Three syllable word too big for little minds.

Rating: 10/10 (30 March 2016)

The other day, a friend posted how much they were looking forward to the TV Supergirl and Flash crossover; more than the cinematic version of their DC counterparts. I sat back in my chair, exhaled and thought, "Really?". Having seen this movie twice now, you have to really be in awe at the stupidity of very harsh reviews towards this movie. Everyone, and I mean everyone makes it sound like it's another Catwoman. No way BvS is on par, or even the 29% Rotten Tomatoes rating it makes it out to be.
Speaking of The Flash TV show, I sat through four episodes of the first season before I pressed the off button on the remote. And the only reason I sat through those four tiring and overly boring episodes was just to see Wentworth Miller's character, who was more remarkable in his role than Grant Gustin's awkwardly goofy Flash, in a show riddled with vomit-inducing teen drama that plays out like a superhero version of Sex and The City. And this is in such high praise?
Not only that, Kevin Smith recently remarked how much he loathed BvS, comparing a violent and brutal Affleck to that of Donald Trump, which he went as far as to label the character 'Bat-Trump'. Shame on Kevin Smith though, as a DC fan who was hyped up just as much as me about the film upon release, you have to wonder if he's an actual blithering idiot or just jumping on the hate bandwagon to appease his small fanbase.
Now for those lesser critics, who mind you, aren't really critics at all, said the film was an 'incoherent mess of a plot'. Granted, the movie wasn't spoon fed to us and a lot of scenes were open to interpretation. I kind of compare this to another underrated sequel that came out not so long ago called 'The Matrix Reloaded'. A film absolutely riddled with cryptic philosophy and Greek mythology, very much similar to Batman vs Superman, but at the time was also panned by the critics and called a 'flop'. It wasn't spelled out for us, and was not intended to be. You have to wonder if these so-called critics actually use a brain, or better yet, use the internet or Google for its intended purpose of researching what you don't understand!
But if we are to relate that to the movie, there's no comparison, as what was said by Luthor in the movie, a film 'too big for little minds'. Batman vs Superman is, by far, every comic book fan's dream come true. From the get-go, we are introduced to the Wayne murder, a story we all know but played out beautifully in two scenes juxtaposed of Bruce finding the bat cave. The track by the wonderful Hans Zimmer and Junkie XL really shines here by their track 'Beautiful Lie', which I've listened to countless times over already. Apart of what captivated me about Batman v Superman was not just the mind blowing action scenes, but the religious mythology.
Not being a religious man myself, it's something I appreciate very subtly in movies. The opening sequence of Bruce finding the bat cave is very reminiscent to Lucifer's fall from grace. Affleck plays the role remarkably. He's already played Batman in Gotham for 20 years now, he knows the ins and outs of crime fighting. Later scenes when he talks to Cavill including the infamous 'first meeting' as shown in the trailer, really compares the two. With Cavill being more of the boy scout. Whereas Batman really showed in his frightfulness , the scene where the women in cages call the caped crusader a 'Devil', other characters such as Henry Cavill's Superman and Amy Adams' Louis Lane, captured the heart of the script. So much in a way, I shed tears of Superman's death in the end. It was like watching an older brother you saw through Man of Steel maturing in Batman vs Superman coming to the point where his heroic actions payed their ultimate price. And the fight itself made me really glad they payed homage to Frank Miller's comic and the kryptonite spear coming straight from the pages of "Who would Win: Batman/Superman Detective Comics #78."
I also loved the violent and brutal Batman in this film. I was even all for Batman using guns, which I also see some people complaining about on the boards here. I mean, hello? He uses freaking missiles and turret guns on the Batmobile, and yes, even uses a gun in the game Arkham Knight, innocents are bound to get in the way eventually. I think what captivated me the most of Batman's fighting style is that it comes straight from the games.
To wrap up this review nicely, the other stars such as Gal Gadot really surprised me with Wonder Woman. She came across as very alluring, sexy, mysterious, and mischievous. She nails the role as does Jesse Eisenberg as Lex Luthor Jr. Let's be aware, this is not the original Lex Luthor but his son and even makes mentions to his father throughout the film. I can't say enough how much I adored his facial mannerisms, coming off as deliberately quirky, a role Eisenberg is renowned for, so it was intentionally deliberate that they chose him to play the lesser villain. The only one I thought underrated is Jeremy Irons as the new Alfred. Man, was he impressive. His relationship to Bruce; you know its been there for a while. He knows Bruce like the back of his hand, even mentioning his solitary lifestyle over a wine bottle, "There's not going to be anymore members of the Wayne family." Bruce knew this too, he wasn't your typical billionaire scoring with the ladies, but a sad and angry loner, which I relate to a lot. He was shattered by his past, in a way in which we all do.