Batman v Superman is far from being perfect. As a matter of fact, it is filled with plot holes and action which, at closer inspection, don't make any sense. However, we guess we should have expected that, given the director's history.

Nonetheless, this doesn't mean that Batman v Superman doesn't work. On the contrary, the visuals make up (most of the time) for the lack of coherence, while some of the dialogue and scenes are simply delightful. Furthermore, the title bout, even though it may be too brief, lives up to expectations, while the final act is simply exhilarating (even if the Wonder Woman cameo could have been skipped).

All in all, we don't get the hate that comes across in most of the reviews. It isn't as if Batman v Superman is worse than 2003's Daredevil"¦This list is all about the scenes that make an impression, that deserve everyone’s appreciation.

The jar of tea

Even if the interviews leading to the release of the movie said otherwise, the trailers did reveal all of the major plot-points of the movie. However, there were some details that surprised everybody and that weren't spoiled in the released trailers and clips.

And one of those surprises is when Senator Finch dies.

The marketing of Batman v Superman gave us the impression that Holly Hunter will be an ally of Lex Luthor. But it wasn't so - she actually opposed him, without siding with Superman. And, naturally, this decided her fate.

When Superman appears for the hearing before Congress, Lex Luthor plays a bit with Senator Finch before she enters the courtroom. In the courtroom, she’s exceptional, beginning her speech about truth and democracy with pathos, only to lose her train of thought quickly after that. Nobody in the room knows why - but the audiences sees the jar filled with tea in front of her, a memento from Lex Luthor.

And that’s when she remembers her conversation with the villain, and realizes that the hot seat mentioned by Luthor was not at all a metaphor.

Meet the Batman

In one of the promotional interviews for Batman v Superman, Ben Affleck said that the scenes that introduce Batman are a mix between Seven and Alien. We all believed that he was talking about the intense action sequences from the trailers in which he takes down a room full of thugs.

That wasn't the case.

It isn't even an action-packed scene, but rather a horror-ish one. 2 cops, one a rookie, enter a building where fear resides. And it isn't the fear of the villains, but the fear of the vigilante - the prisoners refuse to get out of the cages because he is still out there.

Where? On the ceiling, perched like a real Man Bat, until the police arrives. The villains are also found, already tied up and branded. Just how brutal was he that he frightened the very people that he saved?

Naturally, because this is a Zack Snyder flick, we do wonder why in the world the rookie shot at Batman, especially since the Bat signal was up and running, and everybody already knew what the Caped Crusader was willing to do.

But besides this hiccup in storytelling, this was a more than perfect introduction of the Batman.

The human element of the Battle of Metropolis

We said it - Batman v Superman didn't live up to our expectations, mainly because of Zack Snyder's lack of coherence. But, at the same time, the director also came up with this neat trick of bringing the much needed human element into Man of Steel's Battle of Metropolis.

In very few words, the battle of Metropolis is seen from the perspective of Bruce Wayne, who doesn't need a suit and a cape to be heroic. The scene in which he runs into the rubble without consideration for his own life to save his employees is tremendous.

Furthermore, the fact that the building in which Zod realized his potential was his own added to the gravity of the scene. In Man of Steel, it was just a simple building. In Batman v Superman, it’s revealed that it was filled with good people, people who were friends with Bruce Wayne.

Nice touch, as said.

Slapping the misogyny out of Batman

This is just a brief scene, but it needs to be mentioned, especially in a movie in which the women are there just to be fridged - Lois Lane is in constant need of saving, while Martha is there just to be kidnapped.

So when Bruce Wayne, cocky as ever, believes that he already knows what kind of woman Diana Prince is, she surprises him with an answer which made us giggle (and which, unfortunately, was also in the trailers).

At the big Lex Luthor event, Bruce tries to steal some data - but Wonder Woman beats him to it. So, when he sees her dressed so provocatively, he mistakes her as being just a gold digger. Unfortunately for him, she has more than 5,000 years of experience behind her, and she didn't leave her sarcasm at home:

I don’t think you’ve ever known a woman like me.

No, he didn't.

The Batmobile in action

This is yet another great Batman v Superman scene ruined by an illogical script - if Batman intended to track down the kryptonite (and he did that, since he bugged the truck), then why did he pursue it?

Nonetheless, the new Batmobile shines in this superb action scene, from the first moment it appears on screen until the last, when it crashes into Superman. Zack Snyder presents the capabilities of the vehicle brilliantly, making it as durable (and even more) as a tank, but at the same time as agile as a sports car.

One more thing should be added - the way the director showcased the strength of Superman when the tank hit him. He didn't even budge, which says something, since the Batmobile seemed unstoppable until then.

