About two weeks ago they announced that Ben Affleck was going to don the cape and cowl and play the caped crusader known as Batman. Of course the internet filled with critics who know better than the studios decide to take to arms calling for Ben to be replaced. These are probably the same people who said Heath Ledger was going to be a terrible joker, claiming he is too pretty and has no range. Well one very scary villain and an Oscar later the late Heath Ledger turned in one of the most iconic roles of all time. Why can't Ben do this? He's not a good actor? The Town is great and he is great in that. Argo speaks for itself. Oh yes Dare Devil! That movie was actually terrible. But can we blame Ben for that? No. At the time super hero movies were taking over the big screen and studios were trying to crank them out as quick as possible. The script was awful. Mark Steven Johnson was the writer and to give you an idea of what movies he has written (Ghost Rider, Jack Frost, and Elektra) Ben was the product of terrible timing. I still don't think DareDevil is a stand alone character who deserves his own movie. Now Batman on the other hand is an iconic role and in all honesty the cowl does most of the work. I mean Clooney wasn't a bad batman he was just put with a terrible script and a nipple suit. Ben has that playboy look to him and can be flashy and arrogant like Bruce Wayne the biggest challenge is going to be him needing the bat suit. Bale was flawless in dancing the fine line between both characters. The question became who is the real person Bruce Wayne or Batman. If Affleck can do this then he will be fine. He has the resume to give layers to Bruce Wayne and as long as he can put the size on and be as in shape as Bale was then he should be perfect for Batman. Can he still blow it? yes he can but I say we wait til we see at least a still from him in the Batsuit before we want the head of WB on a platter. I think he will do a great job and if they can score Bryan Cranston as Lex Luthor then it is going to be an amazing movie!!
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