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Let me start off by saying WOW. As I read through the reviews on Amazon, I was amazed on such a high number of positive reviews. I feel that as a Comic/Marvel/DC fan who grew up on these characters and as a fan of DC graphic novels, I have to give my 2 cents. There are so many different aspects to this movie one can discuss and argue, but to be clear let me talk about what I did like and the positives that I saw in the film.
THE ACTING- All the acting was spot on, Jesse Eisenberg as lex luthor was great, Cavil, Adams, Lane, Fishburne, all acted their parts out as best they could. Although I like him more as an director than actor, Ben Affleck also did a decent job at honoring the Batman, but I do have some reservations on his character, but more on that later. Gadot also did a good job as Wonder Woman, but the faults in her character have more to do with the creative decision making behind the movie than with Gadot herself, more on that also.
THE DIRECTING- Zack Snyder really is going for "Darker" with this movie. People will say what they will, but I think that as a comic book fan growing up, the difference between DC and Marvel is that while Marvel characters seem to bring story lines that appease more to the masses and are somewhat more good-hearted in nature, DC comics instead don't aim at pleasing the masses and take whichever direction they need to make a storyline/comic better. When I recall some of the best plot twists, deaths, etc., I've read in the comic book world, many examples come from the DC universe, because DC isn't afraid to go there. That is what DC has going for it, that is what DC represents to me, and that's what I believe Zack Snyder tried to portray. Zack Synder's style is perfect for the darker toned DC universe, and having watched and thoroughly enjoyed Watchmen, 300, Man of Steel, etc., I felt that Zack Snyder did the best he could with what he had. Many people have come out to blame Synder for the fallout of the movie, but the creative process and writing of the movie are what hurts it the most. If I ever did meet Zack Synder I would politely ask for his fight scenes to be shot in the actual light of day or not as dark and gloomy as the as they were in BvS. The finale in particular was dark, shot at night, but worse than the night the only light came from some illuminated orange clouds in the background. It was too 300'ish in my opinion, and to dark properly enjoy in my point of view. That's the good that I could take from the movie, but in my opinion the good was just not enough to make this a great movie. I'd like to elaborate on some of the reasons that I feel affected this movie in a bad way.
DC's impatience to make a profit affected the plot, and the movie- One of the biggest problems I had when watching this movie is that this movie felt like three being smashed into one, with too many cutscenes and too much going on to really understand or appreciate any specific character or their significance to the overall DC universe. It took Christopher Nolan 3 hours to show us his idea/concept of Batman, of the Joker, of Bane, of Catwoman etc. How is Zack Snyder supposed to introduce the audience to the DC universe version of Batman, Wonder woman, Lex Luthor, all the while setting up future Justice League movies at the same time. Even if the directing was solid, because of the content of the movie which was overwhelming, the final result felt sloppy which was a shame. When it comes to the Marvel Universe, people may argue about whether or not Iron Man 2, 3, or Thor 2 were good or bad, but the fact remains that Marvel did both Avengers movies justice. It's ironic that BvS has the word "justice" in the title, when the movie did no justice to two of the greatest DC icons in history. The movie made me wish that it was written better, but more importantly, it made me feel that it was too much, too soon, and a missed opportunity to introduce these characters right.
I say that DC was impatient because there was absolutely no reason to rush into making Justice League other than monetary and to catch up to Marvel. Years ago, when Marvel teased the Avengers in the first Iron Man movie in 2008, it was all so exciting and new, the idea of a conglomerate Marvel universe. And regardless if the movies were good, great, decent, or bad, the individual character movie releases leading up to the first Avenger movie peaked such an interest that everyone felt inclined to watch it. Whether you were more of an iron man fan, capt. American fan, Thor Fan, Hulk Fan etc., The Avengers movie represented something that hadn't been done in the superhero world on such a grand cinematic scale. You were almost forced to watch it. Fast forward to phase 3, with Civil war coming out soon and Infinity Wars in sight for 2018 and 2019 release dates, DC could have taken advantage of the schedule, and released individual Batman, Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, Aquaman, the Flash, and Superman movies until 2019 when they could have released a better made, well thought out Justice League movie. This would have also given the characters in Justice League more backstory and background, and it would have given the fans a better opportunity to find out what makes each individual character who who they are. Part of the reason that the Avengers was as successful as they were is because you got to know the characters, where they come from, who they represent, and what makes them so interesting/likeable. BvS shared no such similarities with the Avengers on this front, since it was the first time that we were introduced to any DC character other than Superman. If there was one thing you should have copied from Marvel, it was their layout on how schedule and release movies in a manner that meshes them together, instead of what BvS did which was hurt the franchise as a whole. From everything that I've gathered from everyone I've spoken with regarding this movie, BvS seems to have repelled fans away from future DC movies instead of getting them excited for the next one.
