People are greedy. Take a movie as an example. We always hope that a movie can exceed its task, hope it can meet its own expectations, and even hope it can follow its own path, perhaps it is the audience. This kind of mentality stimulates the creators and keeps them diligent until all the originally irreconcilable expectations are met. However, greed can also blind people's eyes, making them extreme and short-sighted. If the film does not meet their expectations in a certain aspect, incomprehensible criticism and abuse will follow. "Batman vs. Superman" is a movie that has been treated in this way. It has overfulfilled the task that a superhero movie should have done, but it has been criticized, attacked and discredited because of people's greed. To some extent, the situation of bvs and Zach Schneider is the same as that of Superman in the film. The latter also shoulders a burden that does not belong to him, but has been questioned and even criticized for failing to meet the expectations of the world. Superman Eventually became a martyr, and bvs was brutally nailed to the cross by the whole world. More than half a year after its release, the fierce discussion on it on the Internet has finally ceased. I believe everyone’s final opinion on it has also been settled. In this long-overdue film review, I will not repeat those who have already I just want to talk about my feelings for countless times. In fact, I can’t pretend to be objective in the face of bvs.
Undoubtedly, bvs is by far the most profound and complex superhero movie with the most detailed and touching depiction of hero images (except for "Watchmen", which has strong original text support). Unfortunately, it may also be the last A superhero movie with such levels and patterns. On the conceptual level, it is grandiose, ambitious, and otherworldly; on the executive level, it has aristocratic sophistication. It gave me an unprecedented sense of complexity and magnificence. It penetrated my body like a spear, and swept through my mind like a huge wave. As a large-scale commercial film, its treatment of the story, the subject matter, and the character itself is so serious that it makes me stunned. It does not follow any patterns or routines, and does not eliminate those events that occur in reality. It should have the causes, consequences and details, so that the plot is made simple and crude. All the details that promote the development of the plot are shown in the film, and every event that drives the character to take the next step and its impact on the character’s heart, the film They are all reflected in detail. Under such a layer of bedding, its amount of information is enough to overwhelm those wandering outside the sky, making them complain such as "bloated and unfocused", "bedding is too long and messy"; Bvs also did not attribute the core contradiction to the low and young but easy-to-handle binary opposition between good and evil, but like a paper, it explores the status of superheroes in society and the legitimacy of their existence in a highly realistic context from multiple angles. (Or improper) sex, this kind of discussion is so complicated, anxious, and entangled that it will give people the illusion that the film is "very dark", but it does not give any bitterness to the plot, bvs It's not dark at all, it shows only reality. If Batman and Superman exist in this parallel universe of ours, what they have to face is this kind of picture, the distrust of public opinion, the hostility of anti-social elements, the suspicion and oppression of the system, and of course the human nature itself has The exclusivity. bvs is not willing to use a three-stage one-line narrative to tell a story where good people beat bad people and justice will prevail. It also explores theology, philosophy, psychology and sociology in the two-and-a-half-hour film, and integrates the characters in the film. Confronting the implantation of various metaphors, Luther’s God-killing complex, the dialectical thinking of knowledge and power; the default of the role of mother in Batman’s life and its consequences, humanism to the final superman Christ-like self-sacrifice, these concepts are all in It effectively guides the behavior of the characters and establishes their motivations. Not to mention the literary and aesthetic references throughout the film, these easter eggs are just icing on the cake.
If these are not enough, bvs also has a precise and touching deconstruction of the images of Batman and Superman. This is a summary of the long development of these two characters, while recreating their most fundamental spiritual core. Put them in such a brand-new era to reshape them to a certain extent.
Zach Schneider’s Superman is more unsmiling than any previous version, but closer to Superman’s proper posture than any previous version. Under the unfair rejection and questioning of him from the outside world, he treats himself The positioning has been questioned. Like every Kansas boy who has suffered aggrieved and unsuccessful life, he has fallen into confusion and perplexity. As the most powerful existence on the earth, he wants to continue to insist on his own way of justice, but he is caught by public opinion. Tired by the system, there is no way to show strength. He was so hurt that he could only frown, bear it alone, or seek the comfort and help of his mother, and mourn his dead father alone on the top of the mountain. Isn't this what a living person would do? When did we begin to demand that this fledgling Superman immediately possess a transcendent divinity, so that he can forgive and let go of all this? Why should we apply God's standards to this young Kansas boy? Superman was not born to be perfect. His divinity was never given by blood, but was shaped by countless battles, adventures, countless gains and losses, and countless introspections and insights. This is an image of Superman. The most basic understanding. If Superman exists in our world, those who criticize Superman in the movie for being too gloomy are probably the same group of people who gathered in front of the Capitol to protest against Superman’s existence. They never really understood Superman, but blindly hope for Superman. Satisfy their own expectations. If he does not meet this expectation, they will turn against and hate him and ignore everything he has done for themselves. The superman of Weiguangzheng, although it is safe and convenient to handle, is flat and boring. The superman in bvs will be lost because of setbacks, will be angry, will hesitate, and will eventually regain confidence in human beings after experiencing the shake of faith, and Choosing to lay down his life for his beloved and beloved world has rekindled the belief in human nature represented by Batman, and greatly inspired those with heroic hearts. This is not exactly what the role of Superman exists. Does it make sense? This ups and downs made his image full, and this self-sacrifice will surely be a beginning for Superman to gain divinity in the future.
