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welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top ten
wasted opportunities with the Justice
League movie before we begin we publish
new videos every day so be sure to
subscribe for more great content for
this list we’re looking at the various
ways in which the DCE use live-action
Justice League film could have more
closely resembled the sort of movie that
these iconic characters deserved please
don’t make me do this
[Music]
number ten not enough Atlantis you
should get out can you at least point me
to Atlantis though the Justice League
disappointed in a variety of ways it did
deliver one big surprise in Jason Momoa
as Aquaman along the butt of jokes in
the comic book world it it seemed that
despite the odds Aquaman totally works
on the big screen with his attitude and
muscular build Jason Momoa as rugged
Aquaman is a character we can’t wait to
see more of the thing is we wish we’d
already seen more of him and his
homeworld of Atlantis this underwater
Kingdom feels fresh and exciting and
would have been a welcome departure from
the desolate crumbling CGI battle scapes
of the DC EU we get that they’re saving
it for the Aquaman film but a little
more world building would have gone a
long way meet every proton I know
number 9 too much CGI on cyborg Soviet
still be alive
9 the head of STAR Labs was taken as
well we are living in a world of
technological marvels anything you can
dream up the Wizards in the effects
department can bring them to life but as
any superhero fan knows with great power
comes great responsibility meaning that
when it comes to CGI less is often more
Ray Fischer delivered a solid
performance as cyborg considering the
limited screen time and dialogue he was
given but it’s hard to appreciate it
under all that post-production chrome
he’s just too shiny too jagged too
complex of a structure to ever mesh with
the 3/4 of a human face that remains
we’re not saying they should have given
him a physical costume but a hybrid of
practical elements and CGI or a simpler
design might have been easier on the
eyes number eight adapt an iconic story
one this is the days where mom’s biggest
concerns were exploding windup penguins
simple life like Batman vs Superman
before it Justice League was hard to
follow perhaps they felt indebted to
past films but the folks at Warner
Brothers really would have been better
off learning from their mistakes and
just telling a simple story the basic
plot is easy to summarize heroes unite
to stop extra-dimensional being from
destroying civilization as we know it
but ask for an explanation of how why
and the various Massa nations of this
plot and the answers become much more
convoluted why were we treated to this
mess of a story rather than a classic
Justice League arc or why not just adapt
the simple new 52 origin story that
actually uses Darkseid
our darkside number seven let Joss
Whedon be Joss Whedon when tragedy
struck in Zack Snyder’s life
the director understandably needed to
step down from his film work to focus on
what matters most his family
Avengers director Joss Whedon had
already been working with Snyder to
rewrite some scenes and in the end the
reins were handed over to him to finish
the race Whedon knows how to make a
comic book team-up movie
he basically set the standard
unfortunately as insiders tell it Whedon
was forced to keep the movie under a
certain running time largely maintained
Snyder’s direction and perhaps worst of
all wasn’t allowed to trust his gut
allegedly being forced to follow the
dictates of the studio Whedon isn’t
perfect but we know he can deliver when
given enough control I’ll try to keep up
number six not enough character
development thanks but I’ll take it from
here
Batman Superman Wonder Woman before the
dawn of the MCU these were undeniably
some of the biggest and most
recognizable names from the world of
comics they still saturate popular
culture but as far as cinema goes they
are lagging behind the sad truth is
while these icons have decade’s worth of
character development in the comics in
the DC EU they’re rather flat with the
exception of Wonder Woman thanks to
patty Jenkins film you’re an inspiration
Diana
you don’t just save people make them see
their better selves we get the Justice
League had to accomplish a lot in two
hours but for a film to succeed you need
character arcs and in this flick those
ranged from paper-thin
to non-existent and these complex heroes
deserved better number 5 a more focused
tone and direction any blowback big-time
but I think we could take it good so I
really like being alive as we’ve said if
Warner Brothers wanted Joss Whedon to
take over they should have eaten the
loss and given him full creative control
allowing him to reshape and reshoot the
film as he saw fit if not then they
should have remained entirely faithful
to Snyder’s apparently lengthy vision
and instead had people from his camp
complete said vision exactly as he
intended it the end result we got feels
like a film directed by two separate
directors you know cuz that’s what it
was one scene is Snyder level grim and
gritty the next is that trademark Whedon
comedy bones can work and both make for
a compelling superhero flick but both
smash together not so much number four
the characters felt dumbed down my
special skills include viola a web
design fluent in sign language not every
character can get an arc but they all
need basic development at the very least
especially when they’ve already been
developed in past films no you can’t do
this forever I can barely do it now for
all its faults Man of Steel made us feel
for the wandering Clark Kent in Justice
