Batman v. Superman

Batman v. Superman not review. Some spoilers, I will try to keep them to a minimum. This movie is good, however if your expectation is that this will be like the Marvel Universe superhero movies or the Christian Bale Batman Trilogy you will be disappointed. With that out of way, Ben Affleck, as Bruce Wayne / Batman is very respectable, as good as Christian Bale. Ben holds his own as the Dark Knight. Batman and Superman are both very tragic characters in this imagination of the DC universe. Batman orphaned when his parents are killed, Superman orphaned when his planet dies and he hurled through space to earth. There are more similarities to the heroes besides both being orphans, but I’m not giving them away. The tragic nature of superman, credit to Kevin Smith, is Superman has the power to save people but he can’t save everyone and knows that he cannot. The struggle of superman is he wants to be a normal guy but cannot ignore the world around him and let people suffer. Which builds the bigger conflict of Superman because of his power some see him as a god and others as a possible threat. For Superman that struggle is walking the line between and not letting those in the world who worship you as a god go to your head and also resist the temptation to bring the world under your heel. Superman also battles with making selfish choices to save Lois over someone else. Man of Steel and Batman v. Superman bring that sense of realness to Superman that hasn’t been done before. Batman is no stranger to tragic story lines and this version of the Dark Knight is an interesting twist to the struggle of the crime fighter. Batman faces a similar good vs. evil superman in that how far can you go and still be on the right side of justice. When do you cross the line from good guy to bad guy. How far is too far? What is the greater good? Wonder Woman played by Gal Gadot, is a secondary character and has very minor character development in this movie but certainly kicks ass as Diana Prince / Wonder Woman. It is hinted that her story is also dark, and her values and faith in man has been tested but, like Superman, cannot stand idle while others suffer. Lex Luthor, I like Jesse Eisenburg as Lex but this is probably the weakest imagination of Lex ever. I’m not sure whose choice it was to portray Lex Luthor as an unhinged mental case, but it was a bad choice. Moving away from archetypes is not a bad thing but in this case it was not the best choice. The critical thing about Lex being the weakest character of the film is that his character moves the movie plot he builds the tension between Batman and Superman, which is why I think a lot of critics find fault in this movie and justifiably. The weakly portrayed villain against two tragic heroes fails to build what could have been a much more emotionally epic showdown when the titans clashed. Overall I like this film, blending the Man of Steel plot and story line into Batman v. Superman sets this movie up and shows exactly why Batman does not like Superman. The pace is slow at times but never boring but sometimes when the Lex story is up it breaks the mood from dark to WTF is happening. One thing I think critics are missing is this is a Batman movie and not a Batman and Superman movie. The main story is the POV of Batman, so while the other characters are in the movie including Superman, it is the Batman story arc that moves this film. DC is moving to build a linked series of films, like Marvel has done, to bring their catalogue of characters to the big screen and not just do the stand alone movies they have done in the past. This movie does quickly introduce other characters in the DC universe and while it may technically be a lazy way to introduce characters, I think it was better than trying to force more characters into a movie that already has two big characters, Batman and Superman and big supporting roles in Lois Lane, Lex Luthor and Diana Prince / Wonder Woman and a super bad guy. While it may be lazy creatively, it sets up a nice teaser within the film that there is a larger world out there and we are just discovering without making their characters seem shallow with a forced inclusion in an already very full film. Overall, I think this is a good film and worth seeing on the big screen. The action scenes are top notch and some of the best Batman fights on film to date. The film is 2 hours and 30 minutes. There is no extra scene at the end of the credits so bail if you want when the credits start. Don’t expect what you’ve seen in other superhero movies and you won’t be disappointed. Ben Affleck is a damn good Batman Well, that’s all for now, other stuff to follow most likely Happy Birthday if it’s your birthday and a very merry un birthday if it isn’t your birthday Thank you for reading, please subscribe, Have a great day and play nice in the neighborhood. Ciao, Invisible Don PS 3 / PS4 Gamer Tag: invisible don Invisible Don PO Box 4425 Roanoke VA 24015 Send me Post Cards … I love Post Cards