What Man of Steel should have been

Rating: 8/10 (19 March 2016)

The dullness captured in Man of Steel is no longer present in this film (thank god), making it somewhat 'easier' to watch. The films pacing is a lot faster, somewhat like the new Star Wars, giving narrative transitions which flow and keeps the audiences attention. It retains the dark/negative theme of previous DC films, driving the story with stronger scenes. It's very hard to like the the two protagonists, as they're strong, but very individual minded -- making it somewhat hard to empathize with them. Acting wise, it's hard to compare Ben Affleck with any other Batman, as he's a lot more unique in the way he actually has character, and isn't as black and white as previous versions. As the title indicates, this is very much a Batman and Superman film, thus it felt like the other hero's such as Wonder Woman and Aquaman were just there as gimmick's, not progressing the film at all. Lastly, the ending was just fine... In a way it makes sense, but it wasn't a punchy or emotional ending you'd expect at the end of a DC film.