May 29, 2016 jeremy irons, the actor who played alfred in batman v superman, thinks the muddled warner bros. Jeremy irons, the actor who played alfred in batman v superman, thinks the muddled warner bros. Moviebob intermission these five dystopian movies might not be masterpieces, but theyre all better than or at least as good as the giver. In the battle between batman and superman, i pick wonder woman for the win.
The comedian, a top level government agent finds out about a secret base where people are working on a weapon that will kill millions of people but prevent world war three and keeps it to himself except for a drunken blathering at moloch. But batman v superman has batman doing some strange things that are more out of step with the character than anything in afflecks control. The 5 best and worst parts of dawn of justice thewrap takes a closer look at the highs and lows of warner bros. Bad guys are yanked into shadows, pulled through floors and tugged up into the air with fearsome speed, and somehow it becomes possible to be afraid of batman even as. For starters, every time a superhero movie succeeds it is a boon to the genre as a whole, so even marvel studios will feel the benefit of the publics continued interest in superpowered heroes not to mention the. Its bad on a level that would seem to defy even the worst vulgarity to mete out a proper condemnation. Dc comic fans that have waited their whole lives for this will be satisfied with what they see with. Its been nearly a week since the worldwide theatrical release of batman v superman. In general, moviebob can stir some very strong feelings in people. Even for those who really, really hated batman v superman, its early box office success should by no means be taken as bad news.
Moviebob tells us why batman vs superman is really that. Mar 31, 2016 the character does, however, seem to evolve into the batman we know and love towards the later stages of the movie, so the intent here seems to have been to make the titular duel a little more believable. Batman v supermans core audience appeals to men, many of whom grew up reading the comic and watching movies and tv shows based on the characters. Im willing to hash that out with you if you can be more speci. Really that bad is a work of filmmedia criticism created for education and journalism purposes and makes no claims on any media that is discussed in any individual episode. Feb 12, 2016 batman v superman image courtesy of warner bros. Im halfway through so far and this is a really good dissemination of the issues. Mar 23, 2016 with superman now dead, batman and wonder woman decide to invent the justice league in case anything like doomsday ever happens again or if batmans weird nightmares come true somehow. Every single thing that is wrong with batman v superman. Zack snyder excels at making his films look good, even though everything takes place on a green screen stage. Lots of punching and bruce wayne sounding like bruce springsteen. Everything he does he is successful in because hes incredibly good at manipulating and outsmarting people.
Ben afflecks batman was doomed from the start, but thats. Jun 14, 2018 the dc extended universe has a batman problem. Remember ben afflecks face when a bbc interviewer asked him about the abysmal batman v. Now that ive actually said it out loud i hate this goddamn thing even more. Apr 19, 20 dont fear the cape, guys and also, please dont make us sit through a bunch of tedious, unnecessary business explaining why superman decides to dress like superman. Oct 03, 2017 remember ben afflecks face when a bbc interviewer asked him about the abysmal batman v.
Mar 25, 2016 l ike a big, wet glob of fetid bird droppings tumbling down from the sky, batman v superman. Jun 15, 2005 bales batman is, yes, costumed once again in a suit of rubberlike armor, but he moves and fights more like the title beasts of the alien films than a costumed crimefighter. And the same can be said of cavills supermanclark kent. You cant expect people to take that sort of thing seriously, especially when you act like. Part 1 of moviebobs criticism of batman v superman. Im not saying its a fantastic movie, im not saying its as good as previous incarnations of. Feb 25, 2016 however, none of this is automatically an argument against an rrated batman v superman or, more broadly, a batman v superman that can easily be made to be rrated. Bales batman is, yes, costumed once again in a suit of rubberlike armor, but he moves and fights more like the title beasts of the alien films than a costumed crimefighter. The name of the movie is batman v superman, keep the focus on that. Its not that the caped crusader and the man of steel dont get in their licks in zack snyders freudian freeforall between. With superman now dead, batman and wonder woman decide to invent the justice league in case anything like doomsday ever happens again or if batman s weird nightmares come true somehow.
Dawn of justice is a licensed property of warner bros pictures. L ike a big, wet glob of fetid bird droppings tumbling down from the sky, batman v superman. Moviebob aka bob chipman has created a series of video essays totaling 4 hours. As a fan of the characters that batman v superman took out of the toy chest, and chose to bend and stretch to breaking point and beyond, the films greatest sin was its failure in translating to screen the core attributes that have defined the primary. Of course, depending on who you ask, that problems not new. It is one of the most comprehensive analyses of any film that ive ever watched chipman covers everything from the films aesthetics and structure, to why snyders overall attitude towards. New batman v superman trailer reveals doomsday, lots of.
