As much as I would like Batman v Superman to crush the 2016 box office and take the super hero movie world by storm, I don't think its gonna happen. Its going to take one hell of a movie to turn all the lukewarm feelings into a raging fire of good will. Even hardcore DC fans like myself are going into Batman v Superman with trepidation.
Contrary to the strip above, as well as the opinion of "put Batman in anything and it'll sell," the casting of Ben Affleck (who has my full support) has cast an eye-rolling shadow on what's normally a sure-fire recipe for success. At the announcement of the title "Batman v Superman," the word was that alone would sell tickets. But with each bit of media released, the jaded comic book public just hasn't embraced what could be a really good movie.
Sure, Doomsday looks like a cave troll, Wonder Woman seems shoehorned in and Jesse Eisenberg's Lex Luthor sticks out like myself at a Tyler Perry convention. Batman v Superman's trailers haven't delivered A+'s across the board. But there's also a lot to love.
Henry Cavill's Superman looks to be rounding into the character everyone expected in Man of Steel. Whether you like Ben Affleck or not, his Bruce Wayne and Batman are the most imposing those characters have ever been on the big screen. Amy Adams and Lawrence Fishburne (screen time to be decided) are rock solid supporting players. And the movie looks stunning. Above all else, Zack Snyder knows how to make a movie visually beautiful.
Still, whether its the darkness and desaturation DC is using in their cinematic universe, or just a general disinterest in the characters themselves, I expect Batman v Superman to under perform. This is when a diehard DC fan like myself needs to draw on the kind of hope that IS Superman that this movie delivers a lot more than what people expect.
March 25th is right around the corner. I wish all the best for my favorite characters in comics books.
-Gint
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