Batman V Superman | - Dawn Of Justice

Critics lambasted this as a cheesy coincidence that stops a fight over a shared first name. Defenders argue it is misinterpreted: It isn’t the shared name that stops Batman, but the realization that Superman is human . For two years, Bruce dehumanized Superman as an "alien." In that moment, Clark begs for his mother's life. Bruce realizes he is about to become Joe Chill—the man who murdered the Waynes in an alley. He drops the spear not because of coincidence, but because of empathy.