As a loyal fan of Superman, especially the last remake “Man of Steel” I am truly upset with Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. There’s a lot to be said about this film, which is actually a follow-up to Man of Steel. I will try to be as fair as I can in bringing you the facts as I know them. Both films were directed by Zack Snyder (how could he do this to us?) Both films starred Henry Cavill as Superman/Clark Kent, Amy Adams as Lois Lane, Kevin Costner and Diane Lane as Superman’s adoptive parents, Jonathan & Martha Kent, respectively and Laurence Fishburne as Perry White. Somehow, Jimmy Olsen was pretty much left out except for a voice in Dawn of Justice as a CIA agent.
Some 18 months after Superman destroyed General Zod in Man of Steel, he has moved in with Lois Lane and is seen as a threat to humanity by Batman. However, after learning of Batman’s (Ben Affleck) intentions and accusations against him, Superman believes Batman is also a threat and plans to stop him by using the Daily Planet articles as Clark Kent. Meanwhile, Lex Luthor (Jesse Eisenberg) CEO of LexCorp has his own set of ideas to take down Superman. Lex Luthor’s plans also include creating meta humans which would include Diana Prince/Wonder Woman (Gal Gadot) who is also the daughter of Zeus.
While all plans are put into motion by Batman, Superman and Lex Luthor, the audience is left to be confused and bored to death by the rantings and ravings of Lex Luthor. Some of his speeches were so long, I began to doze off. Things really got out of control. I didn’t know where I was at times. Jesse Eisenberg is a fantastic actor but one cannot help the script they’re handed. It was brutal and ambiguous. It was never made clear why Superman was targeted as a villain. It didn’t make sense why someone who fought the good fight for decades suddenly was deemed bad. Batman was so angry throughout the entire movie that I thought he was going to bust a gasket. Ben Affleck made the worst Batman I’ve seen, bar none. He looked fat and stocky in the Batman suit and his face seemed so fat under the mask, I couldn’t help but laugh. He seemed gigantic and reminded me of Humpty Dumpty. And who’s idea was it to cast Jeremy Irons as Alfred Pennyworth? That was a mismatch I couldn’t quite understand. In conclusion, because I know the future of the next sequel, I’m no longer upset with the outcome of this film but I will say Batman V Superman was a bad idea. I absolutely hated the Batman character and wasn’t too thrilled with the movie. I really felt the Batman character killed the movie plus the long Lex Luthor speeches finished it off. The script made little sense and the ending really pissed me off. I for one, am looking forward to “The Justice League Part I”, starring Henry Cavill as Superman, now in production — due to be released in 2017.
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