Justice League Dark: Apokolips War

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Justice League Dark: Apokolips War is a 2020 adult superhero animated movie produced by Warner Bros. Animation, and intended to be the final film in the DC Animated Universe continuity.

## Plot

Two years after a disastrous failed assault on the planet Apokolips, Darkseid rules the Earth, and the Justice League is severely weakened. With the fate of the world hanging in the balance, the remaining members band together with defeated heroes and villains alike in a last-ditch effort to win this war or die out trying.

## Why it Rocks

1. Once again, incredible animation, only this one may be some of the very best that the DCAU has.
2. It brings a whole lot of heroes and villains from the DC universe together, even relatively obscure ones like John Constantine and many characters from his universe as well as the Suicide Squad.
3. It somewhat builds off of the continuity of Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox and Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay, and does so while only directly referencing the former.
4. A well-written story that not only brings an excuse to bring all these heroes and villains together, but also has an excellent dark tone that shows the slow decay of Earth and the universe in general as a result of Darkseid's rule, also showing how there's few heroes left and those left are mostly incapable, such as Superman being completely powerless as a result of a Kryptonite tattoo or Batman being turned into Darkseid's cybernetic slave.
5. Some other very interesting side plots that play into the main story, like how Raven is struggling to restrain Trigon, which has left her less powerful and also brings another powerful impending threat.
6. This is a hard-R rated superhero movie, due to the level of violence and realistically dark tone of the storyline, which adds to its appeal.
7. Great voice acting all around, especially from Tony Todd (A.K.A Candyman) as Darkseid.
8. Lots of great lines, especially the last exchange between Captain Boomerang and King Shark. "King Shark is a Shark, King Shark is a Shark, King Shark is a Shark!" "Yeah, and Captain Boomerang is a Boomerang, you fuck-knuckle." "It has been an honor to fight by your side." "Are you shitting me?"
9. Plenty of comical moments strewn about for relief, often courtesy of John Constantine, Etrigan, and the Suicide Squad.
10. Like Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay, this movie is not afraid to kill off its characters, giving a massive cast and killing plenty of them off, though always within reason.
11. Loads of likeable and complex characters, especially Constantine who's arguably one of the most powerful in the cast due to his understanding of the dark side of the universe.
12. A satisfying and intense ending that provides a very interesting conclusion to the Flashpoint Paradox storyline that offers both soul-crushing sadness and a ray of hope.
13. No more plot armor for our heroes.
14. Darkseid is an improvement from *Justice League: War*; going from a generic overpowered punching bag who wants to take over the world into a cunning and genius tactician that uses his enemies' mistakes and bodies to his advantage.

## Bad Qualities

1. It can be disheartening to see certain characters that had their moments to shine in previous movies to be reduced to cannon fodder.
2. The CGI used for the Paradooms can be obvious.
3. Like in *Batman: Hush*, Lady Shiva doesn't do anything and is a fanservice cameo.
4. A couple moments is Deus Ex Machina like where both Constantine and Damian die only to be brought back.