A Defence For Martha

Nearly a year later and I am still saddened by the massive disappointment that was Batman V Superman. I can't even say I hate the movie, because hate comes from anger (As Yoda would say), this movie just makes me sad, and nothing more. Despite that, there is one particular plot point in the film that everyone is adamant on making fun of-and I'll be honest, I find a lot of the jokes about it funny as well-but I actually think works really well, and that is the Martha Scene. In case you haven't actually seen the film, a quick explanation, Lex Luthor is holding Superman's mother hostage and will only free her if he kills Batman, so the two fight, Batman gets the upperhand and is about to deliver the finishing blow. So Superman, at death's door, in agonising pain, calls out for Batman to "Save Martha", which also happens to be the name of Bruce Wayne's mother. Then Lois shows up, fills Batman in on everything, now everyone is best friends. A lot of people think this is a ridiculous way for the two to stop fighting and to team up, but honestly...I really like it.

First off, something I've always questioned even before seeing the movie is the fact that Bruce and Clark's mother has the same name and that's never been brought up before. So just to see that addressed, and to be used as the base for their alignment, makes me a little bit happy personally. But it goes deeper than that. Throughout the film Batman has viewed Superman as nothing more than a threat. An alien who views himself as bigger than humanity and seemingly has little care for human life. He's completely wrong mind you, but from his point of view, that's how things are going down. So then fast forward to this moment, he has his enemy literally quaking under his boot, about to deliver the finishing blow. Then this god, on his death bed, in serious pain, uses his last breath to beg...for someone else's life. And then for Lois to show up and throw herself in the way just adds to it. Now from Bruce's perspective, this is the first time he's seeing Superman as a human. Someone with a human mother, a human girlfriend, and even though he might die here, all he cares about is saving someone else...That being said, who the heck calls their mother by their first name? So it's not a perfect scene, and it doesn't save this movie from being bad, but this is far from the worst thing about the film, if anything, it's one of the better elements at play.

-Danny