Batman V Superman: 10 Mistakes It Made That Justice League Must Avoid

by Danny Meegan

1. Not Having A Central, Kick-Ass Antagonist

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It's not that Batman v Superman didn't have enough villainy; it's just that those villains didn't pose much of a challenge to our heroes. Doomsday turned out to be a glorified punching bag, and the only thing Lex Luthor did was force Bats and Supes to fight, which eventually united them. Whoops.

This lack of a distinct villain created a severe lack of tension - we never felt like Batman, Superman or Wonder Woman were in any real danger. Who was threatening them? Why do the Justice League even need to unite? These three guys seem to have it covered. As a result, the third act ended with a whimper, rather than the bang that was expected.

And this is a problem that Justice League cannot afford to have. It's a movie about the most powerful beings on the planet uniting to face a deadly threat - if that threat is unimposing, weak and easily defeated, the film's conflict could end up being laughable. Unlike Batman and Superman, the Justice League need a plausible reason to come together to make us feel like the Earth truly needs this group of heroes.

What approach would you like Justice League to take? Let us now in the comments section!

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Danny has been with WhatCulture for over ten years, and is currently Doctor Who Editor and WhoCulture Channel Manager, overseeing all of WhatCulture's Whoniverse coverage. In 2022, he took charge of WhoCulture and has grown it into the biggest Doctor Who channel on YouTube, and one of the biggest Doctor Who communities on the web full-stop. He has been writing and video editing since his early teens, and first got a taste for content creation after making his own Doctor Who trailers, off the back of a burning obsession with the Matt Smith era of the show. Like many his age, he first got into Doctor Who with the 2005 revival, but has since gone back and fallen in love with the classic years too. If you need someone to recite every Doctor Who episode in order, or to give you a random factoid about the making of Gridlock, Danny is the person to ask!