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The DC Fandom is quite polarized. It’s not just between Zack Snyder and James Gunn camps, it’s also Tim Burton, Joel Schumacher (#releasetheschumachercut), and Christopher Nolan camps as well. There may not always, thankfully, be a lot of hostility or bitterness between them. But I hope there can be more clarity and respect going forward. Each one of these camps has a legitimate argument and they should be listened to.

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Even if I’m not interested in the new Superman film, I don’t like seeing bad or mixed reviews for it. I wouldn’t want to disparage or compromise anyone’s enjoyment of the film in any way shape or form. If I resented the bad or mixed reviews for Man of Steel and Batman v Superman, it would be hypocritical for me not to apply that same principle even for a film I haven’t seen and have no interest in. Of course, I have profound disagreements with people who criticized Man of Steel and Batman v Superman. But how would bashing a film that maybe they enjoyed (and again I haven’t seen it nor do I have any interest in it), make me any better than them? No matter how vigorously I might disagree with them?

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Am I interested in the new Superman film or the James Gunn DCU? No. But I respect it and wish it all well. I hope people enjoy the new Superman movie. (I’ll grant it this: I like that it has Krypto the Superdog. I don’t say that as a comic book fan, but as a dog lover.)

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"I got to find a job where I can keep my ear to the ground. Where people won't look twice when I want to go somewhere dangerous and start asking questions."

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"I see without seeing. To me, darkness is as clear as daylight. What am I?"

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“It wasn’t exactly Father Knows Best.”

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“It…has its moments.”

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Batman’s little girl is all grown up.

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“Somebody’s setting me up.”

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SMOKIN’!

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“Stuff my orders! I only kill professionals.”

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If I ever make a superhero film, it will be a mixture of Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man trilogy and Zack Snyder’s Man of Steel.

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I don’t get sentimental about stuff like this. (I’m also slow to give complements.) But the 20th anniversary of Spider-Man 2 strikes an emotional chord in me. I can’t put into words how just how much I adore this film. It’s just……amazing. (I actually had the pleasure of watching a re-release of it in a movie theater back in April with my mom.) 🥹

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Do I still crave the Fury Road sequel, Wasteland, with Tom Hardy back as Mad Max? Absolutely! Nevertheless, I’m grateful that Furiosa was a film made with care, integrity, and texture. Now why it’s not a box office hit remains debatable. Is Mad Max not big enough a franchise/IP to rake in big profits? Is it because people can’t afford to go to movie theaters right now given the current state of the economy? Have the streaming services changed the dynamics/economics of watching a film? Is it possible that Wasteland could’ve been more profitable? Your guess is as good as mine. (If nothing else, make Wasteland for HBO Max! It’s still possible.)

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Don’t get me wrong, Michael Keaton is a great Batman. His portrayal is historic. But if I was Tim Burton, I would’ve casted Timothy Dalton as Batman. I mean he looks exactly what Bruce Wayne would look like on film! I’ll take it a step further, he’s the best actor not to play the character! I’m even inclined to think that Dalton would’ve been the definitive Batman in the same way Tobey Maguire and Henry Cavill are the definitive portrayals of Spider-Man and Superman. (Val Kilmer, Ben Affleck, and Christian Bale are equally great in the role, I think.)