Faster than a sleeping pill

Rating: 4/10 (23 March 2016)

I WAS bored watching director Zack Snyder's Man of Steel (2013), and things haven't changed watching his sequel Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. This is because the film doesn't allow viewers time to empathise with either superhero. Just when you think you can get behind one cardboard superhero, Snyder whips you to another scene involving another superhero.
Another big letdown is the purported battle between the two white superheroes. It's a misunderstanding that could have been resolved with both of them having a tete a tete. After all, I'm sure Superman didn't mean to wreak havoc of untold billions of dollars when he fought the evil General Zod at the end Man of Steel.
In scenes meant to hark back to the Sept 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on New York, Bruce Wayne/Batman sees his building crumble to dust during the terrifying battle, which killed and maimed his staff, triggering anti-Superman sentiments that will consume him.
While some might say that this is just collateral damage, I believe this may be the first film that studies the effects of a superhero's battle against his nemesis. Viewers never see the consequences of the X- Men's battles against baddies, or Deadpool's rampages against his enemies. Snyder may be hinting at a certain superpower riding roughshod over the world and disregarding the consequences of its actions.
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