I've finally seen it. And... I absolutely LOVED ITt: There were moments I felt I was watching a trailer from the Injustice/Arkham games, moments I felt I was reading a comic (and that it came to live in front of me) and other moments I felt I was in a Bond film.
I'm beginning to understand now why people came out of the film slightly baffled by the entire thing, although I find myself not baffled in the least (which is odd, because the Nolan movies always left me in that state).
These are the areas I think people who hated it are harping on:
1. You've gotta have some background on the characters to catch on to what's going on. This film doesn't stop to explain everything in baby steps.
2. I found that the method of story-telling (that was highly complained about on the internet) resembling some of the comics I've read, most of which incorporated several dream, or hallucinating sequences, placed at certain quiet moments reflect on the thoughts of the characters. They were really meaningful and poignant, especially for someone who loves this characters as much as I do.
3. Batman and Superman [BLACKOUT]inflicting deaths[/BLACKOUT] on people. This is the only thing that could cause me pause, but Superman's scene is easily explained away. As for Batman's, I remember many people commenting on the damage caused by the tumbler and yet we eventually shrugged it off and enjoyed the film for what it was. I personally would've preferred if it was totally avoided, but judging from how even the Avengers aren't able to entirely avoid [BLACKOUT]civilian deaths[/BLACKOUT], I'll just accept it on status quo.
4. I personally liked Jesse's Lex, even though some people seem to have a problem with him. He was zany, but in a manner befitting an eccentric genius of sorts - oddly resembling Kevin Spacey's Lex at times, but I don't recall anyone complaining about Spacey's performance (aside from his brainless plot). This Lex is a lot more dangerous, cunning, and he's certainly done his homework (even more than Batman)
5. Gal Gadot presented a beautiful and intelligent Wonder Woman. As a woman myself, I couldn't help but beam with pride as the theater cheered at her entrance. To elaborate on the intelligence; it lies within the moment I associated with being in a Bond film, except it's a woman this time doing the espionage. She's perhaps the least experienced of all the actors, but she still did a decent job with her character.
6. Loved how they introduced the JL characters without having them appear for no reason. I don't see any of them feeling "shoehorned", although a friend I went to see this movie with couldn't make the mental link to how they got there, and I wondered if other people were struggling with the connection. It personally felt pretty clear to both myself and my husband.
7. We had two kids with us; my 8 year old son and my friend's 7 year old son, both boys stayed wide awake throughout. They were really excited during the fight scenes, and when the members of the JL emerged, but the only part I felt a little concerned was during one of the dream sequences that turned out to be somewhat like a horror movie. Thankfully it didn't last long, and otherwise they didn't seem to have trouble following the story. Ironically, it was my 60+ year old dad who seemed to be most baffled by the movie
8. I remember reading about a fantastic credit scene (akin to the Watchmen), and was disappointed when we got nothing more than a regular credit roll. That's probably the most confusing thing about the movie for me lol. I hope we didn't get another version of the movie??
In any case, BvS has certainly quelled all my fears about this being a problematic movie. I don't know why people are having issues with the story when even a pair of 7 and 8 year old boys understood it just fine. There're loads of homages to the comics, which will certainly please comic book fans. Its fight sequences look like they came right out of the Arkham or Injustice games which will please fans of the games. And the story itself looks like it came out of the animated series. So honestly, how can anyone not love this?
It's more a mystery to me now than before!
Oh dear, here we go.
First, I saw BvS and I like it.
Editing indeed not as smooth as I want to be and too many stuff crammed in.
All of actors I support from beginning; Ben, Gal, Jesse, Jeremy and Henry do deliver.
I LOVED Batfleck / Bruce Wayne, I LOVED WW Gal. Jesse’s performance is either like it or dislike it, but I liked him as well. Henry got this innocence undertone quality going on and when he distraught, I feel for him. Jeremy Irons... long live sassy, hardened Alfred!
Honestly, RT score would not deterred my enjoyment because I already enjoyed so many movies with low RT score before.
BUT, I do hope BvS got at least fresh RT because nowadays people keep bringing up RT in movie discussion. I want DCEU fans to be able to express their love for their fandom and movies without somebody with 'better than you/ better than what you like' spat on them, without needed or pressured to justified it.
Plus, good reviews can convince audience to buy tickets.
I already lowered my expectation before RT big day because I don't want to be bummed out. Maybe I am a bit bad omen to myself because many things I rooting for ended up becoming something only few would dig.
I tend to rooting for underdogs. For movies, I even hoped Fantastic 4 (2015) will be a good movie because I really like the actors in it.
Oh boy, I'm not gonna lie, I depressed for 2 days straight, and it somehow hurts physically. Now I ended up with this calm but hollow feeling.
Maybe because I already so invested. I hope I didn't sound so pathetic.
I doesn't need to elaborate because I'm pretty sure all of you already understand / maybe experienced it.
I really hope this experience will both motivate and humble WB and DCEU crews to step up their game.
Snyder (I like him, he seems to be a nice guy, great visuals and a fanboy like us), already given so much sources, talented team members and extra time but somehow cannot utilized it. When he said they shot 6 hour footage I yelled, "OH, NO!"
I knew that to extract 2,5 hours from 6 hours is not Snyder's strength. Way too many subplot for things that could be simpler.
While BvS did address some critics in MoS, I really, really couldn’t understand why they need to add some other controversies.
Maybe WB need to keep Snyder and co in check. Tighter.
Cavill also mentioned that if he and Snyder disagree about how Superman act/ will be potrayed, Snyder ( a pushup extraordinaire) will ask to do a push-up match to get the winner. Oh, come on Snyder, don’t bully your actor.
I do feel bad for Ben though.
My memory is not really strong, but I recall somewhere, somebody posted that Faraci (don't stone me!) said that the ending of final product is the same as in Goyer draft. And there is no Knightmare sequence in Terrio's draft. IF it's true, then... I dunno, for me it's unnecessary combination-addition.
There are big ideas/ events that needed to save for later. Just like how innocent Superman forced to kill in MoS. Too soon for first outing. Also, it feels like WB pressured BvS team to advertised JL in this movie.
In the end, I still optimistic for DCEU’s future. SS, WW, JL... what time to be alive.
I hope you can stand my messy English.
Not doggin on ya man or anything, but i just don't understand how a person can do a full 180 on his opinion so quickly? Now i just found out by reading back post that you seen the movie again and wow brother you sound like a totally different person.
Was it a more depressing crowd that maybe made you feel a bit more down on it? Or do you feel you were lieing to yourself after the first time trying to defend something you waited so long for, in denial that it wasn't what you expected so held on a little longer? Or a combination of all this?
Sorry no offence, but i just never seen someone flip like this in such a short period of time.
