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The rocks rising off the coffin was meant to suggest a lifeforce is still present, but it’s not simply a matter of sunlight rejuvenating him (as it does in an earlier sequence in BvS when Superman is wounded in a nuclear explosion in outer space.)
Why did the dirt start rising off Superman’s coffin? I assume it means Superman is alive, because this is a superhero movie, and superheroes never stay dead for long. But why zero-gravity soil,...
Mar 31, 2020 · Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice director Zack Snyder has explained why the dirt floating on the Man of Steel's coffin at the end of the movie wasn't actually a cliffhanger setting up Justice...
"But in all honesty, it's just a visual representation of the power of Superman, and to give hope that he can be brought back." So why did he make him dead? If you show that superman still has some sort of power (floating dirt or whatever), then how can he be dead.
In-story, I think you can attribute it to the energy Superman puts off. Something about his anti gravity field, when he’s about to take off, the little pebbles and rocks around his hands rise up slightly (see MoS). So it’s saying he still has some of that energy dormant inside him.
The dirt rising is an indication that Superman is not truly dead, but rather his cells are laying dormant because of the codex still residing within his body. Not mentioned in the theatrical cut of JL because they wanted to change and condense as much as possible to the point of losing key story points.
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Mar 31, 2020 · The infamous dirt moment is one that seemed to tease Superman's resurrection, with some fans thinking he would immediately emerge from the coffin.