League he was supposed to be the
righteous hero people had been waiting
for but felt like a little more than a
cardboard cutout I believed in truth
I’m also a big fan of Justice Wonder
Woman was the biggest offender though
the world fell in love with gal gadot
–tz– well-rounded believable heroine
and her solo outing sadly that Wonder
Woman is nowhere to be found across the
board it felt like the actors were
trying to give personality to characters
who’d been written as blank canvases
boo-yeah number three a villain no one
cares about
a quick Google search will turn up
countless lists of DC baddies that fans
want to see on the big screen but you’d
be hard-pressed to find Steppenwolf on
any of them he’s a powerful character
but a c-list villain at best and one
that only functions in relation to
Darkseid while it’s all well and good to
build up your universe is big bad the
stepping stone villains need to be able
to hold their own hardly anyone knows
who this guy is and even the hardcore DC
fans that did recognise him we’re asking
why the generic way he was written from
his dialogue to his motivations likely
didn’t earn him any new friends number
two baffling leap or CGI this one is
mine
when’s the last time you really thought
about the CGI in a Marvel movie sure
there might be the odd fleeting moment
when the movement feels too smooth and
artificial but for the most part they
allow you to suspend your sense of
disbelief almost completely Justice
League on the other hand often felt like
a video game trailer Steppenwolf was
just one big living breathing reminder
of the fact that we’re looking at CGI he
just lacked real-world grit and
therefore always felt fake add to that
the oddly colored computer rendered
landscapes and you get a film that feels
painfully surreal and therefore deflects
emotional investment and don’t get us
started on their mustache removal skills
yes ma’am number one great actors doing
nothing you would have been very
disappointed to me of all the ways
Justice League felt like a wasted
opportunity the criminally underutilized
talent is perhaps the most glaring the
don’t has proven herself relatable as
Wonder Woman but has all but gutted in
this film Affleck Fisher Miller and
Momoa have all proven themselves to be
capable and compelling actors and past
roles they each seemingly did the best
they could but the material just wasn’t
there the supporting cast is even more
insulting Lee underutilized Jeremy Irons
JK Simmons Amy Adams Diane Lane Billy
Crudup and more this film is jam-packed
with brilliant actors given bad dialogue
and little screen time and let’s face it
any film that cuts Willem Dafoe has made
a huge mistake Dostoevsky
[Music]
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these other great clips from watch mojo
and subscribe for new videos every day
should leave before they blame us again
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top ten
wasted opportunities with the Justice
League movie before we begin we publish
new videos every day so be sure to
subscribe for more great content for
this list we’re looking at the various
ways in which the DCE use live-action
Justice League film could have more
closely resembled the sort of movie that
these iconic characters deserved please
don’t make me do this
[Music]
number ten not enough Atlantis you
should get out can you at least point me
to Atlantis though the Justice League
disappointed in a variety of ways it did
deliver one big surprise in Jason Momoa
as Aquaman along the butt of jokes in
the comic book world it it seemed that
despite the odds Aquaman totally works
on the big screen with his attitude and
muscular build Jason Momoa as rugged
Aquaman is a character we can’t wait to
see more of the thing is we wish we’d
already seen more of him and his
homeworld of Atlantis this underwater
Kingdom feels fresh and exciting and
would have been a welcome departure from
the desolate crumbling CGI battle scapes
of the DC EU we get that they’re saving
it for the Aquaman film but a little
more world building would have gone a
long way meet every proton I know
number 9 too much CGI on cyborg Soviet
still be alive
9 the head of STAR Labs was taken as
well we are living in a world of
technological marvels anything you can
dream up the Wizards in the effects
department can bring them to life but as
any superhero fan knows with great power
comes great responsibility meaning that
when it comes to CGI less is often more
Ray Fischer delivered a solid
performance as cyborg considering the
limited screen time and dialogue he was
given but it’s hard to appreciate it
under all that post-production chrome
he’s just too shiny too jagged too
complex of a structure to ever mesh with
the 3/4 of a human face that remains
we’re not saying they should have given
him a physical costume but a hybrid of
practical elements and CGI or a simpler
design might have been easier on the
eyes number eight adapt an iconic story
one this is the days where mom’s biggest
concerns were exploding windup penguins
simple life like Batman vs Superman
before it Justice League was hard to
follow perhaps they felt indebted to
past films but the folks at Warner
Brothers really would have been better
off learning from their mistakes and
just telling a simple story the basic
plot is easy to summarize heroes unite
to stop extra-dimensional being from
destroying civilization as we know it
but ask for an explanation of how why
and the various Massa nations of this
plot and the answers become much more
convoluted why were we treated to this
mess of a story rather than a classic
Justice League arc or why not just adapt
the simple new 52 origin story that
