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It's tough to remember but I'll take your word for it. And yes, at the very least there should have been some splash page translation. But after Trailer #3 I fully expected that he and the writers missed the whole point of that comic series and would condense it into an I memorable 15 minute action scene.
I honestly think WW might have done more fighting against Doomsday, but I'm not positive. It's a let down that it's that close, anyway.
But, I still enjoyed WW's bits a lot, and the Heat Vision battle was a cool little addition.
In the last thread someone said they are not invested in the Superman character... they just like movies.
That is fair enough.
But why not have a good movie that ALSO appeals to Superman fans.
Yea all cbms are adaptationstill. But the best ones capture the essence of their characters. I don't think Dawn of Justice really does Superman/Clark Kent justice... ironically. Even as a character regardless of being Superman.
Either way I think DoJ isn't a well made film, let alone a good Superman film.
In the last thread someone said they are not invested in the Superman character... they just like movies.
That is fair enough.
But why not have a good movie that ALSO appeals to Superman fans.
Yea all cbms are adaptationstill. But the best ones capture the essence of their characters. I don't think Dawn of Justice really does Superman/Clark Kent justice... ironically. Even as a character regardless of being Superman.
Either way I think DoJ isn't a well made film, let alone a good Superman film.
I honestly think WW might have done more fighting against Doomsday, but I'm not positive. It's a let down that it's that close, anyway.
But, I still enjoyed WW's bits a lot, and the Heat Vision battle was a cool little addition.
That being said, I can understand a lot of the criticisms people have about the movie, and I get it, I really do. But most of it really comes down to opinion. And I love having discussions with people about what they thought worked/didn't work in the movie, that's why I'm here after all. I just don't like being told that my opinion is "wrong." Opinions aren't ever "wrong" and theres no need for that.
I apologize if that was long-winded and didn't make much sense. I'm recovering from surgery and on some intense prescription pain meds, so I do hope I got my point across. lol
Literally everything ultimately comes down to opinion, but film-making has a basic framework of guidelines that pretty much every mainstream filmmaker follows. Some visionary directors can get away with bending these guidelines, but that's because they are so talented they can create something new out of it.
Film editing is an art, but in Western culture we have laid out some ground-rules that are essential to a good viewing experience, for a mass audience anyway. If a film isn't justified in straying from these ground rules and does it anyway, it's jarring. That's what this film did. The editing in the first half is jarring. Can you personally find it interesting and enjoyable? Sure, but it breaks convention in a way that most people just find it annoying and not supportive of the story or the product as a whole at all.
That would be a valid criticism of the film. It was definitely "bizarre" but once I got a few scenes in I was totally on board with it. I felt like it was done in a way to not lose sight of the several sub plots going on. I thought it worked really well, most thought it did not, and that's totally okay. For me, I saw what looked like an immense amount of effort going into the way it was edited in an attempt to balance the storylines equally. I was totally on board with it. Has me wondering really how different the Ultimate Cut will be on a technical level.
I personally think the weird editing was more of a necessary thing to condense the movie into 2,5 hours than a creative choice. Most directors will start out with cuts that are longer than the theatrical release, but I think Snyder just crammed too much into that 3 hour window he set for himself. Because of that, some of the stuff he cut was pretty essential to the story.
^ I don't think that's true... at all. The Reeve era resonated incredibly well with audiences, and that interpretation of him was considered old hat then. They even lampshade it (without mocking him) within the movie a few times.
I think it would still fly today, done right. Look at Captain America, he's not exactly far off. The problem is... Nobody's giving us that. They're giving us this weird grim Superman.
Do people still think the Reeve era movies debuted during a campy, lighthearted, happy time? It was the total opposite. They were charming, hopeful movies in a dark, dreadful decade of geopolitical war.
To be fair, the Bat-franchise has a history of editing problems: look at the armored car chase scene in TDK. It is almost incomprehensible.
To be fair, the Bat-franchise has a history of editing problems: look at the armored car chase scene in TDK. It is almost incomprehensible.
Yep. And even in his debut era-- off the heels of the great depression and the cusp of WWII, right? I don't see how "dark times" automatically have to mean a dour hero. Hell, more recently-- Spider-Man debuted less than a year after 9/11.
To be fair, the Bat-franchise has a history of editing problems: look at the armored car chase scene in TDK. It is almost incomprehensible.
Do people still think the Reeve era movies debuted during a campy, lighthearted, happy time? It was the total opposite. They were charming, hopeful movies in a dark, dreadful decade of geopolitical war.
they were well after Vietnam was over. Carter was president. No wars during his term (only president in modern age) Sure there was a cold war with Russia but when Carter was in office it wasn't ramping up like it did after Reagan was elected. The big news of the day then was OPEC,the "energy crisis" and inflation.
You just proved my point. Or did you not read my post?