10 Movie Moments That Pissed Off The Fanboys In 2014

5. The Fat Bat Symbol

When Ben Affleck was announced as Batman, Bat-fans had a lot on their plates to angrily blog about: how could this charlatan actor fill the Bat-boots vacated by Christian Bale - a man with an unblemished career of movie making (as long as you ignored Newsies, and Reign Of Fire and Terminator Salvation...)? How dare they?! But then things got even worse when the first glimpse of the Bat-suit was unveiled: "the ears are too short", "why does he look so sad?" and mostly "what in Gotham is up with that Bat-symbol?!" Just as emo Batman became an extensively memed image, some fans with different priorities pointed out that Batman's new chest icon featured what could only be described as a morbidly obese bat, undermining the image of the sleek, ninja-like hero. And as if one body image issue wasn't enough...
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