History YMMV / BatmanVSupermanDawnOfJustice

** Lex Luthor. Many people hate his portrayal since he comes across as being an {{Expy}} of Comicbook/TheJoker without anything that made him the character of his namesake, as well as in general Creator/JesseEisenberg being seen as the wrong choice for the role. There are however, as many (including Creator/SebastianStan [[http://www.gamesradar.com/at-least-someone-liked-batman-v-superman-marvels-sebastian-stan-enjoyed-it/ of all people]]) who enjoyed his performance and find him to be a very entertaining villain that provided a fresh take on this character, or at least well-fitted as a HateSink.

** The fight between Batman and Superman has become even harsher in light of the Franchise/ArrowVerse crossover Series/{{Crisis on Infinite Earths|2019}}. That series showed [[spoiler:the Batman of Earth-99, who succeeded in murdering his Earth's Superman leaving that Earth without hope. Said Batman also murdered his rogues gallery and had become so disillusioned with heroics that he was convinced that no earth was worth fighting for to the point he wanted to let the multiverse die. It's a frightening take on what would have happened if the DCEU Batman hadn't been made to see Superman's humanity]].

** Many fans hoped that the CIA spook we see die was just using the real [[spoiler:Comicbook/JimmyOlsen]]'s name as part of his cover, and that the real version will show up in another movie.

* MoneyMakingShot: The third trailer has the biggest one you could imagine: Franchise/{{Batman}}, Franchise/{{Superman}} and Franchise/WonderWoman standing side by side, ready to face the enemy. Very simple, but nothing else is really needed.

*** Comicbook Bats ''himself'' was perfectly willing to use lethal force in his very first year. ''A Death in the Family'' also showed that Robin's murder pushed Batman hard enough to decide he'll kill the Joker, with Superman and Tim Drake's interventions stopping him from following through on it. ''Infinite Crisis'' repeated this trend, with Alexander Luthor in the Joker's place and Dick Grayson in Jason Todd's.

** Creator/BenAffleck as {{Franchise/Batman}} was probably the most controversial Bat-casting since Creator/MichaelKeaton, with many criticizing his acting skills, while others resented him for replacing Creator/ChristianBale as Batman (despite Bale showing no sign that he wants to return, and the Nolanverse firmly being over). Ben himself even pointed out the [[https://youtu.be/m8BaVKUoUGo?t=2m37s internet reactions]]. However, when the film came out, critics pointed to Affleck's portrayal as one of the film's strongest points. Even those who disliked the film saw Affleck's performance as a positive aspect.
** Creator/GalGadot as Franchise/WonderWoman, with fans decrying the fact that a little-known actress was chosen to play the most iconic female superhero in her live-action film debut. Some fans have also complained about Gadot's lack of physical resemblance to the comic book version, specifically that she has a 'fashion model' build (ie. slender, flat chested and narrow shouldered) as opposed to a more muscular and physically imposing build like Creator/GinaCarano's (with some accusing WB/DC of not considering her due to her past romantic history with Henry Cavill). Some fans were also vocal about their preference for Creator/JaimieAlexander (Sif in the ''Film/{{Thor}}'' films), and prior to the announcement Alexander herself seemed to be interested -- though she has a similar build to Gadot, so the backlash based on Gadot's appearance seems a little hypocritical if one also rooted for Alexander. As it turned out, similarly to Affleck as Batman, Gadot's Wonder Woman ended up one of the film's most highly praised aspects and the backlash is now a distant memory.

* WhatDoYouMeanItsNotPolitical: Batman insists he has to treat Superman as a threat to the world, even if there's only a 1% chance he turns into a bad guy. [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_One_Percent_Doctrine You suppose this is saying something about terrorism?]] In any case, it's in line with Batman making contingency plans against fellow heroes out of paranoia, as seen in ''ComicBook/JusticeLeagueOfAmericaTowerOfBabel'' and its AnimatedAdaptation, ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeagueDoom''.

* The Senator reacts to the jar of "Granny's Peach tea" by behaving like someone was pointing a gun at her from behind that very instant. Absurd? Maybe. But then Lex's bomb goes off and kills a lot of people including her. While Lex might at first seem less like a threatening evil genius and more like the class clown at school who does unfunny pranks, the fact that he followed it up with the bomb pushes it into BlackComedy.

