This article is divided into seven parts:
1. Introduction to the plot of the DC universe
Second, the role
Three, the script
Four, easter eggs
Five, delete fragments
Six, summary
Seven, DC Universe's future plans
1. Introduction to the plot of the DC universe
"Superman: Man of Steel" (release year: 2013)
Kryptonian Joe El used a spacecraft to send his son Carl El to earth before the destruction of Krypton. He was adopted by farmers Jonathan Kent and Martha Kent and named Clark Kent.
Clark has superpowers such as super combat power, extremely fast speed, flying, and hot sight on the earth, and is called Superman.
It is worth mentioning that he fell into the sea in an oil field explosion accident, and it was Sea King who saved him.
Later, General Zod from Krypton led his subordinates to invade the earth, and Superman defeated it.
At the end of the story, Superman followed his girlfriend Louise to the Planet Daily as a reporter.
"Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice" (release year: 2016)
The deeds of Superman vs. General Zod made people learn about the existence of Superman. People began to feel fear because they didn't understand Superman.
The villain Luther designed to bomb the Congress and made people mistakenly believe that Superman did it. Unfortunately, Batman stole the kryptonite from Luther in an attempt to deal with Superman. Kryptonite is the shard after the explosion of Krypton, which can temporarily disable Superman's superpowers.
On the other side, Luther kidnapped Superman's adoptive mother Martha and forced Superman to kill Batman, so Superman and Batman started a battle.
Batman, who owns kryptonite spray, has the upper hand. At a critical moment, Superman said the word "Martha", making Batman show mercy.
It should be noted that for the reason that Batman and Superman shook hands and made peace, the spread on the Internet "because their mother is called Martha" is wrong. The real reason is that Batman discovered that Superman would rather obey Luther's order to kill people. To save the adoptive mother shows that Superman has human nature and also has human weaknesses, and is not a cruel god.
(In "Justice League," Batman also said to Afu: "Superman is more humane warmer than me.")
One day, the Flash came across time and space and told Batman: "Lois is the key."
This plot paved the way for "Justice League".
Subsequently, Luther resurrected General Zod and turned it into a monster "Day of Doom."
Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman joined forces to fight Doomsday. While Superman defeated Doomsday, he was pierced in the chest by the opponent and sacrificed heroically.
Finally, Luther was imprisoned in the Arkham Asylum.
"Suicide Squad" (release year: 2016)
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"Wonder Woman" (release year: 2017)
The Amazons are a race living on Paradise Island. All members of the race are women. Among them, Wonder Woman is the daughter of Zeus and the Amazon Queen, who is now more than 5,000 years old.
During the First World War, Wonder Woman rescued the pilot Steve who crashed and attacked the German army with him.
In the end, Steve made a glorious sacrifice to save mankind, and Wonder Woman defeated the half-brother Ares, the god of war.
"Justice League" (release year: 2017)
Steppenwolf led an army of demons to invade the earth and tried to gather three mother boxes. He successively snatched two mother boxes from Paradise Island and the Kingdom of Atlantis.
In order to resist Steppenwolves, Batman and Wonder Woman summoned Aquaman, Steelbone, and Flash.
They resurrected Superman with the third mother box, but Superman turned against them and regained his sanity with the efforts of Louise.
In the end, six superheroes joined forces to defeat Steppenwolves.
Easter egg one: Superman and the Flash race.
Easter egg two: The death knell rescued Luther from the Arkham Asylum.
Second, the role
Superman
Superman is the most powerful superhero in the Justice League. After the resurrection, the fighting power is stronger. One person can single out the other five members.
His brief blackening is reminiscent of the plot of the comic "Injustice", which tells the story of Superman being designed by a clown to kill his girlfriend by mistake, so blackening becomes a villain.
The resurrection of Superman is also very meaningful. On November 17, 1992, DC released the comic "Death of Superman", which set a sales record in the comics industry and officially announced that Superman had left the world he loved.
On November 17, 2017, Zach Schneider resurrected Superman on the 25th anniversary of the release of "Death of Superman".
In "Batman v Superman", people ridicule Superman saying: He printed one-third of the United States (USA) on his chest.
Even Superman poses in the shape of a cross,
Pierced by a sharp object,
Baptize people,
Resurrected from the dead... He is like Jesus in the movie.
Batman
As the leader of the Justice League, Batman represents the brain of the Justice League.
