My thoughts on Mr. Snyder's Batman

 My thoughts on Mr. Snyder's Batman 

 

Intro: Since I already reviewed all of the Batman movies (With the expectations of the 1966' movie) and no one is going to do Mr. Affleck's Batman film, it's time for me to talk about what Mr. Snyder has done with this character. I didn't plan on doing this because Mr. Snyder didn't do much with this character. However, judging by the trailers for the upcoming Batman movie, it looks like Batman could have the same ARC as this one, but I'm getting ahead of myself. 

I didn't like the Bruce Wayne/Batman we got in Dawn of Justice. Not because he turned into the Punisher, it's because he was stupid, I'll get into that later. Not only does this Batman kill, but he also brands criminals, and that branding is a death sentence in prison. There are four things we know about Batman they are he doesn't use guns, he doesn't kill, he's a stick in the mud, and he's resourceful. You can't change these traits with no rhyme or reason and expect fans not to respond. That's one of the things that made this character interesting and ridiculous; that is, his resolve not to kill. Mr. Snyder made Batman into a killer because he thinks it's cool, are you kidding me!?! Hollywood, please keep this man away from Batman because he has no respect for the character. Don't take my word for it he said it would be interesting to have the Joker rape Batman. Someone needs to call an exorcist because this man is sick!?! 

The movie did give us a reason why Batman is dropping bodies after 20 years, that is the death of Robin pushed him over the edge. First of all, I don't buy that the death of Robin caused him to kill because the Joker is still alive!?! You can't have it both ways; you can't turn Batman into a mass murderer and not have him kill the one person who causes him to go on this path. Second, the movie implied that he didn't start killing until he saw the death and destruction Superman caused. He stopped doing that after the death of Superman. Is this a Joke!?! What makes this worse is that Alfred doesn't call Bruce out on this; well, he does, but not in any meaningful way. He didn't even ask what would your parents say about this? Is this how you want to honor their memories? Also, we don't know how Gotham PD feels about Batman dropping bodies.   

Let me get this straight, Batman wants to kill Superman because he thinks he's dangerous. You plan on doing that by using kryptonite without knowing if it can hurt him or not. Do you see what I mean by Batman being stupid? Not only that, Bruce was watching footage of Superman fighting Zod. So, you're not going to investigate to see if Superman is an enemy or not? Why would Batman take it upon himself to stop Superman what he did doesn't affect Gotham so what gives? Even if someone close to Bruce died in Metropolis that's no excuse to make assumptions with no proof. To the people who think this is the best Batman, did you forget that he's suppose to be the world's greatest detective? Another thing this makes Batman look like a hypocrite, I mean, it's OK for him to kill criminals, but it's not OK for Superman to do it, despite the fact that he was slappy about it.      

It's time to address the elephant in the room, and that's the Martha scene. This scene is a disgrace to Batman’s character! Did people forget that Batman is the most paranoid and distrustful character in fiction? Instead of asking why did you say that name, he should be asking who? He's not going to believe that Martha is Superman’s mother at face value, unless he's willing to truth but verify. Also, fans should be embarrassed that they didn’t know Batman and Superman’s mothers have the same name. Mr. Snyder, why did you make Batman so stupid in this movie!?! This makes Batman look bad because you’re about to kill Superman; people will say anything to get you to spare them. How is this any different from saying Please don’t kill me, I have a wife and kids? How do you know Superman is lying to you to get you to drop your guard, which you did do in this scene. 

You've been Batman for twenty years, and you never came across someone like that? If your argument is that the purpose of this scene is to show Batman that he’s gone too far, I’m not buying it because he already went too far! Did he really think Superman was raised by animals? Batman mentions Superman’s parents beforehand. (When he brought up his parents, did he sound like a villain, or is it just me?) Would he still spare Superman if his mother had a different name? Also, what about all the other criminals that he killed? How does he know their mother’s names are not Martha? Martha is not an uncommon name. So, this is how you stop Batman say the name Martha. This scene deserves to be made fun of. I can't believe people are defending the Martha scene. Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying that they shouldn't; however, the reasons people come up with defending this are a stretch. 

How often do people bond over parents having the same name? 

Would you have a problem with cops letting criminals go for that reason? After Superman died, Batman will honor his memory by putting a team together. Are you kidding me? You wanted to kill him one minute, and the next minute, you treat him like he's your best friend. You don't have a long and storied history with this character like you did in the comics. Because of everything I just said, I had no interest in watching Mr. Affleck's solo film unless it deals with the aftermath of all the people he killed, just like Arrow season 5 did. I don't have much to say about this character in the Justice League movie because he comes off as optimistic in this movie. Now I wouldn't have a problem with this if A this was the last time we see this character and B there was no build-up to this. 

Overall, this character is wasted due to bad writing, directing, and a lack of explanation. It looks like Mr. Snyder was trying to tell a story of a character who was fighting crime for years and lost his way. Or a character who is consumed by grief that he goes too far in fighting crime. It looks like the upcoming Batman film will do one of these two things, and that can be hard to pull off because he hasn't been Batman long enough to go in that direction. That's all I have to say about this Batman.