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The 14 Best Moments In Batman V Superman: Dawn Of Justice

It is safe to say that the highly anticipated Batman V Superman: Dawn Of Justice has divided audiences in spectacular fashion. Perhaps more so than any other high profile release, this movie seems to inspire either glowing appreciation, or vehement hatred – which, in itself, is a fascinating turn of events. Because the division is so stark, it inevitably awakens the desire to explain it. The truth of the matter might well be that, quite simply, ‘some people like it, and some people don’t’, but that seems too amorphous a concept for the majority popular media. It cannot be reduced to a single sound-bite, nor can anyone point to it and say, ‘There’s your answer’. And yet, it is the vehemence that lingers, and keeps us asking the question.

“Is She With You?”

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This is the question Superman asks of Batman, after Wonder Woman questions the wisdom of drawing the monstrous Doomsday to a particular location. “I thought she was with you,” comes Batman’s reply, as both seem indignant at this mysterious woman having the tenacity to demand that they justify their decisions.

This is a glorious, triumphant moment because, not only is it the first appearance of Wonder Woman in full costume, but it is also the moment she saves Batman from certain death, and reveals some of her own awesome powers in the process. But, more than that – and as is the case with much of Chris Terrio’s script – it works on a different level.

Wonder Woman, as a character, is the only female superhero currently depicted onscreen who is not a spinoff from a male character – in the entire superhero movie genre. To be clear, Wonder Woman isn’t ‘with’ anybody. In history, she is the lead of her own story, and in Batman V Superman: Dawn Of Justice, she appears – from her own story, with her own agenda – to help save the day, because Batman and Superman need her.