Moviebob aka bob chipman has created a series of video essays. Dawn of justice is congested in its first two acts, it compels through masterful action sequences and a brilliant new take on the caped crusader. But yeah, now we know what the v ing is all about batman and superman both see eachother as extralegal vigilantes, the apparent plotoutline batman tries to fight superman, he doesnt win, lex luthor does something fiendish, they team up, a rough estimate of when well see wonder woman at the very end for the big fight, it looks like and even the big secret wb has been. Though when he lays into a property boy howdy does chipman know how find the jugular. But yeah, now we know what the ving is all about batman and superman both see eachother as extralegal vigilantes, the apparent plotoutline batman tries to fight superman, he doesnt win, lex luthor does something fiendish, they team up, a rough estimate of when well see wonder woman at the very end for the big fight, it looks like and even the big secret wb has been unsuccessfully keeping mum about for months. Is batman v superman really that bad of a movie and why. In bob we trust classic batman v superman v youtube. Portions of this episode have been adapted from really that bad. Whether or not this was part of the plan all along warner bros. If you like what you see, please consider becoming a patron. With superman now dead, batman and wonder woman decide to invent the justice league in case anything like doomsday ever happens again or if batmans weird nightmares come true somehow. Fearing that the actions of superman are left unchecked, batman takes on the man of steel, while the world wrestles with what kind of a hero it really needs.
If youve seen the first wave of trailers compared to the most recent, you can already tell this was originally meant to be slightly more in. Really that bad cut together into a single directflowing all. The action jumps around almost as fast as a man can fly, but nowhere near as smoothly. An rrated batman v superman is bad news for superhero movies. Dawn of justice starring ben affleck as batman and henry cavill as superman in the characters first. Im sitting here trying to decide where to even start this one, guys. You cant expect people to take that sort of thing seriously, especially when you act like. Sadly, they can also be stupid, ugly, wrongheaded, intellectuallyoffensive and boring and sometimes, they can be all that and more. Dawn of justice zack snyder paves the way for a dc comics universe on the big screen with an exhilarating, scattered showdown between two comicbook titans. Batman v superman couldve been fixed with one simple change. It is one of the most comprehensive analyses of any film that ive ever watched chipman covers everything from the films aesthetics and structure, to why snyders overall. First and foremost, its a natural continuation to and a significant improvement on zack snyder. The batman v superman action commences with wayne driving into metropolis batmans gotham city is located across a bay from.
Moviebob aka bob chipman has created a series of video essays totaling 4 hours. Really that bad is a work of filmmedia criticism created for education and journalism purposes and makes no claims on any media that is discussed in any individual episode. Luthor turns the corpse of general zod into doomsday. Batman v superman is loud, sprawling, and distracted. The point is, regardless of where you see my work in the near future theres always going to be videos, articles and other works that i want to share with my audience that no. The comedian, a top level government agent finds out about a secret base where people are working on a weapon that will kill millions of people but prevent world war three and keeps it to himself except for a drunken blathering at moloch. Classic episodes of in bob we trust are now being reposted to the main moviebob channel in order to provide a comprehensive. How captain america defeated superman escapist magazine. With references to film theory and classical structure, criticisms that range from the broad to the discrete, and plenty of choice hyperbole, he picks apart this film in the same.
For more details, please consult the official moviebob patreon video. Batman v superman stars ben affleck and henry cavill. Mar 23, 2016 with superman now dead, batman and wonder woman decide to invent the justice league in case anything like doomsday ever happens again or if batmans weird nightmares come true somehow. A batman v superman artist and dc veteran explains what fans are missing in the movies knightmare vision of the dceu future. Im halfway through so far and this is a really good dissemination of the issues. Nov 20, 2017 at moment when the comicbook superhero genre is at its zenith, batman v superman was seemingly holding a winning hand. But the series reach and impact extended far, far beyond even just batman. Prerelease speculation about batman v superman did we get it right. Superman so far back that theres old documentary footage of a stillliving christopher reeve laughing about it, the studio has effectively called in a cleanup hitter. Ironically, its nowhere near as bad as batman v superman was but its also a thousand times. Dawn of justice, starring oscar winner ben affleck as batmanbruce wayne and henry cav. Dawn of justice erik beck for the love of celluloid derrick carter fr.
With ben affleck, henry cavill, amy adams, jesse eisenberg. Find out why its happening, and why the subject in question was chosen. The fire of rage can only burn so long, and with it ebbing down to embers we have to look back and wonder was it really that bad. Batman v superman is one of hollywoods most fascinating failures zack snyder reimagines dc comics beloved heroes as violent murderers.
Dawn of justice begins where its 20 dccomics predecessor, man of steel, ended. Name one nonsuperhero in a marvel movie who isnt an agent of shield aside from spidermans aunt. Bob speculates on how hed advise the people in charge of the first solo batman movie in the trouble dc extended universe. Moviebobs really that good video series will set its positive missionstatement aside for a single installment investigating one of the worst major films of the decade.
Dawn of justice, when clark kent henry cavill looks at a television screen and sees a child trapped in a burning building halfway around the world, he strips down and. Mar 23, 2016 zack snyder, whose post300 years as a director have turned him into the most ponderous screen storyteller, tackles that rift in the long, hulking and utterly engrossing batman v. Dawn of justice batman v superman movie, bob kane, dawn. Dawn of justice is a licensed property of warner bros pictures. Dawn of justice is state of the art epic superhero filmmaking.
