Batman v Superman: Dawn Of Justice Review

“Nobody wants to see Clark Kent take on the Batman” Uttered by Laurence Fishburne who is embodying Perry White, this line is almost too easy to point and snicker at, as if it weren’t the dangling branch from a legitimate tree full of questions. Throughout the over 2 and a 1/2 hour runtime of this movie, the question I came back to over various character movements and plot points was why? It feels as if Zack Snyder and his team never asked this either, but instead opted for “how” and “can we?” much more often. Batman vs Superman: Dawn of Justice is a film that attempts make the business of superheroes a door to the film, but not the entire house. We can applaud that on some levels. I’ve often stated that the Avengers films are just collections of action trailers connected throw away plots. Snyder and his writers have probably heard this criticism and attempted to go the other way, trying to make heart, identity and purpose the special effect instead gratuitous eye blasts for much of the film. The problem is, if you’re going to make your version of Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight where you have disguised a character study as a comic book hero film, then your characters better be damn interesting.

The film opens with possibly the most familiar scene in all comic book movies, Thomas and Martha Wayne getting merked. I apologize if I’ve spoiled 20+ years of Batman movies for you. The funeral leads to another familiar scene where a young Bruce that doesn’t want to deal with th…