re: Obtuse Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice TD review thread (SPOILERS p5+)

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Well apparently in this world, he actually was "one bad day away from becoming him."

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Which is my entire point in a nutshell..."in this world."

Why on Earth would DC want their iconic characters motives and actions to be scrutinized so much that they have to be defended by the use of, "well...in THIS iteration..."

We already have tons and tons of source materials that have made these two characters in particular Top 3 comic book heroes of all time. There is no reason other than hubris or a complete lack of faith in their own brand to do anything other than use the characters as is.

Say what you want, but I'm proof that this is a bad fricking move on DC/WB's part. I tend to like nearly everything...and I go into everything WANTING to like it. That goes triple for this franchise! Go back to somewhere early in the other thread and I'm in there taking people to task for prejudging the movie based on early RT critical reviews. My tune has changed because the way people have described the way the characters behave simply runs counter to who they are. I'm never down with that.

You want to make a movie about guys that behave this way...fine. Make a movie with new heroes and make them do whatever the frick you want. I'd probably be on board and like it! But don;t take characters we no in and out and change them so much so the core audience for these movies is openly questioning what the frick the studio was thinking.