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'{{refimprove|date=April 2013}} {{Infobox film | name = Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox | image = Justice League - The Flashpoint Paradox.jpg|230px | alt = | caption = DVD cover | director = Jay Oliva | producer = James Tucker<br>[[Alan Burnett]] | screenplay = Jim Krieg | based on = {{basedon|''[[Flashpoint (comics)|Flashpoint]]''|[[Geoff Johns]] and [[Andy Kubert]]}} | starring = [[Justin Chambers]]<br />[[Kevin McKidd]]<br />[[Michael B. Jordan]]<br />[[C. Thomas Howell]] | music = [[Frederik Wiedmann]] | cinematography = | editing = Christoper D. Lozinski | studio = [[Warner Premiere]]<br />[[Warner Bros. Animation]]<br />[[DC Entertainment]] | distributor = [[Warner Home Video]] | released = {{Film date|2013|07|30}} | runtime = 89 minutes | country = United States | language = English | budget = | gross = }} '''''Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox''''' is an animated [[superhero film]], an adaptation of the 2011 [[comic book]] crossover "[[Flashpoint (comics)|Flashpoint]]" by [[Geoff Johns]] and [[Andy Kubert]]. It is directed by Jay Oliva and scripted by Jim Krieg. A significant feature has [[Ron Perlman]] and [[Dana Delany]] reprising their roles as [[Deathstroke]] and [[Lois Lane]] respectively. It is the 17th film in the [[DC Universe Animated Original Movies]] series.<ref>[http://www.dccomics.com/blog/2013/04/17/the-next-dc-animated-movie-justice-league-the-flashpoint-paradox The Next DC Animated Movie – Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox (DC Comics)]</ref> ==Plot== After stopping a plot by [[Captain Cold|Captain Cold,]] [[Captain Boomerang]], [[Heat Wave (comics)|Heat Wave]], [[Mirror Master]], and [[Top (comics)|The Top]] (led by [[Professor Zoom]]) to destroy Central City, [[Flash (Barry Allen)|Flash]] runs back in time to save his mothers' life. He awakens in a timeline vastly different from the original. Citizen Cold is now the hero of Central City, his Mother is alive, his Father has died of a heart attack and the Justice League does not exist. Meanwhile, in Gotham City a now more violent [[Batman]] (who uses guns and lethal force) catches a criminal known as Yo-Yo and demands to know where [[Joker (comics)|Joker]] is. Batman throws Yo-Yo off the building but she is caught by [[Cyborg (comics)|Cyborg]] (who is now a government agent) before she hits the ground. Batman, Cyborg and a few other heroes via hologram discuss the situation in Europe. [[Aquaman]] and the Atlanteans have sunk most of Western Europe apart from Great Britain which was conquered by the [[Amazons (DC Comics)|Amazons]] and Christened 'New Themyscira'. Barry drives to Wayne Manor and enters the Batcave where Batman attacks him. The Batman of this Universe is revealed to be [[Thomas Wayne]] (Bruce Wayne's father) and that Bruce had died instead of his parents. Barry tries to retrieve his costume from his ring, but finds Professors Zoom's costume instead causing Barry to think that Professor Zoom is the one responsible for this change in reality. After explaining to Batman about the original timeline and that Bruce was Batman there, they decide to recreate the events which gave Barry his powers. However, the first attempt leaves him badly burned and injured. In London, [[Steve Trevor]] attempts to escape some Amazons inside Big Ben. He is caught round the neck by [[Wonder Woman|Diana]]'s Lasso Of Truth and, despite at first resisting its power, explains that he was sent to retrieve [[Lois Lane]] from New Themyscira after she was sent to retrieve intel on the Amazons by Cyborg. Diana then kills Steve by hanging him with her lasso. Onboard a ship in the remains of Paris, [[Deathstroke]] and [[Lex Luthor]] are attacked by the Atlanteans. Deathstroke is killed and Luthor is executed by Aquaman. Meanwhile, Cyborg is relieved of duty by the President. In flashbacks, it is revealed that after an alliance between the Atlanteans and the Amazons, Aquaman and Diana slept together but are seen by Queen [[Mera (comics)|Mera]] (Aquaman's wife). Mera confronts Diana leading to a fight which results in Mera's death, Diana wearing her crown as a trophy, and Aquaman declaring war on the Amazons. In Gotham City after Bruce is shot and killed, Thomas beats the killer and [[Martha Wayne]] is driven over the edge by her sons death starts to laugh uncontrollably, becoming this world's Joker. Back in the present at Wayne Manor, Barry wakes up and tells Batman to try again. The second attempt is successful as Barry is restored of his superspeed and changes Thawne's costume into his own red one, becoming Flash once again. He tries to run back in time to reverse what Thawne has caused but finds he can't as something else is using the speedforce. In London, Lois Lane is being attacked by Amazons and is saved by a speedster. The resistance shows up and explains it was none of them who saved her. Meanwhile, pilot [[Hal Jordan]] has been chosen to fly [[Abin Sur]]'s repaired ship in an attempt to fight back against Atlantis. Cyborg joins Batman and Flash at the crater caused by [[Superman|Kal-El]]'s ship after he crashed into Metropolis instead of Smallville. Cyborg hacks into the Governments system and locates where Kal-El is being kept. They sneak inside and discover a thin, pale and weakened Superman. After getting him outside into the sunlight they are attacked by Government agents. Flash disables most of the weapons and Superman uses his heat vision and kills the rest. However, he flies off out of fear and confusion from what he has done. Flash