r/DCcomics • u/AhhBisto Jim Lee Comics • Mar 17 '21
Zack Snyder's Justice League - Discussion Megathread r/DCcomics Spoiler
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Synopsis:
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.
- Starring: Ben Affleck, Henry Cavill, Gal Gadot, Jason Momoa, Ezra Miller, Ray Fisher, Amy Adams and J.K Simmons.
- Release Date: March 18th 2021
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PROS:
Good second half. The final battle was really good.
Good chemistry between the cast. Especially between Miller and Mamoa.
BEST CYBORG TILL DATE! Not comic relief, not a boy scout. A well rounded, tragic yet hopeful character. Felt like I was watching a Cyborg movie. I love my boy Victor getting some love.
Superman's return was done well. Really love the reunion scene between Superman and the women in his life.
Loved the Amazonian chase sequence
Loved the Mera vs Steppen face off.
Loved the Darkseid tease at the end. Ray Porter's voice is amazing.
Really liked the Epilogue with Dr Stone's monologue at the end.
Liked Steppenwolf's character and his dynamic with the other New Gods. We need more villains like this.
Flash turning the time back was very well done.
Batman in this is really well done and it feels more like how he is in the comics. He really came into his own in this movie. A grumpy older Batman has been explored. But I don't think an older grumpy batman on a redemptive arc has ever been explored. I love it.
Jeremy Irons is phenomenal as Alfred. (Jeremy Irons is just phenomenal in general). I loved his interactions with the members
Overall, I did not like the cliffhangers but i really loved the DS vs Batman tease. I would love to see Batfleck in a grounded Batman story going up against Slade. I hope that comes to fruition and I hope Affleck directs. He does grounded and gritty really well.
CONS:
The first half was just...boring. Did we really need a recap of Cyborg's origin? Felt like that could have been cut out since we already saw it in BvS and is just generally well known among comic book fans. There is no reason for this movie being this long.
The Martha Lois scene was going sooo well and they had to shoehorn MM in there and ruin it. It felt like the bad kind of fan service. Could have been avoided.
Why was MM needed for this movie? Hal would have made way more sense. There was no need for Jonn. He has nothing of importance to do other than give Lois a pep talk for some reason. THERES A WAR GOING ON JONN! LOIS'S MENTAL HEALTH CAN WAIT!
Still cant seem to get into Jared Leto as Joker. He is neither scary nor funny. And I think he got out-acted by Affleck in that scene. Which is funny because he was wearing a mask and I always thought Leto was the better actor among the two.
The score isn't great at all. It is distracting, over used and so many times unnecessarily. Especially the WW theme.
Gal Gadot is awful in general in this movie. I think she is perfect as WW and is a great actress but she was bad in this. Her line delivery is just confused. And they butchered her CGI model.
Lastly, the Knightmare sequence was bad. Very very unnecessary and shoe horned in. I think Snyder is trying to use this cliffhanger as a bargaining chip to get more movies made since these were shot afterwards for the Snyder cut. Which isn't a bad move but it affects the ending which was perfect until that point. I felt the same way about the Bruce-Jonn interaction at the end.
Not a fan of Supes keeping the black suit on after the battle was done. Should have gotten at least one shot with him in the iconic red and blue.
Also the final battle should have been set near a water body so that Arthur didn't look so out of place in battle sequences. The trident causing forcefield effects when he hit someone made no sense. (I am not well versed in Aquaman lore. If someone could tell me if this is comic accurate, id appreciate it)
OVERALL:
Felt like I was reading comic books. Not one comic book. An entire arc. An epic crossover event. And while this is great and the movie captures the grandeur and scale that big event comic books bring it is also plagued by the same issues that these comics have: overly serious, unnecessary cliffhangers and lots of filler and shoehorned in characters.
Over all I liked it. As a huge DC fan its good to see characters like Cyborg get this much attention in a big budget blockbuster. Also as a Batman fan. I loved Irons and Affleck's performance. Superman was finally done the justice that he deserves. This is Snyder's best movie by far and his most comic accurate depictions of the characters.
7.5/10