Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice

"Black and blue. Fight night. The greatest gladiator match in the history of the world: God versus man; day versus night; Son of Krypton versus Bat of Gotham!"- Lex Luthor

Batman versus Superman. When this title was announced at San Diego Comic Con in 2014, and the teaser trailer was shown, it blew my mind! I was eagerly awaiting the announcement of a Man of Steel 2 movie, but this! This, my fellow nerds, was paramount to the Second Coming! Then to top it all off - Wonder Woman was announced to be a part of the movie too!

Batman AND Superman in the same movie?! The Man of Steel AND The Dark Knight at odds one with another?! Wonder Woman fighting alongside the two most iconic superheroes of all time?! Finally! This will be the first time The Trinity would appear on the big screen for fans to enjoy. For the first time we will see Diana Prince in action on film. The potential for greatness and movie making history was finally announced! And let me tell you, this film did not disappoint.

Wait…WHAT?! What is this you are reading? I'm sure you're asking yourself, "Am I truly reading a review of Batman vs. Superman: Dawn of Justice that isn't disparaging the film left and right?" or "Am I understanding this correctly? This guy actually LIKED this movie?!" The answer is yes! Yes, you are.

But all joking aside; yes, I did enjoy this movie from the first viewing. I saw it multiple times in the theaters, four times in fact. I would've gone once or twice more had I had the time to do so. After it had been out in theaters for awhile and it was time for the transition to home video, it was announced that an extended edition would be released as well. They were calling it the Ultimate Edition and it was longer than the theatrical version, with more scenes. I bought this Ultimate Edition when it came out on blu-ray and settled in to watch one of my favorite films and check out these new scenes. Let me tell you that my appreciation and enjoyment of this film grew even more. The storyline and the character development were fleshed out to be more fulfilling and robust with the Ultimate Edition. It felt less rushed and the story had time to breathe and sink in as you were watching. More storylines and plot points made more sense and contributed to the overall mood of the film. I believe that if this Ultimate Edition had been released in theaters, it would have been better received. The Ultimate Edition is the best edition and going forward should be considered the definitive vision of Zack Snyder for this film.

I intend to break this film down into various parts from beginning to end, as well as to write a character analysis for each of the main players in the film, over the next few weeks. To discuss and analyze everything this movie event has to offer would be too long for one blog post. I will attempt to win over those that dislike, are ambivalent, and even hate this movie; as well as reinforce the greatness of this movie with those that do enjoy it. I'm looking forward to this experience as I delve deep into this film, which in my opinion could be considered the greatest movie of 2016. It's only competition being Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.

But at the end of the day, if you don't like the film - that's fine, if you do like the film -great! Either way, we can still be friends, life will go on and Warner Bros. will continue to produce and release films from the DC Universe.

Listed below are the topics I will address and expound upon, I will activate links to the various topics and characters as I finish writing them.

Batman vs. Superman: Dawn of Justice pt. 1 - Prologue

Batman vs. Superman: Dawn of Justice pt. 2 - The Setup

Batman vs. Superman: Dawn of Justice pt. 3 - Investigations

Batman vs. Superman: Dawn of Justice pt. 4 - The Plan is Set in Motion

Batman vs. Superman: Dawn of Justice pt. 5 - War

Batman vs. Superman: Dawn of Justice Epilogue: The Death of Superman

Bruce Wayne/Batman

Clark Kent/Kal-El/Superman

Diana Prince/Wonder Woman

Lex Luthor

Lois Lane

Alfred

Doomsday

* This post originally appeared on our old Wordpress blog in January 2017. Upon posting here, I have since edited it somewhat but the overall tone and message are the same.