4 Obstacles the Justice League Screenwriters Face

2. The Secret Identity Game

There's another advantage The Avengers has; none of them have or need secret identities. Flip that coin and you get the Justice League roster, who are still concealed behind their disguises. And while that may not seem like a big issue, imagine the tension that'll cause if the world's greatest detective walked into a room full of superheroes and began mentally deducting their secret identities and ways to beat them (making for an awesome Tower of Babel sequel). The fact is, these aren't just people who could stay a team all the time. They've each got their respective cities to watch out for and double lives they have to life with their love interests. To completely ignore this is to somewhat ignore the humanity of these god-like figures. One of The Avengers' best moments comes when Iron Man somewhat rejects his heroic status to fall back to his humanity and call the one person he truly loves...only to have her miss the call. It's a fantastic moment and full of tension, and it comes from the humanity of the hero. With secret identities, there's tons of that in superhero films. Why should Justice League be any different? This is an iffy issue, but it's one they should take head on. Are they going to reveal who they are to each other instantly or are they going to respect each other's privacy? Only time will tell.
 
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Cameron Carpenter is an aspiring screenwriter, current film and journalism student, and self-diagnosed cinephile, which only sounds bad in certain circles. Devoted fan of comics, movies, theater, Jesus Christ, Sidney Lumet, and Peter O'Toole, he sometimes spends too much time on his Scribd and comicbookmovie.com, but doesn't think you're one to judge, devoted reader. You can follow him on Twitter to watch him talk to people you didn't know exist. Oh, and Daredevil is quite the big deal around here (my head).