Movie - Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
Director – Zack Snyder
Starring – Ben Affleck, Henry Cavill, Gal Gadot, Jesse Eisenberg, Amy
Adams, Laurence Fishburne, Jeremy Irons, Diane Lane, Holly Hunter
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Most of you guys probably do know that it’s Good Friday; and
now see, what else could be the perfect way to make it more Gooooodddd than
witnessing the captivating clash of two of the greatest Superheroes the DC’s
have ever produced. Ohh Thank-You Lord and the Mighty Hollywood for making this
venture possible for us!!! Yeahh right, that’s what you fellas have been
thinking till now, Right ehh?
Although sadly it is certainly not the case with this Multi-Million
ambitious project. So without exploring too much in here let me do the honor of
dissecting the film, portion-by-portion and piece-by-piece.
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Plot
The storyline starts right from the point where the Man of
Steel has ended. Superman (Henry Cavill) fought and killed General Zod in
the Metropolis city, causing a widespread collateral damage to the city and its
people, which ultimately makes him a controversial figure now. The damage also
aroused the wrath of the playboy billionaire Bruce Wayne/Batman (Ben Affleck),
who now tries to seek revenge from the Kryptonian God. Meanwhile, a young
Techie and owner of the LexCorp industries, Alexander ‘Lex’ Luthor (Jesse
Eisenberg) also possesses the same feeling of demolishing Superman as he
considers him a threat to human race.
So, from here onwards the story relies on the ego clash of
the two mighty heroes and on the master-plan and a dominant creature Doomsday
prepared by the antagonist to vanish them,. And yes, the very gorgeous yet vicious
lady Wonder Woman (Gal Gadot) does also makes an appearance in the film and
helps the heroes to rescue the world.
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Screenplay, Direction and else
Alright, so one look at the story and you will definitely question
my instincts about what’s wrong with the film? Well, my beloved readers trust
me, except for the plot, the film lacks heavily in many departments.
First and the foremost drawback of the film was its dead-slow
pace, which just blatantly denies to pick-up any speed at all, hence making the
audience go yawn in the auditorium. Beside its dull velocity, the film also
suffers a rather clumsy and messy editing, which adds more disappointment to
this mega venture. And the list just doesn’t ends here; half explored plots
with scenes ending either too soon or stretching for too long, excessive use of
vfx, a tedious looking villain and lots more together to make it a regretful
experience for the movie-goers.
And adding another problem to the list was the inability of a
viewer to understand the real reason of loathing between Batman and Superman.
It has always been said that the Captain hold the breeze of a
ship. Similar sayings are meant to be implied for the director of a film. Each
flaw and every shortcoming can hide itself, if the direction works well for any
project, which sadly didn’t happen for Dawn of Justice.
Actually, it’s quite hard for me to believe that a name like Zack
Snyder, who has some extravagant films like 300 and Watchmen in his pocket, has
turned such a wannabe exclusive clash into a mere dreary venture.
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Acting
I believe that an actor is a director’s man. A good director
can take the best out from any actor. But since that ship has already drowned, so
we can’t blame the performers to make this film miserable, Right? In fact, as
far as my opinion goes, they’re the only saving grace of the film.
Henry Cavill reprising his role as Clark Kent/Superman suits
the character well and is quite justifying.
Ben Affleck is the new face of Batman and will most probably
be continue to do so for the franchise. He is good though, but somehow for
me, Christian Bale was hands-down the best persona of the Cave-Hero.
Now, it might come out as a little surprise, but despite
sharing quite a less on-screen time, Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman surely leaves
her mark in the flick and promises a lot for her solo venture to be released in
the following year.
The only actor who disappointed me was Jesse Eisenberg as Lex
Luthor, the main antagonist of the flick. Considering the character as a worthy
opponent of the superheroes in the comic world, Jesse lacks that charismatic
enigma and personality.
Rest of the flock did their job suitably.
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Verdict - 2/5
Comment - With the intention of creating their own ensemble Superhero flick and
giving the rivals Marvel a tough contest, the DC’s failed miserably. You see,
actually it’s the core intention of the film which proved out to be the main
deficiency and squeezing other DC heroes so as to create platform of the
Justice League film didn’t really work out.
And alas, my hard-earned 375 bucks went in vain. #Heartbroken
#Huge_Letdown
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Shantanu Majumdar
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