Why people keep attacking Ben Affleck online is beyond me.
To me, these are all people who are stuck in the past. Ben Affleck is one of the most amazing success stories of all time in Hollywood.
Here was a guy, who was the biggest star in the world, THE biggest. He was dating the biggest Female star in the world. Then.. it all turned to shit. Everything went bad. He lost all of his fame and became a joke. Instead of packing it up and quitting, he waited. He planned to be behind the camera, and has turned into one of the best directors of our generation.
Ben Affleck is a TERRIFIC Director. Anyone who argues that point, has not seen Gone Baby Gone, The Town or Argo for that matter.
Ben built that credibility back up. He became a serious threat in Hollywood and took on some very strong strong roles and delivered. He started smaller, and built up to the point of being able to be respected. His performance in The Town was absolutely fantastic. His performance in the upcoming RUNNER RUNNER reminds me of his short but memorable part in BOILER ROOM.
Ben has proven over the last 5 years that he is back and better then ever. Did Dare Devil suck? YES, he is the first to admit it. But EVERYTHING about Dare Devil was wrong. We are now talking about BATMAN.. handled by WB and DC. This is a MUCH different animal and a MUCH different scale. The way I look at it, is.. it's not Batman people should be worried about.. it's Bruce Wayne. And honestly, Ben will make a better Bruce Wayne then anyone else (Keaton included). He can pull off the Charm while still proving to be a tortured soul without being a baby about it.
Can Ben pull off Batman?
What does it take to be Batman?
He wears a mask, so the "look" doesn't matter all that much. You can't tell me he doesn't "look" the part under the mask.. He has a strong enough jaw line to not look like a pussy in a mask.
What else? He should be a bigger towering type of force.. correct? Bale certainly pulled this off and he was MUCH smaller then Ben already is. Ben is busy bulking up. If you have seen The Town.. you already know how ripped Ben is. What else does he need? It's up to him to find a proper voice.. which lets be honest.. ANYTHING is better then Bales choice of voice.
WHAT I WANT is a Smart Batman. Have him live up to the comics Batman "The Worlds Greatest Detective". Have him BE Batman more then he is Bruce, and you've already solved the #1 Problem that was TDKR. I'd also go with the Bad Ass suit from Arkham Asylum. To me.. all of that is the perfect Batman.
So in conclusion I say this.. While everyone is entitled to opinions, but lets move OFF the "Ben is a crap actor" and instead offer a more valid argument. That, or wait till the movie comes out and pass judgement at that time.
I hope that the success of MOS2 will allow Ben to Direct the next installment of Batman, as I personally think he would do the movie JUSTICE (see what I did?)
Thanks for reading
Danny Mac