10 Coolest Superhero Movie Scenes Ever
5. Batman Vs. Superman: Dawn Of Justice (2016) - Nobody Calls Me Chicken!
One of the biggest criticisms of pretty much every Batman movie ever released is that the villains outshine the films’ hero. 2005’s Batman Begins aside, we’re talking about gibbering, pantomime freaks and ghouls masquerading as arch-criminals and terrorists. The Dark Knight’s growling menace inevitably takes a back seat when almost all of his rogue’s gallery have Outrageous Scenery Chewing as their primary superpower.
And the fight scenes haven’t always been the best, either. Hampered by the heavily armoured costume that they’ve insisted on outfitting the various onscreen Batmen with for the last three decades, all we’ve really seen them accomplish is some heavy-duty boxing with the occasional front thrust kick. It’s hardly virtuoso territory, and Batman is supposed to be one of the DC Universe’s premier fighters.
That changed with Batman Vs. Superman this year. We don’t get much Batman being Batman in this flick until the third act, when the World’s Finest agree to stop bludgeoning each other and go and take down the bad guys instead.
Given the mission to save Kal-El’s adopted mother Martha (why did you say that name) from Luthor’s thugs, Batman busts out the batplane and into the warehouse where they’re holding her, taking on the entire gang single-handed.
It’s nearly five minutes of stylish, brutal fight choreography, and hands down the best fight sequences a Batman movie has ever presented. Ben Affleck does a fine job as Bruce Wayne, but he’s the biggest guy to play (the) Batman by a country mile - arguably bigger than he’s represented in the comics.
He, he proves that he’s also the baddest Batman, breaking through floors and walls as he pulverises a couple of dozen heavily armed opponents at once, using modified versions of several martial arts techniques.
Yes, there’s an argument to be made that he’s clearly actually killing several of these thugs, and no, that’s not exactly Caped Crusader territory... but myself, I’m just glad to finally see a Batman who doesn’t have to bob up and down like a chicken when he fights.