Hello darkness...

https://vid.me/NlzG

If I wanted the dark side, I'd watch Star Wars. Unless subsequent trailers look a whole lot brighter, I'm not going to waste my precious theatre-going time on this one. (Because of personal commitments, I rarely get to see more than at most two movies in a year in a cinema.) I certainly hope that they are setting this up as being so dark in order to make Superman's light shine that much more brightly by contrast, and that the movie ends, at least, on a positive note. I hope that, but I don't think it very likely.

Thanks for sharing that, HiddenMoon.

- Lynn

What I found interesting in that blurry video was that Lex Luthor isn't shown. I wouldn't be surprised if he's orchestrating the whole plot against Superman. I'm not familiar with the voice which was doing the voice-over, so that could have been him. It didn't sound like Ben Afflack. I'm not sure I like that Batman has a metal cowl either. That looked weird. Since the subtitle of the film is Dawn of Justice (or something to that effect), I'm thinking that Batman and Superman will be allies by the end. True, it looks very dark; almost too dark to see anything clearly. I'm hoping when it's officially released, we can actually see more than shadows.

This year's movie budget is already allocated to Jurassic Park 4 and Star Wars, so I'm glad BvS isn't coming out until next year. I'm hoping now that my mom is moving to town, we'll be able to have a regular monthly date night (my hubby and I) instead of once-a-year (if that). Sigh. I remember back in the days before children when we (or, at least, I) went to the movies at least once a week. And that was in LA where movie prices are TWICE what they are here. (i.e. 10 years ago prices were twice what the current prices are here. I'd hate to see what they are now.)

I was extremely disappointing at the lack of Henry Cavill, but I still loved it all the same. The lack of Henry/Superman (apart from distance shots) made me realise something. This trailer seems extremely dark, yes, but that's because it's Batman's viewpoint and so it not a true representation of what the film will be. The character we saw the most of was Batman, and the voiceover was Alfred. I'm hoping that there will be a trailer from Superman's point of view at sometime, balancing out that this is a 'vs'. One on either side ...

But, I'm also hoping that they end it as allies ... in fact, I think it will be earlier on than just 'at the end'. They will have to team up for a (hopefully) significant amount of time.

Virginia - I'm assuming the metal mask is lead lined to prevent Supes from finding out it's Bruce Wayne under there. It wouldn't surprise me at all if the metal cowl is only there until Bats and Supes make nice with each other and become allies.

Already been taken down, unfortunately.

It was there when I looked at it just now.

The official trailer has landed! (click for youtube link)

The title feels too verbose to me. Unless Dawn of Justice is the subtitle, of course.

You're welcome
I think this shows how Nolan's Batmans have set the tone... If it's only for the trailer for marketing purpose or if it's really the mood of the movie, we'll see. Still, I'm intrigued by the themes surfacing here... I like the idea of Superman as a messianic figure (I still have to watch MoS, though). What really puzzles me about this movie is having two superheroes, two such larger-than-life characters share the spotlight...
In any case, the vibe will be very different from the breezy one we're used to in the LnC universe-a mirror of the times?

Movie Posters for Batman v Superman. (I'm not posting the images directly because they show up HUGE.)

Is it just me, or are these just awful?

Hi HiddenMoon,

If you are interested in Superman as a messianic figure, you might enjoy a thread I started when I was still fairly new to the MB: Analysis of Superman as a Christ figure

Happy reading,
Lynn

And now for something completely different...

Batman v. Superman - Retro Style starring Christopher Reeve and Adam West.

Does that lighten it up enough for you, Lynn?

That was fun!

Thanks, Virginia. It's halfway there; now they just need to change the audio...

Thanks, Virginia.

Joy,
Lynn

I'm somewhat nervous, but still very excited, about this movie. On one hand, two of my favorite superheroes are appearing in a movie together. That part is a huge plus. On the other hand, they're going to fight each other. That's the part that makes me just a bit nervous. I'm sure the fight will be visually amazing to watch, but I just hope that the animosity isn't drawn out too long. I want to see the two of them working together to stop the real bad guys, not beating each other up.