#don't ever ask me about the NOLANverse unless you want a rant

[jcmorrigan]

Any thoughts on "Man of Steel", "Batman v. Superman", & "Suicide Squad", and the characters featured in them?

Man of Steel: That movie I feel like I shouldn’t have liked, but I still liked. I realize it is a VERY AU take on Superman. That said, I enjoyed it anyway. It felt grand and epic. I will say Zod was a big part of what made it. Without naming names, I had recently experienced another fandom with a similar “superhuman alien hates humanity” villain who had completely let me down, basically by being too much tell and not enough show. Zod ended up being everything I had wanted that other villain to be and felt like a real threat. Plus, yes, I know the fight scenes were lengthy, but I LIKED them and how each one upped the intensity of the overall film.

Batman v. Superman: Now, despite liking Man of Steel, I didn’t even want to give this a try after what I heard. I have UNIVERSALLY heard it is a train wreck. The idea of Lex Luthor and how he’s portrayed here really turns me off; he seems like a “make it off-the-wall” AU rather than Zod’s “make it more threatening” AU. And while I’ve heard that Affleck Batman is loads better than Bale Batman (”Baleman”), Baleman has left me once-bitten-twice-shy for live-action Batman adaptations pitched to the mainstream. I do not want/need another edgelord mascot and am a little afraid of getting that.

Suicide Squad: I’ve also universally heard THIS is bad, but I still kinda wanna see it to find out just how much of a train wreck it was…and because it has Harley Quinn. I like Harley Quinn. I’ve also heard its versions of Boomerang and Amanda Waller make it worth it. And, hey, “Heathens.” Hoping to one day find a way to just watch this once to see if it’s an ENTERTAINING train wreck at least. No respect for that version of Joker, though. Just…eeeewwwwwww. Talk about edgelord mascots.

#man of steel #anti batman v superman #anti suicide squad #ish? #anti joker #anti baleman #don't ever ask me about the NOLANverse unless you want a rant