With references to film theory and classical structure, criticisms that range from the broad to the discrete, and plenty of choice hyperbole, he picks apart this film in the same manner that the meat industry picks apart a dead animal. The literal dark tone of the film really highlights the lush reds, blues, and greens. However, none of this is automatically an argument against an rrated batman v superman or, more broadly, a batman v superman that can easily be made to be rrated. If you like what you see, please consider becoming a patron. Batman v superman is so desperate to be taken seriously. It is one of the most comprehensive analyses of any film that ive ever watched chipman covers everything from the films aesthetics and structure, to why snyders overall.
An rrated batman v superman is bad news for superhero movies. Content id claim currently under dispute, if video goes down again an. Dawn of justice does credit this aspect of the character by having him do a bit of sleuthing in the story but the problem is that he comes across as being really bad at it. It was that listless, defeated stare that became a meme set to simon and. The subtext here is that zack snyder already made an adultsonly version of this movie, and the directors cut represents what they had to take out to get a pg for theaters. Jan 06, 2018 moviebob aka bob chipman has created a series of video essays totaling 4 hours. Good ol moviebob believes in social justice and equality for all and he has a few bones to pick with western culture and white supremacy. Mar 28, 2016 even for those who really, really hated batman v superman, its early box office success should by no means be taken as bad news.
Again, unnecessary to the main focus of the film and these also contribute to the whole luthor is unnecessary angle. Dawn of justice seems to be getting is based around the feeling that there was some attempt at real substance in the film, but it never really gets there. Batman intoning a robotic shit before scrambling around like the biggest possible. Moviebobs really that good video series will set its positive missionstatement aside for a single installment investigating one of the worst major films of the decade. The followup to the man of steel and prequel to the first liveaction justice league movie. Batman vs superman, man of steel, amazing spider man 1 and 2, pixels, the expendables, transformers, green lantern, etc and. Your links are goofy, they describe batman v superman as an arthouse film and complain of some supposed double standard being pushed against dc. Batman v superman is so bad, it could kill plans for a dc. Dawn of justice, and if youve been following the developments leading up to and following said release, youre likely to be aware of the mixed reception of the zack snyder film. With superman now dead, batman and wonder woman decide to invent the justice league in case anything like doomsday ever happens again or if batmans weird nightmares come true somehow. Mar 23, 2016 but batman v superman has batman doing some strange things that are more out of step with the character than anything in afflecks control. Obviously, i prefer you watch the youtube version because its monetized and i do. Moviebob tells us why batman vs superman is really that bad.
Mar 23, 2016 much of the criticism that batman v superman. Dawn of justice was successful in very little, but the most important of its successes was to introduce gal gadots wonder woman to the audiences of the world. Lots of punching and bruce wayne sounding like bruce springsteen ensue. Bvs is a masterpiece because there is no unexplained plot pojnts, inconsistencies, or unnecessary scenes.
Batman v superman is so desperate for the audience to take it seriously that it forgets to have any fun at all. Content id claim currently under dispute, if video goes down again an alternate version maybe posted later today. If its ultimately framed as a bad movie they wont have any of it, many of them will probably reject it without watching. Batman vs superman is a brilliant postmortemliving dismemberment. As a fan of the characters that batman v superman took out of the toy chest, and chose to bend and stretch to breaking point and beyond, the films greatest sin was its failure in translating to screen the core attributes that have defined the primary interpretations of. Batman v superman is so bad, it could kill plans for a. I spent most the time in the discord yelling about how bad this movie is and saying id miss these types of thread. Yesterday was a kind of good news, bad news day for batman v superman.
Mar 23, 2016 the good batman v superman is a visual feast. These dont actively contribute much to the plot what so ever outside of establishing that batman has a slight fear of superman and that he has some issues mentally, both which are things that can be conveyed in much quicker and to the point ways. Dawn of justice is a success because it isnt funny. Is batman v superman really that bad of a movie and why. Really that bad is a work of filmmedia criticism created for education and journalism purposes and makes no. Or it started when affleck opted to back out of directing duties on his own movie, and. It was not snyders vision and they executed it terribly. It started the moment ben affleck was cast in the role. But now that we have the mounting reports that warner bros.
In this video, moviebob begins its only part i an impressively thorough and detailed explanation about how and why there are so many failings in this. Doomsday is jammed into the end of the movie so that bruce and clark can put aside their differences, fight a big stupid video game end boss, and have a ton of destruction porn in areas that are conveniently abandoned rolls eyes. Moviebob s really that good video series will set its positive missionstatement aside for a single installment investigating one of the worst major films of the decade. Or it started when justice league tried to take at least a somewhat lighter tone. And the same can be said of cavills superman clark kent. Batman v superman isnt like other superhero films, and that. You cant expect people to take that sort of thing seriously, especially when you act like you cant even say the movies are bad without being asinine. Find out why its happening, and why the subject in question was chosen. Batman v superman isnt like other superhero films, and. Dawn of justice, and the highly anticipated superhero flick is getting slapped around like a purse snatcher who wanders into the hall of justice. Dawn of justice, and the highly anticipated superhero flick is getting slapped around like.
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