The other day in class, it occurred to me that I was missing out on something very important. So I did what any good college student would do.  I followed the crowd. I literally just finished the new Superman vs Batman movie!!! Although this may be a total knee jerk reaction, I finally get to give my opinion on the movie.

I will start with the movie did, with the remaking of Batman. I loved the dark knight series of Batman with Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Morgan Freeman, etc. I will go to my grave saying the cast of the dark knight series is totally superior to the one in this movie. That being said, I did think that Ben Affleck did a good job with the movie. I was also a fan of the dark, serious Batman role. It was mentioned in class that he was very un-Batman like with the killing and using guns but I actually liked it. I know that there is reasons in the story line for him to have this character but I also think it helps break this Batman from the one in the dark knight. It helps to separate the two and I did not find myself thinking about the other Batman during the movie which I think is beneficial to the making of this movie.

While Ben Affleck, Henry Cavill, and Amy Adams all did well with their parts, it was Jesse Eisenberg that played the best role. Yes, he is creepy/freaky/weird and that is what makes it so great. I am a firm believer that a lot of times a good, strong villain is more critical to a good movie than the protagonist. The character was played perfectly and the character was perfect for the movie. I loved every scene he was in, especially the creepy ending scene.

Yes, I liked the movie….a lot. However, I will admit that there were somethings that Warner Brothers could have done differently. For one, I think it is unanimous that they tried way to hard to stuff too much into this movie. They needed to relax on trying to introduce so many super heroes in one movie. I understand that this movie sets the tone and sets a lot of things in motion for the future of the series but I think if the series is going anywhere at all then there is going to need to be a good many spin-offs. I think there at least needs to be one, if not two, movies on Batman and his past that was so frequently referred to. I think aqua man and wonder woman could also use a movie alone. The flash is one I am kinda confused about because there is already a T.V. series for Flash but they did not seem to be using the same one? I am not sure what that is about but either way I think Marvel did the right thing by having background movies for each avenger. I think this helps create stronger characters obviously, as well as adding more depth to the story. I do not like the excuse that the super hero movie is going to fade out in a couple of years because if the movies are not good originally, then it does not matter how many are made in whatever time frame.

In all, I thought the movie was really good and caught some really harsh criticisms from the class that it does not deserve. I would give it an 8.5 out of 10. I thought it set up the series well going forward and the ending was fabulous. The fact that I am still wondering if Superman is alive or not is great and really has me ready for the next movie. Marvel may have gotten the jump and they may have produced better movies thus far but do not be surprised if DC really makes it a close competition in the years to come. My only regret in watching the movie is that I didn’t watch it sooner.