Batman V Superman: Predicting The 10 Biggest Criticisms

6. The Plot Is Totally Predictable

It seems inevitable by this point that the narrative is going to be extremely easy to predict: Batman gets mad that Superman trashed Metropolis and probably gets manipulated into fighting him by Lex Luthor, they battle a few times before they realise Luthor is the real problem, then they probably team up to fight Doomsday in the third act with Wonder Woman and other Justice Leaguers, done. Sure, the script will be much more intricate than that, but the shell plot seems like it won't offer up many surprises, given the very clear direction in which the DC Cinematic Universe is being steered. Hopefully Snyder will smooth over the edges a little by still having Batman and Superman be a little ambivalent towards one another heading into Justice League, rather than just neatly tying everything up. Then again, comic book movies often deliberately lead audiences one way only to pull the rug out (The Mandarin twist, Quicksilver's death), so perhaps Goyer and Terrio have a few pleasant surprises up their sleeves...