11 Biggest Sins Of Batman v Superman
1. It's More Watchmen Than Justice League
Zack Snyder has called Batman v Superman a continuation of the themes he explored in Watchmen, but there are two massive problems with this assertion. The first being that the Justice League is not Watchmen and the second being that Snyder clearly doesn't understand what Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons were trying to do with Watchmen.
Watchmen was a brilliant work of art that pushed the boundaries of what was possible in superhero comics. It was graphically violent and it portrayed heroes who were fine with crossing the line. But it was also an exploration of what it meant to be human and a cautionary tale that actions come with consequences. It was also superbly and intricately plotted.
Following Watchmen's publication and critical success, numerous comic writers only focused on the sex, violence, and cursing. Moore himself criticized this in an interview: "...there has been, in the 15 years since Watchmen, an awful lot of the comics field devoted to these grim, pessimistic, nasty, violent stories which kind of use Watchmen to validate what are, in effect, often just some very nasty stories that don't have a lot to recommend them."
Snyder is the cinematic equivalent of these comic writers. He focused on all the nasty things about Watchmen and didn't pay any attention to the deeper themes. And the result is a twisted, sadistic, depressing take on two of America's greatest heroes.
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