Facebook newsfeed is still covered in anger over Ben Affleck's casting as Batman. Look, I like Ben Affleck but he doesn't scream "Dark Knight" to me either. However, I'm not going to be closed-minded like I once would've been and completely write the man off.
I learn from my past experiences and I take hints very well because it's not hard to see when history repeats itself: Fans in 1988 hated Michael Keaton being cast as Batman but couldn't fathom anyone portraying the character afterwards; In 2007, fans - myself included - weren't warm to the idea of Heath Ledger playing The Joker but as of this moment, the bandwaggoners that call themselves "fans" refuse to allow anyone to portray that character in a different light; In 2011, Catwoman was confirmed to be in the final installment to Christopher Nolan's trilogy and I was proven correct, much to other fans' chagrin - not to mention that Catwoman's character design for "The Dark Knight Rises" was attacked harshly at first but after the film was released, those complaints were nowhere to be found (admittedly thanks, in large part, to Anne Hathaway's curves).
And on a personal level, last year's "Dredd" was expected to be a huge flop in terms of quality by myself and others when it turned out to be everything but. Mind you, it was one of only a few comic book films released that year to receive a certified "fresh" rating on RottenTomatoes.com, among other accolades. Hell, even the guy I dream-cast as a potential Bruce Wayne for the upcoming film is the same age as Ben Affleck.
The point is this: Don't judge something before you have any contextual evidence to support it. Ben Affleck was never a big fans of comics, so the script must've impressed him enough to sign on for more than one film. And take into account that he's turned down many comic book roles, his reprisal as The Man Without Fear being one of them unfortunately for me since I adored his turn as the character and that film itself, and mind you that he won this role without even campaigning for it to begin with. His screen tests with Henry Cavill must've impressed big-time.
So keep an open mind. Alot of you are angry Dark Knight wannabes, but few are in the running to be The World's Greatest Detective evidently.
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