For the past few years, the DCEU has been on a wild ride of good and bad movies, and their biggest mistake to this day was changing Zack Snyder’s Justice League movie so much that it became a laughable mess. As it stands now, the DCEU is continuing through movies like Aquaman, Shazam, Wonder Woman and Birds of Prey.
Like most superhero movies, Justice League was undoubtedly meant to be a trilogy but with the petitions for the Snyder Cut and Ben Affleck’s retirement from Batman, the future of these movies is yet to be decided. In the meantime, let’s look at the 10 most questionable things members of the Justice League have done. The DCEU may have gone several things wrong, but it brought major superheroes to the big screen for the first time and made them relatable because, just like us, they make mistakes sometimes.
Cyborg: Getting Mad At His Dad For Saving His Life
Cyborg may have been the character that the world was least excited to see in Justice League, but he ended up being a pleasant surprise. From what we know of the Snyder Cut, Cyborg was intended to have an even bigger role than he did. This would have perhaps developed his character more and explained his anger at his dad, which seemed a little harsh.
After being turned into a cyborg to survive his accident, Victor Stone struggled with the machine part of himself. He was cold and isolated, and he blamed his father for making him this way. Although we understand where Victor is coming from, a father can’t be blamed for doing everything to save his son’s life.
Wonder Woman: Killing Germans
Wonder Woman takes place during World War I, and throughout the movie, Wonder Woman couldn’t believe that humans would kill each other that way. She felt that there was a stronger, driving force behind their fighting. That force was Ares, the God of War.
That’s why it was surprising to see her destroy dozens of German soldiers after her inspiring no man’s land scene. Moments before, she was arguing that Ares was the one to blame for the war, but apparently so were the Germans. Some might say that all soldiers are victims of war, but Wonder Woman sure killed quite a few of them for someone who didn’t believe in war.
Cyborg: Attacking Superman
Cyborg is the youngest member of the Justice League and he struggled the most with his newfound powers. Living as a machine/human hybrid, he didn’t just threaten his mental health, but also his physical being. Having been saved with a motherbox, the machine part of Victor would sometimes act on its own. Something which he found out the hard way when, beyond his control, attacked a revived Superman.
Cyborg’s body preparing to fight Superman may not have been his fault but the Flash, Aquaman and Wonder Woman were standing right next to him and didn’t try hard to prevent the attack. They only yelled at him to stop, even though he was shouting back that he didn’t have control.
Wonder Woman: Pushing Batman
Although they eventually made up, they did have a fight that involved Steve Trevor and ended with Wonder Woman pushing Batman. She couldn’t help using super-strength, too, since he stumbled and crashed into the wall behind him. Whether that was an overreaction to Batman crossing the line by mentioning Steve, pushing him was slightly childish.
Aquaman: Pushing Batman
Between Superman, Wonder Woman and Aquaman, Batman just couldn’t seem to stop pushing his teammates’ buttons. With Aquaman, however, it was just a little teasing and suddenly Batman was hauled and pushed against a wall. Granted, teasing the Atlantean was not a great way of trying to get him to join Batman’s team of superheroes.
Not only did Aquaman get pissed off by Batman immediately, but he also refused to work with him to protect the planet. Batman may have used a questionable approach, but in the end, Aquaman’s stubbornness and mistrust were to blame.
Batman: Bringing Up Steve Trevor
If there’s anything that Wonder Woman has taught us, it’s to believe in love - even if we were heartbroken to see Steve Trevor sacrifice himself. Eventually, Wonder Woman’s faith in love was bound to clash with Batman’s faith in Science. And when it did, Bruce didn’t handle it well, and he brought up Steve Trevor.
Obviously, even decades after his death, Steve Trevor remained a touchy subject to Diana and Bruce was not very mindful of that. But Batman isn’t known for being unproblematic. Of course, he would be the one to bring up someone’s dead ex in the middle of an argument.
Superman: Killing Zod
It was a challenge, but the DCEU managed to give us a relatable Superman. When Zod threatened the safety of the world if Superman didn’t reveal himself, Clark Kent consulted his priest for guidance. His sense of morality was questioned once more when Zod was trying to burn an innocent family with his laser eyes. Superman was screaming at him to stop, but as viewers, we couldn’t help wondering why he didn’t just forcefully turn Zod’s head away from the family.
Instead, Superman snapped Zod’s neck. The scream that Henry Cavill let out as he did was full of pain and expressed how horrible Superman felt about killing someone. It made us feel bad for him, but we remain sightly confused.
Justice League: Reviving Superman
Although Batman v Superman ended with Superman’s casket moving, implying that he wad not dead, in Justice League Batman, Wonder Woman and the rest of the league decide to revive Superman to gain his help in protecting the Earth.
There are lots of moral implications that come with bringing someone back to life, alien or not, but the Justice League didn’t dwell too much on these. There was only a weak attempt at pointing out that it was a bad idea from Aquaman, but they went ahead with this bad idea anyway. There was, then, no way Superman would be the same as before once revived and, predictably, he started attacking the Justice League.
Superman: Letting His Father Die
Man Of Steel gave the world a new, more human version of Superman - and it would have been a huge success if it weren’t for some inexplicable actions of his. Like letting his father die in a storm. The moment is dramatic, a teenage Clark Kent is in the car with his parents when they suddenly get caught in a storm. They manage to flee to safety, along with the passengers in the cars nearby, but Clark’s dad has to go back for their dog.
Not only should Superman have been the one to go, but he also could have gotten his father out of the storm alive. Mind you, his father asked him not to, because he didn’t want the people to discover Clark’s abilities.
Batman: Trying To Kill Superman
Batman is arguably the most mentally unstable member of the Justice League. Despite this, he managed to maintain for years his rule of no killing. It seemed that no crime in the world could make him break that rule, except the crime of being an alien. Essentially, it was the fear of Superman’s inhuman abilities that drove Batman to try and kill him in Batman v Superman.
Up until then, Superman had only been helpful and harmless to the planet but Batman and the world still regarded him as a threat. The murder was truly a dark path for Batman to go down. Superman may have forgiven him later on, but it’s doubtful Batman will ever forgive himself.
