According to Zack Snyder, audiences would do well to look beneath the surface when it comes to Batman v.
I think it’s indicative of the way that Batman v Superman was received that its central tenet was sort of belittled and made fun of.
Perhaps the one moment that most perfectly captures the general public’s attitude towards Zack Snyder’s take on the franchise that began with Man of Steel is the online mockery that the scene in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice was subjected to in which Batman and Superman stop fighting when the Dark Knight learns that the Man of Steel has a mother named Martha.
“Clearly I am a fan of, and am very interested in how ‘Martha,’ that concept is central to the film.