actually uses Darkseid
our darkside number seven let Joss
Whedon be Joss Whedon when tragedy
struck in Zack Snyder’s life
the director understandably needed to
step down from his film work to focus on
what matters most his family
Avengers director Joss Whedon had
already been working with Snyder to
rewrite some scenes and in the end the
reins were handed over to him to finish
the race Whedon knows how to make a
comic book team-up movie
he basically set the standard
unfortunately as insiders tell it Whedon
was forced to keep the movie under a
certain running time largely maintained
Snyder’s direction and perhaps worst of
all wasn’t allowed to trust his gut
allegedly being forced to follow the
dictates of the studio Whedon isn’t
perfect but we know he can deliver when
given enough control I’ll try to keep up
number six not enough character
development thanks but I’ll take it from
here
Batman Superman Wonder Woman before the
dawn of the MCU these were undeniably
some of the biggest and most
recognizable names from the world of
comics they still saturate popular
culture but as far as cinema goes they
are lagging behind the sad truth is
while these icons have decade’s worth of
character development in the comics in
the DC EU they’re rather flat with the
exception of Wonder Woman thanks to
patty Jenkins film you’re an inspiration
Diana
you don’t just save people make them see
their better selves we get the Justice
League had to accomplish a lot in two
hours but for a film to succeed you need
character arcs and in this flick those
ranged from paper-thin
to non-existent and these complex heroes
deserved better number 5 a more focused
tone and direction any blowback big-time
but I think we could take it good so I
really like being alive as we’ve said if
Warner Brothers wanted Joss Whedon to
take over they should have eaten the
loss and given him full creative control
allowing him to reshape and reshoot the
film as he saw fit if not then they
should have remained entirely faithful
to Snyder’s apparently lengthy vision
and instead had people from his camp
complete said vision exactly as he
intended it the end result we got feels
like a film directed by two separate
directors you know cuz that’s what it
was one scene is Snyder level grim and
gritty the next is that trademark Whedon
comedy bones can work and both make for
a compelling superhero flick but both
smash together not so much number four
the characters felt dumbed down my
special skills include viola a web
design fluent in sign language not every
character can get an arc but they all
need basic development at the very least
especially when they’ve already been
developed in past films no you can’t do
this forever I can barely do it now for
all its faults Man of Steel made us feel
for the wandering Clark Kent in Justice
League he was supposed to be the
righteous hero people had been waiting
for but felt like a little more than a
cardboard cutout I believed in truth
I’m also a big fan of Justice Wonder
Woman was the biggest offender though
the world fell in love with gal gadot
–tz– well-rounded believable heroine
and her solo outing sadly that Wonder
Woman is nowhere to be found across the
board it felt like the actors were
trying to give personality to characters
who’d been written as blank canvases
boo-yeah number three a villain no one
cares about
a quick Google search will turn up
countless lists of DC baddies that fans
want to see on the big screen but you’d
be hard-pressed to find Steppenwolf on
any of them he’s a powerful character
but a c-list villain at best and one
that only functions in relation to
Darkseid while it’s all well and good to
build up your universe is big bad the
stepping stone villains need to be able
to hold their own hardly anyone knows
who this guy is and even the hardcore DC
fans that did recognise him we’re asking
why the generic way he was written from
his dialogue to his motivations likely
didn’t earn him any new friends number
two baffling leap or CGI this one is
mine
when’s the last time you really thought
about the CGI in a Marvel movie sure
there might be the odd fleeting moment
when the movement feels too smooth and
artificial but for the most part they
allow you to suspend your sense of
disbelief almost completely Justice
League on the other hand often felt like
a video game trailer Steppenwolf was
just one big living breathing reminder
of the fact that we’re looking at CGI he
just lacked real-world grit and
therefore always felt fake add to that
the oddly colored computer rendered
landscapes and you get a film that feels
painfully surreal and therefore deflects
emotional investment and don’t get us
started on their mustache removal skills
yes ma’am number one great actors doing
nothing you would have been very
disappointed to me of all the ways
Justice League felt like a wasted
opportunity the criminally underutilized
talent is perhaps the most glaring the
don’t has proven herself relatable as
Wonder Woman but has all but gutted in
this film Affleck Fisher Miller and
Momoa have all proven themselves to be
capable and compelling actors and past
roles they each seemingly did the best
they could but the material just wasn’t
there the supporting cast is even more
insulting Lee underutilized Jeremy Irons
JK Simmons Amy Adams Diane Lane Billy
Crudup and more this film is jam-packed
with brilliant actors given bad dialogue
and little screen time and let’s face it
any film that cuts Willem Dafoe has made
a huge mistake Dostoevsky
[Music]
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these other great clips from watch mojo
and subscribe for new videos every day
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