Source: heroichollywood.com
8. Flawless Direction
Can Patty Jenkins direct all of the movies now? Pretty please?
In BvS, friggin’ SUPERMAN DIED, and I just checked my watch. This movie made me tear up five minutes in at little girl Diana practicing fighting in front of the Amazons. Jenkins has a serious eye for character and tone, and nails the action sequences.
Unlike the past three outings (and even several non-DC action blockbusters like Bay’s Transformers franchise), I had zero trouble following the fight scenes in this movie. Knowing how to competently direct an action set piece is a skill a lot of directors simply don’t have, but Jenkins demonstrates a real familiarity with it as a whole.
Also, I have to shout out screenwriter Allan Heinberg, a comic book writer in his own right whose work on Wonder Woman and Young Avengers needs a mention. Trading usual mainstay David Goyer for Heinberg feels like trading in a 1998 Pontiac Sunfire and getting a 2017 Tesla Model S in return. It’s practically an unfair comparison.
