Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice
Director: Zack Snyder
Writer: Chris Terrio and David S. Goyer
Starring: Ben Affleck, Henry Cavill, Amy Adams, Jesse
Eisenberg, Diane Lane, Laurence Fishburne, Jeremy Irons, Gal Gabot, Holly
Hunter
Well after 3 years of waiting, its finally here. Batman V
Superman: Dawn of Justice has finally been released. I feel I must state some
things before I get into this, mainly because I feel some rants coming on here
in the very near future. I did not hate the movie, no hate is to strong, but
(isn’t there always a but) I by no means am going to say that I am a huge fan
of this movie either. Is it worth
seeing? Absolutely. You have to see it, it’s Batman verse Superman, or I guess if you want to use that horrible title choice, Batman V Superman. Also, I
must state that even though I have read some comic books, I haven’t really read
anything that pertains to the story in this movie, so I really have no
expectations when it comes to a plot other than the fact that I know Doomsday
kills Superman, so I didn’t have much to go on. That being stated, lets get this
thing going. I’m not going to break down scene-by-scene what happened, frankly
that would be boring and confusing, there was just too many dream sequences and
what not. So lets just dive in, I want to say some nice things to get this
started.
First of all I was right. That was very womanly of me wasn’t
it? Oh well its true, I said going in that I thought Ben Affleck was going to
surprise people, well guess what Ben Affleck was not what was wrong with this
movie, if anything he was what was right with this movie. Thumbs up Mr.
Affleck, I totally dig you as Bruce Wayne and I am excited for what you do next
in this crazy DC universe. Just for the
record, that was my “I told you so” I’m not sorry. Moving on, a pleasant surprise
for me was Gal Gabot, she did fantastic as Wonder Woman. I had no idea what to
expect from her and she proved to be great for the role. She was a nice touch to counter act the big
strong broody men of the movie, yeah I’m talking about Batman and Superman,
they’re such drama queens sometimes. Also, Jeremy Irons was a nice touch for
this film as well. He did rather well as Alfred, even though Michael Caine will
always be Alfred to me, sorry Jeremy. Tiny side note, I did like Amy Adams and
Henry Cavill more in this film than I did in Man of Steel, but trust me that
isn’t saying much. That is all I’m going to say on them.
Some of the props were pretty awesome and deserve to be
mentioned as well. The Smoke bombs with aerosol kryptonite was genius. How that was incorporated into the fight
scene between Batman and Superman (and eventually Doomsday) was perfect.
Finally getting to see a little of that “Worlds Greatest Detective” title
paying off. I also have to admit liked
this version of the batmobile more than the previous one we had for Christian
Bale’s Batman. This one just felt more slick and agile, it felt more like the
Batmobile to me. We can’t talk about props with out bring up the kryptonite
staff, it was pretty important in the end, although I’m not sure why Batman
just left it behind for Lois to dispose of. My favorite props in the movie
though, were all of Wonder Woman’s props! All of them! The shield, the whip,
the sword, her bracelets of submission, all of them amazing!
Outside of enjoying little bits of character development, some
fun new toys and some good fight scenes, there just wasn’t much that I wanted
to invest in. Things just keep taking me out of the story. For example, there
never is a real reason why Lex Luthor wants Batman and Superman to fight each other
so bad. Also, how is it that not a single person noticed how unstable Lex is? I
mean come on, he seemed like some awkward Riddler/Joker knock off throwing a
temper tantrum. Nothing about this character made me feel like he was the big
bad villain we expect Lex Luthor to be. Plus, considering he is the one who
gives us Doomsday, the character should have been better expressed. I mean come on its Lex Luthor for crying out
loud. Ugh whatever.
Just a heads up for any villain out there, if they want to
beat Batman all they need to do is say one name, Martha. Apparently Martha is
to Batman, what kryptonite is to Superman. So unconvincing in the moment, yes I
get why it was done that way, no I don’t need it explained. It was still lame,
I don’t care what anyone says, it was a horrible way to end such a good fight. Yet oddly enough, that made more sense than
the end of the big fight with Doomsday. Superman flying with a spear made of
kryptonite was the biggest “what the fuck” moment of the movie. Did Zack Snyder
forget that superman looses his abilities when he is near this green rock? I
mean it’s only the most memorable parts of Superman’s story. I dare say
kryptonite is more widely known than any of the villains in the Superman
universe. Sure people might not know its call kryptonite, but everyone knows the
green rock is bad for Superman. How the hell did you mess that up?
It’ll be interesting to see where things go from here, I
don’t like how this movie made Lex Luthor seem like one of Batman’s villains,
but there is still so much possibility for what is to come next. It was a small bit, but I really hope to see something in future films that have to do with the Robin costume that Joker had written on. Please let that happen somewhere!!! Overall, the movie wasn’t a total waist, there was
some entertaining parts if you don’t try to focus to hard on the story. It is
worth seeing in the theater, the big screen is where this movie should be
experienced. I’m positive this will not have the same feel on a tv screen as it
does on the big screen. Honestly though, lets be real, if you are a comic book fan or even just a fan of comic book
movies you have to see this film. At the end of the day, it is the two biggest
super heroes in a movie together. You just have to watch it.
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