Did Man Of Steel Just Became A Work Of Genius?

I liked Man of Steel. I didn't like everything in it but oh well you never like everything. I think the fact that it is part of something much bigger now puts its events into context so it should be more coherent and fit into a sage rather than just being something standalone.

Kind of...which is silly because it's Batman, do you really need to set up a film for him.

You could literally have his first film with him going face to face with a lesser known villain and it's box office would skyrocket.

No it's very much still a Superman movie. The focus is on Superman. Even the Batman scenes are very much 'Batman being focused on Superman'. The worlds eyes are on Superman. It will set-up this new Batman for sure but I feel it will still be very much Superman centric, that much is obvious. Especially considering how Henry Cavill was on set for a lot longer than Affleck was.

And no Wizzro, Man of Steel wasn't a Batman movie that's a ridiculous statement. We all knew when this was announced that the effects of MoS would affect the other heroes. That's like saying a random civilian was taking a dump during the events of MoS so that movie was set-up for 'man taking a dump'.

Batman's name coming first in the title is no coincidence and while, yes, Superman may provide the center emblem here, it's Batman's motivations that the film is looking to explore – Superman has virtually none beyond his own self-righteousness, which they play off very well in the trailer.

The fact that we're getting a solo Batman film before a true Man of Steel sequel speaks volumes. Even Affleck himself spoke about the film being more a Batman story featuring Superman as the object of Batman's rage. And while Superman's just starting out as the kid on the block, Batman already has a rich history they're exploiting.

It does seem that there is a lot in this film that is looking to correct MOS and who can blame them! It's quite refreshing to see a studio almost criticising.

I think the reason I hold onto a glimmer that it was planned is that the superhero dynamic is much different here than The Dark Knight Returns and it feels a little too neat to be a random 180degree script rewrite! It's probably a fanboy hope though.

I don't think that a Man Of Steel 2 was planned, but supposing DC already have a full movie schedule to about 2020, I doubt Snyder was unaware of BvsS existence at the time of filming. I believe the production did hinge on the success of MOS though. Either way, it's interesting to see how MOS is going to be received differently after the big film is released!