BATMAN 's impact on BvS and DC- Besides how rushed the movie felt, the biggest let down was the actual representation of the BATMAN character in the movie. While each character held their own, and there's not enough Wonder Woman material out there to compare Gadot to, to me Batman is the most important puzzle piece that the DC universe holds, and his representation in the DC movie was a let down. His success to DC is evident in the more than 15 Batman movies made and more than 3.5 billion dollars in he has generated in profit, more than any individual superhero, not including BvS. Not even Spider-man (who is one of my favorite character in the Marvel Universe) has sustained the same success as Batman does with his movies, and there are various reasons to this. The Batman character as TV, Comics, and movies have shown, can be represented with a range that stretches from light and whole-hearted, to Dark and twisted. As his movies show, there are various events and adventures that have made Batman the hero he is. Every Batman until now became Batman a different way, and Batman represented something different to each of them which includes Adam West, Michael Keaton, Val Kilmer, and Christian Bale. George Clooney doesn't count, he just wore the suit. I'll go over Ben Affleck in a bit. Where as every other Marvel/DC hero pretty much has only one true and defined version of who they are and represent in the comic world, Batman has been portrayed in different forms by those actors. So why does this matter, and why is he so important to the DC Universe? He is the most important and successful character to DC because he is relatable. He is human. He represents the potential inside of any human being pushed to the mental and physical brink. He could be one of us. Where as other heros are born or already have powers, Batman became a feared, respected, powerful symbol in a world filled with powerful heros more powerful than him and he is just a man. If there is one character that needed to shine in BvS with the success of Christopher Nolan's Trilogy fresh in our memory, it needed to be Batman, and that did not happen.
I've also realized that as a Batman fan, his movies have been more enjoyable because he doesn't have superpowers. No superpowers means that action scenes in past Batman movies didn't require as much CG and were more real in a movie sense. Batman fight scenes can be choreographed, they can be shot with pyrotechnics or back drops but for the most part, they don't need as much CG. My favorite fight scenes from BvS didn't include the actual B vs S fight or the final end of the movie fight, it was the Batman rescuing clark's mother scene and the Batman dream sequence for that reason. As the finale of the movie showed, If BvS is anything like what's going to come in the future for the rest of the Justice League members or future Justice League movies, its that fight scenes are going to rely heavily on CG and that just sucks. I like CG, but too much just takes away from the movie.
Good Batman scenes in BvS- To be fair, I do want to say that there were a few positives for the Batman character in this movie. Because I couldn't get a proper standalone movie to really feel out what Ben Affleck has in store for the Caped Crusader before Justice League instead of after (2018), one of my most important questions I wanted answered in regards to Batman in BvS was "what does this batman bring to the table that other batmans haven't in the past?". Blogs will be written now and forever about who the best batman is, but what matters is the present, and I'll be honest and say that two of my favorite scenes in the movie which answered that question and stood out Batman from the rest were when the cops go into the abandoned building and find the immigrant hostages and when batman rescues clark's mother. The scene with the cops was shot beautifully and more importantly, was shot to the essence of Batman. Fear, Darkness, Suspense, in that scene, you almost felt like he really was a monster in the dark. You could have almost pretended that it was a horror movie. The way he was blurred in the back corner was great, and true to what Batman is all about, just because you didn't fully see him in the scene, didn't mean he made his impact known. Him moving like some possessed animal through the ceiling was great, and the fear in the young cops eyes really spelled out to me what Batman represented to the good/bad people of Gotham. The rescue scene to me was the MOST IMPORTANT BATMAN scene (the dream sequence was close) because it also showed what this batman brings to the table in terms of combat. This was a unique Batman fighting scene compared to any other Batman fighting scene that I've seen because it felt DC authentic, and went beyond simple martial arts. He explodes through the floor, he's breaking bones, he gets cut by a knife, and he flings a box with a grapple gun and throws it to a villain all in a fast paced scene. It really made me feel like the fight scene came out of an Arkham Asylum video game and it was that much more enjoyable because it wasn't CG. I would have rather watched a Batman movie for 2.5 hours in this style rather than BvS.
