THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SOME SPOILERS.
Hello readers,
I am here today to talk about Batman VS Superman: Dawn of Justice, a sequel to the 2013's Man of Steel and also served as an introduction for both Wonder Woman and Batman. I wrote a review on the previous film three years ago and if you are interested in reading, you can click here. Batman VS Superman: Dawn of Justice starred Henry Cavil as the usual (Superman/Clark Kent), Ben Affleck as Batman/Bruce Wayne, Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman/Diana, Jesse Eisenberg as Lex Luthor and Amy Adams as Lois Lane.
The film took an interesting take on superheroes, whether or not do the people actually wanted Superman as their God, the saviour to the city. You see, some people don't feel the same. The audience were shown the previous fight between General Zod and Superman, an epic fight if I remembered and how ferocious the battle was with Superman being thrown from buildings to buildings. Chaos running about in the city as the ordinary people tried to get themselves to safety and it was this segment where we first saw Bruce Wayne, being in a hurry to get to his Wayne Enterprises as quick as possible by car (just after the helicopter landed). If you didn't watched the previous film, then it would be likely you would find yourself a little confused how did the story even started with a fight or something.
Batman VS Superman: Dawn of Justice also finds the two heroes, having different perspective and a heavy misunderstanding that occurred 18 months after the film ended. Both heroes' similarities are they are good people trying to keep their cities safe from any danger and each individual thought the other to be dangerous to the public. Besides, the only antagonist in this film is Lex Luthor. Jesse Eisenberg as Lex Luthor was rather disturbing and a little disappointing. I don't remembered Lex being such a sociopath or a psychotic maniac. In my opinion, if Jesse was going to act like that for Lex Luthor, then someone should actually give him another DC Comics villain instead.
Unlike Man of Steel, the storyline for this film was all over the place. The story was inconsistent at the beginning and it felt like the scenes were selected and edited just for the sake of the film duration of 2 hours and 31 minutes. From time to time, the film consistently changed from one genre to another. I felt at times I was watching a romantic film and sometimes a mystery film. Overall, I am saying that the storyline could have been better plotted.
I have no problem with the leading heroes' performances, especially Ben Aflleck as Batman/Bruce Wayne. Three years ago, there were backlashes on Ben as the casting choice for the famous DC Comics character and worst of all, there was even a petition for it. I wasn't disappointed with Ben's performance in Batman VS Superman: Dawn of Justice, in fact he actually nailed the character. Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman was also impressive too.
In conclusion, Batman VS Superman: Dawn of Justice could have been better in terms of storyline. I did enjoyed the ending where the three heroes fought together against Doomsday and also the tease of the three upcoming superheroes. I look forward to watching Justice League when the time comes and Batman and Wonder Woman's own spin-off. Nevertheless, the film was still worth watching.
Ratings: 5/10
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