In my opinion it's lazy writing. It's a change that doesn't seem to make any sense to do. Newsflash, people! Expressing an opinion where you don't like something is now trolling! We must tell the masses! Ducks have bills and bees have wings. I can also come up with two things that have nothing to do with each other. I go back to the lazy writing. And who says she would have to be formed from clay? That tiny bit can be axed and just have her born as another Amazon. :roll:
Relax, Ice, most of that was made in jest. But I disagree it's lazy writing. I think tying it together makes a certain sense.
I understand the vitriol against this rumor (and that's all it is currently), but I personally think it fits in with the more grounded/realistic feel they're going for with the DC Cinematic Universe.
Having multiple different sources of super-powered people is less grounded than it being related to the same source. And the magic and "formed from clay" origin certainly isn't grounded.
Also, this may in fact be continuing a plot thread established in the Man of Steel Prequel comic (if you haven't read it it's available online, just Google it). In that story, Kara (Supergirl) crash lands on Earth in one of the Kryptonian colony ships 18,000 years ago (it's this ship that Clark finds in the film). It's left unanswered whether she survived (or a psychotic, murderous Kryptonian did instead, it's left open ended), but someone walked off the ship.
It's possible the Amazons are descendants of the Kryptonians born from the colony ship, and I suppose they could write in that the embryos were damaged or something so only females could be born. After living on Earth and exposure to the atmosphere, they were essentially depowered in comparison to Kryptonians exposed to Earth's sun, but were still far above humans, essentially viewed as demigods.
Therefore the mythological aspect of the character is retained in a way, while still holding to the more grounded, realistic approach.
Personally I don't have a problem with it, and I think it's a bit cheap to dismiss it as being dependent on Superman's origins. There's 18,000 years of independence from Kryptonian culture while they're on Earth. That's comparable to saying modern humans are the same (culturally, physically, and sociologically) as they were when they began colonizing Europe. It's very likely the Amazons won't identify themselves or their culture as Kryptonian.
I actually think it could lead to interesting character dynamics between Superman and Wonder Woman. He'll view her as a Kryptonian and feel a kinship and familiarity with her because of that, whereas she'll view herself as an Amazon/Earthling. It'll be a simple way to set up conflict between the characters and offer a decent way of further exploring Clark's solitude as the last Kryptonian, as well as his acceptance of Earth as his new home, something the Amazons did thousands of years before.
Personally I think it could work.
