She bought the ticket back to Gotham without needing to think twice about it. Selina hadn’t resorted to such impulses in months, especially when it concerned the grimy, slimy city she called home, but this time she made an exception. Even then, the term “home” was used loosely. Stray cats don’t stay in one place for too long. Continue reading “Ashes to Ashes” »
Category: Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
The second movie from the DC Extended Universe, Batman v Superman continues the story of some of the most beloved comic book characters of all time. Bruce Wayne and Kal-El meet together in the installation that was destined to combine these individuals and see them compete with one another. Both of the heroes appeared relatively during the same period (1938-1939) and became the irreplaceable part of DC. Dawn of Justice is a movie that millions of fans were waiting for and praying for it to be good.
Christopher Nolan has set the mark high with his Batman trilogy, and Zack Snyder, the director of this iteration of superhero saga, faced a tough challenge. The studio decided to follow the trail of Man of Steel movie and invited Hans Zimmer to be the composer alongside Junkie XL. The build-up was great, the expectations were high, and Ben Affleck looked like a decent cast choice for Batman even after the stunning performance of Christian Bale.
While being destroyed by the critics, it gained a fair amount of praise from the general audience and grossed around $880 million, which can’t be called a bad piece of business.
The movie instantly splits the audience between the two superheroes. Both are likable and have their own reasons to be mad at one another. Wayne cares for the fate of Gotham and its people while considering the threats to the whole world. He steals the valuable metahuman information from Lex Luthor and meets Wonder Woman. After seeing a vision of a villain Superman and the horrible chain of events that left the reputation of Kent harmed, Wayne decides to exile himself in. He is ashamed that he could not save the people that were killed and decides to prepare himself for the true war with Kal-El. We also see the short cameo of Flash played by Ezra Miller, which only adds to the significance of the Justice League and adds more pieces to the whole universe.
Meanwhile, both superheroes are in exile, and both of them are ashamed and frustrated for not being the ones they try to be in the eyes of the citizens. Martha Kent and Lois Lane are captured by Luthor to lure the Superman out. We see the tremendous choice that Kal-El must take in order to free his Earth mother. He has to take down Batman. Kent does not agree easy and tries to reason with Wayne. As a result, we receive a massive epic fight of two legendary superheroes, one with all his power and the other wrapped in heavy armor to stop the deadly blows of alien metahuman. The fight goes on, and epicness breaks the records. Only a coincidence and a word from Lane make the two stop their feud.
In the best tradition of Hollywood, the two rivals step over their differences and face a new evil, Doomsday. Heroes are joined by the Wonder Woman, and the mayhem begins. Teamwork spiced with humor, epic moments and extraordinary plot-twists that make even the brutal men shed a small tear. Hans Zimmer does a great job of covering the action sequence with an exquisite soundtrack and Snyder makes sure that the show on the screen looks amazingly well. The film explores the personalities of each superhero, opens their motives and explains the background of their actions based on the personality traits.
True comic book fan would appreciate the effort as well as the regular viewer unfamiliar with the universe. The symphony of butt-kicking and heroism alongside with a great-looking villain makes Dawn of Justice a fine piece of the movie that continues the DCEU nicely.