Most disappointing superhero film

Rating: 6/10 (6 March 2019)

The movie started off on a decent note but it was shaky from the start. It was clear that Batman was facing an internal battle with himself after leading Superman to die. He felt that Superman was the only person who could save the world from the upcoming threat to humanity but since Batman lead him to his demise it's his fault if the world perishes. My hope was that they would find a way to defeat the enemy by joining together and proving they don't need to rely on one man to save them all but that they can find the strength to over come this challenge without Superman. This moral dilemma might've been the only interesting thing in the entire movie. Unfortunately, the justice league resorted to reviving Superman despite the fact that there was a chance he might not be the same. This just shows that the justice league can not overcome their enemy without Superman and that this team is actually only a one man show. Bringing Superman to life was also a reckless decision since he is a ridiculously powerful being that could've harmed lots of people if his mindset wasn't the same after being brought back. Superman is a character that should've stayed dead due to the fact that he isnt relatable and overall too powerful. He has no character flaws (or at least none that are obvious enough to matter) and that makes him too strong. He is what an ideal superhero would be but his strength prevents the plot from having any real suspense. You can always expect him to make the right decision and this can become boring. Having kryptonite as a weakness isn't redeeming either because it's extremely hard to obtain and most of the time it only takes away his abilities. In the end, Superman was brought back to life in the justice league and ruined the movie that had already been going downhill from the start. Superman's lines were cheesy and cringy as soon as he was brought back. Bringing Superman back also ruined any possible tension in the plot because the audience lost any fear of something going wrong with the most ridiculously overpowered character back in the spotlight. I would have very much so liked to have seen Batman learn that he can overcome the challenge without Superman but now it leaves the audience wondering if the justice league can accomplish anything at all. The next problem with the justice league movie is the fact that the villain is boring. Villains like Thanos and Bane are better because they actually have goals that match ones of real life villains. The villain, Steppenwolf, in the justice league movie just wanted to destroy everything which is totally cliche and ridiculous. The idea that a villain needs to be completely evil is totally outdated. Villains should have ideals of realistic "villains" and should have goals that make sense. That's what makes Thanos a better villain. His ideas about getting rid of half the universe to save the other half from future destruction it a mindset real life people actually have. What realistic being would want to destroy everything? What is to be gained? Absolutely nothing would be the right answer. Steppenwolf only wanted to destroy everything which is the most pointless and ridiculous goal of any living thing alive. The justice league movie was also put together too quickly. Not enough character building was done to make anyone care about some of the supposed main characters. Seeing a movie about Flash first would've made his appearance much more meaningful and the possibility of harm being done to him much more worrisome. Unfortunately (in a scramble to copy the avengers movies) the justice league movie lacks this. Even the characters who have starred in other films came off as boring, especially Superman and Batman, their characters were dull and their personalities not entertaining enough. DC needs to slow down and stop trying to race with the marvel cinematic universe because marvel has a start and pace that DC can't seem to keep up with.