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UNITED STATES · 2016
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
Synopsis
Fearing the actions of a god-like Super Hero left unchecked, Gotham City’s own formidable, forceful vigilante takes on Metropolis’s most revered, modern-day savior, while the world wrestles with what sort of hero it really needs. And with Batman and Superman at war with one another, a new threat quickly arises, putting mankind in greater danger than it’s ever known before.
Cinematic DNA
My film school professor said, 'The whole point of cinema is to make a movie about a man on a hill and when he leaves, the hill is still there.' We're talking about characters that transcend just a normal comic-book kind of story. That's why Seven Samurai is such a touchstone for me. You have this group of guys, they're all very well defined, and they go and they do their thing and the world is changed, but they leave and you go, 'Wait, what about them?'
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superhero conflict · power and accountability · vigilantism vs. heroism · existential threat · ideological clash
