15 Fixes To Save The DC Extended Universe

7. A Little More Colour Would Be Nice

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Many believe that the DCEU movies to date are, despite their splendid cinematography, visually drab. While the individual shots themselves are beautifully composed, they're colour-timed in post-production to look far more washed-out, such that one enterprising fan actually colour-corrected Man of Steel, restoring the brightness and basically making the whole movie look much more vivid.

Batman v Superman similarly had fairly cold, washed-out tones, and Suicide Squad faced a lot of criticism for failing to inject much colour, given how much of the film takes place at night. This was particularly problematic for the near-incomprehensible finale.

Nobody's asking for neon lights or even something that's as sunny as a Marvel movie, but there's absolutely a middle-ground here, where environments don't look so consistently drained of life, and Superman's costume is given the majestic on-screen look it so desperately craves (though, in fairness, rumours point to Supes having an all-black suit in Justice League).

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