Establishing dominance

One of the better edited scenes of Batman v Superman has Lex Luthor manipulating Senator Barrows. Innocent and creepy at the same time, the villain shows how powerful he is by simply making a request for permission to enter the downed Kryptonian ship. Cut to him entering the ship.

Then he just suggests that he wants Zod's corpse, without even being too explicit - to which the Senator just states, with a bit of amazement, what Luthor wants, as if he were just an extension of the villain. And then cut to the creepy Luthor welcoming the dead Kryptonian.

And it all ends with Lex feeding the senator a Jolly Rancher, further suggesting that Luthor can dominate even the most powerful people in the US.

The Knightmare

Many said that this scene from Batman v Superman had no reason to be in the ultimate cut. Nonetheless, it still made for an awesome introduction into Bruce Wayne's paranoia. And whether it was that, just a feverish dream, or whether it was an actual glimpse into the future, the vision of an apocalyptic future, in which Superman is one of Darkseid's generals, sure gave us the chills.

We had no problem with Batman’s casual use of all sorts of guns and killing Superman’s followers. And we had no problem when Superman murdered Batman's soldiers. It was just a dream, or a vision of a possible future.

This scene also helped us catch a glimpse of the new Dark Knight's fighting style, and provided a tease about a future Justice League villain (after seeing Batman v Superman, we are not entirely certain that Darkseid will indeed be the first cosmic threat to confront the united heroes).

Wonder Woman's cameo

Everybody was right to say that Wonder Woman steals the show when she appears on screen. And even if we believe that Batman v Superman didn't need her cameo, we're sure glad it was in the movie.

The warrior (who is the only one who actually knows how to fight Doomsday) brings something new into the DCEU - and that is the experience of a veteran, as well as the excitement of someone who found herself at home on the battlefield. And, in all the darkness of Batman v Superman, seeing her smile as she fought Doomsday was most certainly a sight for sore eyes.

Obviously, she seems a bit underused - but all the cuts with her are awesome. And she does get the chance to immobilize Doomsday, so Superman can come with the kryptonite spear and impale him.

Batman v Superman

The fight between Batman and Superman was very, very brief (or, at least, this is how we felt about it, after the very, very long set-up). But, for as long as it lasted, it was good. And what is better than seeing a new type of Batman, one that actually prepares for a fight? Take Christian Bale's portrayal; he walked right into Bane's trap. Now compare Bale’s version with Ben Affleck's. Affleck brings all of his toys (and creates new ones), and prepares the ground before fighting Superman.

The best scene wasn't when Superman was hit with a sink and it wasn't when Batman blocked Superman's punch. Instead, it was when the first round of kryptonite gas wore off and Batman broke his fist on Superman's face.

That was epic.

Of course, it all ended in the most anticlimactic and WTF way possible. And that is a shame.

The warehouse fight

When the second Batman v Superman trailer revealed Doomsday, the fans began suspecting that WB tried too hard to sell the movie - you don't reveal the main baddie in such a way, unless you suspect the production is a flawed one.

But then came the last trailer, which showcased Batman’s fighting style. If we were to choose a single scene out of the entire movie, then this would be it. Batman uses gadgets, fights and is actually nimble on his feet.

Many say that Zack Snyder brought the Arkham games fighting style to the big screen. This may be true, and if it is, then good for him. We can’t wait to see how Ben Affleck moves in his solo flick.

The Trinity

The first shot of the Trinity in action, as they prepare to fight Doomsday, is yet another great moment that’s spoiled in the Batman v Superman trailers and clips. Leaving aside the cheesy lines that precede and follow it, this shot of Wonder Woman (front and center), Superman and Batman (who proved to be rather useless against Doomsday) is glorious and gets us excited for what is to follow.

Just imagine how exciting it would have been if the marketing campaign hadn't spoiled it for us"¦

And this shot is even more epic if we consider that this is the first superheroine to grace the big screen, without actually being a spun character of a male superhero (we guess that the importance of the character is emphasized by her place in the shot, as well as her role in subduing Doomsday).

Several lines of dialogue

Ben Affleck said that he didn't work on the script, and that he didn't bring anything new to the already existing material (even if he conceded, later on, that he did improvise at times). Can we believe him?

Not necessarily, because at times the dialogue seems top notch (especially when Bruce is talking to Alfred), while at times it seems more than weird (Lex Luthor's lines).

The best example of an efficient dialogue, which serves the plot while also giving information on the characters, is whenever Bruce motivates his actions when talking with Alfred. We don't learn the reason for his directly, but through several well-placed hints (how many good men stayed that way) and references (the feeling of powerlessness that turns good men cruel).

Unfortunately, these lines are undermined by the rest - which is a shame. And we want for Zack Snyder to learn from this Batman v Superman experience/debacle. We truly want that - but we don't believe it will happen.