In general, moviebob can stir some very strong feelings in people. Men are still good, we fight, we kill, we betray one another. Jul 26, 20 whether or not this was part of the plan all along warner bros. But yeah, now we know what the ving is all about batman and superman both see eachother as extralegal vigilantes, the apparent plotoutline batman tries to fight superman, he doesnt win, lex luthor does something fiendish, they team up, a rough estimate of when well see wonder woman at the very end for the big fight, it looks like. Feb 29, 2020 batman v superman is one of hollywoods most fascinating failures zack snyder reimagines dc comics beloved heroes as violent murderers, duking it out in an ugly cgi landscape. Im not looking to make a living on patreon i have irons in a lot of fires, some of them will pay well, others will not. Sep 07, 2012 but the series reach and impact extended far, far beyond even just batman.
Now that ive actually said it out loud i hate this goddamn thing even more. At moment when the comicbook superhero genre is at its zenith, batman v superman was seemingly holding a winning hand. In his threepart, feature length videoessay series, bob moviebob chipman is explaining in unremitting detail why batman vs superman. Dennis at the movies dennis zdenek kriz franks movie log frank showalter freakin awesome network justin seals nicolas gilli french futurezone michael leitner german game channel dns magyar. Batman v superman complete the snideer cut from bob chipman on vimeo. Nov 15, 2017 if youve seen the first wave of trailers compared to the most recent, you can already tell this was originally meant to be slightly more in line with batman v supermans palette and has been. Dawn of justice, and watching the footage weve seen so far, one can at least kind of. If you like what you see, please consider becoming a. Moviebob tells us why batman vs superman is really that.
Mar 22, 2016 the batman v superman action commences with wayne driving into metropolis batmans gotham city is located across a bay from clark kents town in this one during the skyscraper. As a fan of the characters that batman v superman took out of the toy chest, and chose to bend and stretch to breaking point and beyond, the films greatest sin was its failure in translating to screen the core attributes that have defined the primary. Mar 23, 2016 the darkest moment of batman v superman. Batman v supermans knightmare sequence is not a dream. Why the stakes soar high for batman v superman movie. With justice league looking set to bomb, viral youtuber moviebob takes a look back.
Dawn of justice is a montage of bruce wayne, played by an emotive rectangle of muscle and tendons known as ben affleck, prepping for his superman fight by. Dawn of justice on dvd july 19, 2016 starring henry cavill, amy adams, diane lane, laurence fishburne. Dawn of justice are there to give fans the chance to watch their favorite heroes beat each other up, and that similarity was emphasized by dcs decision to. It is a followup to 20s man of steel and the second installment in the dc extended universe dceu. Moviebob s really that good video series will set its positive missionstatement aside for a single installment investigating one of the worst major films of the decade. Jan 06, 2018 moviebob aka bob chipman has created a series of video essays totaling 4 hours. Your links are goofy, they describe batman v superman as an arthouse film and complain of some supposed double standard being pushed against dc. Dawn of justice serves many purposes, some more effectively than others. The titular kryptonian is fighting his nemesis, general zod, over the streets of metropolis and.
Moviebob tells us why batman vs superman is really that bad. You cant expect people to take that sort of thing seriously, especially when you act like you cant even say the movies are bad without being asinine. Batman v superman was a disaster of a film, but what remains tragic to. I aint watched the second video yet but the first video has so many things wrong in it, he undermines his own point in his own video 43. Feb 25, 2016 an rrated batman v superman is bad news for superhero movies. Zack snyder, whose post300 years as a director have turned him into the most ponderous screen storyteller, tackles that rift in the long, hulking and utterly engrossing batman v. Dawn of justice tech manual is a definitive guide to the weaponry and props created for the movie. As a fan of the characters that batman v superman took out of the toy chest, and chose to bend and stretch to breaking point and beyond, the films greatest sin was its failure in translating to screen the core attributes that have defined the primary interpretations of. Dawn of justice is a 2016 american superhero film featuring the dc comics characters batman and superman. Thats a compliment if you prefer these movies to be ponderous, disorganized and glum, but a warning if you prefer tonal variation from film to film and scene to scene, and have a soft spot for storytelling that actually tells, you know, a story, as opposed to doing an.
Its a franchisereboot that gives superman relevance and a new actor a crack at the dark knight. Thats a compliment if you prefer these movies to be ponderous, disorganized and glum, but a warning if you prefer tonal variation from film to film and scene to scene, and have a soft spot for storytelling that actually tells, you know, a story, as opposed to doing an occasionally inspired but mostly just. Superman was portrayed in an almost villainous light in batman v supermans big battle scene, and filmmaker zack snyder has revealed details on. Batman v superman stars ben affleck as a grizzled and brutal version of batman, hunting down superman for the threat he poses to humanity. Dawn of justice a malignant, pussbleeding cancer on the ass of its own genre. Batmans like hamlet affleck was named as executive producer of the justice league films last week, according to the site. It closely examines the utility belt, the batwing, grappling hook and batarang.
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