This thread contains SPOILERS!!!!
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Still here? Ok here we go.
I know the reviews are mostly bad, however some, like me, actually liked it. I dont want to turn this into a marvel vs DC debate, but the overall "disney tone" of Marvel and the characters dont do a thing for me. They never have, even back to childhood. So I fully admit that part of me may be more accepting of this movie because I do like DC more than marvel. Anyway, on to the specifics.
The beginning was really good. I know most of us are saying we've seen the death of Bruce's parents a million times now, however I will give credit to snyder for the visual masterpiece of that beginning scene. It fealt so much darker and serious, as it should, than some of the previous versions. It felt very deep and emotional for me, even after seeing the scene portrayed countless times. Now, on to the September 11th like scene of Man of steel destruction. That's exactely what it felt like for me, it brought back that 9/11 feeling exactly for me. It really made you understand Bruce Wayne's perspective and why he is taking the stand he is.
The rest of the first hour for me was a deep moral exploration that is very reflective of our current real life times. I thought that while it lacked in action, it was interesting. I will say that perhaps that deep moral exploration was more of an add on to man of steel rather than was it any world building for Justice league. However the same moralities can be applied to the other JL characters, so it still made sense.
Now, as for the actual hero vs hero. Wow it was short, but, very interesting. I mean Batman really wont the "fight" pretty damn easily wouldnt you say? I know some will say superman was distracted and holding onto his "I wont kill you" mentality, but still, Batman handed him his rear end.
Some other small points that I havent decided are good or bad.
Batman- It was great to see the older, pissed off batman for once, this isnt something we've seen on film. 1989 Batman was middle aged, a few years in already, and of course Bale was exploring the origins in an ultra realistic universe. But wow, Batman in this film killed so easily. He just offed guys like he no longer gave a flying $#!+. I liked it in some ways, understood it, but part of me wanted to hold onto that "wont kill" history. As far as Ben Afleck playing him, I hated the decision at first, but will fully admit that he played him well. Especially as Bruce Wayne. However I will say there is no way he could have played the younger batman, no way in hell. I rate him as the 2nd Best batman overall.
Superman- He dies, like wow, he dies. Was I shocked? NO, because Doomsday. I fee like Superman needs to be developed more, but maybe thats why they killed him. He will come back as the superman we grew up knowing. After all, Man of steel and Dawn of justice are really only his beginning couple of years.
Jesse as Lex- Not sure yet, he was good, but it felt like they took Joker and Lex DNA and made a new character. I need to see it again before I decide on him.
Movie visuals- Holy $#!+ was this movie great visually. I have always loved the way Snyder visually delivers a movie. The overall dark feel and slow motion really grabs you emotionally.
Summary and Misc- Wonder woman was great, I liked her a lot and cant wait to see more of her. I am looking forward to her solo movie and Justice League in general. I know im not in the main crowd when I am the optimistic one here. It should be very interesting to see how they handle the overall universe going forward.
Thoughts?
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