Man vs Movie, Hype vs Reality

Rating: 8/10 (23 April 2016)

Never has there been a more torn consensus as to whether a movie is good or not. An abundance of reviews. Many good. Plenty bad. The question still stands however. Is Batman V Superman a good movie, or a bad one? Well, to properly answer this question, I am going to break the film down into 3 aspects and give my review of what this film does well, does not do well. Here we go.
The War between Batman and Superman: This is the reason people came to the movie. Not to witness conversations that would eventually lead to an 8 minute fight, but to actually see the fight. Well, while the fight itself did not disappoint, the progression of the conflict creating it kind of suffered a bit. Personally, I enjoyed Bruce Wayne's character and understood why he wanted Superman gone, though, I am still trying to figure out what Superman's problem is with the Batman. I get that he, as a reporter, thinks Batman is just some criminal vigilante, but there doesn't seem to be any justifiable reason that he wants Batman dead, or for wanting to fight him. If you exclude the scene of Superman confronting Batman and demanding for him to retire, this whole aspect of the story seems a lot more cohesive.
Partial rating 6/10
The Characters of Batman and Superman: One of my main issues with Man of Steel is just how little character development there is for anyone, including Superman himself. While I do find myself wanting more on screen time for Superman alone, I feel like this movie did a pretty good job and moving his character along. You get to see him as the reporter Clark Kent, which seemed to be a very natural role in him that I never questioned once in legitimacy. His relationship with Louis made a lot more sense this time around and his conversation with his Mother seemed heartfelt and really added to his character overall, as well as his character motivations. I feel like they could give Superman more Superman-esque kind of stuff to do, but really I just find myself hoping there is another stand alone Superman film, which isn't a bad thing. Now for Batman... He is perfect. In every way. Absolutely wonderful. There is literally not one thing that I do not like about Batman in this movie, and Affleck's portrayal of him. The suit was fantastic. The action scenes were great, especially the warehouse scene. I even didn't mind the way his voice was done. The only real gripe that I have on Batman isn't even about Batman himself, but rather his method of fighting Superman. I really wish that they could have found a way to even the playing field without relying of Kryptonite. I'm not sure what other options there were, but there has to be some other way that he can keep up with the Man of Steel.
Partial Grade: 9.5/10
The Alliance and The Fight: I had some really low expectations for the whole "Dawn of Justice" aspect of this film. Everything that I saw from the trailer led me to believe it'd be the aspect of the movie dragging it down. It really was quite the opposite. With the exception of Doomsday, the last third of this film was quite entertaining. Wonder Woman discovering all of the other Justice League members, while a little bit forced, was incredibly exciting and I had no problem with it at all. For Wonder Woman, a character whom I have never had any interest in learning anything about, to be such a strong and prominent part of this movie's closing act, was very impressive. The teaming up of Batman, Superman, and Wonder Woman was awesome to see. Even the fight itself with Doomsday was pretty darn good. I just didn't like Doomsday himself. It just wasn't necessary to bring him into this. I loved the way this movie closed out and it really did have me on the edge on my seat hoping Superman wasn't actually dead. The movie wrapped up leaving me wanting more. Again, not a bad thing at all.
Partial Grade 9/10.
Overall, a pretty decent start for the DCU. We'll see where it goes from here, but there is enough good to believe the best is still ahead. I cannot wait to see a standalone Batman film.