Bad- EVERYTHING ELSE ABOUT BATMAN- Let's begin with the character of Bruce Wayne whom I did not like. Although my instinct is to blame Ben Affleck (who I have feel is a better director than actor), it was not the acting. It was the overall presentation of who Batman was and how they wrote his character into the DC Movie Universe. He was cocky, he was egotistical, he was too full of anger, and he almost seemed to be jealous at times. Bruce Wayne seems to be more concerned with having a pissing contest with Superman than being Batman. Sure Bruce Wayne/Batman gets angry, but most importantly, everything he does is in the name of seeking justice and making those responsible of crime and suffering. Instead of meticulously studying and preparing for Superman, he seemed obsessed, sloppy, and stubborn. This of course translated to the actual Batman character, whom if I understood correctly, had already been Batman for several years. This means that he should already be past the naïve young, inexperienced stage and become a wiser, smarter, Batman with refined Detective Skills. Instead, his weakness to be plagued by emotion came through instead, and this was evidenced by the actual B vs S fight. As a Batman fan, there were so many ways I could see the actual fight going down. There have been different ways and reasons that Batman has needed to take down Supes in the past. But I soon as the fight began, I realized what Batman showed up. Batman's character epitomized everything wrong with the Batman Character in this universe, to the point that it made him unlikeable. He was cocky, egotistical, he fought sloppy, and unbelievably slow. Whereas the rescue scene of Clark's mother showed a combat ready, quick, and instinctual Batman, the BvS Batman was slow, clumbsy, unprepared, and simple lucky. In a scene that was supposed to show how a human could take down the most powerful being in the known universe, instead Superman just waited around for Batman to punch him and throw gas bombs at him. That was the slowest I'd ever seen batman move in a movie, and yes he was wearing a battle suit, but it could have had jets or some type of propulsion system in the arms and legs to make him faster. It's a fictional movie for crying out loud.
In my opinion, a basic component of who Batman really is and a part of the Batman that would fit in with the Dark Zack Snyder DC Universe you've envisioned is a darker, twisted Bruce wayne who seems to be wearing more of a mask as Bruce Wayne than he does as Batman. I didn't see darkness in Ben Afflecks eyes or the mental trauma in his character or body language. Besides the two fight scenes (Clark's mom's rescue, dream sequence) and the abandoned building scene in the beginning of the movie, I can't say that I understand Batman in this movie. To me, there was such a great disconnect between what Batman should and could become in this universe vs. how Ben Affleck was (or more importantly wasn't) portraying him. I didn't understand what he stood for, and I don't know where he would fit among the other batmans actors of the past. Honestly it just seemed like Ben Affleck was acting a part in a movie rather than him BECOMING the Batman. The batman in this movie had no darkness or internal mental struggle imbedded into his character which is frankly a shame because a Darker toned DC movie Universe is where a twisted, darker, Batman needs to be present.
