Batman V Superman: 13 Biggest Blunders Zack Snyder Makes That Completely Ruin It

5. It Constantly Relies On Hackneyed Filmmaking Tricks

As if the film wasn't already scattershot enough, Snyder chose to bring in some well-worn filmmaking tropes into Dawn Of Justice that only serve to highlight his complete lack of skill bordering on incompetence; there are four dream sequences, two detailed flashbacks to things we saw earlier in the movie and a major plot development delivered through montage. Now there's nothing wrong with leaning on techniques like this - they are established because they can work - but the way Snyder employs them just comes across as insulting.

Each of the dream sequences is segued into as if it's real, leading to a "Oh, it was all fake" reveal that feels cheap, especially given how everyone of them features things so unrealistic they obviously don't fit in the world (and this is a world with rampaging Kryptonian mutants). The two flashbacks exist only to hammer home obvious reveals that only a passive audience member wouldn't get. And having what is meant to be such an important thread rushed over in two minutes means the late attempt at emotional involvement is further weakened. Thoughtless.