Before Krypton exploded and Jor-El put his baby son, Kal-El, in a rocket ship to Earth, the benevolent ruler was forced to banish three irredeemable criminals to another dimension called The Phantom Zone. The trio&＃39;s leader, General Zod, vowed revenge. Later, of course, Kal-El grew up to become Superman, Earth&＃39;s mighty champion. A battle with the criminal mastermind, Lex Luthor, ends with Superman hurling a nuclear warhead into space where it explodes, but not harmlessly. Instead, it frees the Kryptonian threesome from their other-dimensional prison. They soon discover they have almost unlimited power (the same powers, in fact, as Superman), which they use to take over the Earth. Meanwhile, the intrepid reporter, Lois Lane, learns that her bumbling colleague, Clark Kent, is really Superman, a revelation that leads to him bringing her to his frozen Fortress of Solitude and renouncing his powers in order to make love to her. It is only when Superman and Lois return to civilization that they learn of the three Kryptonians and how Lex Luthor has joined forces with them. Now, Superman must reverse the irreversible and regain his powers in order to save mankind.

精选短评：放在当年，重要程度肯定不输如今的正联Snyder Cut。看完以后可以说，莱斯特的原始剧场版真的是完全不懂唐纳的意图。白兰度的戏份被加了回去，剧场版不合理的地方获得了解释。在删除了巴黎核弹这种莫名场景后，唐纳最终将爱情线挑了出来，放在了最重要的位置，是第一集风格的完美延续。上帝之子为了人间的爱情，放弃了自己的使命，简直是一部通俗版的《基督最后的诱惑》。