Batman v Superman

Rating: 9/10 (24 March 2016)

Batman v Superman
There is a plethora of ideas in this new film in the budding and successful DC universe, the writing of BvS is very good, they say that Ben Affleck helped with the script that he even rewrote some parts, well he won an Oscar with long friend Matt Damon in the film Good Will Hunting. The writers Goyer, Terrio have created a solid, very solid screenplay so that flashy director and lover of comic book action can do well. The writing consists about what is to be human. "You are not brave," says Batman to Superman, "men are brave." This movie talks about what is it to be human, Superman is a Kryptonian but Clark Kent, his alter ego is human all right. This film states why Superman wants to validate the faith, belief and sacrifices that his family had made so that he could be hope and light to the world. Superman struggles with the consequences, reactions of his powers all around the world. For every good he does, there is collateral damage and there is effect and cause. Don't get me wrong, Superman is a very good guy, he wants to save everyone, he has a savior complex, he hurts and bleeds underneath when he sees pain, despair, sadness and the fact that he cannot save everyone eats him to the core. Cavill can put deep emotions to his countenance and when he sees suffering that he cannot stop, he hurts a lot. There are political questions and there is heavy under prints of religious ideas, idealism and also there is the ideas of Greek mythology. There are statements from villains in this film that cannot believe that divinity or divine beings cannot be all powerful and all good, that in essence their ultimate power makes them corrupt, but clearly the person who states this is simply maligned and has envy of the power others have. This is the perception of how a man can feel small and little in the world and seeing great beings, all powerful makes him feel weak and how he has resentment for these all powerful beings, how he thinks he should have this power himself, that is his ideas that he deserves this power, like Prometheus give fire to the world and betray and slays the other in this case Greek mythology the other super beings. Now that the ideas, subjects, themes that are deep indeed were taken notice, the action is very good. The fight between these two super heroes is very good and I love how they made it possible for these two fighters to have a fight without restrictions, both have chances to win, one more than the other. Snyder is an action maestro and this fight is very good, Batman promised the Man of Steel that he will bleed, and he eventually does it. There is a deep connection between these two superheroes, and as much as Batman is angry, frustrated, powerless, all his anger cannot overcome his humanity that is in essence what helps him be the super hero he is, he wants justice and if he cannot be the instrument of justice that he wants to be after the loss he had suffered due to injustice, what is the purpose of the bat man, so very powerful scene there that has the full humanity of Bruce Wayne, the moment he realized that he must remember the suffering of his losses and change from what he has become, powerful scene indeed. The best part of this film is Batman that is the best character out there, he is nuanced and we see his transformation in the screen, very powerful performance by Affleck. Wonder Woman is momentarily shown, she looks great as Gadot clearly put all her enthusiasm, grit, into this performance, very passionate, a lot of passion in her actions, words, his eyes burn with passion, good electric performance, she truly came with all the energy she could possibly mastered, impressive. The only blemish is perhaps the climactic battle that is part of the criticism that Man of Steel had, it is similar but we see the Justice League in action. There are emotional moments and it is clear that there is a lot more to be talked about, there are heavy mentions of what the future could bring in store for DC universe, a lot of complexity. The dream scenes are very good. This is very good film, the writing is excellent, the best of the film is the screenplay, the ideas, the second best thing is the cinematography that somehow makes all this melee battle, special effects plausible, sometimes you ask yourself, this looks naturalistic although very comic book like, but it is very well done to make all this possible. Yes it is better than Man of Steel and I liked MOS, but this film makes a stronger impression and makes you think of elements that are interesting, thoughtful film, philosophical even in parts. 9 stars of 10.