That's fair enough. Everyone has their favorites.
I do think that superman being a more thorough character would improve the movie for more that just supes fans though. It might even earn him some new ones. There seems to be many more Captain America fans around here since his movies started coming out.
The character of superman in BvS wasn't just flawed in a precise manner that only extreme fans would notice, IMO. There were fundamentals of story-telling neglected. Much of the audience didn't connect with him.
Also, if you're going to make a movie about superman and not just make some original character, you should be aware of the weight of that. People will have preconceptions because the character has been in common circles for so long. It's unavoidable and reasonable. If you want to take advantage of the superman name and make money off a movie about him, then you have to take the negatives that come with it, fan expectations being one of those.
I don't think Snyder's visual prowess is oversold. It may not be to everyone's tastes (I can see how some would think it's "loud"), but I think there's a reason many people say his strengths lie in that area.
My faith in Snyder has always been wavering and I consider his inconsistencies to be the reason. Sometimes, he produces amazing scenes, but more often than not, something goes awry, be it characters, pacing or motives. But the one thing he can be counted on for is something visually stunning in some way. He strikes me as a half-baked artists that thinks in pictures. He makes the mistake of assuming others will see his visions if he puts the pretty things on the screen and is rather inarticulate with words. His movies tend to come out in much the same way as his speech: Oddly paced, heaped in unrealized promises, but punctuated with the odd hit of something profound. He just can't make a coherent films out of these visions of his precisely because they're visions and by nature are incomplete or floating islands. Of course, that's all just speculation on what I see of him. I don't really know the man.
My point is that the odd bits of genius often come out in his visuals. Some examples:
This was only shown for a few seconds in MOS, but it's spellbinding. It says so much without words. It's a vision of utter devastation and impending loneliness or loss of a magnitude that could hardly be encased in words.
Then we have this from Watchmen. Again, just a short snippet, but it seems like a beautifully brutal way to highlight the broken and decaying world in which this movie is set.
I can't shows any gifs, but even in BvS, we have these type of things. Remember Bruce's first nightmare with the giant bat bursting out of his parents' tomb? That was as jarring to the audience as it was to Bruce and gave a quick insight into his state of mine, as well as looking really cool. The first scene of batman ("It saved us") was also perfectly composed. It was almost taken verbatim from either a comic or discussions on this board detailing how "creature of the night" batman should be represented.
Anyways, I'm not trying to change your mind. If you don't like Snyder's style, that's ok. And I agree with many of the story-telling complaints brought about him and that many other directors are better story-tellers than he is. I just don't think he's completely talentless and wanted to present a counterpoint and say that Snyder's visuals are something for which he should be credited, IMO.
Yes. This is accurate.
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