10 New Things We Learned About Joss Whedon's Justice League
2. The Film Is Laying On Plenty Of Humour
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A common criticism levelled at both Man of Steel and Batman v Superman was that they tended to fall on the sullen side of comic book adaptations - perhaps too much.
It's a criticism that WB have been quick to address, with Wonder Woman and now Justice League adding some much needed comic relief to what was until recently an unnecessarily morose depiction of the DC Universe. Flash is the key source of comedy in this trailer, although Aquaman and Alfred get their own share of the laughs throughout.
Some might find frustration in Warner's capitulation to audience criticism, but it's a welcome step either way. No one said DC can't be dark, but there's a fine line between serious and silly. Upping the self-awareness of the script is a great way of counteracting the series' previous missteps, and is bound to leave audiences with many, many quotable lines when the film drops in November.
WhatCulture's very own resident movie guy, Ewan has been working in the content creation biz for over 10 years now, having started as a freelance contributor to WhatCulture Gaming all the way back in 2015. After graduating with a First-Class Honours in History from Northumbria University in 2017 (where he won a prize for a totally killer dissertation on the Watergate years), Ewan took on the role of Comics Editor at WhatCulture and quickly developed WhatCulture Comics into one of the biggest superhero-focused channels on YouTube. He followed this with a brief hiatus at Screen Rant in 2021, where he worked across the Gaming and Film sections as a writer and editor, before returning to WhatCulture as a Senior Content Producer / Presenter in 2023. He started his own podcast, We Love Dad Movies, in 2022, and has contributed several written pieces to the Eisner-nominated comics website Shelfdust as well.
In his current role, Ewan incorporates his love of cinema, comic books, and history into written pieces and video essays for WhatCulture's Film & TV channel, as well as WhatCulture Gaming and WhatCulture Horror, with a particular focus on nineties-era Dad Movies, old school Westerns, and Golden Age Hollywood Noir. John Carpenter is his fave, and he thinks Batman Beyond should never have been cancelled. If that's your vibe, you'll probably like his stuff.
