Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
I have inexplicably been struck by the urge to revisit some of the DCEU films. Not ALL of them, not a chance, but some, and mostly just the <PERSON> films. Don't ask me why. When I saw Man of Steel in 2013, I was not a fan. The overblown VFX, the overall bleak tone, and the excessive destruction and collateral damage didn't sit right with me. My experience with <PERSON> up until that point had been excessive viewings of Superman the Movie (1978) and equally excessive readings of the Death of Superman graphic novel. The <PERSON> I knew would never let so many civilians die, no matter what. Well, that was me in 2013. 11 years later, and now as I watched this I thought to myself "fuck it, kill em all Supes. 995
Do them a favor. " Nihilism has become just as easy as breathing. I found so much more to enjoy this time around. <PERSON> is a great Superman, and maybe I needed hindsight to see that. Anyway, good stuff! As for Batman v Superman, it wasn't exactly difficult to enjoy this one more now. The theatrical cut was dogshit. This cut is not. It isn't perfect, but once again, hindsight and time away worked in the movies favor. I'm much more happy to accept the grimness of the world, brooding characters, and disregard for logic. The <PERSON> scene still had me almost throwing up from laughing so hard, so it's nice to see some things haven't changed.
Honestly, I feel like my renewed interest in these films is less about their quality and more of a knee-jerk pendulum swing away from what the MCU has become since Disney got their poisonous claws into it. 292