The Batman: 7 Reasons George Miller Must Replace Ben Affleck
1. He Understands Batman (And His Vision Suits The DCEU)
One of the key complaints about Zack Snyder's approach to writing the Justice League concerns how little he seems to understand his characters. He changed Batman and Superman so much (with admittedly fluid results) on the back of consciously admitting he didn't like mainstream comics and would make superhero movies so dark that Batman could get raped in prison, that it felt like he was being provocative with it, in fact.
Miller, on the other hand, proved in his Justice League: Mortal script that he knew how to write Batman, even in a pretty poor, unpolished script. Looking at it now, his cynical, paranoid Bruce is a fore-runner for the Civil War Tony Stark - suspicious, affirmatively committed to monitoring (and controlling) heroes in fear of their dangerous potential. And he knows why Batman needs to seek solace and also how he can find brotherhood to come together for Justice League.
That's exactly the image of Batman we should have got for Batman v Superman; it's almost the one we did get, actually.
Imagine how much more satisfying it would have been for Batman's revelation that he needs other heroes (and family) had come after learning it despite his suspicions (as in Mortal), rather than from a weird confusing fantasy/dream. The first part almost happens in BvS, but the conflict between Batman and Superman isn't allowed to develop that way because of the ridiculous "Martha" conclusion.
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