https://fictionmachine.com/2021/03/18/review-batman-v-superman-dawn-of-justice-2016/ Deconstructing the machinery of cinema. Mon, 23 Jan 2023 22:31:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ https://fictionmachine.com/2021/03/18/review-batman-v-superman-dawn-of-justice-2016/comment-page-1/#comment-10594 Thu, 18 Mar 2021 04:29:41 +0000 http://fictionmachine.com/?p=9232#comment-10594 I’ve only seen the director’s cut, and I shudder to think how poor the cinema release must have been.
I agree that Snyder has remained consistent to his vision throughout the trilogy, but for me, that wasn’t a selling point. The Superman v Batman fight was too obviously copied from Frank Miller, but in The Dark Knight Returns, it was the logical conclusion of a story arc. In BvS, it could have been a decent climax were it not for the incredibly silly resolution, but instead, it just makes the final boss fight feel like a rehash.
The only scene in the entire film I thought showed any real imagination was when Clark Kent, with his super-hearing, overhears the communication between Alfred and Bruce Wayne. I don’t remember whether Superman learned anything useful from this, but it’s the only moment I remember that showed Snyder has any understanding of the superhero genre more sophisticated than bashing action figures together to see which one breaks.

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