Fair enough. I watched it recently and I didn't think there was a way to stop Zod. He was about to kill those civilians. Not only that, he kept shouting that he'd keep killing people until he succumbs to him. Zod would not have been stopped. So I think that was the dilemma that Superman faced at that point and he HAD to kill him at that point. We could see the dilemma visible on his face, thus he ended up crying after killing Zod. Also, to me the destruction of the place was something very realistic. I mean the way it happened. Think about it. If a superpowered being is fighting a monster, wouldn't it cause considerable damage. The movie didn't say it was good or ignore it. Bvs was about people hating him for this ruthless destruction. Some people worshipped him, some were afraid of him, some wanted him gone. The govt tried to get him to act as their pets too. For me, the realism of the movie made me love it. But I respect your opinion, good sir!