Possible spoilers ahead. Be advised.
Every comic book fan has had their dream finally come to the big screen: "Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice." What do we expect? Action. Peril. Destruction. Fight to the death. Will Superman just destroy Batman without flinching? Well, you'll just have to see for yourself.
Which is something you really have to do for a movie like this. Yes, we're all on a Marvel high because of the five releases we've had since "Man of Steel" came out, and with the upcoming "Captain America: Civil War," we have no idea what to be more excited for.
As do most, I looked at early reviews for this movie before seeing it, and I gotta tell ya, it wasn't pretty. The film received 28 percent on Rotten Tomatoes. Seriously? "Man of Steel" had a 56 percent rating and that was, in my opinion, a movie that lacked depth.
Usually, I'm on the same page with critics; I can appreciate a movie for its efforts and I can find the mistakes it made. The low percentage scores are usually an indicator of, "don't expect much, this is not a movie that'll make an impact on your life." Comedies, for example, fall into that category.
But because I grew up on Batman and have been a fanboy since Michael Keaton dawned the cape, I needed to see this movie. And honestly, you should too.
Don't compare this Batman to Christopher Nolan's Batman. Don't compare it to Tim Burton's Batman. Definitely don't compare it to Joel Schumacher's Batman(s). If we're going by the [comic] books, this is the Batman we've been waiting for.
I won't go into too much detail about the movie because seeing it firsthand is much sweeter, but this Batman surpasses our past representations of what we thought was a true Dark Knight. Granted, this one has aged a bit more, but that's not a bad thing.
David Goyer, who helped write "Man of Steel" and "The Dark Knight Trilogy," has given us our two favorite heroes in the light they need to be shown in. To quote Lex Luthor, "God vs Man. Day vs Night." We get what we're sold on.
Plus, I gotta hand it to Zack Snyder for bringing this to life. What we all loved about Christopher Nolan's Batman was how realistic it was; nothing seemed too fantastical for it to happen and that Joker was one of the best representations we may ever get. But Snyder has brought comic books to the big screen and put real people there. For two and a half hours, it flew by. I wanted more.
Don't go in comparing the heroes to other movies. This movie is for the fans, not the critics, and as a fan, I am completely satisfied.
