I read the trade paperback collection of the story years ago when they killed off Superman in the comics, and I think this movie told it much better and more concisely. The endless punch-fest just dragged on interminably on paper, while this fight between the same two opponents made Doomsday seem more dangerous and Superman more heroic and badass.
I love how they used the shared first name of Clark's and Bruce's mothers to bring the parallels of the two heroes to a climax. It's one of those details that was not inserted in the film to create that plot point, but it's easy to overlook. I am assuming that at some point in the last seventy years or so, someone has made a thing about that on page, but it was still neat. Once Clark said her name, I suddenly remembered that it was both their names, from other shows and movies, and it just seemed such a natural way to make Batman hold up and then start seeing the humanity in Clark he had previously refused to recognize.
The dream that Bruce had was mainly to give us a sneak peak for the next movie. It's Darkseid obviously... Nice omega sign imprinted in the land, and the parademons. Darkseid is either controlling Superman or he somehow killed Lois and made the League seem responsible. It seems like Lex summoned him so he's on his way. Bruce got a memory meld because of the Flash's time travel... It allowed him to see his alternative future because time was disrupted.
The whole team will assemble soon. Not sure if they're going to bring in the Lantern and Martian, but time will tell. Superman is obviously not dead. I found it to be an idiotic plot device. I don't know what they were thinking giving him a fake death, state funeral etc. You need to be utterly clueless about the Justice League to find this death plausible, so I found that these scenes drew no emotion from anyone around me. Wonder woman owned her role, and the others look promising too. Affleck is by far the best Batman so far.
I didn't find the reaction to Metropolis' destruction implausible. It's like if you're sitting at home peacefully having a BBQ and some guy runs into your house seeking refuge from criminals and they kill your family too. Superman brought the battle to them even though he was innocent. It made 9/11 look like a joke. I can't even imagine what the death toll was. I found Wayne's infatuation with killing Superman a little strange, but it tied up the plot. Lex and Holly Hunter were both outstanding. They seem to have made him as chaotically evil as the Joker which I think is a mistake, but that's how it is I guess.
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