A billion times better than the media made it out to be.

Rating: 10/10 (4 June 2016)

This film, same as 99% of superhero films, is about the ethics and philosophy of 'doing the right thing'. A theme that has been beaten to death. Batman is the more favored hero, so it's very interesting to me that he is the one who is ultimately wrong. This is a genius conception as we know that when you kill or go to war, you are also creating terror. Not just in the people you are after, but everyone around you. Superman is still learning, and has the idealistic outlook that Batman clearly lost. This is a very common struggle between adults and children. This very struggle is why a lot of people don't understand this film. With a title Batman v Superman, audiences whom think they've grown in intelligence past their ancestors, fail to realize they are no smarter than the people who went to see King Kong vs Godzilla. That's what people want. Unfortunately stories with characters with so many flaws and superpowers with responsibilities on where humanity should go should not be handled so lightly. This film handles these themes with grace. At some point these heroes grow up. Superman has sex, Batman kills and so on. These are the things that go on between the panels. It's not about a word "Martha" freaking Batman out. It's about why does this guy put on the cowl. Why does Clark put on the cape. Why? It's that little idealistic ticker we all have. If you want to hate this film because it didn't sync up to your vision in your head, fine. But these guys not only went into the philosophy and beyond, they GAVE us classic and monumental moments of comic history we are so lucky to finally have on screen.
The performances by all of the actors were superb. Particularly Jesse Eisenberg and Ben Affleck. The score was also amazing. I was very surprised by the opening 'Batman origin'. We've seen that so many times, but this was the most entertaining I've seen.
Ben Affleck is Batman. There, I said it.
When you make art, you are taking a risk. I love that this film took so many risks, and I love that the people this film made angry are the people that need to learn these lessons the most and for that I thank you Zack Snyder. Seriously thank you.