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Saturday, December 5, 2015

JJ'S REACTION TO THE BATMAN V SUPERMAN TRAILER #3


The last Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice trailer was released a few days ago. Oh. My. God! I was grinning from ear to ear.

Kinda like this
 
It gave us just enough information to get us all the more excited for the film while still raising many, many more questions. The film looks incredible and full of action. I'm getting more and more excited as the days go by. I've watched the trailer several times and each time I find out more and more information. I'd like to share with you the thoughts I've had while watching the trailer.
 
BRUCE WAYNE V CLARK KENT
 
The trailer opens up with Clark covering some sort of billionaire charity event (as per usual with rich comic book heroes) and he meets Bruce Wayne for the first time. Both men seem to be sizing each other up. It seems that Bruce sees right through Clark's disguise and maybe Clark sees right through Bruce's. The trailer wastes no time in setting up the conflict. It's probably safe to say that this scene takes place early on in the film before Batman and Superman fight. However, it's telling to see that Clark is always standing up for Superman just like Bruce stands up for Batman as well as taking pot shots at Superman. And just as these two men are having an epic staredown we meet . . .
 

A VERY DIFFERENT (AND WELCOME) LEX LUTHOR
 
I couldn't help but laugh when Lex showed up. "Bruce Wayne meets Clark Kent! I love it! I love bringing people together!" It's almost as if, for a moment, he was the embodiment of Zack Snyder for us. But more importantly - WE FINALLY HAVE A LEX LUTHOR THAT ISN'T OBSESSED WITH REAL ESTATE! Now we will finally see the eccentric billionaire Lex Luthor that most of us grew up loving/hating. A genius that believes that humanity should solve its own problems without the help of an all powerful alien that thinks himself as a god. I also couldn't help but wonder, does Lex know Bruce and Clark's secrets? That would be a great twist . . .
 
 

THE WAR HAS ALREADY BEGUN
 
Alfred questions Bruce right away saying that there's no need to start a war with Superman. Bruce counters saying that, "That son of a bitch brought the war to us!" This point was established in the previous trailer. Bruce feels that it's his responsibility to stop Superman before he levels another city or brings more alien threats to Earth. While Bruce's motivations aren't entirely clear, it is clear that he feels it's his duty to stop Superman before he hurts anyone else. The popular theory (and semi-confirmed by the trailer) is that Lex is manipulating both Batman and Superman into their fight. Lex probably hopes he can prove that humanity doesn't need Superman. A victory for Batman is a victory for all of us. But, as we will discuss later, he has a back up plan.
 
LEARN TO BE A MAN
 
There's a moment in the trailer where Batman tells Superman that he's going to make him "learn to be a man." There are rumors of Bruce getting a hold of some Kryptonite, which is pretty much the only way he's going to be able to stand a chance against Clark.
 
Take that, mother fucker!
 
I think Bruce will know that Kryptonite can hurt Superman and will be more than willing to teach him a lesson in humility. The best kind of heroes excel at taking down villains that are more powerful than them. Batman is no exception. Even though Superman isn't really his enemy, Bruce will stop at nothing to prove that he can take him down. However . . .
 
SUPERMAN IS A BAD ASS
 
Nine years ago, Superman Returns was released and underwhelmed a lot of audiences. When Man of Steel was released it showed us that Superman was able to kick ass and take names too. If you ask any person on the street who would win in a fight between Batman and Superman I'm willing to bet a lot would say Batman just because he's so bad ass. This film has the difficult task of proving to audiences that Superman is just as bad ass when he wants to be. His line, "Stay down! If I wanted it, you'd be dead already" gave me chills. Superman doesn't want to kill anyone else like he did with Zod. He just wants to help. And someone, even the great Batman, trying to stop him really pisses him off. I'm looking forward to seeing these two icons do battle on the screen.
 
THE DEVIL
 
Everything is the devil with you, momma!! . . . Sorry, couldn't resist a funny Waterboy moment. Anyway! As I stated before I think Lex is deliberately manipulating Batman and Superman into a fight with each other. He believes that "man" does not need "god" to fight his battles. In his mind, humanity should strive to solve its own problems and not rely on some super powered freak. I think that Lex will be rooting for Batman. But just in case he fails, Lex is willing to accept his role as "the devil" and end the reign of the alien "god" forever . . .
 

DOOMSDAY
 
While not obvious, but definitely implied by the trailer, it looks like Lex has created Doomsday from the corpse of General Zod. There were rumors of this happening early on in production, but it looks pretty much confirmed. Why is this such a big deal you ask? Because if there is anything that has proven effective against Kryptonians it's Doomsday! If he was created from Zod, then that means he is definitely powerful enough to fight and kill Superman.
 



Damn . . . Superman is fucked!
 
Plus if Doomsday has any lingering Zod memories, then it will want to not only kill Superman but all of humanity with him. Good thing Superman won't be fighting him alone . . .
 



DAWN OF JUSTICE
 
This is the money shot! Superman, Wonder Woman, and Batman are united against a common threat. Today it's Doomsday and Lex Luthor! Tomorrow? Darkseid? Brainiac? Some other threat that we know nothing about? Thanos? No . . . probably not him . . . But who knows! We're gonna see the beginning of the Justice League! This is what I've waited my whole life to see on the big screen!
 
ACTION AND HUMOR
 
I think it's safe to say that the main thing that the Marvel movies have thrived on is having a healthy dose of action and humor in their films. Some might argue too much, but that's part of the blockbuster entertainment. Action and humor are important to these films. I will admit that Man of Steel was lacking a lot of humor, but I think this film will pick up the slack. Seeing an eccentric Lex, Batman swearing, and some banter between the heroes will be refreshing for the DC films. Fans definitely want to see lots of action but it doesn't mean anything if there isn't some humor and fun to balance it out. Snyder has proven before that he can make entertaining films. Let's see him reclaim that with this "gladiator fight."
 
 
There is little doubt in my mind that this film will be epic and incredible. This trailer not only made me ask a lot of questions, but it got me amped up for more. As with my previous post about great trailers, I'm willing to say that this film might not be great, but I'm also willing to get my hopes up. This is the film I've wanted to see my entire life. I'm excited to see it and then see what comes next. Let's go! Bat of Gotham v Son of Krypton!
 
 
Till Next Time!
 
JJ- The Comic Junkie! 



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