tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7294499213897153104.post7423607614192009048..comments2024-03-27T09:00:32.195-05:00Comments on The Signal Watch: The New "Superman v. Batman" trailer exists, so here goesThe Leaguehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04836241071795980225noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7294499213897153104.post-42385423899992991892015-07-12T20:11:36.258-05:002015-07-12T20:11:36.258-05:00I'm going to have to find out if he's runn...I'm going to have to find out if he's running blindly in there for his loved ones or not. I mean, I get that it's heroic in either case, but it's unfiltered heroism and pure Batman if it's just to save the day.The Leaguehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04836241071795980225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7294499213897153104.post-34052394329501725922015-07-12T18:30:07.207-05:002015-07-12T18:30:07.207-05:00Yeah, I guess I'm kinda with you. My reaction ...Yeah, I guess I'm kinda with you. My reaction to Ma Kent's remarks was pretty close to the look on Clark's face -- "Are you f'ing kidding me?"<br /><br />This franchise's take on the Kents is a far cry from: <br /><br />"You've got a great responsibility to the world, Clark. You've got to accept it. Make use of your great powers."<br /><br />OR<br /><br />"And there's one thing I do know, son. And that is, you are here for a reason. I don't know whose reason it is, or whatever the reason... maybe it's... I don't know.... but I do know one thing: it's not to score touchdowns."<br /><br />Superman is hero because he's good. He's compassionate, courageous, honest, etc. But that doesn't happen in a vacuum. His parents are the reason he's the guy he is. If Ma and Pa Kent were like the Costner/Lane incarnations, Clark would be Wolverine, or worse.<br /><br />It's too bad because as cynical as I am, I cannot help but get a thrill watching these characters on screen in such epic scale. And I have to admit, although you make some good points about Batman's involvement, Affleck's take on Batman looks intriguing to me. I also agree with Stuart - that scene of Bruce Wayne running toward the tumbling building was visually inspired.Jake Shorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00124378230594689452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7294499213897153104.post-85797711498267796932015-07-12T10:59:08.350-05:002015-07-12T10:59:08.350-05:00After however many years of WB-produced sub-par su...After however many years of WB-produced sub-par superhero movies and Man of Steel under my belt, I don't know how not to be that guy. Maybe it'll be great. Maybe it'll be another Man of Steel and be somehow even worse than my basement level expectations. Somehow Zack Snyder has managed to be worse than I expected with every movie of his I've seen since 300, so maybe he's due for a win.The Leaguehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04836241071795980225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7294499213897153104.post-12483635830877622502015-07-12T10:52:22.703-05:002015-07-12T10:52:22.703-05:00The image of Bruce rushing into those collapsing b...The image of Bruce rushing into those collapsing buildings was the best part of the trailer for me. He ran into where everyone was running away, or dying, and he did it basically naked and vulnerable, with no armor or supersuit, no gadgets. And he did it (in my reading) with nothing personal at stake. He did it because <i>he's Batman</i>, and when you're Batman and there are people in trouble, you fucking help them. It gave me some hope that maybe there's a little of that stuff you said you were looking for in there: heroes being heroes.<br /><br />Also, it seems like a news story about the destruction of Wayne Tower would lead with the Wayne family being among the casualties. So, not just "Dozens Killed," but "Wayne Family Among Dozens Killed," etc. (Which, by the way, good job on the evacuation if that's the extent of the body count from a skyscraper coming down!)<br /><br />Anyway, it's easy to be cynical old guy with this stuff. I'm trying not to be that guy.Stuarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16334865373173505274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7294499213897153104.post-34826575602687553582015-07-12T10:34:12.809-05:002015-07-12T10:34:12.809-05:00Well, maybe. The headline of the paper was "...Well, maybe. The headline of the paper was "Wayne Tower Devastated" and then the scrawl said "You Let Your Family Die" rather than "Parents", and maybe my understanding of this as a Batman who comes back out of retirement and my knowledge of the other scripts colored it. But we'll see. It'll be simple enough to find out. Snyder and Co are pretty concrete thinkers, so maybe it's poetic phrasing, but I'm taking it literally for now.<br /><br />The Leaguehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04836241071795980225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7294499213897153104.post-9426971404920243532015-07-12T07:47:47.103-05:002015-07-12T07:47:47.103-05:00Huh. I did not interpret the "they killed you...Huh. I did not interpret the "they killed your family" thing literally. I thought it was in reference to the Wayne building being destroyed, ie his family legacy. I thought he was rushing into the falling debris to help people because he's Batman and there were people in danger, not because they were related to him. Stuarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16334865373173505274noreply@blogger.com