Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice picks up from where Man of Steel ended. First of all, is the movie good? Well, I think it's brilliant. Of course there is so much going on, and much details to take in, but if you concentrate on the movie, I bet you all will like it.
A lot of people will think that Ben Affleck's Batman is much more brutal than the other versions/performances, and yes it is, but I personally think that Affleck was a bad-ass. Before Affleck we've seen 5 other actors who've portrayed the caped crusader, but none of them could do justice to both roles as Batman and Bruce Wayne equally, in this case, I think Affleck has nailed it. The suit is on point, and so is his chin too. The other thing I loved about Batfleck was the combat style. The fighting technique is not as lame as Keaton's or Bale's, but it's absolutely fantastic. Affleck uses the same combat style which is used in the Arkham Games. Shortly said, I think Ben Affleck is the best actor to portray Batman/Bruce Wayne till date.
Henry Cavill in the other hand, wasn't as great as Ben Affleck performance-wise, but he has improved a bit. He is still a bit stiff, and doesn't have that much charisma in him. The beautiful-looking Gal Gadot was great as Wonder Woman even though we only see her as Wonder Woman in the final battle.
Jesse Eisenberg's performance as Lex Luthor made me questioning his portrayal. The character is supposed to be hungry for power, but instead the director made him to be psychotic. Eisenberg is a good performer, but he was exaggerating a bit at times.
The storytelling has improved a lot since Man of Steel, and I think the credit should go to Chris Terrio. David S. Goyer, who was also a co-writer has sharpened up his writing since Man of Steel (which wasn't as great as expected). Larry Fong's cinematography and David Brenner's editing was excellent. The scenes in the movie would have had a different, but better atmosphere if the production team had let Hans Zimmer do all the film scores by himself. The collaboration with Junkie XL wasn't as great as Zimmer's previous works (The Dark Knight Trilogy, Interstellar, The Amazing Spider- Man 2). The few things that I would criticize are Snyder's directing, the design of Doomsday (he looks awful) and the screenplay. As many of you already know, there are a few dream sequences here and there, which I think were placed wrongly, and the fact that Batman is using guns is actually a bit devastating for the fans. Another thing that I personally feel is that they gave too much of the movie away in the trailers and TV-Spots. Other than that the movie is great, but I suggest DC and Warner Bros. to replace Snyder for the Justice League films.
A lot of people will think that Ben Affleck's Batman is much more brutal than the other versions/performances, and yes it is, but I personally think that Affleck was a bad-ass. Before Affleck we've seen 5 other actors who've portrayed the caped crusader, but none of them could do justice to both roles as Batman and Bruce Wayne equally, in this case, I think Affleck has nailed it. The suit is on point, and so is his chin too. The other thing I loved about Batfleck was the combat style. The fighting technique is not as lame as Keaton's or Bale's, but it's absolutely fantastic. Affleck uses the same combat style which is used in the Arkham Games. Shortly said, I think Ben Affleck is the best actor to portray Batman/Bruce Wayne till date.
Henry Cavill in the other hand, wasn't as great as Ben Affleck performance-wise, but he has improved a bit. He is still a bit stiff, and doesn't have that much charisma in him. The beautiful-looking Gal Gadot was great as Wonder Woman even though we only see her as Wonder Woman in the final battle.
Jesse Eisenberg's performance as Lex Luthor made me questioning his portrayal. The character is supposed to be hungry for power, but instead the director made him to be psychotic. Eisenberg is a good performer, but he was exaggerating a bit at times.
The storytelling has improved a lot since Man of Steel, and I think the credit should go to Chris Terrio. David S. Goyer, who was also a co-writer has sharpened up his writing since Man of Steel (which wasn't as great as expected). Larry Fong's cinematography and David Brenner's editing was excellent. The scenes in the movie would have had a different, but better atmosphere if the production team had let Hans Zimmer do all the film scores by himself. The collaboration with Junkie XL wasn't as great as Zimmer's previous works (The Dark Knight Trilogy, Interstellar, The Amazing Spider- Man 2). The few things that I would criticize are Snyder's directing, the design of Doomsday (he looks awful) and the screenplay. As many of you already know, there are a few dream sequences here and there, which I think were placed wrongly, and the fact that Batman is using guns is actually a bit devastating for the fans. Another thing that I personally feel is that they gave too much of the movie away in the trailers and TV-Spots. Other than that the movie is great, but I suggest DC and Warner Bros. to replace Snyder for the Justice League films.