* WTHCastingAgency:
** Creator/BenAffleck as {{Franchise/Batman}} was probably the most controversial Bat-casting since Creator/MichaelKeaton, with many criticizing his acting skills, while others resented him for replacing Creator/ChristianBale as Batman (despite Bale showing no sign that he wants to return, and the Nolanverse firmly being over). Ben himself even pointed out the [[https://youtu.be/m8BaVKUoUGo?t=2m37s internet reactions]]. However, when the film came out, critics pointed to Affleck's portrayal as one of the film's strongest points. Even those who disliked the film saw Affleck's performance as a positive aspect.
** Creator/GalGadot as Franchise/WonderWoman, with fans decrying the fact that a little-known actress was chosen to play the most iconic female superhero in her live-action film debut. Some fans have also complained about Gadot's lack of physical resemblance to the comic book version, specifically that she has a 'fashion model' build (ie. slender, flat chested and narrow shouldered) as opposed to a more muscular and physically imposing build like Creator/GinaCarano's (with some accusing WB/DC of not considering her due to her past romantic history with Henry Cavill). Some fans were also vocal about their preference for Creator/JaimieAlexander (Sif in the ''Film/{{Thor}}'' films), and prior to the announcement Alexander herself seemed to be interested -- though she has a similar build to Gadot, so the backlash based on Gadot's appearance seems a little hypocritical if one also rooted for Alexander. As it turned out, similarly to Affleck as Batman, Gadot's Wonder Woman ended up one of the film's most highly praised aspects and the backlash is now a distant memory.
** Creator/JesseEisenberg as ComicBook/LexLuthor. A common criticism of the casting choice was that he is way too young looking to really fit the idea of Lex Luthor, on top being a bit infamous for playing the same type of character in most films (awkward, nervous nerdy types). While Eisenberg is about the same age as Henry Cavill, the film makes him look and act like he's a teenager rather than adult, which makes it harder to take him seriously and believable as a villain. His overly hammy and manic take on the character in the final product is often singled out as the weakest casting choice in the film, and while he does his best to seem intimidating, the number of {{Narm}} scenes he's involved in lead to a number of people to say he doesn't fit as Lex Luthor. His height and build don't help either - canonically, Luthor is a tall, muscular and well built man the same height as Batman at 6'2", with Superman just slightly taller at 6'3". Eisenberg is only 5'7" or so and pretty scrawny - he simply lacks physical presence when matched up against the brawny Cavill (6'1") and Affleck (6'3") - this makes it hard to take him seriously in the role. As a result, Eisenberg was nominated for and won the Worst Supporting Actor award for the 37th [[UsefulNotes/GoldenRaspberryAward Golden Raspberry Awards]].
** Superman's French VA: [[https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adrien_Antoine Adrien Antoine]]. While he is a good actor and is pretty good with his lines, he's also been ''Batman'' 's French VA since 2004 (The Dark Knight trilogy excluded).

* EvilIsSexy: Mercy Graves, albeit as a PunchClockVillain. Every shot we see her in, she's dressed to kill and she [[SupermodelStrut struts like a catwalk model]].

** In [[Film/ManOfSteel the previous film]], Superman's split-second decision to kill General Zod was clearly depicted as a traumatic experience that [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone shook him to his core]], and Superman still clearly considers it [[MyGreatestFailure one of the biggest mistakes that he ever made]]. This film coincidentally ends with Superman fighting a mutated, reanimated Zod. Despite the obvious potential for {{drama}} in that scenario, the movie never really explores the fact that Superman is fighting the reanimated corpse of the only person that he ever killed; Superman just treats Doomsday as a mindless monster, and [[AngstWhatAngst doesn't seem to have any reservations]] about killing Zod all over again.

* In the Brazilian Portigueae dub, Apfred is voiced by Luiz Carlos Persy, best known as the Brazilian voice of [[Franchise/HarryPotter Lord Voldemort]]. In ''WesternAnimation/TheLegoBatmanMovie'', released the next year, Alfred is voiced by Voldemort's actor, Creator/RalphFiennes.

** With the Series/{{Arrowverse}} and the ''Series/{{Supergirl|2015}}'' show because of the differences in tone applied to the same DC material - while ''Arrow'' is serious and ''The Flash'' and ''Supergirl'' less so, they were all far outdone by this and ''Man of Steel'' in terms of seriousness/darkness. ''Supergirl'' in particular was hit with this because it directly used the Super-mythos and Superman himself appears in it, albeit as a silhouette.

