25 WTF Moments In Batman V Superman

Poor Jimmy.

Let's get the Doomsday sized white elephant question out of the way, shall we... Does Batman V Superman deserve all of the hate? No, but it definitely deserves some irritation, and it mostly comes down to Zack Snyder's story-telling and a general attempt to do too much. Inevitably, some of that does deserve praise, because the film stutters out of bravery and scope, but it's hard to remember that during it's more stunningly stupid moments. Inevitably also, the film is stuffed with moments that are designed to pull jaws to the floor (even when a lot of the most valuable spoilers were shown off in the bloody trailers needlessly), and the attempt at spectacle is more than admirable. Though there have been some vocal takedowns of the film (and that's not just from "critics" no matter how insistent the film-makers are), the high-points are as high as the low-points are low. And as the heroes navigate both peaks and troughs they combine to create some of the most memorable moments in comic book movie history. It's a movie built on what the f*ck moments...

25. Did Bruce Wayne Just Fly?

The opening sequence, which basically has four opening shots not quite knitted together satisfactorily, features a great redo of Batman's origin. It is just brief enough (though it establishes an unnecessary perversion for slow motion), it's beautiful stylised and it pays homage to The Dark Knight Returns in a way that makes you genuinely happy for Snyder's occasional flashes of brilliance. Weirdly though, when it expands out to the Waynes' funerals and Bruce is seen fleeing into the forest in the grounds of his home, it all goes a bit magic realism. Are we supposed to believe that this is a dream or is the young Wayne's symbolic rise on Batpower what really happened? Regardless, it's so unsubtle and insistent that the decision to include it is questionable at best.
 
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