I briefly got into this same point when discussing The Death Of Superman Lives, but it bears repeating here: I seriously do not care about
Superman. Whether it’s not being brought up in the right place or era where his
brand of heroics would’ve left a proper impression, or just a general disdain
for overpowered main characters in action films, Superman has never struck me
as a character I should care to see on screen. This probably isn’t helped by
how the only Superman film I’ve seen in full is 2013’s Man Of Steel, which
might well be one of the most unheroic depictions of any superhero that doesn’t involve straight-up torture (Looking at
you, unaired pilot of Wonder Woman). Anyway, to paraphrase fellow reviewer and
frenemy of the blog Todd In The Shadows: “Being bulletproof is boring. I’d
rather be the guy who gets shot and still
keeps fighting.” Yeah, I’m backing Batman in this fight, in case it hasn’t
already been made clear. There’s quite a bit riding on this film, considering
it’s not only the latest reboot of the Caped Crusader but it’s also supposed to
serve as the entry point for a DC cinematic universe… but since this is
guaranteed to make money, I’m not going to pretend that that plan isn’t already going ahead. But should it, based on this initial
outing?
