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[–] TheGiantKorean@lemmy.world 112 points 5 months ago (2 children)

He was a great Superman. Perfect casting. Wrong director and story.

[–] AngryishHumanoid@lemmy.world 59 points 5 months ago (6 children)

And I sometimes get crap for this but Batfleck was pretty good too. Those movies had issues, oh my yes, but the casting for those 2 roles was not one of them. Luthor, on the other hand...

[–] Wrench@lemmy.world 20 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Superman has always been a bit of a boring character, which IMO is hard to write for to make interesting beyond the origin / coming of age story.

I think screwing up Batman is a lot more offensive. So much good lore and villians to work with.

IMO, Affleck played a terrible Fatman. He wasn't dark and brooding, he was wooden and boring. It wasn't just the story, but Afflecks portrayal of the character.

[–] TachyonTele@lemm.ee 3 points 5 months ago

What, his cheeks spilling out of the mask doesn't inspire fear and justice to you!?

[–] TheGiantKorean@lemmy.world 13 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

Probably a hot take, but I think Batfleck was the closest we've gotten to a comicbook accurate Batman. Batfleck's size and build were correct (physically imposing, could have been a bit taller), he was intelligent, mostly broody, and could fight. There are some things that could have been better (being a martial artist instead of being a brawler), but of all the movie incarnations so far I'd say he's the closest.

[–] AngryishHumanoid@lemmy.world 10 points 5 months ago

Honestly the scene with him going after the warehouse full of baddies to save Ma Kent was the closest live action version of cartoon Batman ever, and it was glorious.

[–] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 9 points 5 months ago

Luthor, on the other hand...

[–] QuantumSparkles@sh.itjust.works 9 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I think physically Affleck was the only actor to play Batman that actually matched the character. Like Bruce is huge and has very wide shoulders and Affleck has the perfect silhouette for it. Also he can be a good actor too, he could have been great had he been given better material imho

[–] Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago

Affleck as batman, Bale as Bruce.

[–] GraniteM@lemmy.world 6 points 5 months ago

Honestly, if Jesse Eisenberg had just been doing a version of his Zuckerberg from The Social Network, it would have been fine. His whole twitchy routine was weird as fuck.

[–] glitchdx@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago

that actor would have made a great joker.

[–] tombruzzo@lemm.ee 7 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Snyder was testing actors by making them put on the old Chrisptoher Reeves suit and Cavill was one of the few actors that looked as good in it as Reeves did

[–] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 9 points 5 months ago

And then he made fuckin Superman a libertarian...