He has no superpowers, but he can defeat the enemy by relying on the advantages of technology, intelligence, equipment, and fighting.
When the Flash asked: "What are your superpowers?" Batman replied domineeringly: "You have money."
Wonder Woman
Wonder Woman is no longer a fledgling little girl, she has become a lot more mature and sensible.
"Justice League" is the third appearance of Wonder Woman. We can find that her battle clothes are more solemn and more textured, more in line with the title of "goddess".
Especially the scene where she stood at the Statue of Justice in London was a swan song.
flash
The Flash is unfortunately struck by lightning and has a fast-moving superpower, similar to Fast Silver.
But Fast Silver debuted in 1964, and the Flash debuted in 1940; Fast Silver is the speed of sound, and the Flash is the speed of light, and can reverse time and space, penetrate objects, and even traverse barriers between parallel universes.
The Flash should be the most immature of the six superheroes, as he said to Batman: It seems that you are all ready to fight, but I always just push others and run.
The Flash talks about stubbornness and has a strong curiosity. He has contracted half of the movie's laughter and made the always serious DC movie even more cheerful. In fact, the Flash is a sunny and humorous image in the comics, and the movie can be regarded as a restoration of the comics.
Neptune
Aquaman is the future king of Atlantis, the master of the seven oceans, and controls all marine life. This is why the first sentence Batman found him was: "I heard you can talk to seafood?"
Aquaman is full of power and at the same time has the cuteness of a silly and big guy. He and the Flash are both the laughter in the movie.
In the movie, Neptune shows his cynical and indulgent character. He may be the most enjoyable in the team, he can ride the villain "devil" forward in the air,
It also pierces the weapon into the enemy's chest like a spearfish, and it is easy to resist the flood.
Steel bone
Steel Bone was originally a rugby player. He was on the verge of death in an accident. Steel Bone’s father used the mother box to transform him into a semi-human and semi-mechanical life form. He is a top hacker and can also be transformed into a variety of machines.
He became inferior and restless, but finally opened up with the help of Wonder Woman.
Green Lantern Corps
In the wars of ancient times,
We can see the figure of the Green Lantern Corps.
Green Lantern's headquarters, Oar Star, divides the universe into 3,600 sectors, and there are more than 7,200 Green Lanterns in the entire Green Lantern Corps.
Every Green Lantern has an energy ring and an energy lantern for charging. As long as the user has enough willpower and energy, he can turn the energy in the ring into real objects and manipulate objects in the real world according to his imagination.
In 2011, Ryan Reynolds starred in "Green Lantern", but the word-of-mouth and box office both failed. It was not until last year that he starred in "Deadpool" to get out of the shadows.
In addition to the Green Lantern Corps, we can also see gods in the ancient wars, such as Wonder Woman's father Zeus.
Death knell
Death Knell is a mercenary with self-healing ability and various physical abilities far beyond ordinary people. With a brain development rate of 90%, he is the most powerful tactician and assassin in the world.
The death knell is the prototype of Deadpool, the death knell is called Slade Wilson (Slade Wilson), and the death knell is called Wade Wilson. They all have self-healing ability and various physical abilities far beyond ordinary people, but their personalities are completely opposite.
The death knell is played by Joe Manganello,
He once played Spider-Man's classmate Franci (Flash) in the 2002 version of "Spider-Man". Interestingly, the English of Flash is The Flash.
According to rumors, Joe Manganiro launched a crazy special training for the "Batman" independent film, and also filmed a 5-minute performance for "Justice League". The style is so handsome and the original is restored, but these images have been deleted from the feature film.
The filming of "Death Knell" is about to start and is expected to be released in 2019 or 2020.
Steppenwolf
Steppenwolf is a member of the dark elite of "Darkside", and is in charge of the magical army of the Apocalypse. Darkside is the biggest villain in the DC universe, similar to Thanos in the Marvel universe, and both want to rule the universe.
In the comics, Steppenwolf is the uncle of Darkside, but it is not known in the movie whether the two are still uncles and nephews.
Three, the script
Compared with "Batman v Superman", the plot of "Justice League" has become simpler. It no longer deliberately pursues depth and content, but compromises with the audience and becomes a popcorn movie.
Before watching "Justice League", if someone tells you the plot, you may think that the plot is too mentally retarded, but after you watch the movie, you will feel that it is at least medium to upper level.
