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Batman v Superman: Dawn Of Justice‘Bat
    2016-03-25  08:53    Shenzhen Daily

    ZACK SNYDER throws the contents of the superhero kitchen sink at “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice”: this film has so many alter-egos and twisted back stories, it writhes in existential “who-am-I and why-am-I-here?” agony before exploding with the effort of sustaining Warner Bros’ frenzied DC Comics franchise rival to “Marvel” and its “Avengers,” “Iron-Man” and “Guardians of the Galaxy” behemoths.

    Gorging on bombast and self-importance, swamped by its own mythology, “Batman v Superman” is loud, sprawling, and distracted. The action jumps around almost as fast as a man can fly, but nowhere near as smoothly. The doubling-up of the Caped Crusader with the Man of Steel would need strong notices to see revenues grow exponentially, but these may not be forthcoming, and its crunchy, dour violence will restrict numbers.

    Beefed-up bruiser Ben Affleck takes a world-weary approach to an older, sourer Batman who is increasingly motivated by his “legacy.” “You’re too old to die young,” notes caustic butler Alfred (Jeremy Irons) as a morose Bruce Wayne chugs on vintage claret.

    Being the nose of a franchise is an unexpected career-curve for Affleck after winning the best picture Oscar for “Argo.” It’s hard for any performance to really register here, though, given the film’s determination to pound as hard as it can on action beats from the get-go, with the credit sequence re-staging the murder of Bruce Wayne’s parents and the opening act devoted to the annihilation of Metropolis.

    Exposition is lavish throughout “Batman v Superman,” but the titular superhero squabbling has its roots in the final battle from Snyder’s “Man of Steel,” re-staged here from the ground perspective, which pitched Superman (Henry Cavill) against General Zod. It also, according to Chris Terrio and David S. Goyer’s screenplay, resulted in a Twin-Towers like destruction on the streets of the city, and the mass loss of life at Wayne Enterprises when its headquarters became collateral damage in the battle.

    Two years later, and Batman just can’t forget, bringing us to the central question of why he would “V” Superman — after all, they seem much more likely to be allies in the fight against crime. And, with the extra-terrestrial Superman possessed of superior firepower to the mortal, suited Batman, isn’t the “who-would-win-a-superhero-smackdown?” question just a playground ruse designed to appeal to those of us who haven’t grown up?

    While Hollywood never went broke by appealing to viewers who haven’t grown up, any who didn’t keep up with Batman or Superman’s recent iterations may find themselves fatally disorientated here — it may be high-concept, but “Batman v Superman” certainly isn’t streamlined. Gotham City exists side by side with Metropolis, although production designer Patrick Tatoupoulous has so much on his hands, the orientation isn’t always so clear.

    Further shaking the fizzy drink bottle is the fact that Batman is prone to nightmares and hallucinations, while Superman has an encounter with his dead dad.

    Riding down the backbone of the plot is Lex Luthor’s son, helpfully also called Lex and played by Jesse Eisenberg as a spoiled Silicone Valley brat. Lex has similar-sized daddy-issues to his fellow orphans Batman and Superman, and aims to play them off against each other by revitalizing stolen Kryptonite and messing around with General Zod’s dead body.

    Added to this Troika is a beady-eyed Senator played by Holly Hunter, keen to pursue questions about placing limits on superpowers — there’s much talk of monsters, man’s cruelty, and false gods.

    Roving reporter and Superman love interest Lois Lane (Amy Adams) embarks on an operation in the desert to interview an IS-style militia. And franchise cameos including Diane Lane as Superman’s mum and Laurence Fishburne as The Daily Planet’s editor crop up, not to mention a brand new Batmobile. More screentime for Jeremy Irons as a frostier, tech-savvy Alfred and Israeli actress Gal Gadot as an elusive Wonder Woman might have helped, but they may come into play later down the line as the franchise develops. Hans Zimmer composes with the help of Junkie XL (Tom Holkenborg), the dial jacked up and a full operatic chorus at the ready.

    The movie is now being screened in Shenzhen.

    (SD-Agencies)

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