Dawn of Justice is not that Great but It Isn't That Bad Either

Rating: 7/10 (14 April 2016)

I was really pumped up to watch this film. I had been waiting for it for more than 2 years. Afterall, It was one of the biggest releases of the year. I went to this Multiplex and it was houseful, not one empty seat. For the first time in my life, I have seen a houseful show. I live in India and I have never seen a houseful show in a multiplex, not even for a Hindi film. The best thing is that it was the English show. The Hindi show must have been houseful too. I booked the last remaining seat at 2AM in the night. So let's talk about the film now.
What the Movie Got Right?
Batman. Yes, Batman is brilliant in this film. This Batman is very different from Nolan's Batman. Nolan changed Batman a lot. One of the biggest shortcoming of Nolan's batman was the fight scenes that involved Batman. They were not, let's just say â€“ How batman fights. Christian Bale was amazing but the fight sequences were somehow not that spectacular. The films were great but this was the only shortcoming. This Batman however, is much more closer to the comic version of Batman. Batman is also known as "The greatest detective in the world". In Nolan's batman we did not see that, he did not show much of his detective skills. In Snyder's Batman we see him working as a detective and what a detective he is. Ben Affleck definitely shut up his critics with his portrayal of Batman. The actions sequences are brilliantly done. This is how batman is supposed to fight. These action sequences were a reminiscent of Arkham Asylum video game. So Snyder got Batman right in this film. When he beats Superman, you can just see his rage, his anger, his fury, the way he unleashes punches after punches on Superman's face. This Batman is much more darker and broody than Nolan's Batman. This might be the best Batman on screen. The fighting scene between Batman and Superman is also well done. I mean, everyone knows Superman can kill Batman in a fraction of a second (This is coming from a huge Batman fan) but Snyder gave Superman a reason not to. We see in the film that Superman did not want to kill Batman. Superman does not kill for no reason. Yes, he had a reason but he wanted to negotiate with and not kill Batman. This is the reason the fight took place in the first place otherwise Batman would have been dead before it even started. He even says these lines - "If I wanted it, you'd be dead already". I also loved the more darker tone of the film. It was a problem for critics but I loved it. This is the greatest gladiator match in the history. Bat of Gotham is fighting God of Krypton, are we supposed to throw jokes here and there like Marvel does? Remember than dance scene at the end of GOTG? It was humorous but stupid. This movie has just the right amount of humor. Lex Luther ensures that you get a laugh or two every now and then. The funniest scene is when Batman is out of punches and he knows that Superman is going to beat him really bad he starts running and who can forget the following lines? Superman: Is she with you? Batman: I thought she was with you. Another thing that I liked was Wonder Woman's entry. Yes, the trailers ruined it but it was spectacular anyway. The crowd cheered when she appeared on screen. Her theme music was brilliantly done. I am really pumped up for her solo film now. Gal Gadot was great as WW. Jesse Eisenberg was good as Lex though some people might hate him. The new Lex is given a more twisted character. He is half mad.
What it Got Wrong?
To be honest, the first half of the film is highly incoherent and weirdly stuck together. We get to follow so many plot lines in the beginning that we forget where we started and what is happening. The movie starts on a high note, we get to see how Batman became Batman (yeah, they killed his parents again). The dream sequence in the beginning is really well done. The how-Batman-comes- to-hate-Superman sequence is good too. We get to see everything from Batman's perspective. He sees Superman as a threat to the world. He sees Superman as an alien, he thinks he is not a human. But after that, it tries to follow so many things and it results in confusion specially for those who have not read the comics. Also, there is a lot of CGI and people might not buy that. Also there are some MacGuffins and some of the choices that the characters make are a bit illogical. Overall, it is not a great film but it is not bad either, surely not as bad as critics are saying it is. It is a good 7/10 for me. It might even be an 8, not up to the expectations but not as bad as I expected it to be after reading the reviews. So go without any expectations and you will enjoy it.