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4. Batman's Apocalyptic Vision
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Again, one of the more left field moments to have already arrived in the DCEU came in Batman v Superman, when Batman had an apocalyptic vision of an Injustice-like dictatorial Superman laying waste to the world.
It's no coincidence that his goons looked like fascists (because they are), or that Darkseid's Parademons made an appearance. Certainly, there are way too many throwbacks in this sequence to classic Crisis-like tales for it to have been nothing more than just a nightmare scenario. Granted, that means operating under the assumption that BVS somehow wasn't a production littered with story-telling issues, but - in fairness - the possibility is always there that sequences like the one Bruce felt could tie into things later down the line.
Indeed, a Mad Max style film featuring Batman as the leader of an anti-Superman resistance would go down a treat with most audiences, especially those opposed to Henry Cavill's brooding, scowling rendition of the Man of Steel. In that sense, a full length feature based on this particular thread would play to the actor's strengths superbly, and perhaps allow a fresh face to take on the character in a different onscreen universe.
WhatCulture's very own resident movie guy, Ewan has been working in the content creation biz for over 10 years now, having started as a freelance contributor to WhatCulture Gaming all the way back in 2015. After graduating with a First-Class Honours in History from Northumbria University in 2017 (where he won a prize for a totally killer dissertation on the Watergate years), Ewan took on the role of Comics Editor at WhatCulture and quickly developed WhatCulture Comics into one of the biggest superhero-focused channels on YouTube. He followed this with a brief hiatus at Screen Rant in 2021, where he worked across the Gaming and Film sections as a writer and editor, before returning to WhatCulture as a Senior Content Producer / Presenter in 2023. He started his own podcast, We Love Dad Movies, in 2022, and has contributed several written pieces to the Eisner-nominated comics website Shelfdust as well.
In his current role, Ewan incorporates his love of cinema, comic books, and history into written pieces and video essays for WhatCulture's Film & TV channel, as well as WhatCulture Gaming and WhatCulture Horror, with a particular focus on nineties-era Dad Movies, old school Westerns, and Golden Age Hollywood Noir. John Carpenter is his fave, and he thinks Batman Beyond should never have been cancelled. If that's your vibe, you'll probably like his stuff.