Looking at Batman again, Nolan's deconstruction of this character was undoubtedly successful before, but this lack of emotion and even a slightly symbolic Batman still appears weak in front of Zach's version of Batman. Bvs’s Batman is so strong in physique and will that he has reached the point of being paranoid and arrogant. He burns with icy fury. This anger almost burns out his sanity. There is no reason to stop this. anger. At this critical moment when dceu first introduced Batman, Zach did not choose a conservative approach and portrayed the master as the image we know. Instead, he placed him in a dark place and portrayed him into a Dangerous time bomb. The Batman in the film is experiencing an anxious struggle with his own existence and a career in fighting crime. The long-term confrontation with crime makes him tired, the grief caused by the death of his lover makes him cynical, and the superman falls from the sky. And the damage caused by it has greatly challenged his cognition. The goal that he originally required meticulous planning and life-saving efforts to achieve is easy for this omnipotent outsider; it takes the lives of his parents, The two bullets that burned the long-lasting pain in Batman’s life, the young Bruce could do nothing but watch his parents lose blood and die, but Superman only needs to raise his hand to block it. This sudden response The disturbance of order shocked him, and Superman’s uncontrolled actions deepened his anger, making him torment in self-doubt and denial, and being driven by them, which eventually led to a complete opposition between him and Superman’s position, and finally With the determination to become a dead man, to establish human dignity by beheading the gods (this is similar to Luther's motives), Alfred is watching the last descendant of the Wayne family slowly leave and has been dilapidated. When embarking on the road to death, he murmured in a calm and deep tone: "The Wayne family has declined and died." The heavy sense of history and the heroic end of the tragedy suddenly pressed on me. My chest makes my mind shake and I can’t breathe; on the other hand, Bruce’s default role as a mother in his life and the resulting guilt and attachment to his mother are also another clue buried in the film, which eventually ignited the super bat war. The fuse was a newspaper clipping reprimanding Bruce for killing his family. It is also bold and unusual to use this secret psychological detail as an opportunity for a truce, and it is normal to cause such a huge controversy. Maybe Zac and Trio overestimated the audience's receptivity, maybe they didn't even think about making everyone understand. I don't know why. Batman, as the representative of "humanity" in the Justice League and even the entire dceu, Being swayed by human emotions, and finally reconciling with him because of discovering, feeling and agreeing with the human emotions of the imaginary enemy Superman, and recognizing the common ground between Superman and himself, the whole process did not engage in any long-formed defenses, disputes and preaching. They only need a name to reach a consensus. This tacit understanding is also the reason why Superman and Batman will become the best partners in the world. Batman’s promise that "Martha will never die tonight" contains a profound emotion: the memory of the dead mother, the trust in Superman, and of course there is also belated forgiveness. The film was overwhelmed by the burden of emotion at the beginning. The crumbling Batman finally reconciled with the past. He realized his paranoia and irrationality, and recovered the self who had pure faith and kept fighting.
If Superman's experience in bvs is a martyrdom, then Batman was saved in the process of making mistakes and understanding mistakes. The body of Superman who died for all mankind was buried in the ground, but his spirit was wrapped around Bruce and rose from the dark pit again. The process of these two characters from confrontation to side by side is complicated, but at the same time it is also profound and vivid. Reasonable and powerful motives support each of their behaviors. It is in line with the insurance practices of such vs. themes (mind control and the like). In contrast, the super-bat war requires the audience to completely discard the perspective of God, focus and put themselves in the position of the character to witness the evolution of the event, understand and feel their emotions, emotional motives and behaviors driven by motives. The approach requires a high degree of concentration and understanding, and even a certain emotional intelligence. To put it bluntly, Zach is actually doing it through and through. But fuck it, the world is really fucked up, but our superman can stand up even under the fire of public opinion all over the world, let alone those of us who can happily enjoy such an excellent movie in front of the big screen?
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