Wreeview of Justice League: Warworld (2023)
contains spoilers
When it comes to comic book movies, DC had the edge long before Marvel came into the scene, and that status is continuing.
You liked Flash? You should go back and watch Flashpoint Paradox (2013). Yes a movie released ten years prior is still the best Flash representation on screen.
By the time Marvel gets to the point of resetting their universe to keep milking more money, DC comic movie universes will reset multiple times. TBH Justice League Dark: Apokolips War (2020) did reset the animated universe that started with Justice League War (2014). We are venturing into the modern territory of the comic books with New 52. They are calling it Tomorrowverse (lmao okay), and they started it with Superman: Man of Tomorrow (2020).
I mean the movie has not much to talk about tbh, it is an american animated movie. They have been using the same template since the nineties. But there is a very nice feeling I get by seeing the same art. It is soothing.
It introduces a new villain called Mongul(seems racists but okay) from the planet Warworld. He kidnaps Superman, Wonder Woman, Batman, and the green Martian to run a simulation programme a la Monsters inc to power his planet as it runs on fear. And he uses Martian’s mind to trap the superheroes into weird timelines and scenarios. Wonder Woman becomes a gunslinger in the wild west goldrush era. Batman becomes a mercenary right out of a medieval RPG. And Superman is a CIA agent during cold war era.
What happens is, they jump around different timelines and eventually figures things out and kicks ass. I mean, it is a superhero movie. There is not much heroes’ journey, whatever happens, happens outside the eyes of the audience as well.
It was actually fun seeing them forget about their power and try to figure stuff out. Once they did though, The fight was extremely one sided. Hence the ending of the story gets boring. Everything till then was just very fun to watch. Owing to that, the movie doesn’t really have a nice climax, and with all the build up, it was a disappointment to see no return for that build up.
However, Jensen Ackles is always fun. He voices Batman, and I have been a fan since Supernatural. I really think he is well suited to be Batman. This version of Batman was much nicer to have as well.
I like trashy animated movies, and this movie was fun. So what it didn’t deliver on the climax? Rest of it was fun.