Justice League: War was an animated reboot of the Justice
League that I really enjoyed. It did have its problems but for the most part, I
thought it set up an interesting premise for the new Justice League. And then
Throne of Atlantis realised the worst of its potential.
Throne of Atlantis is set after War and the formation of the
Justice League. It starts with Cyborg acting less human and getting rid of some
of his human parts. This amounts to absolutely nothing and has no bearing on
the story at all. Also, his doctor is also his love interest. This is another
problem as every female character is depicted as a love interest to a Male
Character (Wonder Woman and Lois Lane for Superman; Aquaman’s Atlantean
protector) who end up getting with the guy as part of the quest rewards.
Anyway, this movie has allot more issues than being
completely chauvinistic. Aquaman is a super-powered person getting drunk and
talking to fish (one-way) and getting into bar fights. The Atlantean prince
wants to wipe out humanity. He kills his mother, steals here trident and frames
surface dwellers for it. How he frames her is never explained as an Atlantean
knife is used to kill her and there were no surface dwellers around at that
time.
Anyway, this magic trident is apparently much more powerful
than the whole Justice League combined, except for Batman. Everyone also acts
like brainless brutes, except for Batman. Batman has to lecture them through a
crime scene. And yeah, the whole movie is a Batman-love letter as he seems to
be the only one capable of thinking. And he is the leader of the Justice
League.
Spoilers: By the end of the movie Aquaman accepts his
heritage (taking his Atlantean guard os his queen) and has a trident apparently
more powerful than the whole Justice League put together (which makes them
redundant with him on the team). This complete change of character is presented
through so much disinterested voice acting and pretty average animation that it
all feels phoned in.
Don’t even get me started on how the Justice League
slaughters Atlanteans who were tricked into war, the Atlantean army being
immune to guns and the army but can be taken down by a normal person hitting
them with a club, or how Aquaman develops powers as the plot demands.
This animated movie is horrible. It is Batman V Superman
bad. Don’t see it unless you love Batman and can’t bother waiting for
Goth-Movie-Aquaman.
0 out of 5 water-soaked waffles.
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