BATMAN V SUPERMAN: DAWN OF JUSTICE - Scanline VFX Shot Breakdowns Reel from ScanlineVFX on Vimeo. Zack Snyder’s Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice brought some of the most iconic DC heroes together on the big screen. In order to properly introduce characters like Batman and Wonder Woman into the DC Extended Universe, you also need to include plenty of good action. This is something that Snyder is no stranger to, especially after having done other epic movies like Man of Steel and Watchmen.

Whether or not you had problems with Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, it’s hard to deny the visual spectacle that was on screen. If there’s one thing that Zack Snyder knows how to do, it’s shoot a very beautiful movie with some frames lifted straight from the pages of comics. Perhaps even more impressive is that a lot of these beautiful shots are created almost entirely with visual effects. A series of Batman v Superman visual effects shots have made their way online, showing how nearly a dozen shots looked before and after any digital effects were added.

As the debate rages online between critics and fanboys, the numbers are in for "Batman v Superman: Dawn Of Justice." And while Warner Bros. might have been reeling from the reviews, they can at least take a a bit of solace from the numbers that have rolled in. Zack Snyder's blockbuster earned a massive $170 million across the Easter weekend, which is well above the studio's own estimates, and slightly below the $180 million ballpark prognosticators had been predicting.

Director Zack Snyder‘s latest movie, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, isn’t quite the “trash fire” that some people contend, but it is a troublesome mess. That argument though has been applied to most of his films with only one consistent exception. His 2004 debut feature, Dawn of the Dead, remains his best. It lacks the social/consumer commentary of George Romero‘s 1978 classic, but it finds a life and energy of its own with some bravura set pieces and action beats.

In a week (as of this writing), Zack Snyder’s Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice will finally hit theaters, culminating a nearly three year journey that began at San Diego Comic-Con 2013, when the project was first announced. As the real launching point for the anticipated DC Extended Universe, it’s not an understatement to say there is a considerable amount of pressure riding on the film’s success. Warner Bros.