Dawn of the DC Universe

Rating: 9/10 (25 March 2016)

Batman vs., Superman: Dawn of Justice is the setup of DC Comic book universe that will ultimately lead into the Justice League. Henry Cavill reprises his role as Superman, the man from Krypton who saved Planet Earth from the evil General Zod. Ben Affleck joins the cast as Bruce Wayne and Wayne's alter ego Batman. Also joining the cast Gal Gadot as Diana Prince aka Wonder Woman. The movie begins where Man of Steel left off. Bruce Wayne witnesses the destruction of Metropolis because of the epic battle between General Zod and Superman. Wayne immediately distrusts the Man of Steel, he believes Superman's actions are irresponsible and his alien powers are not to be trusted as Wayne believes he can be easily corrupted. The film moves forward 18 months and we meet the main protagonist of the film Lex Luther, Superman's arch-nemesis played by Jesse Eisenberg. Luther's master plan is to discredit Superman and tarnish his savior image and pitting Superman vs. Batman in the process. A lot worked for this film. Gal Gadot stole the show. Her portrayal of Wonder Woman was awesome. After watching her embrace this role, I cannot wait for her stand alone film. 2017 cannot come too soon. Surprisingly Ben Affleck was awesome. I was completely worried when they announced he would be playing the role of Batman. I remember his Daredevil film and how disappointed I was with the film. I did not expect him able to carry another superhero role let alone Batman. The tone of the film is a plus as well. The film is dark and gritty, a grownup superhero film, not one where a guy flies around calling people names of characters of other big films because they look like them or constant silly jokes. Doomsday was also pretty cool; he was created different than in the comics but looked perfect for the part. There are a couple things that do not work. The story at times drags a little but not too much where you will be bored with the film. Also, some characters are a tad underdeveloped like Holly Hunter as Senator Finch. At times she seems like she wants to be good and there times she wants to be bad, she can't decide. Lex Luther was off. He seemed more like The Joker than Luther as he was portrayed as a psychopath not a sociopath. Eisenberg's portrayal was at times over the top, but not overly annoying. I found myself OK with him and at times frustrated with him. Overall I enjoyed Batman vs. Superman. Is the film perfect? No, no film is no matter what anyone says. Is this the best superhero film, no it is not the best. Fans of Frank Miller's Dark Knight and The Death of Superman will appreciate this film. Marvel fans will pick this part just to find ways to hate this. Everything they criticized the film to me, they praised about The Avengers. Am I a DC fan boy that hates Marvel? No I am not. Guardians of the Galaxy, Deadpool, Captain America: Winter's Solider, X-Men: First Class, and X-Men: Days of Future Past are some of my favorite films. I tell everybody, see the film for yourself as everyone has different tastes.