Movie Review: Batman v Superman

This is the end of my month long celebration for writing this blog for a year. It has been an emotional time with the passing of my Aunt and some other family tragedies, but it has had good times like the big party celebration on March 18. It seems fitting that my final blog post of this month should be a movie that is expected to be as exciting as some of this month was.

The movie starts with a back and forth flashback scene of the young Bruce Wayne (played by Brandon Spink) and the death of his parents, and when he was at the funeral of them. It ends with a cut scene to his mothers grave marker with her name on it, Martha Wayne.
 
It then goes to Bruce Wayne (played by Ben Affleck) doing a narration of thought as we watch a battle scene between Superman (played by Henry Cavill) and Zod. Bruce watches a building filled with people collapse, then walks through the rubble to help. He helps one persons life whose legs were trapped under a beam after the collapse, then spots a child standing alone. Bruce runs up to her and asks her where her parents are. But to answer, she points up to the building that has fallen.

I was so disappointed in the plot of this movie. They spent so much time on back story and, to be honest, It made it into a plotless bore. It was so hard for my mom to stay awake during the first 2 hours of the movie, and I even caught her fall asleep a few times. And it only mildly picked up in the last 30 minutes or so. Even the end was so full of holes and questionable actions that it is not a great start to DC's late answer to The Avengers. Playing the long game worked well for Marvel and I think DC should have taken a page or six from their book. 

The acting, on the other hand was mostly pretty good. I give huge props to Ben Affleck for his portrayal of Batman. I think he made the movie mostly bearable to watch. I am really interested in seeing him in future movies with this role. Henry Cavill's Superman lacked some humanity, which has always been a favorite feature of Superman. He felt more like a cardboard cutout of an action hero than the true Man of Steel. I am not sure if I blame him as an actor or the writers for trying to give Superman a dark side.

Overall the movie was a huge let down and only slightly saved by Ben Affleck's Batman. Also save yourself some time and don't stay to the end of the credits, that was another miss step by DC in not using the success of Marvel as a template for end of movie teasers to get the audience interested in what is to come next. And because of these I would rate this movie 5.7/10.

The winner of this weeks prize in my one year celebration is:
L. White. Congratulations!

You have won: A gift certificate from The Inn Flower Place

I would also like to Congratulate the grand prize winner of my one year celebration; 
Mystery Person, Donate to Auction! 
OK People this was what the paper said that I pulled out. Thank-you to this kind person as this grand prize now has a chance to raise even more money for the BC Cancer Society. You are very kind who ever you are! 
Join my Family May 2nd and enjoy a second chance to win all these amazing prizes.
2 movie passes, $50 to Mr. Mike's, a $30 Menchies gift card, 1 night stay in a Jacuzzi suite and $40 gift card to Moxies at the Sandman Hotel & Suites Calgary Airport in Calgary, Alberta, and a Watkins gift basket that includes some Bumbleberry wine from the Northern Light Estate Winery.

Thank-you again to all the people and business donors that have made this past month possible. It is a great gift to be so supported in passion I enjoy. 

Thank-you to all the people who read this blog. 

Please still give food donations to your local St. Vincent DePaul's. They do so much for those of us that are down on our luck. Everyone needs a little help sometime, be someone's angel today.

Also, please do not stop your donations to the HYPG Dream Team for the Relay for Life. I watched my Aunt fight against cervical cancer everyday for almost 3 years and my hope is one day no one will ever have to live through that. The Cancer Society gave my Aunt such great support during those years and they need a continuous rain of thanks. Without these amazing people there would have been many times we would have been lost. My Mom is walking in the Relay this year but next year we will back at it as a family.