>Despite scathing reviews, “Batman v Superman” still triumphed at the box office with a record $166 million opening weekend. No amount of bad press could stop a divisive candidate from becoming a runaway success story. Does that make this movie the Donald Trump of comic-book films?
>Before you roll your eyes, consider the parallels between Trump the politician and the Dark Knight. When a young boy asked Trump if he was Batman last year, the Republican frontrunner answered in the affirmative. “I am Batman,” Trump said in his trademark bravado style, as he awarded a cluster of school children with a free helicopter ride over Iowa. Like Bruce Wayne, Trump is a multi-millionaire mogul defined by the memory of his parents. He also owns tall skyscrapers with his last name emblazoned over the doors, just like the big “W” that hangs over Wayne Enterprises.
>That’s not to say that “Batman v Superman” made boatloads of money solely from Republican ticket buyers. But it’s interesting to note how the harder the press attacked the movie, the better it seemed to do.
Jayden Walker
Now this is a marketing spin if I've ever seen one. The movie is still shit.
Mason Evans
Reductionism is the lowest form of criticism.
Tyler Flores
I can't believe someone who probably calls them self a 'journalist' thought this was worthy of being written.
More vapid than that buzzfeed writer trying to shame Sam Hyde.
Charles Bell
wtf I love BvS now!
Zachary Fisher
So BvS = Trump = Hitler? kek
Dominic Roberts
wtf i love Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice even more now!
Dylan Wilson
By the way, I thought Suicide Squad was the Trump of movies. Or at least that was the narrative a few days ago.
Bentley Brown
hello, reddit
William Mitchell
>Jared Leto is Jesus Does that mean The Joker is Superman?
Jeremiah Harris
Wasn't B vs. S in the hole after marketing costs and such?
Caleb Lee
that movie triumped at the box office too so youre not wrong
they should do an article about hillary clinton being the ghostbusters movie
John Robinson
this article is the Wayne Lambright of articles
Dylan Morris
no, you're mistaken sir
Charles Flores
t.tryhard newfag that never lurked and thinks everyone here needs to agree with him
Ryan Miller
>hmm how can i inject politics into this completly unrelated subject
Ryder King
no but the odds are you are a redditor if you both hate Trump and BvS
Noah Morales
I hate BvS because it's shit and I couldn't care less about the showbiz you call American politics but I do prefer Trump to Clinton.
Leo Torres
>trump >bvs He's civil war team cap desu senpai
Oliver Jackson
So Hilary is Ghostbusters (2016) right?
Adrian Price
you actually hate it? i just dont understand people like you
Henry Hill
Trump is Batman? oh my god it all makes sense now.
William Thompson
>So Hilary is Ghostbusters (2016) right? Thats actually a more fitting comparison.
Daniel Mitchell
Yes, I loathe Snyder, everything he represents, his filmography and his pretentious fans.
Wyatt Morales
>think BvS:DC was a 9/10 >will be voting Trump
based me
Christopher Wright
why would Snyder be the director to loathe though? there are directors like bay or refn
Michael Kelly
Who is the Bernie of comic book movies?
Blake Howard
This tribal form of criticism is so dumb, they're trying to pathologise matters of taste. The "good nerds" like the movies I like, the "bad nerds" like those other movies, I say nerds because they're the dweebs who do this sort of thing. Plenty of critics didn't like the movie, but it's nerds who are driven to try make it "wrong" by association with Trump. Get over it, I swear the people who hate this movie will harp on about it into the grave.
Jayden Perez
Bernie Mac.
Adrian Gutierrez
bernie is Deadpool. likes getting pegged
Eli Hernandez
Not him, but at least people in general are smart enough to know Bay and directors like him are bad. The thing about Snyder is his style attracts so many self-absored film snobs who never studied film in their lives
Aaron Howard
Deadpool. Super popular and actually good, but hopelessly overshadowed by much stronger (but shittier) movies from MCU and DCEU
Jacob Davis
Have you studied film?
Jace Sanchez
>mfw it's a DChad thread
Owen Powell
What nu male shit has to do with President Trump? He is a high test/high energy man, not a cuck
Leo Cox
>loved by retards >try hard to please millenials >stupid shitfest
Yeah, you are right
Caleb Jones
what did Snyder mean by this?
David Lewis
>good
Literally name a joke you laughed at
Cooper Harris
most people dont try to say Snyder is Kubrick tier. he just happens to do a better job at action movies for people who still want a more serious movie. with bay you know it will be shitty all around
Robert Mitchell
>le Bay is a bad director meme HELLO, REDDITO
Liam Wilson
I dislike both BvS and Trump and this is sad.
Last I checked Transformers is still considered shit but made a ton of money.
Aiden Sanders
This is a stretch...fucked up my morning coffee to link a movie with 2 bad ass superheroes and Trump...I wouldn't put it pass beaverdome to make a comic of himself
Chase Diaz
The last two or so Transformers movies actually flopped in USA, but were saved by overseas box office because chinks (and sometimes euros) love eating shit.
Joshua Adams
Reddit loves Trump.
Lucas Diaz
>no amount of good press could save it nice
Leo Wilson
Another example of American political journalism. Gotta be proud of that.
Parker Hernandez
But Bay's only bad with scripts, and only in Transformers.
Jordan Sanders
>explain to me why Superman is like Zod? >ARE YOU KIDDING ME??!!