Finally, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice opened to worldwide box offices and it’s been a mixed bag, there are few things which are done incredibly well while many important elements have been half-baked and compromised. The Rotton tomatoes meter is slightly over 35% indicating scorn of major reviewers across the movie critics community. But millions of DC fans and comic-book lovers are checking out anyways, adding to decent revenue collections over the weekend. The strongest character in the movie was Batman (played by Ben Affleck), he was fleshed out and portrayed well while the weakest were Superman (played by Henry Cavill) and Lex Luthor Jr. (played by Jesse Eisenberg) who are both iconic DC characters.
Following is the list of comic-book easter eggs found in the movie:
Batman gets a visit from the fastest man alive:
In a dream sequence, Bruce Wayne visualized Barry Allen/Flash who is asking him to find Louis Lane as she is the key to everything.
Darkseid/Para-demons:
He also sees the Darkseid omega symbol in the post-apocalyptic future while the Flash time-travelling and warning him of even a larger villain in the future. He witnesses Para-demons around himself who are shock troops of Darkseid of Apokolips.
An Ode to Dark Knight Returns:
In the similar sequence, he is captured in the Basement by a group of men with Superman symbols on their body, and a lot of imagery has been inspired from the Frank Miller’s Dark Knight Returns.
Death of Superman:
When you see the march of mourning and burial of Superman, you can’t stop thinking about Dan Jurgens 1992 “The Death of Superman” issue. But in the end Zack Snyder did’nt go into that direction, and Superman is alive.
Lex Luthor Meta-human Project:
Lex Luthor Jr. is gathering data and increasing his awareness about powered beings like Flash, Cyborg, Aquaman etc, giving each of them symbols and unique identities.
Dead Robin suit:
In the Bat cave, the old torn costume of Robin is hung against the wall, reminding us of how Joker killed Jason Todd in “Death in the Family” issue.
Action Comics #1:
There is a comment by Daily Planet’s editor (played by Lawrence Fishburne) to Clark Kent that “It’s not 1938 anymore”, it’s a clear reference to Action comics first issue when Superman was launched.
