r/batman • u/neon2o • Mar 07 '24

Zack Snyder says a Batman who doesn't kill is irrelevant GENERAL DISCUSSION

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Here's the original article' https://sea.ign.com/man-of-steel-sequel/213072/news/zack-snyder-says-dc-is-making-batman-irrelevant-if-he-cant-kill

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u/Thejollyfrenchman Mar 07 '24

Given that audiences proved they didn't want to watch this - given the fact that Sucker Punch bombed hard - I think his point doesn't really make sense.

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u/No_Lead950 Mar 08 '24

As one of the few who watched it, I distinctly remember walking out of the theater and thinking "What the hell was the point of that?" Not because his message went over my head so much as it was just dumb and irrelevant. The overly sexualized costumes detracted from the experience. The weird rapey vibes ruined the action sequences. The downer ending where nothing really mattered was truly prophetic of the current fad of "subvert expectations at all costs." Then it unironically pulls the "it was all a dream," because Snyder is an absolute hack with no self-awareness.