Batman v Superman’s Martha Scene Is Much Deeper Than Anyone Thought
The “Martha” moment in Zack Snyder’s Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice is one of the most controversial scenes in superhero movie history, and ironically, it shouldn’t be because of how perfectly Man of Steel set it up. Batman v Superman was Snyder’s third DC Comics movie following 2009’s Watchmen and 2013’s Man of Steel, as well as the second chapter of the DCEU that really expanded the franchise into a cinematic universe. Batman v Superman essentially combines The Dark Knight Returns and The Death of Superman into a new story, using the foundation of Ben Affleck’s Batman determining that Henry Cavill’s Superman could become a threat to humanity.