A DCEU introduction worth the time

Rating: 10/10 (24 March 2016)

The movie starts off with a beautiful splash page like introduction to the unknown to us DCEU Batman, you get a quick idea of what this character represents in this incarnation. Batman is of course shown with 20 years behind his back, so please note that things have already happened to him during this period that have made him a bit darker than your usual movie incarnations seen up until now.
One of the early scenes involving him in the movie, has a very alien/predator feeling, it will totally win over the Miller camp and the Arkham games camp. He is not just a myth, he is a scary myth. Sounds like he had enough of bad guys and wants answers now.
Will this be something that your 12 year old kid likes, maybe not. Superman is exactly what they said he is not in Man of Steel. The worse part is that the critics complained about those elements and now when they do have them present, the focus shifted towards the director again.
The film shows us how the public and the government feel about this alien, that they would like to have for a savior, but would want to have under their control. When pressured they admit that they really need someone like that to help in things that are beyond their control.
Lex Luthor has very strong scenes and is a very mind trick kind of manipulator that has his own agenda and gets them done by any means. He does find some resistance in the face of side characters and that is really a great direction from the perspective of the viewer. They did not get lost in the 80s plots, where he does what he wants and only Superman knows he is a terrible person, Smart characters in the movie figure out his intentions from the moment they lay eyes on him.
To be honest i prefer this Lex Luthor over other incarnations of the character in past movies. It feels like a threat and not a comedic relief, you feel like he can be a actual villain for Superman and be good at it. Not something i felt in the 80s or 06 versions unfortunately.
Now you might be led to believe by random internet posts that this movie is filled with multiple characters from the Justice League, it is not believe me. There is 2 cameo scenes, which unlike Marvel do not rely on pure hype for something new but are story driven.
The real DC fans would recognize them and know which story lines will be introduced soon and rejoice. You will get a good understanding of who Bruce Wayne is and will love the interactions with Alfred.
Visually Zack Snyder is amazing, he did make one mistake in the movie regarding the visuals, yes i agree with some negatives about that, but the overall hate pouring on him is mostly based on people that prefer not to have an opinion and just borrow one.
When you see the movie you will clearly see it, it just makes the scene loose focus on the events and focuses the attention elsewhere.
There is great world building in the background that most people would not see, recognize and mostly skip. It is all behind the the eyes of the general audience, but fans will catch those elements and references and would definitely love them.
I would advise you to definitely watch the movie if you are a fan of the comic books and the characters. Do not rely on the opinion of critics that write for the {Enter random site known only to 15 people in Alabama} who wrote that the movie is 2/5 but you see he scored The Hunger Games part 18 with 5/5, then he went and gave some other crap 5/5. Why would this person matter to you?
Anyway a good first introduction to the DC world, music score is 10/10, i was very aware musically that something is about to happen.
Go see it..