Batman vs. Superman was one the the most highly anticipated movies riding the comic book character band wagon. After the major success of Marvel’s Avengers, DC needed to pull out a hit and build it’s own cinematic universe to stay relevant to movie-goers. Unfortunately, Batman vs. Superman didn’t live up to its hype. It currently has a less-than-impressive 29% critics score on Rotten Tomatoes and a 70% audience rating. Not surprisingly, audiences took to Twitter to voice their opinions, sometimes going out of their way to write several tweets about their dissatisfaction.
My thoughts: number 1. Biggest problem with this film is Lex Luthor. Well acted but poorly written and knows too much #BatmanvsSuperman
— Alexander Neal Shah (@alexandernealsh) April 6, 2016
Going to see batman v superman tomorrow. Unfortunately I Have a feeling I will be majorly disappointed #BatmanvsSuperman
— REECE ASHDOWN (@YourMateReece) April 6, 2016
The problem with #BatmanvsSuperman was the title it should of been dawn of justice only
— Jermaine Warren (@iamjermainew) April 6, 2016
At the same time, some have disagreed with the critics. Although not all of them would consider Batman vs. Superman a masterpiece, they believe that the movie’s creators were held to an unfair standard, considering the wide success of Marvel’s cinematic universe.
Question: Is it fair that we expected #BatmanvsSuperman to a billion dollars after one movie vs. Marvel doing it after 5 flicks?
— #3BlackgeeksDMV (@3BlackGeeks) April 6, 2016
It's was so aesthetically pleasing and full of symbolism! Loved it #BatmanvsSuperman
— Clary (@CaseyCorp) April 6, 2016
Also, this one guy points out how annoying it is when everyone jumps on the hate bandwagon.
The endless think pieces on the failure of #BatmanvsSuperman are a lot duller and more derivative than the worst parts of the movie.
— Jason McCall (@JasonMcCall4) April 6, 2016