After all, watching the text version of the synopsis is a completely different experience from watching the movie in its entirety.
The sea king was attacked in his hometown and the steel frame was tragically kidnapped by his father before he decided to come forward. This paved the way for the film. They also went through a strong ideological struggle, and they did not have the noble quality of giving up themselves and giving up righteousness from the beginning.
Steel Bone thought that he was a monster at first, hiding himself under his coat, and did not want to open his heart, but when he discovered that there were still a group of "monsters" like him in the world, when he listened to Wonder Woman, he finally decided to Shake your own hands and make peace.
The Flash is a young man who knows nothing about the world. The death of his mother and the imprisonment of his father made him extraordinarily lonely. He is incompatible with ordinary society. This is why he readily agreed to Batman because he needs companion.
At the end of the story, these superheroes overcame hardships and setbacks and saved the world. They have received respect and gratitude from people. They represent justice and light in everyone’s eyes. They no longer have to hide, and they no longer need to be "dark knights". ".
Throughout the movie, the character's image shaping, team running-in, the differences and mutual understanding between Batman and Wonder Woman, the contradictions and dissolution of the sea king and the steel frame, the room-fighting and shaking hands between Superman and everyone, the light and the dark The discussion on the topic, people's use of superheroes as spiritual sustenance, etc. are all involved, but it is not in-depth because of the limited space.
In fact, there are two kinds of weak plots. The first is the simple plot, the plot is smooth, the rhythm is good, and there are no obvious loopholes or flaws, so that the audience is very happy and willing to ignore the problem of the plot; the second is the plot is bad. Or there are obvious loopholes or flaws, so that the audience can't ignore the problem of the plot, and they can't help but complain.
The two plots are weak and there will be a very big difference. The first one is like "Mission Impossible 4", "Doctor Strange", "Fast and Furious 7", "Ace Agent", "Assault", "Boxing", "Thor 3" and so on. Weak but good reputation.
The second type such as "Transformers 5", "New Mummy", "Fantastic Four 2015", "Assassin's Creed" and "Independence Day 2", these are bad movies.
The biggest difference between film and art, such as literature, drama, and painting, is that film has a unique artistic language, and this language is not only the plot, the audio-visual effect is also a part of the film.
When the plot is good enough, it can make up for the lack of audiovisual effects; conversely, when the audiovisual effects are good enough, it can also make up for the shortcomings of the plot.
Although the plot of "Justice League" is simple, it does the above-mentioned "the plot is smooth, the rhythm is good, and there are no obvious loopholes or flaws, so that the audience is very happy and willing to ignore the problems of the plot", then it is excellent Popcorn movie.
Four, easter eggs
1. Aquaman's weapon
In "Justice League", the five halberd used by the sea king was lent to him by the sea queen, and it is also the weapon of the sea king's half brother sea lord, which can control the water flow.
2. Aquaman and Superman
When "Superman: Man of Steel" was released, some netizens speculated whether Aquaman saved Superman.
Recently, Jason Momoa personally confirmed this theory. Website: http://news.mtime.com/2017/11/15/1575550.html
Of course, it is not ruled out that before Aquaman, there were superheroes who had contact with Superman.
3. Batman and Wonder Woman
In the movie, Batman and Wonder Woman have an ambiguous relationship. In future movies, the two may have a relationship.
4. Penguin
Ah Fu once said: "I really miss the clockwork penguin that exploded when the biggest threat in the world at that time."
5.Do you bleed?
In "Batman v Superman", Batman once said to Superman: "Do you bleed?"
In "Justice League", Superman returned the original sentence of this sentence to Batman.
6. Darkside
Steppenwolf once said: "For darkseid." However, the domestic translation of darkseid as "dark lord".
7. Mera
The adopted daughter of Queen Atlantis, who can control the sea, is the future wife of Sea King.
It is worth mentioning that Amber Heard, who plays Mera, is the ex-wife of Johnny Depp.
8. University of Gotham
The words "Gotham University" are on the steel clothes. In addition to the steel frame, there are Harley Quinn and Scarecrow who also graduated from Gotham University.
9. Superman and the Flash race
In "Justice League", Superman's speed is comparable to that of Flash. In the comics, the Flash once stated that he had made Superman every time.
10. Doomsday Legion
For the second egg, Luther said: "Should we not have our own alliance?"
