You
know, by all rights, I should be absolutely buzzing for March 2016 to come
around with DC (or Warner Bros) continuing their expansion of the universe set
up in Man of Steel – miserable Superman and all. A film that will see the
introduction of Batman, the greatest character ever created (apart from Charlie
Sheen), as he goes toe to toe with Supes himself. This is everything our
childhood hoped and dreamed for. I should be fucking psyched. Why aren’t I psyched!?
Is
it because of a series of bizarre casting choices that enraged fans everywhere?
Maybe. Is it the over-saturation of significant characters in a film already
populated by the two biggest comic book characters in the world? Probably. Is
it because Zack Snyder is directing? Most definitely. But my main problem with
this universe that Warner Bros is creating is that it feels so rushed and
forced. There is an obvious desperation to trying to cram introductions for
Batman, Aquaman, Wonder Woman and Cyborg into one film as well as any
super-villains that will be popping up, especially when we are only into the
second installment of this universe.
Man
of Steel was a solid foundation to build upon, it wasn’t great but it wasn’t
terrible either. Superman is a great character but we didn’t get time to see
any of it amidst the angry punching and neck snapping – I wanted DC to take a
step back and build their universe around Supes, flesh him and his motivations
out a bit more. You can’t just throw out a wooden plank with a red cape on
screen, and just because his name is Superman, expect audiences to immediately
love him and be invested in his character.
And
now, instead of getting a solo sequel that would give him room to develop, Man
of Steel 2 has basically become Justice League Lite, with Superman having to
share screen time with most of the team. We don’t know anything about this guy
apart from the fact he is an alien with a passion for red and blue. All you
have to do is look over to Marvel’s stellar example of how to intricately craft
a cinematic universe, they teased us with foreplay for fours years and five
movies before we finally got to see The Avengers assemble on screen. Marvel had
made us wait for what we wanted and the payoff was beautiful.
But
this isn’t a blog about how great Marvel is at the moment, I will leave those
etchings for my dream journal, this is about my complete and utter lack of
excitement for Batman vs Superman: Dawn of Justice. Granted, that may well
change when the trailer is released and we finally get to see some footage but
at the moment, everything we are hearing is questionable at best. I mean,
really Warner Bros!? Jesse Eisenburg as Lex Luthor!? You may well have screwed
the proverbial pooch on that account.
And
if I’m being honest, Batman vs Superman: Dawn
of Justice is a dumb fucking title. Did justice not exist before Batman
punched Superman in the nose for destroying Metropolis? Get your shit together
Warner Bros.
Alex A.
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