Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice
Batman Vs. Superman: Dawn (more like Yawn) of Justice
SPOILERS!
(It came out almost a year ago; it is your fault you haven’t seen it yet.)
I was asked to do a movie review. I was told it could be any movie, new or old, bad or good, Rom-com or any Christopher Nolan film (If you have never seen the Dark Knight Trilogy, or The Prestige, or Inception, or Interstellar, then you cannot be my friend and need to rethink your movie watching life).I decided to choose a movie that not a lot of people have seen. I thought I would have to delve far into the depths of my movie nerdiness, but after a quick survey, I found that this apparent blockbuster had not been seen by many, many people. There was a lot of hype for this movie, mostly because Ben Affleck had to try and top Christian Bale’s flawless portrayal of Batman in the Dark Knight Trilogies. In addition, Superman and Batman are the top two Superheroes most people think of, so a pairing up of these two would obviously appeal to most people. For all its hype, it did not do that well in its first five days (Only earning $872.7 million), and most people I know hated it. I will now go on to explain what I think, using simple Pros and Cons.
Pro: The fight scene between Batman and Superman is one of the coolest things to watch. It is high intensity, many cut scenes, things getting destroyed, resolution being met, a team up forming, and a good guy “dying.”
Con: For a movie that promised a fight between Batman and Superman (see title), you only got to see a five minute fight between Batman and Superman, which consisted of Batman using Kryptonite, Superman overcoming kryptonite and beating Batman up for a bit, Batman using more Kryptonite… and so on and so on. The rest of the movie involved politics (booooo), crazy Jesse Eisenberg (Yay), and the question of whether superhero’s power should be checked or not (boooo).
Pro/Con: Batman most definitely kills some people. If you don’t know, Batman has one rule, “No killing people.” This was the main theme in Dark Knight, and a reason a lot of people like him. This movie doesn’t explain why he does it. Maybe he just realized that it is a necessary evil, or Harvey Dent from Dark Knight was right about one thing, “You either die a hero or live long enough to see yourself become the villain.”
Con: In any movie with the name Batman in the title, you can guess what the first scene is going to be. I don’t see the need in every Batman movie to remind us, “Hey, in case you guys forgot, Bruce Wayne’s parents died, we can’t just say that, we have to show you, with flashback and slow motion. Enjoy!” Wow, I never knew that; that information is new to me. Who would have thought (read with intense sarcasm)? Yes, maybe one person might not have know that, but for someone who has seen all the Batman movies, and seen the Wayne’s die 12 TIMES!
Con: For some reason, recently many superhero movies (and non superhero movies), have decided the best way to get someone excited for a sequel for a movie is to have dream sequences in the first movie that won’t make any sense in that movie, but later can be easily explained and used so that the main character knows what is going to happen before it actually does. These “visions” spark fan theories and gossip and get people all excited to see the sequel so they can brag to their friends that they are a movie genius and must be bowed down to. Having one of these in a movie is fine, two is pushing it, but three is downright unnecessary. You are just going to have people come out of the theater confused, not having the brain capacity left to realize they just spent $10 on popcorn, $7 for a drink, and $10 for a ticket.
I could list many other reasons why I don’t like this movie, but honestly, I blocked most of my memories of this movie out. If you like action, watch Avengers (or any Marvel superhero movie really), if you like politics, with a pinch of superheros (Do you also like the color grey, abandoned playgrounds, plain oatmeal, classical music, hangnails, poached eggs, or Pro Bowling? Or maybe you hate happiness, puppies, ice cream, rainbows, baseball, The Sandlot, a baby’s laughter, beards, or Harrison Ford), then watch Batman Vs. Superman.
P.S. If you think I was completely wrong about this movie, come talk to me. I enjoy people proving me wrong.
P.P.S. Kudos to the designer of the logo. Very well done. Quality.