'Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice' isn't the superhero movie your kids deserve

Look! Up in the sky! Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No -- and it's not Superman either.

"Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice" sees the classic DC Comics characters meet on the big screen for the first time, but they're such dark versions of the beloved superheroes that they're barely super or heroes.

There's a lot riding on this movie, which is meant to lay the foundation for DC's answer to the wildly successful Marvel cinematic universe. Under the singular but divisive vision of director Zack Snyder, "BvS: DoJ" is an extreme and very grown-up vision of the DC universe. It's a barely comprehensible, overstuffed, overly loud, unrelentingly bleak hot mess. But I also think I loved it.

"Dawn of Justice" picks up just before the end of "Man of Steel", in which Superman was drawn into a super scrap that toppled half of the city of Metropolis. Amid the devastation is uber-wealthy Bruce Wayne, who decides Superman is too powerful to trust and sets out on a quest to take the alien down.

In his first outing as Batman, Ben Affleck is great as a jaded salt-and-pepper dark knight tortured by his misguided obsession with Superman. Another new face is Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman, who...well, actually "Dawn of Justice" doesn't tell us who she is, what she cares about, or indeed anything beyond the fact she looks nice in a posh frock.

Gal Gadot and Ben Affleck are Wonder Woman and Batman in "Dawn of Justice".

In the villain stakes, Jesse Eisenberg's jittery Lex Luthor is fun to watch, his entitled Silicon Valley nerd a Zucker punch of a reinvention . But again, it's never that clear who he really is or why he does what he does.

There isn't a lot of time for character because the film has so much other business to get through. It must set up the "Suicide Squad" and "Justice League" movies, which means there are parts of the film that might make sense in a couple of years (alongside plenty of scenes that may never make sense).

It also pointedly addresses criticism of previous movies, from the disaster porn of "Man of Steel" to Christian Bale's funny Bat-voice in the "Dark Knight" films.

How to delete your Snapchat account

Snapchat can be an addictive app. There's the fun selfie filters, the location-aware stickers, and the peace of mind that any goofy pictures of videos you send through the app will disappear once viewed.

With that said, Snapchat is yet another app we have to monitor and manage on our devices. Whether you're trying to cut back on social networks, or you simply no longer want to use Snapchat, you can delete your account in just a few clicks.

To delete your Snapchat account, you'll need to visit snapchat.com/a/delete_account and sign into your account.

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Upon logging in, you'll see a screen similar to the one above. Enter your username and password one last time, then click on the yellow "Delete Account" button.

Just as quickly as your Snaps disappear, so does your account. It's important to remember that once you delete your account, you cannot get it back. I was able to sign up with the same user name after deleting my account, but my friends list and conversation list were no longer tied to the account. 

How to blur objects in YouTube videos

YouTube has offered the ability to blur faces of people in your uploaded videos since 2012. While the face blur tool worked relatively well, it couldn't be applied to any other objects. Now there's a secondary blur tool you can apply to any object, even moving ones.

Google's announcement of the blur tool mentioned that it will be a "... simple way to blur things like people, contact information, or financial data without having to remove and re-upload your content." Of course, it's not limited to these uses. Want to try it out? Here's how:

Note: The new blur tool is only available on the desktop version of YouTube at this time.

Step 1.

Step 1: Open the Video manager on YouTube and click the Edit button under the video you're going to use the blur tool on.

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Step 2: Head to the Enhancements tab along the top, then click the Blurring effects tab on the right-hand side of the page.

Step 3: Click the Edit button next to Custom blurring. Your video will load in a new pop-up window.

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Step 4: To create a blurred area, click and drag to create a blurred box. You can create multiple blurred boxes, drag them around, and resize them.

Step 5: Once you're finished, click Done. You'll be offered three saving options on the right-hand side: Revert to original, Save as new video, or Save (overwrite).

Tip: Google noted on its blog that saving your content as a new video will allow you to delete the original content from YouTube, leaving only the blurred version.

Now you blur sensitive information, embarrassing objects, or strangers that walk in front of your camera with just a few clicks.