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10 Reasons Why Batman V Superman Can’t Top The Dark Knight Trilogy

There are a lot of problems with Zack Snyder's Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice. A lot a lot. That doesn't mean it's completely without its merits, however: Ben Affleck's new Batman - the Batfleck, if you will - is a far cry from Christian Bale's wounded street fighter, and while this version of the character might hardly be faithful to the comics, the Batfleck is still one of the few aces that Batman V Superman has up its sleeve.

6) The Balance Of Characters

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In its worst moments, no one can say the Dark Knight trilogy isn’t bloated, swollen by an ever-expanding cast list. The Dark Knight Rises is packed with characters big and small vying for screen-time; as impressive as the film is in terms of spectacle, by that point Nolan was spreading what he had a bit thin. But even the Dark Knight trilogy at its most excessive is less unwieldy than Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice.

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With Snyder taking on two iconic superheroes with their own separate cast of characters in one movie, of course BvS was destined to be somewhat cumbersome. But Snyder doesn’t stop at Batman, Superman and their immediate companions and adversaries – rather, he keeps adding more until the film is groaning under the weight. Did we really also need Wonder Woman, and Doomsday, and The Flash, and Aquaman, and… (you see where this is going?).

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