My BvS follow up review after a 2nd viewing (with a dash of spoilers)

This is basically a continuation from my post on Friday afternoon. Enjoy!

      **I’m going to preface this follow up review by saying that if you're reading this and still haven't seen Batman v Superman. (1) I thank you but (2) you really to reprioritize things. So yeah, this will contain spoilers so if you haven't seen the film yet then come back some other time to read this.** I had mentioned in my previous review that I was in-between seeing Batman v Superman for the first time and the second time. After seeing it a second time I decided to pop back on and give my thoughts.

Batman V Superman Review (Non-Spoiler)

   
      So I just got home from seeing Batman V Superman for the first and ::checks watch:: I'm going back to the theater in 2 hours to see it again. I could beat around the bush and set up a whole review but I'm just going to jump in and get to it!

Eisenberg will deliver as Lex Luthor

      With every comic book movie casting that is made the theoretical fan boy gauntlet is thrown down. Some people's perspectives are harsher than others but at its core, we are all coming from the same place. We have a deep love for the genre and therefore stand firm by our opinions. Underneath all the crude and celebratory tweets we want what we feel is best. These thoughts are similar when it comes to the casting of Lex Luthor in the upcoming Batman v Superman film.

Green Lantern being held back is a Good thing.

     

      

      Green Lantern has traditionally been a fixture of sorts as it relates to The Justice League. If you google some images under the words ‘Justice League’ you will see Batman, Superman, and others standing alongside Green Lantern. So when the DC slate of movies had been announced it was a safe assumption by most that Green Lantern would share the big screen with his Super Friends in both installments of the Justice League. Time went by and Batman v Superman had been filmed and although names like Cyborg, Flash, and Aquaman had popped up we never heard about Green Lantern. Even though a Green Lantern Corp film had been announced for 2020 we still didn't hear about actors or possible cameos. Just recently though Entertainment Weekly had done a piece on Batman v Superman where Charles Roven had mentioned that we may not see The Green Lantern Corp until the second Justice League film at the earliest. The Green Lantern faithful along with fellow DC fans may have been a bit perturbed by Roven’s comments but I’m going to go the other way on this one.

State of The Union Address

      In the Summer of 2013 Warner Bros. pushed all their chips towards the middle of table. It was at Comic Con in San Diego when Zack Snyder and Harry Lennix blew the roof off of Hall H and announced that Batman would be included in the follow up film to Man of Steel. I think the moderator that day Chris Hardwick said it best when after the announcement and logo reveal he screamed in excitement “What the shit was that?!”. It was a frenzy of emotion from everyone in love with the genre but after the initial adrenaline of the moment wore off their was a collective nervousness from DC fans. It was now real! The inclusion of Batman into a Man of Steel follow up film meant that Warners was going to go for it and there was no going back. They were finally going to utilize the DC Universe. Suddenly that Wayne Enterprises Satellite that Superman and Zod crashed into took on a whole new meaning. No one ever thought Warners would or quite frankly wanted to go through with it but they were. Much like how there was no going back for Warners it was the same case for a guy like myself. A die hard Batman fan and lover of all things DC I knew the potential boom or bust scenario that would come with this film. The weight of a possible DC Cinematic Universe would now rest on the broad shoulders of our Caped Crusader and the Son of Jor-El. 

Introductions and Thanks to Jett!

      Welcome to my blog and I appreciate you stopping by to read. Giving a bit of an introduction here I started this blog back in 2012 and I have been a life long Batman fan. I’m 32 years old, so Michael Keaton’s Batman is right in my wheel house. I remember being a kid and seeing the commercial promoting the film on tv. I jumped up and down begging my parents to take me. My Mother was hesitant in regards to the violence, but my whining broke her spirit and they took me. I remember being absolutely captivated and sitting with my jaw dropped. I was head over heels love for the Masked Vigilante and I’ve never looked back! With my love for Batman coupled with my interest in writing I had started up a Batman movie blog. I had posted quite a bit on the Dark Knight Rises but as the film left theaters my posts were few and far between. It has been quite some time since I posted anything but I have been inspired so I’m blowing the dust off of this blog and getting to work!