Just before the 2017 Oscar nominees are named (which just happened), the 2017 “Razzies” were named.

The Razzies, for those who don’t know, are a tongue in cheek “award” for the “worst” films of the year.  The full list can be found here, though the headline spoils at least two of the films on the list:

Batman v Superman, Zoolander 2 Lead 2017 Razzie Nominations

When the Razzies first came to predominance, they were a funny lark.  They pointed out terrible films and, for the most part justifiably, roasted them.

As for this year’s nominees, I’ve seen only two of the “Worst Picture” nominees, and those are the two that are listed in the article’s headline. The others, which I have yet to see (and, frankly, have little interest in) are: Dirty Grandpa, Gods of Egypt, Hillary’s America: The Secret History of the Democratic Party, and Independence Day: Resurgence.

Of the two I have seen, I feel Zoolander 2 is, sadly, an appropriate choice.  I reviewed the film a while back (you can read the full review here) and while admitting to laughing at some of the movie’s jokes, ultimately felt it was one of the stupidest things I’d ever seen…and I do not say this as a compliment.

So we’re back to Batman v Superman.

It seems like I can’t get away from defending that film.  Today, many months after its release, there remain sharp divisions between fans of the film and detractors and I find it so damn curious.

I stated before that over time the film would get a re-evaluation and I remain certain this will be the case.

Yet I can’t deny the fact that those who hate, hate, hate the film seem to do so with a passion I’ve not seen directed at other films.

I suspect the reason is that we have three comic book icons presented, for the very first time, all together in a film…and instead of presenting us with a colorful, “fun” action-fest, we’re given a dour, at times dark and depressing work that is more meditative than action filled (there are long stretches of the film that don’t feature any action at all, while some of the bigger action sequences are very dark indeed).

If the film had featured three “new” superhero characters, I suspect people might not have reacted quite as negatively as they did, though that’s pure supposition on my part.

Regardless, for a large segment of the country, hating on BvS is something to do while, for people like me, defending the film seems to also be something people do.

I still think in time, when passions finally cool and people can look at the film with “fresh” eyes, they may come to realize its a far more ambitious -and successful- film than they thing it is.