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Batman v Superman and the real Dawn of Justice, I loved it!
The story is captivating, the action is intense and the payback is immensely satisfactory.
Behold! The Dark Knight goes up against the Man of Steel! The moment all of us comic book movie nerds have been there for and it was inevitable.
It was waiting to happen.
And it finally comes at us with all of Zack Snyder’s visual glory.
But underneath all the hype and excitement for this movie the real question is: Was it any good?
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The answer is in one word.
YES!
Yes, yes, and a million times YES! This movie is good with a capital G.
From the get-go, with the brooding tone and Hans Zimmer’s amazing score (once again) you are welcomed at the helm of Bruce Wayne’s worst nightmare, and it all goes uphill from there. The story is captivating, the action is intense and the payback is immensely satisfactory.
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Ben Affleck is the best thing to happen to Batman series since Christopher Nolan. From the first scene he was in, I told to my friend next to me,
“THAT is Bruce Wayne!”
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I believed it. He made me believe it. Ben Affleck portrayed one of the best on-screen Batmans we’ve seen to date and I say that after a lot of thought. Jeromy Irons as Alfred was perfect, for his own take on the character is one we’ve never seen before. It gelled smoothly with the universe Zack Snyder had built for us.
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The reason why this wasn’t a perfect movie was because of its pace. The movie starts big, then suddenly comes to a halt then picks up a little before the climax and suddenly comes to a halt before it finishes.
I’m not overly critical of editing scenes either, but some scenes felt a little out of place for me. There were moments I was so engrossed in a certain scene and the movie would cut to something I didn’t want to see at that particular moment because of how immersed I was in the previous scene. I felt that that’s more of a lack of storytelling skills from the director more than anyone else.
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There have been quite mixed reviews about the movie. There are some who completely bashed the movie and the rest who totally loved it. If you speak to my brother, he will tell you a completely different story that will make you wonder if we both saw the same film or not. This movie may not be for everyone.
I’ll break it down simply for you.
If you liked Man of Steel (2013), you’ll like this movie. If you didn’t like Man of Steel you might not like this movie.
If you like Batman, you’ll like this movie. If you don’t like Batman… how can you not like Batman? That’s just ridiculous!
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But I will say, this; it’s a movie best experienced in the theatres. Two hours and 31 minutes of run-time feels like a breeze when you watch this movie. Not a scene in this movie is to be missed. So don’t have too much of soda because you don’t want to be busy attending to nature’s calls during the movie. Bring on the Justice League!
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