Good god, there's so much to say at this point, not to mention the numerous things certain individuals are just objectively lying about when it comes to the film (that since it is available digitally and they even said they watched it that way, they have no excuse to not fact check themselves), like claiming Lois says she doesn't believe in their relationship, when she actually said this: "I told you I'm not great at relationships." She's criticizing herself, not him. DUH.
But before we eventually get to all that, now we're honestly crying about Krypto slightly roughing up LEX LUTHOR? The same Lex who tortured Krypto, made it clear he'd kill Krypto once he was done analyzing him, and also shot an innocent civilian in the head? Oh, and opened a dimensional rift just to draw Superman's attention and didn't close it when it was headed to an area that wasn't evacuated yet? That's who the Snyder fanboys want to shed tears for?
Superman can tell his dog wasn't try to kill Lex. Dude got banged up a bit, BOO HOO. If Krypto was actually aiming to kill, yes, Superman would obviously step in, the movie just doesn't pause the action and hold the viewer's hand to slowly explain that to them as opposed to just understanding general character behavior.
Never mind that in BvS, Superman had to hold himself back from heat vision-ing Mark Zuckerberg* POINT BLANK (*oh, I'm sorry, Jesse Eisenberg walking on set and claiming to be playing Lex Luthor, but oh no, it's Hoult who can't play Lex because…Lex got angry like twice in the movie…in moments where Superman and others outplayed him. Like, bruh, even if one doesn't read the comics, even Hackman's Lex could lose his cool). Yeah, pretty sure THAT would be fatal. But remember, it's okay when THEIR Superman does far worse stuff or lets his emotions cloud his judgment. But a Superman who has an argument with his girlfriend (over the Boravia/Jarhanpur situation which makes sense as to Superman saving lives is the most important thing so he would get frustrated if someone tried to argue otherwise no matter what. Him getting upset about the online backlash later in that same scene was because he was already upset, and no, he didn't really yell at her, good god) that they resolve the very next time they meet? Oh no, [sarcasm]Superman could never[/sarcasm].
Christ, their director even was like, "Batman didn't murder those security guards when he was trying to get the kryptonite. He just committed manslaughter". A) WTF, and B) Snyder defended by citing Dark Knight Returns, except Batman doesn't kill anyone in that book. This is clear because a warrant for his arrest happens due to Joker making it look like his death was caused by Batman. Never mind that those guards probably have little, possible zero clue how evil Lex really is, and are just doing their job. But you know, Batman was in a hurry, so fuck them and their loved ones apparently.
For real, it shows how shit Snyder's Batman was in that movie that he managed to make such poor deductive reasoning to reach the point of intending to kill Superman. Meanwhile, in this movie, GUY GARDENER goes, "is Supes out to take over the world? I don't know, probably not." and says the only reason they won't save him is because of the backlash from the government they might face. It's official, Gunn's Guy Gardener's IQ > Zack Snyder's Batman's IQ (had to specify Zack's first name at least once, wouldn't want to imply Scott Snyder, an actual decent Batman and Superman writer, was to blame).
For all the whining about the jokes in the movie, at least Gunn writes his characters capable of behaving like normal human beings.
But you know, clearly we needed more actual reasonable human behavior from the Snyder films:
-dads telling their son first they should reconsider saving children who were going to die (and no, there's no way one can spin that without it being fucked up, especially as he doesn't open his talk by at least congratulating his son on SAVING CHILDREN'S LIVES. Geezus, that's basic parenting right there)
-an overly blue tint to the whole damn film so we know the film is SUPER SERIOUS, YOU GUYS
-Perry White and his team staring at the World Enging horrifically murdering people and getting closer for 15 minutes before Perry finally goes, "oh, uh, we should leave!" (meanwhile, 2025 Perry, Lois, and Jimmy are focused on getting all the details on Eve's exposure of Lex, and Perry knows Lois flew there in Terrific's ship so they can leave easily in time so they don't need to hurry as much. Meanwhile, everyone else around them are evacuating)
-a fucking crater where half of Metropolis used to be (ah yes, Superman comics, promoting hope and optimism, totally represented with such imagery)
-a Superman who is told to inspire people and yet actually doesn't (the military would fight Zod and his genocidal plans anyway obviously, and Perry and Lombard try to save Jenny with zero awareness of Superman at that point) unlike 2025 Superman actually inspiring Guy, Hawkgirl, and the people of Jarhanpur
-Jimmy Olsen being on screen for like a minute and then being shot in the head, just so we've extra, extra convinced the movie is edgy, err, I mean, "dark" (oh, and Snyder claiming Dick Grayson, one of the most beloved DC characters, was the dead Robin. Warner Bros would later override him on that bullshit, with them saying it was Jason Todd, as it should be)
-Lex sending a congresswoman a jar possibly filled with piss (which is followed by a horrific explosion causing many deaths, now THAT'S some actually baffling mood whiplash)
-Batman being too stupid to realize beforehand that the person he's about to murder could have been raised by a human mother (with the moment being delivered in a far more infamous moment than any moment in this new film had no matter how much certain people will desperately wish it so)
-and Superman being too stupid to hand the damn kryptonite spear to Wonder Woman (also, that spear, would have been totally useless for Batman against Superman if his fight with Superman hadn't conveniently brought them near it, LOL).
All resulting in a film that was the live action debut of Superman and Batman (and Wonder Woman) together, during the height of superhero film box office potential (as now international, especially China which is a huge market, just won't give them a chance regardless of quality), and it couldn't clear a billion dollars. Ouch. Only 890 million despite Snyder having all the tools at his disposal and he still couldn't reach that…..and then one year later, Patty Jenkins had only Wonder Woman to use and yet she made 820 million, only 70 million short of the film that also had Batman and Superman, with her film. Huh, I guess it sometimes helps when you make an actual good film.
Oh, and Batman v Superman's second weekend dropoff? Worst in superhero film history of those that opened to 100 million or more on their first weekend, only finally being dethroned in that category when Ant-man 3 released seven years later.
