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Justice League: War
DVD cover
Directed byJay Oliva
Screenplay byHeath Corson
Produced bySam Register
James Tucker
Alan Burnett
StarringAlan Tudyk
Jason O'Mara
Michelle Monaghan
Christopher Gorham
Justin Kirk
Shemar Moore
Sean Astin
Edited byChristoper D. Lozinski
Music byKevin Kliesch
Production
companies
Distributed byWarner Home Video
Release date
February 4, 2014
Running time
79 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$3,500,000

Justice League: War is a direct-to-video animated superhero film, an adaptation of Geoff Johns and Jim Lee's 2011 Justice League: Origin storyline. It was directed by Jay Oliva and scripted by Heath Corson. It is the 18th film in the DC Universe Animated Original Movies series.[1] The film was released officially on February 4, 2014 on Blu-ray and DVD.[2] and the first in a new series of shared DC animated universe movies. It was released digitally on January 21[3] and it also made its world premiere at the Paley Center for Media on the same day.[4]

Plot

A series of strange abductions have occurred in Gotham City, with video footage suggesting that Batman, a wanted costumed vigilante, is behind the incidents. When a mysterious cloaked kidnapper abducts a woman, Green Lantern (Hal Jordan) arrives to confront the kidnapper and saves the woman when she is dropped from above. Green Lantern then attacks the kidnapper revealing it to be a monstrous Parademon. As the hero is about to be killed, Batman appears and saves Green Lantern from the rooftop. The Parademon resumes its position and attacks both heroes. They escape from the GCPD and chase the Parademon into the sewers, where it charges a Mother Box, and then it explodes. Batman and Green Lantern check the Box, and deducing it to be extraterrestrial origin, decide to seek Superman for answer. Another Mother Box is being studied at S.T.A.R. Labs, supplied by The Flash (Barry Allen). Silas Stone, father of Vic Stone, ignores going to his son’s football game so he can study the Box. Arriving in Metropolis, Batman and Green Lantern end up fighting Superman (who has fought a Parademon previously) and confuses the heroes for working with it. The battle spreads over a portion of the city, but it finally stops when Batman calls the Man of Steel “Clark”. Superman, in return, uses his x-ray vision and recognizes Batman as Bruce Wayne. The three heroes then begin to collaborate. On another planet Apokolips, Darkseid orders Desaad to begin invasion on Earth.

Vic arrives at S.T.A.R. Labs and has an argument with his father, who believes that football has no importance in a world that is changing with the appearance of metahumans. At the Daily Planet, Superman, Batman, and Green Lantern realize the invasion, just as the Box activates and several Boom Tubes appear throughout the world, including S.T.A.R. Labs. An explosion fatally wounding and embedding the Box’s technology into Vic, forcing S.T.A.R. Lab to take Vic to an emergency room in order to save him. Silas loads Vic into a hi-tech medical bed, connecting his son with various technologies. Countless number of Parademons starts to appear around the world, attacking everyone on sight. The Box’s technology ends up connected into Vic and the labs' equipment, transforming Vic into a cyborg. Just as the Flash arrives to save the scientists, Cyborg’s systems reveal details on Apokolips, Darkseid, and the invasion plan. At his foster home, teenager Billy Batson spots a Parademon outside and mystically turns into the superhero Shazam. The Air Force One is attacked in the air only to be saved by the Amazon princess, Wonder Woman (Diana Prince) and Superman, both sharing an attraction to one another in the process. After the heroes gather, as Cyborg reveals that the invasion is a set up to terraforming the Earth, Darkseid arrives and proves to be a powerful opponent who defeats each hero effortlessly.

