Derek, I suggest rewatching the trailer… I don’t think that’s what is happening at all, at least in terms of plot.

Ben Affleck
looks good a Bruce Wayne, and the Story, well who cares? It has the potential
to be overloaded with main characters from future movies. Could be the Last
Stand of DC, or something good. Has potential raging from a MST3K victim to ……a Movie?

Is a good Montage, and Ben Affleck sucks not so much. Hope that the movie makes enough dough to get the Affleck Bat Man started, which is most likely a prequel to this movie.

That was easily one of the best trailers I have seen in a long time.

Buuuut

I’m a little worried about how the film will juggle and bring together all the plot threads. There seems to be a lot going on in the trailer. And there are probably elements that they still haven’t revealed yet.

I have faith in the team, so I hope they deliver.

Finally, we will get to see the murder of Bruce Wayne’s parents! Now all we need is to see Uncle Ben’s murder in the upcoming Marvel Spider-Man movie too…

I would like to see Superman save people from natural disasters/accidents though!

Thanks guys! After re watching and hearing some other takes of what’s going on, I see what you’re saying. I’ve just always found it odd that Batman isn’t even mentioned in Man of Steel, even if he is retired, especially if this is supposed to be a connected universe. But I’ve only watched Man of Steel once so maybe I missed it.

The infantilization of cinema continues.

Kinda like what I see so far at least the parts with Henry Cavill. Still not crazy about BA as Batman though and the more I see him the more distracting he becomes. Hopefully I’ll change my mind when I see him on the big screen.

Gotta admit though Jessie Eisenberg just looks awful as luthor…I know it’s just a trailer but he comes across as just really annoying.

I wish WB had spent time building universes for both Batman and Superman and the rest of the DC characters instead of taking FM’s Dark knight returns and using that storyline as the genesis for the entire DC universe. It still seems weird to me. The Dark knight returns is the chaotic rebirth of a lost hero left embittered and struggling to find lost purpose who enters the final stages of his life and makes preparations for a future without him. How they re-purposed that idea into a root story of the justice league is just like said…weird.

I’m thinking he’s still gong to retire or die or something, cause I’m with you, DKR and Miller’s Batman in general isn’t very heroic and I can’t really picture him joining with JL. Guess its just a general feel of Miller’s Bats.

All the movies dating back to Tim Burton’s version have taken something from Miller. Ideas, visual motifs, ambiance and designs stem from the great Miller. The guy was a genius for sure giving comics a punch in the gut and a great need for some respectability so I understand the need to draw from him.

But this is just wholesale borrowing which is like I said just weird and off putting.

I don’t necessarily agree that the DKR wasn’t in general heroic. I do think deep down Bruce Wayne as nuts/embittered/tragic as he’d become, he was still a hero. And though he enjoys the the poundage and brutality he delivers, deep down he cares for his city and his people and I think that does come through in parts of the story. Granted he ends the Joker for real but he is greatly pushed to edge before he does so. I guess I like to see Batman as a hero even as messed up as he is as a 50 something year old physically battered man. : )

I see what you’re saying, Corey. Many people’s complaints about the movie was the the collateral destruction of two dudes fighting was over the top, and this actually addresses and agrees with that, in a way. Didn’t think of it quite that way, but it’s a solid observation.

Thats what I thought they should have done as well. Superman didn’t seem to give a shit or even really be phased by it, which made me dislike him.

Batman and Supes are big fans of Raiders and cosplay every second saturday of the month.

supegail yummy,

He didn’t give a shit?…. if she didn’t give a s*** then the human race would have been destroyed. What… Saving the planet isn’t good enough, on a superhero’s first day on the job? Zack Snyder knew exactly what he was doing. there is even an interview with him addressing why he ended it the way he did. “PART” of one city’s destruction and casualties are nothing compared to the loss of a planets entire population. all of these haters are expecting a cookie cutter, apple pie, and rainbows happy ending.

the movie was not called Superman, for a reason. Unseasoned and untrained, Kal-el was simply doing what he thought was right…. and if haters would have just read between the lines. Even Clark Kent’s father told him… That people would stumble and they would fall… but in time… They would join him in the sun.

Underwhelmed.

You didn’t miss it, cause there’s no mention of Batman. I don’t believe there would be any reason to mention Batman in MOS. Most of the movie’s events takes place outside of Metropolis. Clark was traveling the world looking for clues about his past, the big fight in Smallville, the Indian ocean, etc. It’s just the final fight with Zod that happens mostly in Metropolis.

You guys are acting like ppl are saying the destruction SHOULDN’T have happened. The criticism I have of it is that it seemed like they put it all in there so it would look badass and are covering their asses now. If Supe had acted in the least bit shocked or ashamed of what happened around him (other than having to snap a neck after tens of thousands of people already died) I would buy that it wasn’t just a lazy masturbatory vfx sequence. Instead, he’s kissing Lois Lane while floating down into the rubble and pulverized corpses of the people. Then hes cracking jokes after slamming drones in front of the military.

He’s only ever doubtful when he’s having eye-rollingly hammy scenes with his parents and being told how much like Jesus he gon be one day.

The direction they are taking is the smart thing to do now, but they should have at least teased at some kinda conflict caused by the fact that he basically helped destroy a large portion of a city.

The delivery by Eisenberg is what really made me cringe. He feels like pre-pubescent Luther. I’m assuming “red-capes” is a metaphor for the British “Red Coats”?

I think they should go back an re-release (MOS) “Man of Steel” with Bruce Wayne in the city under attack. It’s too bad they didn’t know if they were going to make a sequel when they made MOS. I think I would be more interested in re-watching MOS if I knew that there was a plan to make another movie. The fact that you see some Luther Corp and Wayne stuff getting smashed doesn’t cut-it. I agree with Sean that they could turn BvS into two movies. I think they should re-release MOS with some new footage that ties in BVS and then they could have a trilogy.

Didn’t he sob in Lois’s arms after the battle with Zod was done? I don’t think that was ONLY because he had just killed Zod, he also extinguished the kryptonians and destroyed half a city fighting his own kind, resulting in thousands of deaths. In the next scene with the general neither he nor his driver seemed all that upset either, the captain even remarks at how hot he is. Oh, and he did save the entire planet. If your complaint is that this is unrealistic don’t watch movies about muthas in capes flying around and shooting lasers out of their eyes. It seems clear to me that there’s a whole other movie coming that addresses the fallout from Metropolis’ destruction and we all just watched its trailer. The semi-realistic tone of MoS and The DK trilogy is simply a style of filmmaking that is popular today, just like the campy tone of the Salkind’s Superman series was for 70’s and 80’s audiences. I’m most certain that while filmmakers are attempting to ground these comic book movies in some version of reality that you aren’t supposed to exit the theater muttering “wow, that could really happen” to yourself.