And if this Batman isn't the "right" Batman, what type of Batman should he be? If I think of all the other Batman movies that have come out before BvS, there is a simple truth in that those movies didn't require Batman to mesh and work with any other superhero other than himself. Basically, they all could be whatever Batman they had to be for their movie. THIS Batman however is a Justice League Batman, so what type of Batman is that? One of my all time favorite DC comics is Kingdome Come, not only because Alex Ross was able to bring a new level of realism to Justice League characters, but because it tackled real issues that would have to be addressed in an actual Superhero world. I LOVE Civil War, but Kingdom come was first (1996), and it was powerful in a comicbook way. So anyways, the Batman in Kingdom Come though older, represented the perfect example of what Batman can exist in a Justice League Universe. that Batman meshes well with the Justice League because what he lacks in superhero attributes he makes up in detective skills and ability to be a step ahead of the rest. Even when it seems that he's been duped, he suspected a villains plan all along but was playing coy. Basically, Batman is incredulously intelligent and clever as a Justice League member, and it is why he is highly respected by heros more physically able and powerful than he. If you strip that trait away as it was in BvS, he comes out looking like a human in a suit that's one step away from getting killed, like he was in the movie. Of Course the Batman can't fight the end of the movie bad guy directly, but he shouldn't have looked so helpless against him either. Now this is taking the much older senior citizen Batman. Ben Affleck of course in the Movies is much younger, but he still needed to be wiser and smarter. I understand that in a movie plot Batman can't be all knowing, but a Justice League Batman is quick to think, quick to create a plan, and refuses to ever give up. Ben Affleck's Batman embodied none of these traits which just made him seem like a pretender and a Batman governed by emotion instead of Logic. And that's a problem because in the end, what is batman other than a human in an expensive superhero suit? Where does he really fit into a group filled with all powerful superhero's? He only fits in best when he becomes a smart, world renowned detective, and when he is a Batman that's not afraid to do what needs to be done for the good of mankind. While Superman has always represented righteousness, hope, and belief in human beings. Batman instead represents the hand of Justice and gavel that strikes into the fear of villains. Batman in the Comic Justice League Universe is not afraid to get his hands dirty, and THAT is the batman you need in these movies. I feel that out of all the characters in the Justice League world, all of them could be ok to mediocre (though I hope not), except batman. Batman and Superman have always been the most popular, and just as man of steel established who Superman is, I hope Ben Affleck does the same for Batman in 2018.
SIDE NOTE- I also have to say that I didn't understand to senseless killing that Batman did in the movie. During the Batmobile chase scene, he just blew up other cars without regard. Just because the DC universe will be darker, it doesn't mean that he needs to kill. BATMAN does not kill. Not even unintentionally. The Dream sequence gets a pass because I assume it's set in an apocalyptic setting where morals don't mean squat any more, survivor of the fittest type of thing. But other than that, Batman NEVER kills. If he kills (especially if it's non intentional or senseless), you rob Batman of his moral compass and turn him into something completely different than what Batman truly represents.
Conclusion- I've also come to realize that the defining reason I can't say BvS was a good movie, is because BvS was supposed to be better than Christopher Nolan's Batman Trilogy, or at the least better than Man of Steel. Both the Man of Steel and the Batman Nolan Trilogy balanced writing, acting, and directing to make the movies feel memorable, unique, and make the characters come to life. BvS this movie did not do the same for either Batman, Wonder Woman, or the Justice League as a whole. Everyone has an opinion on what would have made BvS a better movie. Whether or not a backstory movie for Batman/Wonder Woman prior to releasing BvS would have been better is irrelevant now because BvS has already came out, and that ship has sailed. And though I did not dislike the movie 100%, it truly made me worry for the future of the franchise and the direction that DC will be taking their movie endeavors, and that's a shame. If I would have thought that a comic book company could create movies and a franchise that is memorable, original, and true to the source material, I would have put my money on DC. No matter what, these movies are coming out, and no matter what, people will watch them. But in the future, once all these movies have come out, it would be great to look at these DC Universe movies and think that they took their time to bring us quality movies that are memorable, and hold their own in the superhero movie world, instead of being forgotten with the worst of them.
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Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
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Fearing the actions of a god-like super hero left unchecked, Gotham City’s own formidable, forceful vigilante takes on Metropolis’s most revered, modern-day savior, while the world wrestles with what sort of hero it really needs. And with Batman and Superman at war with one another, a new threat quickly arises, putting mankind in greater danger than it’s ever known before.
