7 Reasons Batman V Superman Should Still Leave You Optimistic For The DC Universe

Obviously, this is an incredibly subjective point and one that will probably rile people up unnecessarily. It might come off as deliberately contrarian to say this, but from this scribe's perspective, the first phase of Marvel was not actually very good.

The first Iron Man was a strong entry, and the other films were not all bad. But boy they were not exactly instant classics either. As Marvel was finding its feet and slowly building its universe, they pulled out some very formulaic productions that hardly left audiences inspired. 

Thor was directed by Kenneth Branagh, but could have been directed by Rob Cohen for all its lack of substance. Captain America had some neat camera tricks and a fun turn by Hugo Weaving – but it was incredibly bland. The Incredible Hulk was intentionally way too dumb because Marvel was spooked by the tepid reception Ang Lee's earlier effort had received from audiences.

All things considered, phase one was not actually that strong in regards to film quality for Marvel. The films did enough to pique interest, and they made a colossal amount of money which is exactly what they were planned to do. You would be hard pressed to argue that Batman V Superman was any worse or any better than some of these entries and that it hasn’t achieved similar feats. 

It might not be the colossus at the Box Office we hoped for, but it is still one of the highest grossing films ever. Similarly, the interest in the product might be steeped in controversy, but the interest is clearly there regardless.