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

13. The Story Structure Is Absolutely Horrendous

The intrinsic problem with Batman V Superman as a film is that it simply doesn't have a proper structure. From the very start, where we're treated to no less than four disconnected opening sequences (only one of which ultimately feels necessary), it's apparent that Snyder has too many plates spinning and is chucking out threads in a totally randomised order, and as we go along it only gets worse.

Sure, the story he's trying to tell isn't exactly that interesting, but he could have told it well; between obvious set-up, characters turning up in locations out of the blue and indiscernible time jumps it feels like a rough draft that isn't ready to be filmed, let alone released. Studio meddling? Disagreements between writer and director? Snyder surrounding himself with yes men? Whatever the case, the fundamentals of Batman V Superman as a story aren't there.

This doesn't just make for an exasperating experience; the poor writing and editing eventually starts to pick itself apart. At one point a character reveals in the space of twenty seconds half a dozen astounding facts that all could count as proper movie-defining twists by themselves, yet the movie has got itself into a position where it can spend no time on them and has to barrel forward, leaving you questioning whether it was meant to be a big reveal at all.