collapses due to new memories of this timeline conflicting with his old memories of the original timeline. Above the Atlantean army, Hal Jordan is swallowed by a giant [[sea monster]] and he activates the ship's self-destruct killing the monster and himself. Aquaman tells his army to continue preparing the invasion. Flash wakes up in the home of [[Captain Marvel (DC Comics)|Billy Batson]] and his foster siblings. They learn of Hal Jordan's failed attack on the Atlantean fleet and that the final battle between the Atlanteans and the Amazons has begun. Batman tells them to enjoy what little time they have left and starts to leave. Flash gives a speech about them all being heroes where he comes from and tells them to fight and save the world. Cyborg says he will signal the others to meet them there and Batman is convinced after Flash says Bruce would have come. Onboard Batman's jet, he tells Flash that he intercepted a message from Lois Lane in New Themyscira saying that she saw someone that could move at super-speed. Flash and Batman wonder why Thawne let Lois live and got himself seen as the plane is shot down by the Atlantean fleet. The battle begins between the Amazons and the invading Atlanteans. The resistance, including Lois, joins the fight as Aquaman and Diana begin fighting. After an intense duel between the two leaders, Batman, Flash, Cyborg and Billy Batson's siblings join the fight with Flash and Batman fighting Aquaman. Billy Batson and his siblings combine into Captain Thunder and end up fighting Diana. After Batman is shot, Zoom reveals himself to Barry. After the two duel for a while Zoom reveals it was not him who changed the timeline, but Barry as he went back in time to save his mother and he caused a backlash on the world that turned it into the apocalyptic land it was. On the battlefield, Diana uses her magical lasso to force Captain Thunder to say "[[Shazam (character)|Shazam]]" thus bringing him back to his children form. Diana mercilessly kills Billy Batson after this. Meanwhile, Aquaman was winning his battle with Cyborg and ripped him apart. But as he was prepared to kill him, Kal-El uses his heat vision to cut Aquaman's arm off. Unfortunately, Cyborg sustained too much damage and shut down permanently, ending his life effectively. Distracted and injured after the battle with Cyborg, Aquaman is assassinated by Diana from behind. With his last move, Aquaman detonates a submarine deep within the ocean containing a subjugated [[Captain Atom]]. Captain Atom's added power to the blast quickly blasts apart the world. Professor Zoom mocks Barry as the world is destroyed when an injured Batman suddenly reappears and shoots Professor Zoom. Without any other sources using the Speed Force, Barry races back in time to stop himself from saving his mother. Afterwards, Barry reawakens at his desk finding everything back to normal. (Albeit with everyone having slightly altered costumes, because this is ''[[The New 52]]'' timeline now). He talks to the present-day Batman about the events that occurred. Before leaving, Barry hands him the letter addressed from Thomas Wayne, to which Batman emotionally replies, "You're one helluva messenger." In a post-credits scene, a Boom Tube opens and a horde of [[Parademon]]s comes out foreshadowing Justice League: War. ==Cast== * [[Justin Chambers]] as [[Flash (Barry Allen)|Barry Allen / The Flash]] * [[Kevin McKidd]] as [[Thomas Wayne|Thomas Wayne / Batman]] * [[Michael B. Jordan]] as [[Cyborg (comics)|Victor Stone / Cyborg]] * [[C. Thomas Howell]] as [[Professor Zoom|Eobard Thawne / Professor Zoom]] * [[Nathan Fillion]] as [[Hal Jordan|Hal Jordan / Green Lantern]] * [[Ron Perlman]] as [[Deathstroke|Slade Wilson / Deathstroke]] * [[Kevin Conroy]] as [[Batman|Bruce Wayne / Batman]] * [[Dana Delany]] as [[Lois Lane]] * [[Cary Elwes]] as [[Aquaman]] * [[Vanessa Marshall]] as [[Wonder Woman]] * [[Danny Huston]] as General [[List of minor DC Comics characters#Sam Lane|Sam Lane]] * [[Sam Daly]] as [[Superman]] * [[Steve Blum]] as [[Lex Luthor]] * [[Dee Bradley Baker]] as [[Etrigan the Demon|Etrigan]] * [[Grey DeLisle]] as Nora Allen * [[Jennifer Hale]] as [[Iris West Allen|Iris Allen]] * [[Hynden Walch]] as Yo-Yo ==Difference between the comics and the film== {{expand section|date=July 2013}} There were some differences seen between the comics and the film: * In the comics, Lex Luthor was with his father [[Lionel Luthor]] when they first saw a captive Kal-El. In the movie, Lex is working alongside Deathstroke. * Billy Batson was killed by [[Enchantress (DC Comics)|Enchantress]] in the comic. Wonder Woman defeats him in battle in the movie. * Kal-El arrived and killed Enchantress in the comic. In the movie, he saves Cyborg from Aquaman. * [[Aqualad (Kaldur'ahm)|Kaldur'ahm]] and [[Black Manta]] are part of Aquaman's army in the film version. * In the comics, Batman kills Zoom with an Amazon sword. In the movie, he shoots him in the head. ==References== {{Reflist}} <!--==External links==--> {{Superman in other media}} {{Batman in other media}} {{Flash}} {{Justice League}} {{DC Comics animated films}} [[Category:2013 films]] [[Category:American animated films]] [[Category:English-language films]] [[Category:DC Universe Animated Original Movies]] [[Category:Animated Batman films]] [[Category:Animated Superman films]] [[Category:Animated Justice League films]] [[Category:Flash (comics) in other media]] [[Category:Films based on works by Geoff Johns]] [[Category:Time travel films]] [[Category:2013 animated films]] [[Category:2013 direct-to-video films]] {{DC-Comics-stub}} {{comics-film-stub}}'