Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice – Clash of Titans (2016) – When Two Heroes Collide

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice brings together two of the most iconic superheroes of all time in a monumental battle. As Gotham’s Dark Knight, Bruce Wayne (Ben Affleck), seeks to take down the god-like Superman (Henry Cavill), who he believes poses a threat to humanity, the world becomes divided.

On one side, Superman is a symbol of hope; on the other, Batman sees him as a danger that must be stopped. Their clash is not just physical but philosophical, as both men struggle with their own personal demons and their roles in a world that is rapidly changing.

As the tension between them builds, they are forced to confront a larger, more dangerous threat: the mysterious Lex Luthor (Jesse Eisenberg), who has his own plans for the two heroes. Batman v Superman is a dark, visually stunning exploration of heroism, power, and the gray areas between good and evil.

Will Batman be able to stop Superman? Or will the true battle emerge from unexpected sources? This epic confrontation leads to the birth of the Justice League and sets the stage for a new era of heroes.

In the black (or very, very dark grey) corner is Ben Affleck’s grizzled Caped Crusader, a vigilante grown weary of the thankless, Sisyphean task of trying to clean up Gotham’s underworld. In the red-and-blue corner, Kal-El/Clark Kent (Henry Cavill) is holding down a job at the Daily Planet (tasked with covering sports when he’d rather be writing an expose on the Bat), while global opinion is divided on his alter ego, Superman: do his heroic deeds justify the collateral damage he causes?

In the second prologue, after the obligatory recap of Bruce Wayne’s tragic childhood, a Wayne Financial building (containing several storeys of employees) is destroyed during Superman’s previous climactic battle with General Zod, an event replayed at ground-level in a thrilling new perspective on the destruction. From the wreckage, Bruce makes it his mission to prevent the extraterrestrial émigré from causing any more damage, by neutralizing the threat.

Jumping ahead 18 months, Snyder continues the story at pace, with Lois Lane (Amy Adams, given more to do than you might expect) chasing a story in Africa, while Lex Luthor Jr. (Jesse Eisenberg) has a particular interest in the Kryptonian vessels lying dormant in various crash sites worldwide. Meanwhile, the enigmatic Diana Prince (Gal Gadot) begins turning up at all the fancy soirées that Bruce finds himself snooping around. Jeremy Irons and Holly Hunter are strong additions to a cast already teeming with gravitas.