Justice League: Superhero movie done by the numbers

Rating: 6/10 (17 November 2017)

Well congratulations comic book fanboys. You've done it. When Jack Snyder and DC set out to create these DC films they wanted to do something different from Marvel. They had a different style and different vision and different direction.
But due to the cinematic palette of the average viewer being unsophisticated and comic book fanboys; the studio and director were beaten into submission. And the original direction they had in mind has since been abandoned to create a set of movies that do it by the numbers. We've almost seen everything here done before. Note, I don't think a movie has to be different in order to be enjoyable-it can certainly have things we have seen before, but the film is extremely formulaic. 1. Thousands of throwaway and easily disposable alien/robot henchmen. 2. An obscure villain you've never heard of unless you're a huge comic book fan (Whose steppen-wolf?). 3. Some sort of beam in the sky, or some tower or some sort of gizmo to be destroyed or the world will end. 4. Little to no lasting consequences.
Now while I don't think a film has to have a dark tone to be enjoyable, but since the backlash against actual consequences occurring in Man of Steel. The DC film offers after Man of Steel have been consequence free. You get these extremely powerful enemies that can wreak havoc, but very little civilian casualties. You get the scene where superman leaves fighting Steppen-wolf to go and help out a couple of civilians. Okay!? End-of-world or go help single family in car?
But I don't blame the studio or director. Give the people what they want. Once superhero movie fatigue sets in, maybe they could then try again to do what they had been going for in the beginning.
This is a question I've always had? Why was it not okay for Superman to kill Zod but it's okay for him and other superhero's to kill the parademons and doomsday? Killing is killing isn't it? I noticed the scene at the end where the justice league let the parademons attack Steppen-wolf instead of them finishing the job. Okay!? It's what the fans want I guess and film makers must find a way of disposing of the villains without causing offense.
Anyways, solid movie, I'll give it a 6. But I don't blame the studio, they just want a return on their investment.