Its no secret thatBatman v Superman: Dawn of Justiceelicited a strong response from both fans and critics.
Traditionally, Batman isnt really a killer in the comics.
On the one hand, this radical change kind of fits with Snyders vision of Batman.
In the film, Afflecks iteration is older, more grizzled, and hauntedhes seen some shit.
Batman killed a guy!
Im like, Fuck, really?
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Im like, Wake the fuck up!
Im like down the fucking road on that.
You know what I mean?
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My heroes didnt lie to America.
My heroes didnt embezzle money.
My heroes didnt commit any atrocities.
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Im like, Thats cool, but youre living in a fucking dream world.
Moores iconic graphic novel deconstructed the idea of superheroes and continues to be a groundbreaking piece of work.
But the truth of the matter is, not all superheroes need to be deconstructed.
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Im not really sure what Snyder means about embezzling money and committing atrocities.
Which for a character like Rorschach, fine, whatever.
That’s a different story.
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He was trying to save humanity, not cheat it.
Like a Batman who’s trying to stab Superman to death with a spear.
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