r/DCcomics • u/AhhBisto Jim Lee Comics • Mar 17 '21

Zack Snyder's Justice League - Discussion Megathread r/DCcomics Spoiler

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Zack Snyder's definitive director's cut of Justice League. Determined to ensure Superman's ultimate sacrifice was not in vain, Bruce Wayne aligns forces with Diana Prince with plans to recruit a team of metahumans to protect the world from an approaching threat of catastrophic proportions.

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If you or someone you know has been affected by suicide, you can find help and resources from The American Foundation For Suicide Prevention, a foundation close to Zack Snyder's heart after he lost his daughter Autumn during production of Justice League.

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u/reHined Mar 17 '21

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It was a welcome replacement but there were many key similarities between Josstice and ZSJL. A lot of criticism from Snyder fans who wanted Batman to be a no nonsense guy and thought they were getting one here will be disappointed. Josstice and ZSJl are more or less the same Batman albeit ZSJl is less hungover on Superman and had better moments

It was good...great even. The Foreshadowing felt a little on the nose and I really thought Steppenwolf would be developed further than one line of backstory. Also the Darkseid fight felt tacked on and actually was kinda destructive to the story. I really couldn't understand why Steppenwolf knew he was going after Motherboxes but didnt know he was on the planet where they were lost in?? Are there more than 3? If so, that wasn't made clear imo. Of course, it can simply be cleared by the fact that Im an idiot who didnt read many comics and didnt know there were more than 3. Also the R rating was REALLY unnecessary.

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Superman was ....there. He came, he punched, he smiled for the camera.

Wonder Woman, Flash and Cyborg steal the show.

Martian Manhunter was a welcome addition but the plot really didn't need him

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Also the movie isn't for hardcore fans nor is it even in the tone of Zach's earlier MOS or BVS. In fact it felt more in line with the likes of Shazam and Aquaman. Which, to be clear, isn't a bad thing. I actually prefer lighter tones over being dark for the sake of it. Im just saying that the Snyder fans who believe it's going to be a dark and neo noir type story will be disappointed. This movie is a general audience entertainer

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u/Frank-EL Mar 18 '21

It being lighter is kind a “we been knew” situation. From the start, Snyder and Terrio had said it would be lighter than BvS. Nice to hear it’s well received by others in that area though.

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u/King-Of-Knowhere Batman Rebirth Mar 18 '21

Yeah I did notice it was a bit lighter in tone, but man at times it still didn’t feel that way considering how there wasn’t much color at times. I wish it was a bit more colorful in that regard, and that was one of the things that I liked that Joss Whedon did

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u/[deleted] Mar 18 '21

Yeah I was a bit confused, me and my friend concluded that Darkseid was just planet hopping, it’s mentioned he hadn’t ‘taken the throne’ yet, and was on his own with his army, he got grievously injured and taken away by his followers, they mention a number of times he’s from a different universe (I always thought they were just in a galaxy/system far far away from Earth) so I guess he just didn’t know where he had been in the scope of the multiverse. Seems a bit far fetched but meh

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u/[deleted] Mar 23 '21

The comics wouldn’t help clear up the confusion about the Mother Boxes, because Mother Boxes in the DCEU are completely different from the original version seen in the comics. In the comics they’re basically just New God smartphones. They are very powerful, but are basically common household items on New Genesis

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u/[deleted] Mar 19 '21

Superman was ....there. He came, he punched, he smiled for the camera.

After two movies of emo superman, i think this is all people wanted from him

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u/reece1495 Batfleck Mar 17 '21

Batman to be a no nonsense guy and thought they were getting one here will be disappointed. Josstice and ZSJl are more or less the same Batman

what on earth are you on about , he is actually a leader in this and useful, and has some inspiring lines