Movie review: Batman Vs. Superman

(Spoiler-free zone. Scroll to the bottom of the post to read spoilers).

As for my first entry, I think I should talk about “Batman Vs. Superman“, a long-awaited movie by Superhero fans. I’m not a fan of Superheroes, but I do like “Iron Man” (1 & 2) and “Spiderman” (the very first movie). I’ve seen few Superhero movies.

Yesterday, as I walked inside the movie theater, I was rather impressed to see a half-full place. Many of them were teenagers and people on their 30’s and 40’s, no kids! So I got on my seat, and enjoyed the trailers. I was actually excited to watch BvS, just as everyone else in the room (except for my mom). I had never felt that excited about a Superhero movie since Iron Man 1 came out.

So the movie started, really dark as they first show a probably 8 year-old Bruce Wayne running away; it starts very interesting, until the scriptwriters lose it. There were way too many holes in the story, things left unanswered, and plenty of running time to do a better job (2 hours and 30 minutes, or so). They could have left out several scenes in order to answer the questions. The holes in the movie make the audience get lost in the (rather slow) narrative, as they are left out with doubts and many “why” moments. It has also a feeling that the characters all have a side story that never gets explored because they cut it and move on to another thing. Therefore, the characters do not get the chance to fully develop their, let’s say, psychology.

Let’s talk about the special effects: they SUCK! I mean, come on guys! It’s BATMAN and SUPERMAN! There were some pixelated special effects with fire and explosions, and that is a huge WHY? I was very excited to see the special effects, because Star Wars VII has some pretty neat ones, and usually Superhero movies have some good ones, too. However, this one was just crappy, and I was very disappointed about that.
Let’s not start with sound. Holy guacamole, it was probably as bad as the visual effects. They were either too loud or too annoying for the moment the audience was  faced to. Some of them seemed a bit out of place, while others just crashed into your ears, trying to find its place in the movie.
However, not everything was bad. Even though I didn’t like Ben Affleck, and he is a pretty bad Batman, Superman saves the day with his pretty face and blue eyes. But the ones who take the prize are Jesse Eisenberg as Lex Luthor (probably one of my favorite characters so far), and Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman. So keep an eye on them if you’re going to watch this movie!

I agree with the 30% (over 100) rate “Rotten Tomatoes” gave to the movie, and if you haven’t noticed, “IMdB” dropped from a 9 to a 7.6 (over 10) in just a day. I wouldn’t be surprised if it keeps on dropping. This movie is definitely not for everyone and won’t please too many people. But I do REALLY hope they make a better job in the upcoming movies.  I feel that I want my money and time back, Marvel has been doing a better job than DC so far. But it’s just my opinion!

(SPOILERS AHEAD)

• There’s a fight between Doomsday and Superman/Batman/Wonder Woman that is very stupid. Why did Doomsday appear? (Was it really necessary, Lex?), and why is Superman the one who has to look for the Kryptonite spear to kill that terribly ugly (and badly done) monster? Was it too much to ask? He nearly died there stupidly!
• Batman’s suit as he fought against Superman in Gotham, was incredibly unnecessary. It was so bulky and big, that it looked like it was incredibly heavy and hard to walk with.
• The fight scenes (basically all of them) were poorly staged. I’ve seen better ones in bad Jackie Chan movies.
• SUPERMAN’S DEAD WAS SO 1. Unnecessary and 2. Idiotic. We didn’t need that, and he deserved a better death.