Batman V Superman: 10 Plot Holes That Make No Sense

8. Why Doesn't The "World's Greatest Detective" Realise That Clark Kent Is Superman?

On the other since of the fence, doesn't it seem a little weird to think that Bruce Wayne/Batman doesn't recognise that Clark Kent is Superman when he meets him? In the world of the movie, after all, Superman has been a crime-fighting superhero for 18 months... surely Batman would have taken a keen interest in this guy (and his face) in that time? And given that Batman is supposed to be the "world's greatest detective," it seems somewhat bizarre to think that he comes face to face with Clark Kent at the party and can't put two and two together. It's just a pair of glasses, Bruce! Glasses! C'mon! Granted, this aspect of the film probably asks that you just suspend your belief, and that was fine and dandy when Superman - as a film series - was less serious affair. But given that Batman v Superman is set in a gritty and realistic world, the whole Clark Kent/Superman alter-ego thing doesn't work. A fake beard or something, at least.