This alliance refers to the Doomsday Legion, which is DC's super villain team.
Five, delete fragments
Similar to "Thor 3", not all the shots in the "Justice League" trailer appear in the feature film.
1. Fragments of steel bones saving people
2. The steel body is a fragment of a rugby player.
3. The physical part of the steel bone has no protective measures and is easily injured.
In fact, in the first official notice released on March 25, the steel frame formed the helmet during the flight.
Perhaps to prevent netizens from saying that they copied Iron Man, the second official trailer released on July 22 cut out the helmet in the second half of the scene, and there was no helmet in the main film.
4. The Flash pierced the glass to save his girlfriend
5. Steel bones save people at home
6. Steel bones fly to the clouds
7. Batman gazes at Superman’s holographic projection
7. Wonder Woman's sweeping legs
8. The steel frame rises to the sky and screams
9. Sea King by car
10. Flash Fight
In addition, there are some clips in the trailer that are not cut, but to avoid spoilers, or to deliberately mislead the audience. For example, Afu said: "You said you will come, I hope you It's not too late." Another example is Louise's dream.
If you want to watch a more comprehensive "Justice League", you may have to wait for the director's cut version. Maybe the director's cut version will be more perfect in terms of character shaping and scripting.
Collection of deleted fragments 1: https://www.bilibili.com/video/av16467519/
Collection of deleted fragments 2: http://news.mtime.com/2017/11/20/1575705.html
Six, summary
Compared with "Superman: Man of Steel" and "Batman vs. Superman", the tone of this film is much more relaxed and cheerful, and the entertainment is greatly improved. The slow, boring, and dull problems that people used to complain about in the past are gone (these are for fans It is not a shortcoming, but it is a shortcoming in the eyes of passers-by and ordinary audiences), the protagonist no longer speaks the lines of bitterness and hatred, and starts to fight if they don't agree with each other. It even weakened the plot, spending $300 million to throw special effects just to make the audience enjoy it.
The movie is not necessarily very deep, but at least it is "good-looking" in the visual sense, similar to the above-mentioned "Mission Impossible 4" and "Ace Agent", but the audiovisual effect is more shocking and epic.
Especially in the Ancient Wars, the last time I saw similar scenes was "Lord of the Rings" and "The Hobbit".
"Justice League" is directed by Zach Schneider, with reshoots and post-production by Jos Wayne. The former has directed "Superman: Man of Steel" and "Batman v Superman", the latter has directed "Avengers 1" and "Avengers 2". This is also the first time the directors of Marvel and DC have collaborated. It is the integration of the advantages of the two companies to create a more perfect superhero movie.
The movie continues and upgrades the audiovisual effects of "Superman: Man of Steel" and "Batman v Superman". There are a large number of shots that can be selected as "the most shocking moment in film history". Thanks to the efforts of Jos Weiden, the film’s narrative and literary drama have become more complete, and the rhythm is faster and more interesting, making it possible for ordinary audiences and passerby fans to like it.
There are pros and cons to this approach. DC fans who like "Batman v Superman" think that "Justice League" is not good enough, but passers-by and ordinary viewers who don't like "Batman v Superman" might like "Justice League".
There is no way. After all, no movie can be liked by everyone. Even the rave reviews of "The Dark Knight", "V for Vendetta" and "Watchmen", there are always people who don't like it.
Seven, DC Universe's future plans
2018:
Aquaman December 21, 2018
2019:
Shazam, April 5, 2019
Wonder Woman 2 November 1, 2019
"Batgirl"
"Suicide Squad 2"
2020:
"flash"
"Superman 2"
"Gotham City"
"Steel Bone"
"Batman"
Undecided and possible movie projects:
"Dark Justice League"
"Nightwing"
"Death Shooter"
"Harley Quinn and the Joker"
"Black Adam"
"Justice League 2"
"Rob"
"Green Lantern Corps"
"Golden Support"
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Some netizens speculated that the Russian War was originally the penultimate war, and the original final battle was all deleted. If the netizen’s guess is true, it means that the script has been drastically changed, and the final battle filmed by Zach Schneider was completely rejected, and no post-processing was done at all. Even if the "Justice League" has a director's cut version, it is not Zach Schneider. The "Justice League" I shot.
Website 1: http://tieba.baidu.com/p/5437885817
URL 2: https://www.zhihu.com/question/49502927/answer/261605707
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