Hard to argue with any of that, great write up! Like most people have said it's not perfect but it is way better than what critics are saying. It's not a home run but its a stand up double, but the ultimate cut could be a grand slam.
There was so much missing from just the trailers that would have added a lot. Like Lois looking into the sky, or Alfred saying he said you would come, lets hope your not too late. Like how did Superman know where to find the JL battling? Unfortunately, the head of WB (Kevin Tsujihara) mandated that it has to be 2 hours. If this movie is 3 hours then it would be certified fresh on Rotten Tomatoes and would make $1 Billion world wide. Sadly we have to wait for the ultimate edition again. I don't understand why WB can't just let DC films exist on their own. Do they meddle this much with Harry Potter or with IT? It's super frustrating as a fan to see WB screw up time and time again and then have Zack Sndyer get blamed. I feel so bad for Zack I wish he was able to complete his vision but sadly he had to deal with the awful situation with his family.
When Superman is fighting the rest of the league and he turns and sees Flash the look he gives Flash is pure gold. And to see them fight in super speed was great! The Flash speed force scenes were also great, on par or better than Quicksilver in X-Men universe. When he asks Batman do you bleed? I lost it. And his fight with Wonder Woman I was curious who they would have win.
Mera to me was fantastic and I can't wait to see her in the Aquaman movie. With James Waan directing it could be like Wonder Woman in terms of reception and box office wise.
They cut a bunch of the historical battle scenes as well as Robin Wright had filmed some scenes but wasn't in the final cut (at least I didn't see her). I saw Zeus/Hercules hurl a thunderbolt and Steppenwolf made reference to the old Gods but I feel like originally there was more New Gods stuff in there before they decided to go Legion of Doom route for the sequel. After the movie my friends and I were saying that scene should have been the very start of the movie would have made it flow much better.
That Amazon scene was fantastic and showed the Amazons well. When the two Amazons are holding up the stone door while Hippolyta runs under it I lost it, they really came across as brave strong warriors and I want to see more of them.
Loved the line that Wonder Woman said that she doesn't want the spot light but she was working in the shadows. Perfectly explains her disappearance from man but also allows her sequel to take place in the 80s like is rumored.
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