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Eh, I wouldn't say that. I've heard people say that Corenswet was underpowered but he was literally fighting a clone of himself, if anything he was even more powerful than Cavill's version by having to fight himself and with Lex having created an algorithm to counteract Supes' moves. Cavill fights a Kryptonian that hadn't had the long term exposure to the Earth's yellow sun like he'd had his entire life. I liked Corenswet's quirky-ness and felt he embodied a more good natured and hopeful version of Clark. Don't get me wrong, I still felt that Cavill was a good Superman, but that his potential was squandered by poor writing.
I get it works in the context of the plot, the characterization just didnt work for me. When I say he's underpowered, what I mean is I wish there were more moments where he's SUPERMAN and not just a super guy. There weren't many of those WOW moments, to me, where you and all the other characters are just astounded by his raw power. He struggles through the whole movie and that's just not the version of Superman I like, I guess.
The JLU animated series version is more how I see Superman so that's kinda the model I judge the live action movies against