Blog:Batman v Superman: Dawn Of Justice (Unofficial)

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice is a 2016 superhero film featuring the DC Comics characters Batman and Superman. Directed by Zack Snyder, written by Chris Terrio and David S. Goyer, and distributed by [https://awfulmovies.miraheze.org/wiki/Mh:greatestmovies:Warner_Bros. Warner Bros. Pictures], it is the follow-up to Man of Steel and the second installment in the DC Extended Universe.

The film premiered at the Auditorio Nacional in Mexico City on March 19, 2016, and was released in the United States on March 25, 2016, in 2D, 3D, premium large formats, and 70 mm prints.

Plot
It's been nearly two years since Superman's (Henry Cavill) colossal battle with Zod (Michael Shannon) devastated the city of Metropolis. The loss of life and collateral damage have left many feeling angry and helpless, including crime-fighting billionaire Bruce Wayne (Ben Affleck). Convinced that Superman is now a threat to humanity, Batman embarks on a personal vendetta to end his reign on Earth, while the conniving Lex Luthor (Jesse Eisenberg) launches his own crusade against the Man of Steel.

Why it Rocks

 * 1) A great soundtrack by Hans Zimmer and Tom Holkenborg (Junkie XL).
 * 2) Great Peformances from Ben Affleck as Batman, Henry Cavill as Superman, Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman and Jeremy Irons as Alfred
 * 3) The Ultimate Edition is a big improvement over the theatrical cut as it adds more scenes.
 * 4) * Batman seeing a teacher leading a group of students through the streets during the Black Zero event from Man of Steel.
 * 5) * A brief shot of the gun being leveled at Martha Wayne's face.
 * 6) * In Nairomi, it confirms the man who was shot in the original version was Jimmy Olsen.
 * 7) * It also confirms Knyazev and his men murdered the warlord's men and the villagers, before they immolate their corpses with a flamethrower (which makes it look like they had been killed by Superman's heat vision, causing Superman to get framed for it.
 * 8) * Inclusion of swearing. (This being an R-rated film.) An example would be when Lex Luthor visits Wallace Keefe, he says "What the fuck do you want?", whilst the F-word was omitted in the theatrical version.
 * 9) * In the theatrical cut, Doomsday went to jump at a helicopter to destroy it but misses, hitting the LexCorp Tower. Here in the Ultimate Edition, he successfully destroys it.
 * 10) * The scene with steppenwolf and lex luthor was added in the Ultimate Edition but wasn't in the theatrical cut.
 * 11) Great opening scene
 * 12) Wonder Woman's entrance was amazing, even better with her theme "Is She Still With You?"
 * 13) There are some great actions
 * 14) * The fight with Doomsday. The visuals are simply amazing
 * 15) * Batman fighting criminals to rescue Martha. It's also arguably the best Batman fight scene since Affleck's performance was energetic, flexible, and brutal, as opposed to other actors who portrayed Batman, who happen to be mostly stiff at times.
 * 16) * Batman's fight with Superman is also pretty good.
 * 17) The cinematography is very good.
 * 18) Bruce Wayne's point of view in Metropollis during the Black Zero event is very well made, which created his view on Superman.
 * 19) They're are some very good quotes in this movie
 * 20) * "That's how it starts. The fever... the rage... the feeling of powerlessness that turns good men cruel."
 * 21) * "People hate what they don’t understand"
 * 22) * "The world only makes sense...if you force it to"
 * 23) The Knightmare scene was well made and excellent.

Bad Qualities

 * 1) The "Martha" scene. While given the understanding that both Bruce and Clark's mother share the same name, it could've been executed better, as it felt too quick and forced.
 * 2) While the funeral scene was good and emotional, it can drag on for a while.
 * 3) Some actors were just dull, boring, or bad. For exampleː
 * 4) * Hugh Maguire
 * 5) * Wunmi Mosaku
 * 6) * Scoot McNairy.
 * 7) * Callan Mulvey
 * 8) * And most notably...Jesse Eisenberg.
 * 9) While emotional, Superman's death was kind of pointless. Knowing he would come back in the next movie, this was only his second appearance in the DCEU, which makes it even more pointless.
 * 10) Jesse Eisenberg wasn't a good lex luthor.
 * 11) Some scenes that were fixed in the ultimate cut didn't make sense in the theatrical cut.
 * 12) * The Africa scene
 * 13) * Lois getting kidnapped
 * 14) Some scenes weren't fixed in the ultimate cut
 * 15) * Again, the "Martha" scene.
 * 16) * Lex Luthor hates Kryptonians, yet he turns General Zod's (A Kryptonian) corpse into Doomsday, which contradicts his plan of Batman killing Superman.

Reception
This movie received mixed reviews. On aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film resulting in a 29% score. The website's critical consensus reads: "Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice smothers a potentially powerful story – and some of America's most iconic superheroes – in a grim whirlwind of effects-driven action.". The general consensus was that the movie "is more interested in setting up sequels than being a movie". Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average to critics' reviews, gave the film an average score of 44 out of 100, based on 51 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".