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Despite being sourced from a 4K digital intermediate, Warner's HEVC /H.265/2160p UHD disc won't immediately blow viewers out of their seats with its superior resolution, largely because BvS is such a visually kinetic film that the camera rarely pauses long enough for anyone to assess the improved detail—but it's there. Combined with judicious HDR encoding that subtly enhances brightness and contrast, the UHD treatment of BvS amplifies the impact of director Zack Snyder's crowded frames, even as the action rushes forward. Take, for example, the scene, where Batman and Superman first confront each other standing atop the Batmobile, with bright flames to the right and a blue lens flare bisecting the frame horizontally. In the UHD presentation, the key elements of the tableau stand out more distinctly against the nighttime background, namely, the two superheroes confronting one another, each under the mistaken belief that the other one is a menace. |
Indeed, the entire sequence leading up to that moment demonstrates the UHD image's superiority, beginning with the aerial shot that finds Batman poised above the pier where a ship smuggling kryptonite has docked. As the camera swirls and zooms from above, the folds of Batman's cape blowing in the wind are more defined on UHD. |
The ensuing pursuit in the Batmobile—an elaborate combination of practical stunts and CG elements—feels more visceral and immediate, because, even with the rapid-fire editing, all of the critical elements in the frame have more presence and finer definition, including Batman and his vehicle, the truck carrying the kryptonite, and the various additional vehicles and weapons deployed by Luthor's minions against their pursuer. (For a clear example of superior resolution, look at the beard stubble on Batman's face in the undercranked closeup where he first drives past Superman. On the regular Blu-ray, it's facial coloration, but on the UHD, you can see individual whiskers.) |
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La catastrofica battaglia di Metropolis vista in L'Uomo d'Acciaio ha lasciato enormi strascichi dietro di sé, dentro e fuori lo schermo cinematografico. L'ondata di distruzione portata dallo scontro tra l'improvvisato 'paladino' Superman/Clark Kent/Kal-El e l'invasore kryptoniano, il fiero Generale Zod, è stata una delle cose più criticate da pubblico e critica all'uscita della pellicola, ma allo stesso tempo è stata anche, nell'universo di finzione filmica, l'argomento di discussione principale per l'opinione pubblica nel corso dei due anni successivi all'evento. Il mondo è diviso tra chi considera Superman una sorta di Messia protettore, votato al bene e sempre pronto a proteggere, e chi lo crede un magnete per calamità di vario tipo, un impostore, un pericolo ambulante che minaccia l'esistenza stessa del genere umano. Tra questi va sicuramente annoverato Bruce Wayne, ereditiero e playboy di giorno e vigilante mascherato di notte nei panni di Batman, deciso a stanare e rendere inerte l'incredibile minaccia. E mentre Clark è ancora confuso sul modo migliore di sfruttare i suoi doni per il bene dell'umanità senza per questo perdere di vista la propria vita privata e il rapporto sentimentale con la giornalista in carriera Lois Lane, la misteriosa Diana Prince si muove nell'ombra alla ricerca di informazioni top secret e il machiavellico genio di Lex Luthor ha architettato un piano per esacerbare la rivalità tra il "semidio" kryptoniano e il raddrizzatore di torti proveniente da Gotham City... il conflitto Batman v Superman è l'alba di un nuovo concetto di giustizia.
Risorgere dalle proprie ceneri e imparare dai propri errori: questa la missione e il proposito di Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, film diretto da Zack Snyder e tassello fondamentale nell'effettiva creazione di un universo cinematografico condiviso per gli eroi targati DC Comics. Man of Steel, l'imperfetto esperimento che ha voluto rilanciare la figura di Superman presso il grande pubblico, serve ora come trampolino di lancio per la Justice League, il supergruppo che coinvolge i "pesi massimi" della casa fumettistica, in primis Batman e Wonder Woman. Quello che doveva essere un semplice sequel, insomma, in corso d'opera si rivela un film corale, che si sforza di porre le basi per il futuro. Peccato che si tratti di fondamenta tanto pregiate quanto tremolanti. Se il primo film mostrava di possedere ottime intenzioni non supportate da uno script all'altezza, qui notiamo ancora una volta poca lucidità nella stesura della vicenda, che mette troppa carne al fuoco.
