Review of Zack Snyder's Justice League (2021) by Ckhound — 19 Mar 2021

This movie. Wow. To start off, I am an absolutely huge DC fan. I am not as much into marvel and so don't enjoy those movies as much. I really enjoyed Batman vs Superman, loved Man of Steel, Suicide Squad, Aquaman, and the Wonder Woman movies.

However, the theatrical Justice League... was rough. It was weird feeling, I felt like Cyborg was barely in it, and Flash was kind of just a side character. It seemed to focus very heavily on only a small subset of characters (in an already small team) and it felt wrong.

On top of that, the visuals and random story that had no real backstory was just bad. Even I, a DC Fanboy, couldn't like it. But this, this is something special. The backstory on Cyborg and his conflict with himself, and his father is just so great.

To see his struggle, and to see a hero have to fight against what anyone else would, the struggles of life that beat us down. And the small scene where he helps a lady who had been evicted, stuff like that is just incredibly touching.

Showing us that though this is a superhero, he has a heart, and is actually incredibly people centered. Then the added content with Aquaman, and his struggle with his Atlantean nature just helps set up his character so much better.

It is the kind of thing we saw in the Aquaman solo movie, and helps to set him up as a reluctant part of this team much better. The Flash, wow. Just wow. Flash is one of my all time favorite superheroes.

So the theatrical release really left me disappointing. But man, this is just so great. I found myself laughing out loud when he was on screen oh so much. He had that childish Barry humor that we all love.

He also seemed to be a much more ready hero than the theatrical version. In this version he seems to have been fighting crime, or at least coming to grips with his powers for a bit longer, and doesn't seem as weak/foolish.

Batman. Man, Batman, or more appropriately Batfleck is my favorite Batman. I'm saying it. Everything from that AMAZING suit to just his general demeanor. To see Batman turn from something of a killer in BvS to this guy who is completely changed by Superman's death, its just grand.

Batman in this movie is surprisingly the Hope of the team. Superman really changed him. His sacrifice for the world showed Batman that there was hope, and that for once he would have to go out on faith alone.

Batman is just perfect. Wonder Woman. What can I say? She is perfect as always. Her character is setup really well as a protector of those around her. And not only that, she really plays better with Batman in this movie because of her unending hope.

Overall I felt like she was done justice. And her combat in this movie was so amazing. She really kicks some tail. Overall the little things just set this movie over the top. Things like seeing a Green Lantern, Martian Manhunter, and various other characters was just so perfect.

It felt like this was a real universe movie with so many heroes. I really hope that WB gets the message. We don't want more garbage, we want more of this. The Snyderverse was set-up to be this amazing cinematic vision.

I hope we get more.