Why The Hate?

Rating: 6/10 (27 March 2016)

I thought the film was pretty good. I don't know why there's so much hate and negativity for it.
Where do I begin? Opening sequence, very powerful and easy to follow. Also very emotional and moving. You get the entire origin of Bruce Wayne and Batman in the matter of 2-3 minutes. Then we go to Metropolis. LOVE these sequences also. We get to relive the destruction of Metropolis through from Bruce's point of view. This help's fuel the fire as to why he wants to go after Superman, at least.
Thank god for Jesse Eisenberg in this film to add comic relief that was actually laughable. Most of us aren't used to this version of Lex Luthor but I'm glad he's around. He could make you laugh and was entertaining at times. Tolerable in my opinion.
Ben Affleck is the Batman we've all been waiting for, kind of. Aside from the fact he killed a few people (and I'm not talking about the dream sequence where he starts shooting people up). No I'm talking about running through their cars, and blowing them up with his Batwing. That stood out to me but hey you gotta do what you gotta do, right? Ben did an amazing job at displaying the emotional trauma of what he has endured through the years as Batman. VERY unique and VERY cool.
Henry Cavill hasn't changed much since we last saw him in Man Of Steel. He's the same Superman we got, so if you're looking for any differences aside from the fact that his love for Lois Lane has grown immensely you will not find anything new.
Zach Snyder first of all is a genius when it comes to visual septics. The entire film from beginning to finish was visually stunning and the cinematography department was absolutely fantastic. As far as plot development and story telling goes, we still have a long way to go.
Some things I could have done without would be Batman and Superman coming to terms over something so little as both of their mother's names being "Martha". Again, at the same time it did show the emotional sensitivity that Bruce Wayne still has, but in the end, a ridiculous way to break up a goal that the film has done so well up to that point on showing how passionate he is to complete. As for Superman, I don't know why he'd ever go fighting Batman in the first place. He was given an hour to bring Lex Batman's head or else his mother would die. I mean, I was expecting more of a personal issue with Batman to begin with.
Wonder Woman was great in the very limited scenes she was in. No issues with her whatsoever. I might have liked to see her side of the story maybe, and a little bit more with her to help the plot and story, other than to just add another thread off of it.
Another thing I didn't like would be the Justice League cameos. I feel like those were very forced and unnecessary. Which by the way, Jason Mamoa looks amazing as Aquaman. Ezra Miller is just there, no comment on him. Same with Ray Fisher as Cyborg. Just no comment but very unnecessary.
Finally, the ending. Superman is dead. BRILLIANT ending. He's brought down to a level which he's never been before, and deal with issues that we as humans live with every single day. Our own mortality. If they want to go in this direction, cool. I'm all for it. But WHY on Earth would you reveal to us that he's still alive at the end? WHY. This is the one thing that absolutely kills me every time I think of this movie. This simply cannot happen. If you want to go in the dark direction, stay in your lane. This film would have set up such a dark and grim future for the Justice League with an immense level of uncertainty. That would have made the Justice League film so much more interesting. But unfortunately we have to live with what we've got. Now on to Suicide Squad. Hopefully we will get more answers come Justice League Part 1 in 2017.