Nov 21, 2017

Why is the DCEU struggling?

I can think of many reasons, but the DC Fanboys will not like it and call me names including Marvel fanboy and various slurs. Just don't. Accept reality: THE DCEU IS FLAWED and while some flaws could've been avoided, others weren't.
WB's desperation for Avengers money.
This one is easy to explain. Marvel spent some time creating a cinematic universe via their movies. Ironman, Thor, Captain America, etc. Were used to develop the key characters. Folks like Hawkeye or Black Widow were used as supporting characters in those movies and got similar roles on the Avengers. WB didn't use that approach so, they crammed everyone into Superman 2 now sharing title with Batman because MARTHA!! TO then shove more character development to folks that could carry their own movie into Justice League. IF WB had used the sensible approach of releasing a proper Flash movie, a proper Battfleck movie BEFORE MARTHA!! AND JL, Steppenwolf and Cyborg could've gotten a better deal for development.
Zack Snyder and his lack of understanding of what makes Superman, well, Superman.
I've said it multiple times and here I go Again:
Superman is supposed to be a beacon of hope. A paragon of good. A "new god" that inspires us to be better. A man who loves doing good because it's the right thing to do. We didn't get any of that with Snyder. We got a sullen, cold, distant, brooding Superbeing that can't even mention one good thing about Earth. Not every hero needs to be Batman. It wasn't until Whedon's meddling that we saw the TRUE Superman hidden within Henry Cavill.
Snyder's deconstruction of Superman and Batman (to an extent) harmed the DCEU... Wonder Woman wasn't as Snyderized and she had the better DCEU film. We could say that Snyder is the Bizarro world King Midas, that turns everything he touches into shit instead of gold.
Also, Snyder is awful at editing (and pacing a movie). The normal theatrical versions of his movies end up being a mess that the 4-6 hour extended edition fixes to an extent. This is made worse by
WB and their demands for runtime among other things.
The fans.
Yes, the fans have some blame as well. Blindly defending the movies and ignoring the flaws doesn't help getting the best version of the characters in the silver screen. Also, attacking those who point out the flaws in the movies makes the fans look like rabid fanboys, which is detrimental to a mature discussion.

In conclusion: staying true to the characters, pacing the movies in a logical way and focusing on telling good stories instead of playing catch-up with the competition would've made the DCEU great... And ditching Zack Snyder for a director that understands Superman a lot better.

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