I don't think it's a coincidence that Batman has had so much success in film. The vibe, aesthetics, etc fit the character. Same with the Donner Superman films. And Shazam, Wonder Woman, Suicide Squad. Or the Doom Patrol, Watchmen, and Harley Quinn tv series.
When the director really gets the characters, good things follow. They get into trouble when, for instance, they make Black Adam a toothless antihero with a heart of gold, or when they turn Green Lantern into a drab, earth-based soap opera with a whiny, unlikable Hal Jordan.