Come di consueto, in queste riduzioni filmiche, gli originali fumettistici fungono solo da spunto, quindi se state cercando il Frank Miller de Il ritorno del Cavaliere Oscuro vi consiglio piuttosto di recuperare il film animato in due parti di qualche anno fa, dato che qui ruolo e convinzioni dei personaggi non sono esattamente gli stessi. Ancora una volta, l'essenza del personaggio di Superman viene messa a fuoco ma mai centrata davvero, e se un primo film su un personaggio 'in divenire' è accettabile e anzi interessante, al secondo cominciamo a volere delle risposte o quantomeno delle linee guida, non una figura ancora incerta del suo ruolo che porta con sé una risma di comprimari basilarmente vuoti (eh sì, Lois compresa: per quanto ci si sforzi a renderla forte, rimane un insopportabile elemento di disturbo). Posso dire invece un gran bene del Batman di Ben Affleck: convincente, credibile, sofferto e perennemente imbronciato e profondamente rabbioso, è il Batman che più si avvicina a quello dei grandi classici "seri" sul personaggio, oserei dire probabilmente il migliore fino ad ora, con buona pace di Christian Bale, probabilmente l'interprete più amato del Pipistrello di Gotham. La mossa intelligente è quella di mostrare un Batman maturo, con vent'anni di carriera alle spalle, cinico e pragmatico in conseguenza del terribile passato che lo tormenta da decenni. Graficamente, stilisticamente e a livello di mentalità e stile di combattimento, è un Batman mastodontico, che rende giustizia al più grande detective d'azione della storia del fumetto mondiale. Sebbene rimanga qualche dubbio sui suoi metodi, più efferati di quanto siamo abituati a vedere. Elemento curioso, comunque, è l'evidente modellazione delle movenze e delle coreografie di combattimento sulla versione Rocksteady del personaggio, elemento che, ad ogni modo, è tutt'altro che disprezzabile. Altra nota cutiosa, l'Alfred di Jeremy Irons è giovanile e accattivante, ma mai solo apparentemente distaccato come siamo abituati a vederlo. Un'interessante rivisitazione.
Al di là, poi, degli eventuali camei e citazioni, c'è da spendere due parole sulle altre due new entry principali nel cast: Lex Luthor e Wonder Woman. Jesse Eisenberg è un Luthor giustamente mefistofelico e lontano dal pensare comune, ma è forse fin troppo palesemente schizofrenico, preda di una lucida follia che sembra accomunarlo più al Joker che al geniale inventore e stratega spina nel fianco di Superman nei fumetti. La Diana di Gal Gadot, invece, riesce nonostante tutto a convincere: il terzo componente della "Trinità" DC era un elemento assai delicato da posare nell'organigramma della trama e si temeva che la bella attrice israeliana non fosse fisicamente all'altezza per presentare una dea della guerra scesa in Terra. Ma invece buca lo schermo e riesce sempre ad essere convincente e sensuale.
E a proposito delle due città: il film presenta meno assurde incongruenze del suo predecessore, ma il rapporto tra le due città rimane assai confuso, sia a livello scenografico che geografico. Vista la continua alternanza di palcoscenici, con personaggi che passano in pochi minuti dall'una all'altra, sembrano quasi adiacenti, con conseguente grande confusione dello spettatore e molti dubbi di tipo logistico che restano difficilmente spiegabili.
DISCO E CONTENUTI SPECIALI:
Durata: 151 minuti circa;
Film: Blu Ray 1080p e Copia Digitale per guardare il film sui dispositivi portatili;
Audio: Dolby Atmos;
Contenuti Speciali: ben oltre 2 ore con documentari dei futuri supereroi, le schede dei personaggi, il design della Bat Mobile, il mondo DC e altro ancora. I contenuti speciali non sono in alta definizione.
CONCLUSIONI:
L'importanza di una pellicola del genere nell'affollato panorama dei cinefumetti è indiscussa, e le possibilità di fallire erano alte. Tanto è vero che ogni precedente tentativo di realizzare un film simile erano, finora, naufragate. Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, tuttavia, non è un fallimento, alcune cose sono state studiate molto bene e danno discreta soddisfazione sia ai neofiti dell'universo DC Comics che ai fan. Ma, ad ogni modo, è palese che sia stata calcata troppo la mano, portando gli autori a infarcire la pellicola di troppi elementi, oltretutto non valorizzati a dovere nonostante la generosa durata dell'opera. La pellicola, in sostanza, ha delle ottime frecce al suo arco ma lascia troppi dubbi nello spettatore. Si tratta di un film difficile da fruire ed elaborare, interessante ma con poco mordente, non equilibrato ma, tutto sommato, godibile. Confido che i successivi film stand-alone sui personaggi DC aggiustino il tiro. Solo per gli appassionati del genere.
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