The Spoiler Zone: ‘Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice’ (Ultimate Edition)

Undeniably, Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice is one of the most polarized films of 2016. A lot of people — critics and fanboys alike — were disappointed by Zack Snyder’s attempt to build a cinematic universe where two of the greatest, most beloved superheroes try to break one another. The film created a lot of negative buzz around it and let’s just say, we had little love as well for the version released in theatres. But worry not, the Batman V Superman: Ultimate Edition is here to save the day.

To be frank, the theatrical release was one huge pile of mess. The storyline, characters, plot points were all over the place. The transition was not smooth and there were a lot of problems in terms of editing and jumping from one scene/character to another. Simply put, there was no unity nor coherence in terms of writing and even in editing. It was evident that the film definitely had a hard time stitching the subplots and the different character arcs together. This kind of mess tips off audience, for sure.

And here comes the Ultimate Cut for BvS. Straight off the bat, there are tons of improvements in this edition. Firstly, the additional clips definitely helped glue the narrative together. Adding a couple more scenes for Lois Lane (Amy Adams) and her drive to find out the conspiracy behind the desert incident was effective. It made her character more active and alive rather than just being there. These scenes also helped in giving the audience more information about the conflict of the story therefore painting a clearer image regarding the problem between the characters. But then again, Lois had a lot of potential that the writers did not use. Even though her movements were more visible and mobile, her characterization still could use a lot of alteration.

In line with that, Clark Kent (Henry Cavill) also had a few more scenes in this cut. They showed a clearer and more logical story as to why Clark went to Gotham and how he realized that the people of that city are afraid of the Big, Bad, Bat. To be honest, this is a better depiction of the conflict between the moral judgement of the two gods — that Kent did not approve of the way Batman handles the criminals in his city and that he has to do something about this bat vigilante. This is a much better transition rather than Superman just appearing in Gotham out of nowhere.

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With those being said, the theatrical release did not give justice to the whole story created by the people behind this film. Still, the ultimate cut does not make this film a perfect one but it is an acceptable, not atrocious, blockbuster flick.

The people who hated BvS because of its dark themes and tone will not change their opinion regarding the heaviness of the film. Same goes to the people who disagree with the characterization of the superheroes, thinking that they did not follow the characterization in the comics. However, those who did not like the film because of the weak narrative and over the place characters might change their views once they get their hands on the ultimate cut of BvS. Do not be fooled by the chaos that is Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice. Just try to give Batman V Superman: Ultimate Edition a shot and we’ll see how it goes from there.

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