Ben Affleck as Batman: A Fangirls 2 Cents!
Where were you the day Ben Affleck was
announced as the next Batman? I was in
the theater waiting for The World’s End to start when Facebook told me the good
news. Yes, I said good news. Now I know since this announcement some
fanboys have gone crazy on message boards stating they hate the casting, one
went so far as to get a petition started to have Ben Affleck barred from the
role…come on guys, really? But I ask you,
what’s so wrong with Ben?
Let’s face it, he’s a good actor. He can
show emotion with the best of them, and Batman is a very layered and emotional
character, is he not? I also like the
idea of an older, wiser Batman. Not that
Affleck is old by any means, and he certainly looks good, but these attributes
should balance out a younger, less experienced Superman. That’s just my opinion, but it seems valid in
my head.
If you keep up with my reviews, you know
that I wasn’t a fan of Man of Steel. I
didn’t have any real issues with Henry Cavill as Superman, but I think Affleck
is the much better actor and hopefully he can bring out a better performance from
Cavill as both Superman and Clark Kent.
Let’s hope there’s some good chemistry between these superheroes at the
very least.
If nothing else, this news makes me
excited to see the Batman/Superman movie.
I wasn’t for a sequel to Man of Steel at all, but now I’m sitting up and
paying attention. We’ll just have to
wait until July 17th 2015 to see what Affleck will do with the character. I think he’s going to do a great job as long
as he stays away from creating a stupid voice for his caped crusader, and we
don’t get nipples on the bat suit!
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Thanks to our friend Dana Boyer for the
Batman/Ben photo!
Thanks for reading,
Lisa
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