The DC Extended Universe has had its highs and lows. However, even though it started out on a bad note, it seems to be getting back up from its knees. Wonder Woman, Aquaman, and Shazam! were very well-received and Joker (which is not a part of the DCEU) was praised by many critics.
Nevertheless, fans will forever remember how everything began and what an epic mess it could have ended in. Here are 10 Things That Make No Sense About The DCEU.
Nobody Ever Recognizes Superheroes
This is probably the biggest complaint one hears about superheroes in general. They dress up in funny costumes and go out into the night to fight crime. The costumes are meant to conceal their identity, but sometimes they are so revealing that it is illogical for nobody to be able to recognize them.
For example, Clark Kent only wears glasses as a regular person and takes them off when he dresses up as Superman. Yet nobody ever realizes they’re the same guy. Diana doesn’t have any additional concealing accessories as Wonder Woman, though Batman and The Flash have masks that could potentially hide their identities — but you can’t dismiss the possibility of somebody recognizing their voices.
Final Battles
Superhero movies are associated with huge action scenes and plots that revolve around the hero defeating the villain. However, this formula has been challenged in recent years with the likes of Joker showing a completely different side to superhero movies.
Nevertheless, final battles remain one of the main elements of such movies. They don’t work well, though, when the plot was not going in that direction and focused on character development instead. This is why final battles in Suicide Squad, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Wonder Woman, and Shazam! feel so odd.
Lex Luthor’s Plan
Jesse Eisenberg’s portrayal of the famous villain Lex Luthor in Batman v Superman received mixed reviews. His appearance was different from the comics and his behavior made him come across as a selfish boy rather than a mastermind.
But the biggest complaint was that Lex Luthor’s plan made no sense. Why does he want to unleash Doomsday? Won’t the monster destroy Gotham while killing the superheroes Luthor wants to kill? It just doesn’t seem logical or something that a smart person like Luthor would do.
Joker’s Tattoos
Another performance from the DCEU that received lots of mixed reviews is that of Jared Leto’s Joker. Instead of feeling menacing, the character ended up being a joke — in the bad sense of the word. He is laughable and not believable at all, which upset fans a lot.
One of the reasons why the Joker was perceived as such was the fact that his body was covered with tattoos. Of course, Joker is crazy, but he wouldn’t be crazy enough to tattoo his forehead with the word “damaged.”
Batman Kills People
Ben Affleck’s Batman has not been as well received as Christian Bale’s, but this case was still better than those of Joker and Lex Luthor. In fact, many fans liked this Batman. He was darker than you would expect him to be, much older, and tired of everything that has happened to him.
Nevertheless, the scenes of Batman killing people with guns were hated almost by everyone. It just went so much against his classic character from the comics that nobody could ignore it. Batman has a moral code and avoids killing people as much as possible, but here he was a complete opposite of that description.
Superman Is Jesus
Zack Snyder is known for using many references, especially to the Bible. This tendency can mostly be seen in the very first movie from the DCEU, Man of Steel. There is just too much symbolism which then continues into Batman v Superman and Justice League.
The main point is that Snyder makes Superman look like Jesus when he actually isn’t. Many comic book fans have pointed out that Superman is, in fact, a very laid-back person who helps people just because he knows that is the right thing to do. He is a human being first and a superhero second, not the other way around.
Ares and Wars
Wonder Woman introduced us to the mythological aspect of the DCEU with Aquaman expanding it even more. Being the daughter of Zeus, Diana Prince is also a sister of Ares, the god of war whom she believes is responsible for all the violence and wars humans have.
However, this belief is constantly being challenged throughout the movie and Diana realizes that she was wrong and that humans will fight even without Ares causing them to do so (which is the logical conclusion anyone would come to). However, once Diana defeats Ares, the war does end, which seems to prove that she was right. This inconsistency makes absolutely no sense when you question the logic of the movie itself.
Death of Superman
The death of Superman is considered one of the biggest events in the history of comics. Superman is virtually invulnerable to anything but kryptonite, a material from Superman’s planet of origin called Krypton. This is exactly the reason why his death seemed so unbelievable until it actually happened.
In the movies, Superman dies at the hands of Doomsday in Batman v Superman but is then resurrected in Justice League because the team can’t fight Steppenwolf on their own. So what was the point of killing him off if he was brought back to life almost instantly? And what was the point of forming Justice League if they could do nothing without Superman and he ended up being the only one who could beat Steppenwolf?
Formation of the Suicide Squad
Another team that had absolutely no logic behind its formation is the Suicide Squad. The movie itself is a trainwreck with an uneven tone and plot holes that were a result of reshoots and the studio trying to please the fans who enjoyed the fun trailer (which was nothing like the dark movie that was originally planned).
But the biggest plot hole of all is the reasoning behind the formation of the team of villains to fight an even greater threat. Amanda Waller claimed that nobody else could be better at the job, even though there were such superheroes as Batman, Wonder Woman, and The Flash still available.
All It Took Was Martha
The Martha scene from Batman v Superman probably describes everything that is wrong with DCEU. The movies can’t be taken seriously because even the studio is not confident in their own creations. So how can fans follow them blindly?
When Batman is about to kill Superman, the latter suddenly says, “Save Martha.” He refers to his mother, but Batman thinks he is talking about Batman’s mother, so he stops fighting Superman and becomes allies with him. There is probably nothing else that could be as illogical as this development of events.
