12 Reasons Why Justice League Is Worse Than Batman V Superman

After a highly anticipated wait, Justice League is finally in theatres, and the reaction has been mixed to say the least. The superhero team up still received a kicking from critics, though unlike the previous movies in the franchise, there was an air that people wanted to enjoy the film this time around, and were essentially willing it to be much better than it actually was.

The reality though is that it's not great, and despite scoring higher than Batman v Superman with critics, is much, much worse. While onlookers criticised the previous flick for being overlong, too dark and misrepresenting the characters, at least it was a professionally put together film, something which you can't confidently say about the messy Justice League.

The troubled production has resulted in a muddle of a superhero flick that leaves the DCEU at a strange crossroads, with fans longing for the return to the style of previous movies rather than this half-measure, Marvel-inspired compromise.

Justice League is a complete misstep that attempts to right the ship of a franchise under fire, but you get the sense that the movie could have been something special if it didn't deviate from the trajectory set by Batman v Superman.

Although a lot of critics argued that the motivations of the two heroes in Batman v Superman were simply a contrived way to get the iconic characters to fight, at least you understood their reasons for doing so. Bruce Wayne's introductory scene clearly establishes his fear that Superman could cause more harm than good, an idea he wavers on as the film progresses.

You might argue that this arc is entirely out of character, but at least it's an arc that makes Batman an active participator in the plot, unlike in Justice League which struggles to find any personal motivation for the actions of any character, not only the Caped Crusader.

While they're all ostensibly motivated by the potential end of the world, Batman is just spinning plates, while Aquaman's Atlantian history is never brought up outside of one brief scene. The Flash has a few instances of growing into his heroic role while Cyborg struggles with his new body, but even these better-developed characters aren't given complete arcs and are forgotten about by the end of the flick.

It leaves every member being short changed, and none of them feeling like they need to be there.