A below average depiction of a theme that could have been extraordinary...

Rating: 6/10 (28 March 2016)

Well, to start with, this was one of my most anticipated movies of this year. Naturally, I wanted it to be good if not perfect and at the same time keeping my expectations low as it was directed by Zack Snyder. But still the movie managed to disappoint me.It tries hard, but still falls flat on so many levels. It was a really sloppy attempt in setting up the DC universe.The movie was all over the place and fails in indulging the audience throughout. Sure BvS has plenty moments of greatness, some good dialogs, great action sequences and incredible performances by the star cast, but for every incredible scene there is some strange or unnecessary successive scene which is out of its place.
Now, what I don't understand is that what does Warner Bros. and other producers see in Zack Snyder. He is simply an average director.Sure, i admired his movie Watchmen. But he tends to use the same effects and techniques in each of his movies.The visuals worked in Watchmen but they don't work every time.It can be observed in Bvs that many slow- mo sequences are misused.Also,there are too many dream sequences which totally felt out of its place.
The premise of the movie is totally logical, about how the people see Superman as a threat and there boils a difference in opinion among Batman and Superman regarding their choice of justice. But what i could not digest was that Batman, who is known for making sensible decisions chose to fight Superman just like that without even bothering to have a conversation with Superman in order to understand his frame of mind. The Batman here seemed impatient and reckless.The character of Superman was sensible though.And Lex Luthor was another waste of character here.The Lex whom we know as a mastermind and a person of magnitude was not depicted in the film. The Lex Luthor here has no motivation and no farsightedness. He was simply a mess and Jesse Eisenberg who portrayed him was annoying.I also felt the creation of Doomsday by Lex, in the way as was shown in the film to be a bit strange and odd.
Apart from these there are plenty of great aspects in the film.Definitely a step up from Man of Steel.Ben Affleck was great as Batman. Even Gal Gadot, another questionable casting choice, was great as Wonder Woman.Few surprises in the film, like the tease for Justice League were awesome.
Go see the movie, just not with too much expectations and I hope you enjoy it. (In the meantime I will keep my fingers crossed for Civil War.Please don't suck!!!)