The People Vs Hollywood Studios

Rating: 6/10 (28 March 2016)

Batman v Superman: Dawn Of Justice was a film surrounded by criticism from the very beginning. With the controversial casting of Ben Affleck as Batman, it had many people in an uproar as to how the final product would turn out.
Then came the horrendous reviews from the critics, including a pitiful 29% critics rating on Rotten Tomatoes. As much as the action-packed trailer had me excited to watch this film, I couldn't shake the niggling doubt that had infiltrated my mind.
Honestly, this film delivered in what I had expected from it. That's not to say it is an Oscar-worthy film but people need to remember that it's not what it set out to be. Two gorgeous leads playing superhero heavyweights, not to mention the introduction of Wonder Woman, played by the stunning Israeli actress Gal Gadot. There were two major things that did bother me: the lengthy duration of the film (which seemed quite unnecessary) and the fact that the title implies a heavy battle between Superman and Batman however this was quite short-lived and was poorly explored.
Having said that, the special effects were phenomenal and the cinematography by Larry Fong stayed true to Zack Snyder's video game/comic book style. The major thing to note was that despite the negative criticism attached to this film, this did not deter the regular cinema-goers from flocking to theatres worldwide to view this blockbuster on the big screen. Raking in a whopping $170.1 million at the U.S. box office during opening weekend, this is a shining example of the ever- increasing gap between the industry's professional opinions and the expectations and desires of the general population.
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