Predictable

Rating: 3/10 (13 December 2017)

Justice League was predictably shitty. Most of what's wrong with it was apparent since the first trailer, and amplified when Joss Whedon took over. It's a cluttered/rushed mess, the characters are one-dimensional, the dialogue is poorly written/unfunny, etc. One thing I didn't expect was just how cheap this film looked. Not just in terms of the special fx (which I'll elaborate on later), but also through the lighting, cinematography, and other filmmaking aspects. There are many moments (mainly the ones that were obviously directed by Whedon) where everyone is completely washed out as if they were in an office. And in those scenes, the cinematography is as bland and lazy as possible. There's one scene at the Daily Planet where Lois and Ma Kent are in a conference room and not only are the completely over-lit, but their conversation is just filmed as a a shot-reverse-shot for the entirety. Not too mention that the color-correction makes them look extremely vibrant in a very ugly way. The obvious Zack Snyder scenes try to have decent shot composition, but those are few and far between. On the topic of the effects, there is no excuse for this. These are the worst looking special effects in a blockbuster film since Gods of Egypt, and JL has double the budget ($300M). This is one of the most expensive movies of all time, and it's one one of the cheapest looking films I've ever seen. From the shitty green screen to the entirety of Steppenwolf, nothing looked good. On that note, Steppenwolf is easily the laziest, most boring, safest, and least interesting villain in any superhero movie to date. He exists to be a thing that the Justice League defeats and also a set up to Darkseid (DC's big bad), nothing more, nothing less. His plan is his design is uninspired, his voice is clichéd, his dialogue consists of only villain one-liners, and his final battle is as quick and painless as possible. There isn't much to say about the other characters considering that they really have no depth/development outside of what was previously established in other films (characters like Flash, Aquaman, and Cyborg are left in the dust however). The only character I legitimately enjoyed was Superman and that's only cuz I'm easy to please. Also I was burned so bad by his portrayal in BvS that this Superman only had to smile and I was satisfied. Also he is absolutely broken. Whenever he's in a battle he just kicks the shit out of his opponents like they're nothing. He basically single-handedly beat Steppenwolf, and almost killed the entire Justice League. Just goes to show who's really the best character. And yes, the cgi mouth was disgustingly noticeable. It looked like a rubber, moldable version of when someone has an upper-teeth retainer and tries to keep their mouth closed. It's a safe, messy, ugly, rushed, and absolutely boring movie. But fans loved it. So I guess I'm the asshole because I can't enjoy a fun movie. I just hate fun.