Batman V. Superman: Doom of Justice?

(Stylistic "S" fashioned into a "Fatman" logo?)

Let me make something abundantly clear here, (as this is my first post). I bear no quarrels with Batman or Superman. Truth be told, Batman will forever be my absolute favorite comic book hero ever, and Superman (though seemingly cliche) deserves a great movie and I fear that this movie may not do either of them justice. Will "Batfleck v. Superman" be the box office hit that director Zack Snyder hopes for? Or will it truly be the Doom of Justice?

Batfleck and Jesse Luthor:

Official Batfleck

Ben Affleck is the perfect Bruce Wayne, because nobody could expect him to be Batman. The casting decisions within Snyder's new take on the DC universe has been somewhat sound until now. The fact of the matter is that Ben Affleck is a poor choice as Batman, and Jesse Eisenberg is likewise for Lex Luthor. Ben Affleck might be an okay candidate if his track record for movies wasn't completely stale and if he had the height and the body to fill a promising Batsuit. 

Lex Luthor Mugshot

Jesse Eisenberg  is as far away from Lex Luthor as anyone. When Man of Steel came out everybody speculated about who could be Lex Luthor and everyone had their sights set on Bryan Cranston (We wanted Heisenberg and got Eisenberg instead!). The thing about Jesse Eisenberg is that he just wouldn't fit the part. He is thin, short, and is not bald. Don't get me wrong Eisenberg has been in many great roles from Now You See Me to The Social Network, he fit the characters. But Lex Luthor is always portrayed as a somewhat muscular business man, deep voiced and BALD. 

Overloading The Heroes:

If there is one thing I have learned by watching the movies that Marvel has been putting out is that they have taken their time. Marvel was very careful about when they added new heroes, and they were hardly in the same movie until the first Avengers. In Batman v. Superman we will see the debut of Batman, Wonder Woman, Aquaman, Cyborg, and rumors of the Flash. Their roles haven't been released yet but the fact that nobody but Superman has had a stand-alone film at all and is being frivolously thrown into the movie all at once seems like a desperate grab for attention. Man of Steel was an okay movie, if we had seen a Batman reboot before this movie I would feel a bit more at ease, but four extra heroes? Is that really necessary?

Inspiration:

From what I've seen, (and this is the only Pro I can really think of) is that this story and it's characters seem to be based off of Frank Miller's The Dark Knight Returns. This comic book was a work of much controversy as it portrays Batman as a sort of villain, but the main climax of the film is when the military brings Superman in to stop Batman. Could the plot for this movie become a live action Dark Knight Returns? It could be. In both stories Bruce has been established as Batman for a while and it seems that Superman has a problem with his vigilantism. We also saw from the teaser trailer that Batman is outfitted with an Iron-man-like suit, much like the one used in the Dark Knight Returns. The bad thing about basing it off of DKR is that it's not necessarily considered canon. It exists separately from the main universe as a whole, it's kind of like a big "what if". The story does not contain Wonder Woman or any of the other heroes, and the whole Justice League seems to be in disarray anyways. So if Batman v. Superman was planning on going the DKR route, it would be hard to then make a Justice League movie as planned.

(Still from the DC animated movie based on Frank Miller's graphic novel.)

Play it Safe DC:

The stylistic approach from Snyder might have worked if DC had established itself as a viable industry, but it's been lacking. Marvel is skyrocketing farther and farther with each new movie because they stay with the comics for the most part and entertain the masses without taking too many risks. Now is not the time for DC to try and make something new and different from the comics if it ever wants to compete in an industry now run by Marvel. We've seen both comic book franchise's at their lowest and their highs. Marvel has their Avengers, but they once had attempts at Daredevil, Hulk, and Ghost Rider. DC hit lows on Green Lantern but one of the most excellently done movies, The Dark Knight, (and my personal favorite), was released by them. Marvel has been slowly injecting little references and Easter eggs into their movies piecing them together in order to make them all connect leaving us all excited for Phase 3. Whereas DC's lineup of movies seems almost random and arbitrary. DC needs to start over, but the problem is that they are too far behind. We've seen very promising TV shows from DC, (Arrow, Flash, Gotham, Constantine). But Marvel's recent Daredevil has many DC fan's worried because it is good, very good. In the end though, it all falls to the blockbuster movies that come out, and to say the least DC is failing.  Play it safe or Disney will buy you and then we'll see the Marvel/DC crossover we've all been waiting for (My vote is for the latter).

DC plays Marvel at chess.

Conclusion:

Many things have been stated, but ultimately the core of who will go and see this movie lies with one factor: It's Batman and Superman. They are two of the most recognized heroes in comic book history and anyone would pay to watch them duke it out. I may not be on board for this movie but I will for sure see if it has potential.

 Besides, who doesn't want to see Batman beat Superman. . . . . . . . . .

There is bound to be some form of controversy, but I'd love to hear all of your opinions on the matter of this movie. Are you on board with it? Against it? Ambivalent? Let me know in the comments.