donner movies by daily planet? Superman was a grown ass man and was fighting and Alien invasion in the second movie.
There's never been a "young" live action film Superman. Especially where Clark/Superman is being normal. The old movies showed Clark as a side, doormat of a character. The new movies turned Clark into a mute.
Face it, yall don't even like Superman. Yall just want to see DBZ fights like Snyder was pumping out. But don't fret! We still got Black Adam. A character who doesn't mind doing awesome like like destroying homes and ppls lives. Wanton damage