The Death of…
Batman v Superman adapted two major storylines from the comics, with the second one being the most important (or, at least, more important at this point) – after the arrival of Doomsday, and after a heroic fight, Superman meets his end (basically, he and Doomsday kill each other). In the movie, through sheer will, he spears the villain with the kryptonite spear designed by Batman, only to fall dead from his injuries.
On the other hand, the Civil War from the comics ends with a different kind of death. Defeated in his fight against registration, Steve Rogers is assassinated, with someone else picking up the shield and becoming Captain America. This doesn’t happen, however, in the movie, with the directors saying that this adaptation would have been the easy way out. Furthermore, by keeping Steve Rogers alive, the status quo changes drastically for everybody involved in the war.
In a way, it can be said that both Zack Snyder and the Russos paid attention to what the fans said. Snyder was faithful to the comics, and presented the consequences of going against an unbeatable foe; the Russos didn’t kill the character, only to resurrect him afterwards.
On the next page, the hidden villains!
