It's high time we started ignoring the critics

Rating: 9/10 (18 August 2016)

I really don't know what all the hullabaloo is. Why is everyone thrashing DC? It's true that I did not think the movie was AMAZING the first time I watched it at the theater. Maybe it was the 3D, maybe it was the theatrical cut. However, I recently re-watched the movie, the extended cut, out on DVD. Here are my thoughts.
The movie is really good. Could it have been better? Maybe. I cannot even comprehend what goes in the minds of people responsible for bringing iconic characters to life, consistently one after the other, and satisfy billions of fans worldwide. But I sure know that they are under immense stress and pressure to perform. So I do not really judge the director, writes, actors etc. It is really easy to sit behind our computer screens and bash away as though we are the authority on the subject.
Nowadays, people have this habit of speaking out just because everyone else is speaking out, or one lone wolf cried foul. The critics say the movie is dark. Well, what about the phenomenon where Facebook feed is filled with quotes and poems which are equally dark? Example - Terribly Tiny Tales. Almost each and every tale is morbid and depressing, yet people seem to hymn the same tune. What about dark novels like Gone Girl etc. Nobody seems to have a problem with that?
Was the movie a bit dark? Yes. Am I a Marvel fanboy? Yes. Should we compare it to Marvel? Of course not. I am a huge Marvel fan, but I equally enjoy DC movies. When I go to watch a movie, I don't compare it with the hundreds of movies I have already watched before. Apples and oranges people. The problem with BvS, and Avengers Age of Ultron, was that people had very high expectations, and were let down. I get the fact that these movies bring together a lot of characters on screen, but think about all the previous story lines they have to incorporate, visualise via VFX, and push into a 2 hour mark? Not that easy I would presume. The same thing happened when I watched Age of Ultron the second time. I appreciated it more.
I watched BvS the second time at home, in a quiet, dark room, on a home theater system. I listened to every dialogue carefully. I rewind-ed every action scene to make sure whether I missed anything or not. I found the movie to be excellent on all terms. Ben Affleck, Gal Gadot, Henry Cavill perform well. The story ties up lose ends if you watch the extended cut, which makes me wonder why Youtube channels like CinemaSins have pointed out "sins". Some of them are outright rubbish, like mentioning the story cuts out. No it doesn't. It just wasn't in the theatrical version, due to time constraints, or other issues we aren't aware of.
Take my advice, or don't. The movie is pretty well done. Stop comparing everything to Marvel. They have been linking story lines from ages, but still have released duds. DC has just started. BvS was the first movie to bring more than two characters on screen. Give them time. The "darkness" of this movie inspired re-shoots for Suicide Squad. I watched Suicide Squad as well and enjoyed it as much. Read my review there. People have bashed it as well. It's as if people WANT the DC movies to fail.
It's time we all grew up, and got up from our chairs we've been stuck in, bashing away pointlessly, hiding behind our computer screens.