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January 24, 2014: "Justice League: War" Animated Movie Review

Superman Homepage reviewer T.A. Ewart (aka liheibao) attended the World Premiere of the "Justice League: War" animated movie in New York City on January 21st, and has submitted his review of the film.

The first act opens to a world that is distrustful of its heroes and with good reason. Aside of a video report showing a civilian being swept up from an ATM by a creature of the night, nothing good is shown of the "supers" of this world. The action moves quickly to Green Lantern attempting to intercept a parademon, only to be thwarted when the parademon throws its intended captive away. GL rescues the civilian, who is less than grateful, playing in with the cynical opinion that these heroes have garnered. Once the parademon has GL on the ropes, enter the Batman, who knock the creature down and attempts to question it, which in itself was a bit comical. It's telling that a parademon can give GL a challenge for as long as it does, but Batman is able to get a leg up on it very quickly. A one time incident would render it innocuous, but it recurs often enough in the film where the only non-super-powered hero performs feats that require superhuman abilities. The Batman has to be shown as equal to the gods he shares the stage with, but in JLW, it's done in a manner to prompt the thought as to how a normal man can survive under such conditions. That thought progresses further when Batman swipes GL's ring, claiming that GL wasn't concentrating... except that he was. It's pretty clear that Batman should never have been able to accomplish what he did, but these scenes provide the feast for the incessant fanboy hunger.

Read T.A. Ewart's entire review of "Justice League: War" right here at the Superman Homepage.