8 Things Justice League Must To Do To Get The DCEU Back On Track

8. Focus On Telling One Story

One negative aspect of the cinematic shared universe experiment is the tendency for new features in a shared universe to lack a cohesive standalone story. In other words, sometimes, new movies spend too much time setting up future films. Notably, Marvel's attempts at universe-building has produced some muddled filmmaking like Iron Man 2 and Avengers: Age of Ultron.

BvS fell into this same trap by attempting to introduce too many characters in too short a runtime. As a result, Wonder Woman received what amounted to an extended cameo and the rest of the Justice League was introduced in a montage that felt out of place in the film. To a certain extent, this was a necessary evil as the DCEU had to play catch up with its Marvel counterpart, but it's time to put that approach aside.

Now that the setup is out of the way, it's crucial for the franchise to focus on telling one coherent story. DC has an opportunity to distinguish itself from its competitors by giving fans a plot that doesn't rely too heavily on prior films.

If Snyder fails to deliver a compelling, focused plot fans could give up on the DC because it's too hard to parse out what's going on.