Under director Zack Snyder’s creative vision, films like Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice and now Justice League have revolved around the mentality that brute strength equals power in terms of importance, intelligence and cunning are secondary.īatman v Superman: Dawn of Justice contains an indelible scene where Bruce Wayne throws tires around during a workout, as if extreme training is going to make a tangible difference when he goes up against a powerhouse alien like Superman. However, there’s a major storytelling divide between DC’s comic books and many of the movies they’ve spawned. He doesn’t have the godlike gifts of Superman and Wonder Woman, but they can’t solve problems or think through a plan as well as Batman. Batman’s tactical smarts and analytical skills are far superior to those of the other two. Wonder Woman, Batman, and Superman have historically been portrayed as leading the team equally and having the most important voices on the team (they’re often referred to as “the Trinity”). If this moment of truth between Batman and Wonder Woman had happened in one of DC’s comic books, there wouldn’t have been such a stark gap between the two heroes’ competence in terms which character is better suited to preside over the Justice League. The DC Extended Universe doesn’t make that clear. The Batman we see in Warner Bros.’ movies is a shadow of the hero he’s supposed to be. Batman has always been more than just a brawler, but now he’s strikingly one-dimensional in his brooding darkness, and, at times, stunningly ineffective. His skills in the comic books - his analytical mind, his knack for problem solving, his strategy and intelligence - have been downplayed in favor of a more rugged, more physical character. It’s painted the Dark Knight into a corner. While Wonder Woman would no doubt be a fantastic leader, and her character absolutely deserves a role at the center of the DC Extended Universe (Gadot has become the breakout star of Warner Bros.’ recent superhero movies), the fact remains that the DC Extended Universe has really done a disservice to DC Comics’ most popular hero. His realization encapsulates one of the film’s gravest flaws: that Batman is sort of useless.
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She appears to be more qualified in just about every way, a fact that by the end of the movie he seems painfully aware of. Wonder Woman stepping in to lead the league - even if that would mean sidelining Batman, its founder - would make complete logical sense. He’s constantly upstaged in Justice League by his superpowered teammates, who are stronger, faster, and smarter than him. Meanwhile, Batman’s primary asset seems to be that he has a lot of disposable income, a constant joke throughout the movie.
And her story, believing in the goodness of man, is inspiring. She’s a master of hand-to-hand combat her weapons of choice were forged by the gods.
Wonder Woman is an Amazon - a demigod blessed with super strength and superhuman reflexes who is essentially immortal (aging has slowed down to a crawl for her). Earlier in the film, he taunted her about the death of Steve Trevor, the love of her immortal-ish life and the man who taught her about hope in the human race eventually, he apologizes for this boorish behavior - while also proposing that she replace him as the leader of the Justice League. Toward the end of Justice League, Ben Affleck’s Batman and Gal Gadot’s Wonder Woman share a small moment.
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