I get that there are a lot of fans, especially after the legendary series that was the Dark Knight, but calling Batman an important generational cultural icon, myth, whatever. Dear lord, that's kind of silly. I think some people are taking their comic book heroes a little too seriously.. no offense to anyone in here who's as passionate as these folks appear to be. These petitioners should keep it within the context of the movies.. that's kind of blowing it out of proportion. Affleck may not be my first choice, but there certainly are a LOT of worse choices.
Affleck has proven to have the talent. His earlier roles weren't great by any means, but over the past decade he's really improved his stock and shown to be able to execute some roles very well and make a pretty fine director. Argo was fantastic, though it wasn't his acting that stole the show. More the whole atmosphere of it.
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