Friday, April 1, 2016

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice





Cast: Ben Affleck, Henry Cavill, Amy Adams(Lois), Jesse Eisenberg(Lex), Gal Gadot(Wonder Woman), Diane Lane(Martha), Laurence Fishburne(Perry White),Jeremy Irons(Alfred) and Holly Hunter(Senator)
Director: Zack Snyder
Genre: Action, Fantasy



Have the expectation at a minimal and you wont be disappointed!




You may look forward to:

  • Ben Affleck is convincing enough as The Batman. The transition from Christian Bale to Ben Affleck didn't affect much. His appearance is taller, with a good built and a serious personality gives him that edge. His face off with Superman as well looks good
  • This film is more about Superman than The Batman. Henry Cavill has his role written well and justified. His questionable appearance on earth and imminent threat covered sensibly by the script. The way he is framed to look more of a threat than a saviour is also written and presented well. I love the way Henry carries himself as The Superman. His charming and a no non sense attitude, makes him appear like a coveted and desirable personality onscreen
  • Diane Lane, Laurence Fishburne,Jeremy Irons and Holly Hunter have their fair share of supporting roles




What you can sleep over:

  • Amy Adams is the new age woman with a super human character who just doesn't lay around as a lady love but as well attempts to add value to the story. However, she did not have much content to her credit in this film as compared to 'Man of Steel'
  • Jesse Eisenberg doesn't look so threatening a villain as he should have been. He is just about fine. Most of the times he speaks gibberish, adding no value and other times his ulterior motive behind bringing about destruction to his own planet is never clearly understood
  • Gal Gadot's appearance as the 'Wonder Woman' kills the very essence of a Batman movie in which the characters are more of this world than pure fantasy





The dampeners you should be aware of: 

What works adverse for the film is its not so strong story line. The build up of the film is actually good. What screws the quality of the film around the hype is the Bollywood style ending in which two powerful men at the peak of their combat, shake hands suddenly out of one common thread- Mother. From so much build up to a sudden fizz, it just didn't go well. On that the added masala of a 'Wonder Woman' and the weird monster creation and not so impactful villain, looked so cliche, must have killed the expectations of the audience. Second half of the film had a lot of potential, not utilized





My Rating: 3/5

1- Poor  2-Average  3-Good  4-Very Good  5- Outstanding

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