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'Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice' - Not Your Average 'Joe' Definitely!!!!

'Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice' has been panned universally for its supposedly 'muddled' writing, long duration and wrongfully messing with two of America's greatest superheroes. I watched it yesterday. It wasn't awfully bad. It was, in fact, nearly good. Yes, it was dragging. Character development wasn't there. Plot was slowly deconstructing......blah, blah, blah but I believe accommodating two of the greatest superheroes of USA in a 3-hour feature film (Ultimate Edition was 3-hour long and received more favorable acclaim from critics) was a risky proposition from the very start and summer blockbusters rarely receive critical acclaim barring helmed from Tim Burton, Steven Speilberg and Christopher Nolan. Considering these notions, 'Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice' was an appreciable effort with extraordinary visuals and jaw-dropping action sequences. Batman and Superman fight sequence was fantastic and then there was 'Aquaman' creating havoc unlike anything I have ever seen. It also made 872 Million bucks on the box office on the budget of USD 250 million but since everyone expected it to make more than a billion dollar return on box office, it was considered a 'flop'. Utter nonsense!!!!

'Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice' will definitely gain more fanfare from critics in time to come. It had its moments in Affleck's Batman, Irons' Alfred and Gal Gadot's Wonder Woman and upcoming 'Justice League - Part 1' with a smaller and linear story will make amends to it. If Superhero films stop experimenting with 'darker' themes and remain true to their 'summer blockbuster' status, they will continue to mint movie at box office. Two more current examples can be cited of 'The BFG' and 'The Legend of Tarzan' where the former became a huge hit with Critics for it was intelligent but it also became Speilberg's biggest flop on box office while the latter, an entertaining flick with no pretensions of being smart gained both critical and commercial fame. 'The Legend of Tarzan' didn't need to be smart, so it didn't become one and it made everyone happy. I hope 'Justice League- Part 1' and more upcoming DC Comics films follow the leads of summer blockbusters and don't try anything else until and unless they hire Christopher Nolan or someone like him.

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