** The fight between Batman and Superman has become even harsher in light of the Series/ArrowVerse crossover Series/{{Crisis on Infinite Earths|2019}}. That series showed [[spoiler:the Batman of Earth-99, who succeeded in murdering his Earth's Superman leaving that Earth without hope. Said Batman also murdered his rogues gallery and had become so disillusioned with heroics that he was convinced that no earth was worth fighting for to the point he wanted to let the multiverse die. It's a frightening take on what would have happened if the DCEU Batman hadn't been made to see Superman's humanity]].

* CultClassic: The Ultimate Edition has caused the film to develop a large fanbase over time, with many considering it a superior film that deserved to be released in the theatres, with some fans considering it to be one of the best superhero movies. Lampshaded by Zack Snyder himself during an interview with the New York Times when asked about the positive reception of other DC films compared to his:
->'' I couldn’t be happier. It doesn’t sting for me at all. Those movies are cool, and they’re really well-made and excellent. But BvS, love it or hate it, it’s probably the most mentioned movie in hashtags and references. It’s the closest thing to a cult film that could exist at this level of pop culture.''
-->--'''Zack Snyder'''

* CultClassic: The Ultimate Edition has caused the film to develop a large fanbase over time, with many considering it a superior film that deserved to be released in the theatres.

** The senator who prosecutes Superman is played by Holly Hunter, who was previously [[WesternAnimation/TheIncredibles on the receiving end of an anti-superhero law]].

* TooBleakStoppedCaring: One of the prevailing criticisms about the film was how bleak it was, with Superman spending much of the runtime doubting himself, feeling burdened by his duties, or being depressed, while Batman is portrayed as a violent, xenophobic hypocrite who refuses to to the sensible thing and has given up on his most basic principles as a hero, with the world around both of them being shown to be pretty rotten with little effort to improve -- and then the whole thing ended with [[spoiler:Superman dying immediately after finding something to fight for, just so he'd be out of commission for most of a ''Justice League'' movie]], leaving audiences on a note where a threat more dangerous than [[spoiler:Doomsday (who was the one who just killed Superman)]] is on the immediate horizon and there's little hope to stop it without [[spoiler:Superman, even with Batman and Wonder Woman teaming up and presumably heading out to look for the Justice League (though this is never explicitly stated)]]. Many unfavorably contrasted ''Batman v Superman'' with how the Marvel Cinematic Universe films managed to balance levity and seriousness with character work truer to the source material, and based on box office returns, it seemed that many hoped that a "versus" movie might instead be more of a crowd-pleaser instead of a dour, slow-paced melodrama. Shortly after the movie's release, public relations for DC Films spent a considerable amount of time ahead of ''Justice League'' talking about how future movies would be more hopeful and optimistic in nature.

** As Creator/BobChipman notes, the titular showdown between ComicBook/{{Batman}} and ComicBook/{{Superman}} makes surprisingly little use of both characters' unique abilities and skills, and largely fails to utilize the elements that would theoretically make the matchup interesting to watch. Superman is [[WorfHadTheFlu partially depowered by kryptonite gas]] shortly after the fight begins, leaving him without most of his trademark abilities (other than {{super strength}}), while Batman relies more on his strength-enhancing suit of {{powered armor}} than on his signature stealth, cunning, and gadgetry. As a result, the climax becomes a mostly generic fistfight between two slightly stronger-than-average men--and apart from the costumes, it could easily be the climax of any mundane action movie.

* TooBleakStoppedCaring: One of the prevailing criticisms about the film was how bleak it was, with Superman spending much of the runtime doubting himself, feeling burdened by his duties, or being depressed, while Batman is portrayed as a violent, xenophobic hypocrite who refuses to to the sensible thing and has given up on his most basic principles as a hero, with the world around both of them being shown to be pretty rotten with little effort to improve -- and then the whole thing ended with [[spoiler:Superman dying immediately after finding something to fight for, just so he'd be out of commission for most of a ''Justice League'' movie]], leaving audiences on a note where a threat more dangerous than [[spoiler:Doomsday (who was the one who just killed Superman)]] is on the immediate horizon and there's little hope to stop it without [[spoiler:Superman, even with Batman and Wonder Woman teaming up and presumably heading out to look for the Justice League (though this is never explicitly stated)]]. Many unfavorably contrasted ''Batman v Superman'' with how the Marvel Cinematic Universe films managed to balance levity and seriousness with character work truer to the source material, and based on box office returns, it seemed that many hoped that a "versus" movie might instead be more of a crowd-pleaser instead of a dour, slow-paced melodrama. Shortly after the movie's release, public relations for DC Films spent a considerable amount of time ahead of ''Justice League'' talking about how future movies would be more hopeful and optimistic in nature.