Batman Vs Superman Research Paper

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I recently saw the movie Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice. Being a comic book fan, particularly of DC comics, this movie was clearly a must see for me. When it comes to superhero movies, I believe the plot of the movie should accurately represent the stories told in the comics as best as they can. The same goes for the characters. The comics created these characters and their various stories, so the movies should closely follow the comics the best that they can. I did not feel Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice accurately depicted the plot and characters of the comics the movie was attempting to represent. In the movie, Batman is shown various times killing his enemies without any remorse. In one scene he is even shown killing enemies with an automatic weapon. This completely contradicts what we have learned about the Dark Knight from the comics. In some early comics, yes Batman is shown killing a foe or two, but by the time the actual character of Batman …show more content…

In The Death of Superman, Superman is able to defeat his enemy Doomsday, but he ends up dying in the process. When this comic was released, it was widely popular and received national headlines. In Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice, Superman encounters the same fate, dying as he defeats Doomsday. While this is exactly what happens in the comic, the movie took an iconic comic book moment and packed it into a ten minute scene. Apparently a two hour and thirty minute movie only had time to show the most popular Superman fight that led to his death for just a few minutes. As a comic book fan, I have been eagerly waiting for this comic book moment to play out on the big screen, and when it finally did, it was over before I even had a chance to blink. You can find a quick overview of The Death of Superman and its popularity at

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