For many superhero movie fans, Christopher Reeve’s turn as the Man of Steel is still the gold standard of the role.
Previously, the Wonder Woman movie included a scene of Diana saving Steve Trevor from a bullet which was done to gender flip a similar sequence in Superman: The Movie.
One reason to believe the callback is done on purpose is that this isn’t the first time the DCEU has referenced their predecessors.
While the current DC universe is clearly going in a different direction from those films, it’s nice to see them acknowledge where they came from.