Batman v Superman Dawn of Justice

Watched the U.S.A.'s 2016 Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2:31:15), perhaps yet another effort to explain away loopholes and non-sequiturs prevalent in the comic book series, including issues of morality, of being human versus being superhuman, of mortality, of the concepts of good and evil, of social misperceptions and misunderstandings, even of espionage, resulting in a screenplay comprised of disjointed sequences. On the Batman side we have Alfred, the bat cave, and the bat signal. On the Superman side we have Lex Luthor, Lois Lane, kryptonite, Perry White, and the Kents, Clark's adoptive farmer parents. Added to this are the monster Doomsday and the surprise appearance of Wonder Woman. The scenes get darker and darker as the movie progresses, until both Batman and Superman seem to turn into no less that Saint Michael and The Devil, leading to a series of spectacular showdowns..

This movie, however is really all about Superman, and on the brighter side showcases one of the finest performances of Henry Cavill, whose acting is more relaxed and no longer manifests the uptightness and body consciousness evident in his earlier screen appearances. As compared with Batman's signature deadpan acting, he undergoes an entire range of facial expressions and emotions, coming across, ironically, as being more human than Batman, and, despite assuming a comic-book role, manages to endow the role with the most difficult thing to endow a comic-book role with: truth.