Why Ben Affleck is a GREAT choice for Batman

1. The Town - off the back of an excellent directing debut on Gone Baby Gone, Affleck decided to direct himself in a movie that people feared was a Heat clone. It turned out to be one of the most solid heist thriller in years, and Affleck turned in a mature, well rounded performance.
2. Daredevil - go back and watch the Directors Cut of Daredevil, and then tell me you still hate it. Compared to trash like Fantastic Four and Spiderman 3, Daredevil is a good movie. And again, Affleck plays the character well (at least within the confines of a not particularly well written script).
3. Oscars - Affleck has got two of them. Yes, neither is for acting (first was for writing Good Will Hunting, and the second was for producing Argo) but there is no denying the man has skills.
4. Ten years sober - Gigli, Jersey Girl (which I liked but can see why people didn't), Surviving Christmas. All pretty terrible movies. But what has he done bad since then? Nothing. It's been nearly 10 years since Affleck had a major role in something bad. So he has learnt his lesson but people are still judging him on his previously bad movies.
5. To The Wonder - not Malick's greatest film, but Malick doesn't work with bad actors. And is Affleck is good enough for him, who are we to argue?
6. He's not Joseph Gordon Levitt - Dark Knight Rises threw us a few nuggets of the world we might expect post-Nolan, and JGL as a potential new Batman/Nightwing/whoever is one of the more interesting ones. My fear was he was so obvious a choice, they'd go with him without thinking about it, but he's way too young to play him yet. His time will come, but Affleck is the perfect age to play a character who needs to be a senior figure to Superman, without being too old.
7. Christian Bale - the world didn't exactly explode with pleasure when Bale was announced as the Nolan Batman. But damn did he prove us wrong.
8. Balls - Man of Steel didn't exactly do amazing ticket sales, and for the new movie to spawn the Marvel-esque saga we all want, they needed a big name. Not many actors would take the risk of jumping into the role so soon after Bale, so it needed a big name with balls. Affleck must have 'em!
9. He's likeable - Again, Man of Steel was pretty po-faced, and needs someone who can not take things too seriously, plus do press junkets without making people hate him (we're looking at you Bruce Willis). Admit it to yourself or don't, but Affleck is actually someone you wouldn't mind being. If nothing else, Jennifer Garner would make you breakfast.
10. He's Ben Affleck - and after all the crap he's got after years of abuse, he's doesn't give a damn what you think. Exactly like... Batman.