The setting of the big fight

I get it – heroes shouldn’t kill and there should be no collateral damage. However, am I the only one who doesn’t actually mind it when, say, Superman fights some uber-powerful villain and Metropolis or some other city is leveled in the process? After all, if the hero doesn’t intervene, the entire world would perished (here comes this reason yet again).

And this should count very much for the realism of the movies – especially when it comes to DC. That’s why I have no problem with the final battle of Man of Steel, just like I have had no problem with any of the MCU’s third acts.

But the fans have spoken – and now both Zack Snyder and the Russos have played it safe. The big showdown is in an abandoned area in Gotham (Batman v Superman) and in a closed airport (Civil War). Which seems hilarious to me in both cases, since the directors pulled their punches. Just like Hawkeye did with Black Widow.

Yes, it can be explained if I consider Batman a great strategist, for example, or if I consider Cap’s desire to minimize the casualties. However, I don’t think I am the one who considers it weird to have a full war (both of the movies are about that, to some extent), without the consequences of an actual war.

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