Superman is injected with liquid kryptonite, Batman and Wonder Woman are brainwashed, steel bones are dismembered and become the main console, and The Flash is made into a "human perpetual motion machine"... The Justice League superheroes, without exception, are toyed with by the powerful villain Darkseid.
Superman sealed by Kryptonite
Dismembered steel bones
As the finale of the DC Animated Movie Universe (DCAMU), Justice League Dark: Apokolips War, it is no less tragic than several major events in the history of DC Comics, such as the "New Genesis Star Crisis" in 1980, the "Infinite Earth Crisis" in 1985-1986, and the "Flashpoint" in 2011. wait.
Justice League Dark: Apocalypse Wars poster
Many European and American film critics will invariably mention the "Marvel Cinematic Universe" (MCU) "Avengers 3: Infinity War" and "Avengers 4: Endgame", although the former is an animated film, the latter is a comic live-action movie, but as the two giants of the American comics of their respective film universes of the stage of the finale, "Apocalypse Star War" and "Reunion 3" and "Avengers 4" have chosen to let many superheroes sacrifice heroically to enhance the tears of the movie. At the same time, it finally adopted the way of changing the time point to restart the universe in exchange for a perfect ending in some sense.
Comparing the two, you will find that although they are all routines, Marvel has at least achieved logical self-consistency, while DC has left the whole story fragmented and chaotic.
In 2014, Justice League: War marked the opening of the DC Animated Cinematic Universe, followed by 14 animated films, constituting the most complete system, the most character appearances, and the richest side plots in DC's major universes since the new century. (In contrast, the only thing that may shine in the Green Arrow universe is the annual linkage set, and the DC extended universe still has old and difficult problems such as goals and unclear positioning))
New Gods Old Gods Wars
Since DC Comics opened the "New 52 Series", how to inherit the classic and open a new situation has always been the heart disease of this American comic giant, perhaps because its past history is too brilliant, but it makes DC cower in innovation. Apocalypse Star Wars is not so much the finale of a new cosmic story as it is the reassembly and re-listing of several of the classics of the past.
As the author listed several DC events in the previous article, the story of "Apocalypse Star War", to put it bluntly, is "old bottle of new wine", and the plot presented in 90 minutes is only to repeat the "new creation star crisis" Ridakseid's mighty work, and finally only let The Flash create another "flashpoint".
Konstantin (front), the bearer in Justice League Of Darkness: Apocalypse Wars
In February this year, there was another DC animated movie released, that is, "Superman: Red Son", although the film's wind ratings are equally bad, but I can at least see some kind of novelty in it, while retaining the inherent human settings of all the comic book characters for decades, "Red Son" has done a lot of micro-innovation, although I also saw the shadow of DC classic comics "Superman/Batman: Enemy of the Nation" and "Batman: Silence" and other stories in the film. But the characters are quite rich — Superman's inner struggles, Batman's reasons for paranoia, the roots of Luthor's behavior — and the creative team can take care of them one by one and give a reasonable answer.
In "Apocalypse Star War", the screenwriter is basically in a state of layoff, Constantine said to go, said to come, raven said to run away, said that taiping is too peaceful, not to mention Darkseid's various actions belong to nothing to find, dig a pit for himself.
The movie has good fight scenes (especially the last half hour), gimmicks (if you only watch the trailer and story synopsis), and most of the superheroes are killed (the result is that the last flashpoint, as if nothing happened), but the result is a lack of detail and logical rupture. The author has watched this film three times, and still can't understand the point in the title itself, why is it called "Dark Justice League: Apocalypse Star War", really, what does this animation have to do with "Dark Justice League", the "Suicide Squad" in the film is heroic and righteous, they are not worthy of a position in the title? And the whole film, called "Constantine: Apocalypse Star War" may be more appropriate.
Suicide Squad, also known as Suicide Commando
Perhaps, this is a movie painted for DC fans - Shazam's final roar, Superman and Louis's love, swamp monsters for nature's protection, Shark King and Boomerang Captain's sympathy, etc., these are worth dc fans chewing repeatedly, however, the always thoughtful Batman actually does not have a "B plan", which is too much like "lord".