Justice League November
22, 2017
The main battle was not in the movie Justice League rather it
was between Marvel Comics and DC. Justice League was released about one week after
Marvel’s Thor: Ragnarok. The box office was no contest. To date Justice League
has made about $286m worldwide while Thor has $742m worldwide with a budget of
$180m. Justice League cost $300m and expectations are low for making for a
profit. DC continues to lag Marvel.
Justice League’s strength are the characters, new and old.
There is Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman and new characters the Flash, Aquaman
and Cyborg. These new characters will most likely have their own spin off films.
Ben Affleck is Batman and his performance is as stiff as plaster board. Gal
Gabot is tough and sweet with more meat on her. Ezra Miller is the Flash and is
the most affable and humors character. Jason Momoa (Game of Thrones) is Aquaman.
Momoa plays Aquaman as a loner and a reluctant team member. Ray Fisher is
Cyborg. He is the most serious and dour. Ray Fisher is a black actor and this
seems to be the next DC/Marvel dual when Marvel releases Panther with a black cast.
The plot is unwieldy and disjointed. The arch villain is
Steppenwolf played in motion capture which switching from live action to animated
is a bit disconcerting. Steppenwolf comes back to earth to retrieve three
magical mother boxes and the Justice League must stop him. To add more to the
mix the Amazon’s are back. There is one silly scene where on of the mother box is
rumbling back to life and the Amazons are pointing arrows and spears ready to
attack a mystical mist.
Acting is not a high standard and the plot is muddled. If
you are a fan of super heroes the introduction the Flash, Aquaman and Cyborg is
very interesting. Rotten Tomato gave Justice League a 41 score and Thor a 92
score. In fairness they should both be adjusted. Thor in not Gone with the Wind and JL can be kicked
up a few notches just for the characters.