Superman is captured and Batman stops Green Lantern and convinces him to help the heroes work together after he unmasked himself. Wayne then gets himself captured in order to save Superman. Green Lantern, acting as a leader, gets everyone together and decides to defeat Darkseid they must disable his eyes first, preventing him from using his Omega Beams. Batman arrives in Apokolips and stops Desaad from turning Superman into a Parademon, but Superman goes on a rampage afterwards until the Dark Knight helps Superman regain control through reason. Back on Earth, after successfully disabling Darkseid, Cyborg connects with the Mother Box to reopen the Boom Tubes to send the tyrant and his army back to their home world. Though the Parademons are gone, Darkseid remains, and after Superman and Batman arrive and take a combined effort to force the tyrant into the portal. With the world saved, the once-discriminated superheroes gain the public's trust and are honored at the White House. Grateful to have met others like themselves but debating if they should be a team if a similar threat happens again, the President asks if they have a name, to which the heroes are annoyed when Shazam suggests the “Super Seven”.

In a post-credits scene, an Atlantean ship emerges from the ocean and Ocean Master appears carrying a dead body that is said to be his king. Seeing the corpses of various sea life affected from Darkseid’s attacks, the Atlantean views it as an act of war from the surface and swears vengeance.

Cast

Crew

Differences between the comics and film

There are some differences seen in this film that are different from the comics:

  • Shazam/Captain Marvel appears in the place of Aquaman.
  • In the comics after Victor Stone won the football game, they were going to State Finals. In the film, they were going to nationals.
  • Scientists found the Parademon in Metropolis after it fought Superman in the comics. In the film, Flash brought it to them.
  • Desaad was not killed in the explosion.
  • Ocean Master does not make an appearance in the comic, but he does in the film.

Soundtrack

Untitled

The soundtrack to Justice League: War was released on February 4, 2014. The music was composed by Kevin Kliesch.[5] The soundtrack listing:

Justice League: War - DC Universe Animated Original Movie (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
No.TitleLength
1."Justice League: War (Opening Titles)"0:39
2."Green Lantern Meets The Parademon"0:47
3."Rooftop Battle/Chase Through The City"3:34
4."Underground Tunnels"2:27
5."Silas Updates Barry"0:41
6."Game Day"1:19
7."Diana And The Angry Mob"1:34
8."Billy Meers Victor/Superman Makes an Entrance"2:30
9."Superfriend or Superfoe?/Enter Darkseid"4:12
10."Parademons Break Through/Saving Victor"3:19
11."Fighting The Parademons Horde"2:04
12."Billy Becomes Shazam"0:42
13."Darkseid's Arrival"4:46
14."Batman Unmasked/Darkseid Homeworld"2:02
15."The Heroes Join Forces"1:47
16."Off To The Rescue Superman/Darkseid Battle"2:43
17."The Battle Continues"7:10
18."Final Battle"5:55
19."Saving The Day/Award Ceremony/End Titles"6:29
Total length:54:40

Reception

The film has received mixed reviews since it's leak online a few weeks prior to it initial release date. Many fans of the New 52 criticized the film for replacing the key character of Aquaman with Shazam (Captain Marvel). Fans also criticized the change of Wonder Woman's New 52 outfit for a more "censored" version consisting of sleeves and a turtle neck with a small and "unnoticeable" breastplate. The film's writing has also met some criticism for feeling rushed and subpar when compared to past DC animated films. The roles of Cyborg and Green Lantern have been praised while the rest of the cast has revived mixed reception. Fans opposed to the New 52 scold the film for its extensive use of violence and adult language as the film has been marketed as a cartoon and may target young children. Despite the the film's controversies it currently holds a 7.2 out of 10 on IMDb.

References

  1. ^ Romano, Paul (2013-07-16). "UPDATE: JUSTICE LEAGUE: WAR Confirmed For 2014 Release; Based On "New 52" Origin Arc". Comicbookmovie.com. Retrieved 2014-01-29.
  2. ^ October 29, 2013 (2013-10-29). ""Justice League: War" Arrives February 4th, 2014 On Home Video, Package Artwork". Worldsfinestonline.com. Retrieved 2014-01-29.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ "Future DC Animated Film Teased in Justice League: War Post-Credit Scene - ComingSoon.net". Retrieved 2014-01-23.
  4. ^ "Justice League War Is Still On In Snowy New York City Tonight - Bleeding Cool Comic Book, Movies and TV News and Rumors". Retrieved 2014-01-23.
  5. ^ "The World's Finest - Justice League: War". Worldsfinestonline.com. Retrieved 2014-01-29.
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