10 Problems With The DC Cinematic Universe Nobody Seems To Acknowledge
8. They're Reboot Happy
When Christopher Nolan hung up his director's cape after The Dark Knight Rises, the world was abuzz about the possibilities of continuing the storyline laid out. While there was no more Bruce Wayne as Batman, there was still an open ending that implied Robin "John" Blake would become Nightwing and continue cleaning up the streets of Gotham. It didn't seem that far-off of a possibility, especially with the universe already established, Joseph Gordon Levitt seemingly game to continue, and fans primed to see more of the litany of Batman villains try to take Gotham by storm. What did we get instead? An afterthought tacked onto a Superman sequel, with an actor most people don't see fit for the role being recast. In other words, DC is just going to leave the Nolan-verse behind and start all over again with Batman. All of the ground work and success from The Dark Knight Legend (which inspired Man of Steel's "grittier" tone) could have been used to further along the path to the Justice League. Not only that, but there's been talk of a Green Lantern reboot as well. That's not too disparaging, because Green Lantern was one of the greatest failures in DC's modern canon. Yet even in that case, a couple of quick one-liners in Justice League could have made any awkward memories of the mediocre standalone picture disappear. After all, it worked for Thor in The Avengers.
Mike Reyes may or may not be a Time Lord, but he's definitely the Doctor Who editor here at What Culture. In addition to his work at What Culture, Mr. Reyes writes for Cocktails and Movies, as well as his own personal blogs Mr. Controversy and The Bookish Kind. On top of that, he's also got a couple Short Stories and Novels in various states of completion, like any good writer worth their salt. He resides in New Jersey, and compiles his work from all publications on his Facebook page.
