As I'm sure some of you are aware, comic book movies for the last decade have been known to stray from the original mythos. Take for instance, the pseudo Mandarins from Iron Man 3. Trevor Slattery (played by Ben Kingsley) portraying the terrorist leader of the Ten Rings and Aldrich Killian (played by Guy Pearce) who was actually the mastermind behind the supposed Ten Rings attacks on the US. Both men claiming to be the Mandarin yet not one of them acknowledged the true Mandarin for what he was or shared any concepts with his origins. Now, people like me were naturally disappointed that an infamous Marvel character was dissected and recreated into something completely different. On the other hand, some people were glad that they were given something new or modern.

These words have been thrown at me for the past couple of days in regards to the upcoming Batman vs Superman movie. For example, the Lex Luthor that we know and love as a xenophobic yet well composed megalomaniac is being redefined as an evil version of "Bill Gates". What's the basis for making Lex Luthor, a computer nerd/ corporate entity who hates Superman. If anything, Lex Luthor is the exact opposite of Tony Stark. He creates weapons (whether it be alien or human technology) and sells them to the highest bidder, he maintains the illusion of being patriot whenever it suits him and like Tony Stark, he feels that he should be the only force in the universe that should be reckoned with but naturally feels threatened when someone like the Man of Steel comes into play.

As a comic book purist, I'm open to adding new details to existing story lines or cinematic adaptions but to alter the very core of a character or a story line is like ripping out the very staples that hold the story together. I'm sure some of you will disagree with me while others will agree with what I have just said. Please share your thoughts and if possible give me examples of cinematic adaptions or comic book plot lines as precedence. At the same time, I will create a separate blog dedicated to the Batman and discuss the alterations that have been made recently by New 52. If these changes keep occurring, what will become of the mythos that is Batman. Will Bane no longer be the Man who broke the Bat? What if the Joker's attack on Barbara that caused her paralysis never really happened but was simply a figment of her imagination? The person responsible for scarring Harvey Dent and transforming him into Two-Face has already been altered. Whose to say what's next? Will we still be open to change or shall we reject it? Stay tuned...