{"id":129907,"date":"2016-02-25T10:51:02","date_gmt":"2016-02-25T17:51:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2016\/02\/25\/because-the-world-needs-an-r-rated-batman-v-superman-movie-not.html"},"modified":"2016-02-25T10:51:02","modified_gmt":"2016-02-25T17:51:02","slug":"because-the-world-needs-an-r-rated-batman-v-superman-movie-not","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2016\/02\/25\/because-the-world-needs-an-r-rated-batman-v-superman-movie-not.html","title":{"rendered":"Because the world needs an R-rated "Batman v. Superman" movie. Not"},"content":{"rendered":"

My immediate reaction to the news that the Blu-Ray release (of the as-yet-unreleased movie) will be R-rated was to roll my eyes at the "OMG, look how much money Deadpool<\/i> is making, let's make money, too!" shenanigans.<\/p>\n

But the poster below also has a valid point: this means that, unless more violence is being added in post-production (and quickly!), the movie was written\/filmed with<\/i> R-rated violence in this battle between two heroes who, classically,<\/i> have for their own reasons vowed never to take a life.<\/p>\n

It's not surprising at this point, but it's disturbing and disheartening.<\/p>\n

When Batman becomes a violent thug, he simply becomes an unalloyed sociopath, willing to commit any violence or killing necessary for his "mission." He becomes the Punisher, not a hero but a menace.<\/p>\n

When Superman becomes a violent thug (and, let's face it, those grimaces that have adorned all the trailer footage have looked pretty thuggish), he stops being Superman and is merely a powerful invading alien. He becomes Mongul, a tyrannical brute who probably should<\/i> be put down at any cost. <\/p>\n

Now, one can potentially write a good story around that (and folk have). But that's not the core of the grand story and tradition for either of these characters. Bottom line, this (and everything else I've seen to date about this film) strikes me as a horrible miscalculation in so radically shifting the mythos for both of these "heroes," releasing the grimdark-violence genie in a way that will be very difficult to ever get back in the bottle. It tells me that Warner Bros. has no idea of what they are doing here, aside from trying to make money in the short term, the long term be damned.<\/p>\n

Originally shared by +Nick “A Dimension of Mind” Moore<\/a>:<\/span><\/p>\n

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Death, Destruction, and Depression<\/b><\/p>\n

So if true this means that this movie was filmed as an R rated tale and parts toned down to make a PG- 13. I doubt they added some cgi blood splatter because Deadpool has been a hit, and Wade Wilson's antics are an entirely different kind of film.<\/p>\n

So that must mean Snyder and WB have got two heroes who have vowed not to kill and protect the innocent embroiled in a series of battles that must be death filled and graphic, and there's a few perhaps gratuitous scenes, maybe flashbacks of Joker killing a Robin for 'dramatic effect'.<\/p>\n

More evidence that no one in charge of the legacy and future of these characters has clue one what they're doing. <\/p>\n

I'm all for a Batman Arkham Asylum movie with disturbing psychology aspects and violence that challenges the character morally and physically. But this is a tent pole summer popcorn flick they are enticing kids into that have these heroes on their lunch boxes. I'm really questioning taking my 6 year old son to this, was anyway, but this just seems to lean towards an unsuitable, and unenjoyable tone for the whole thing. I don't get their thinking here at all \ud83d\ude41<\/p>\n

#batmanvsuperman<\/a> #batman<\/a> #superman<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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\nThe Batman v Superman Ultimate Edition is Rated R<\/a><\/span>
\nFor reasons that currently elude us, the Batman v Superman Ultimate Edition will carry an R-rating, which makes you wonder what’s not in the theatrical cut.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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