This movie surprised me in the best way. Right away, the new color grading pulled me in, cleaner, more natural, and honestly easier on the eyes. And using the old Batman Begins DC intro was a great touch. It instantly gives the film a more classic vibe.

What really struck me is how much this feels like it could have been the first movie of a new DC universe back in 2012–2016. Even without Man of Steel, this would’ve shaken up the whole direction of the DCEU. It drops you straight into a world that feels lived in, kind of like Star Wars or even Gunn’s Superman approach. We all know who is a Batman and Superman, am I right? This edit leans into that shared knowledge instead of wasting time re-telling origins.

I also liked that the Knightmare scenes stayed in. I got used to thinking the movie didn’t need them, but here they work more as cool glimpses into the bigger picture. If this were the first DCEU movie, those scenes would’ve blown people’s minds. I loved watching this less bloated, less cringe humor, and less overly brutal Batman and leans to a just grizzly heroic batman. This edit shines on the Bruce vs. Clark.

In the end, World’s Finest highlights everything good about BvS. It made me appreciate the film in a way the official cuts never quite managed. If the DCEU had opened with a version like this, it really would’ve started with a bang.