Director Zack Snyder has just confirmed a pretty grim fan theory about DC's Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice – and no, it's not that the film was too long.
In fact, it's all to do with the Christ-like presentation of Henry Cavill's Superman, and the idea that he's haunted by the lives of people he wasn't able to save. Deep.
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Laying out their kinda morbid theory, one fan (as spotted by Reddit) referenced the scene in Batman v Superman where Superman is greeted by a crowd who had been celebrating the Day of the Dead after he saved a girl from a burning factory.
Noting the not-so subtle nod to skulls and death, they said: "Clark [is] just trying to do the right thing but everyone just refers to him as some 'higher power'...
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"[T]he day of the dead partakers put their hands on him, almost as if he's a god they could finally meet."
Not convinced? Well, you should be – because director Zack Snyder himself weighed in on the theory and confirmed it. "No no that's right," he replied.
Sadly for us, and Clark of course, Batman v Superman's allusions to death quickly turned from metaphorical to literal, as Superman died.
Despite his passing – which we were never truly convinced by – Snyder has promised that Superman will still play "a big part" in the upcoming Justice League movie.
"His presence, and lack of presence, are big story points," he teased.
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