A masterpiece. You may just not know it yet.

Rating: 10/10 (2 May 2016)

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, contrary to what many, many critics have said, may just be Snyder's tour de force. The love invested in the project is quite palpable. Snyder himself has said that he is "a comic book guy" and that he has "made the movie as much as (he) could based on that aesthetic". He has, therefore, intended to translate such a medium, that of the graphic novel, to film to the best of his abilities. And he has delivered: other comic book films are just that, films based or inspired in comic book films; this is something quite different and special. It is, very much, a comic book come to life. It is visually brilliant and almost operatic. The editing, which has been absolutely panned by the critics, even lends itself to the translation Snyder has set off to achieve, and, at least for me, is no mistake. It catches the feeling a reader has when reading a comic, and moving his eyes from one vignette to the other. And this is achieved without any special effect; it is just how the editing is done and the scenes are ordered, which is indeed remarkable. The script is also very well written; one should remember this are comics, not Shakespeare. And yet, it has a heft that most superheroes lack. Down the road, lighter, more frivolous forays into superhero films (the majority of those that have come before) will loose their shine and be promptly forgotten, while this one may become more appreciated and better stand the test of time. For my part, I sincerely wish Snyder does not stray from this path, for he is not merely interested in making a buck, nor in pleasing a crowd for an afternoon, but in comics films as art. Mr. Snyder, from me, you get a standing ovation.