Batman vs. Superman: Dawn of Justice

By: Anton Massopust III

“Superman was never real. He was just a dream from a boy from Kansas.”

When there are many clashes throughout history in literature and popular culture, it’s always good vs. evil. But when two good men fight against each other, will there be anyone left around with the last man standing? Will they see justice or revenge?

Batman vs. Superman: Dawn of Justice has plenty of arguments. Some people liked it; some people don’t.

I for one, liked it. I think there’s plenty of good stuff here to have a good time at the movies. We first establish Batman’s character as Ben Affleck takes up the cape and cowl. He makes a great Batman, taking more of Comic Book Writer and Artist Frank Miller version of this superhero, which is dark and brooding. Affleck’s Batman takes no prisoners and is not a happy Bruce Wayne either.

On the other end of the Superman, Henry Cavill who is searching for who he is and how he fits in on this planet. He is tapping into his inner Doctor Who and answering the question, “Am I a good man?” or “Should I be more of a god to them or a superhero?”

Just like a title fight, there is a preliminary set of reasons why there is this fight and then the fight itself.

Underneath this all is Lex Luthor  played by Jesse Eisenberg who is terrible as the classic villain. Eisenberg seems more like the Joker than Lex Luthor. When Luthor kidnaps Superman’s adopted mother, Martha Kent (Diane Lane) and forces the two heroes into a confrontation.

As for Batman, Luthor plants false clues to egg Batman on to use kryptonite as a weapon. This is an epic fight and when Wonder Woman (Gal Gadot) joins the epic fight in order to stop a monster (Doomsday) that Luthor created out of the remains of General Zod (who was killed by Superman in Man of Steel).

If you read recent comics over the past couple of years, you know which way this is going. Just like rival Marvel Comics, DC is setting this up for more movies with Justice League.

Is this too scary for real young kids (5yrs and under) – yes. The battle scenes are very intense and might give very young kids nightmares. The movie is had loud sound effects to add to the visual effects.

On the positive sight, there is good character development, good acting and the film moves very quickly. It’s definitely something to see in Imax or 3D. Good see it and judge for yourself.