From 2013-2021, The DCEU has released 10 feature-length films – w. more in development.
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Plot Synopsis: The brand that created superheroes back in the early-1930’s by one kid’s idealization of a mythological being to fight NYC criminals in Superman, DC Comics built the greatest, most pop-culture iconic, and groundbreaking collection of comic book heroes ever: The Justice League. The journey to film has been a mixed [& ~slow] one over the last few years by the sheer lore and pressure of expectations; masterpieces and failures. Ranked.
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Official CLC DCEU Film Ranking
Breathtaking cinematography, epic genre-mixes, period/war adventure, passion, & hopeful power of presence unfelt since Reeve ’78 to change filmmaking and inspire millions of girls for generations, WW is the film DC’s 75-year-old pop icon deserves – why we love CBM’s. 9.7/10.
Breathtaking cinematography, pure science-fiction, thematically-advanced exposition on 21st-century immigrant experiences, epic action scenes, & a sophisticated complete-restylization of the first & greatest superhero for a new modern era, MOS is a work of art. 9.5/10.
3. Zack Snyder’s Justice League (2021)
A cinematographical masterpiece & groundbreaking win for artistic freedom over studio-executives with history-changing capabilities, epic mythological scale, characterization-depth, genre-diversification, pure blockbuster experience, and greatest villain ever’s lore. 9/10.
A bonkers, wildly imaginative Kaiju-esque sci-fi/fantasy film with striking cinematography, massive scale, big emotion, epic villains in Black Manta/Ocean Master, & badass Polynesian reinvention of DC’s sea-hero fueled by Momoa’s burly charm & Wan’s fresh direction. 8.7/10.
A brilliant cocktail of coming-of-age story, superhero origin, Christmas movie, and hilarious comedy with a lifetime-casting in Zachary Levi, dark villain in Dr. Silvana, & nostalgic heart expertly handling the Seven Deadly Sins mythos. 8.5/10.
6. Birds Of Prey (& The Fantabulous Emancipation Of One Harley Quinn) [2019]
A glittery, bonkers hard-R ‘90’s indie that doubles as a comic book-antihero comedy, BOP brings together the iconic female gang in one of the funniest, most violent, & boldly-original CBM’s – despite a miscast Black Canary/C.Cain & not enough Sionis. 7.8/10.
The perfect dosage of optimism for 2020, WW84 is a Classic Golden-Age DC sequel out a time-capsule – featuring epic ’80’s nostalgia, powerful emotion, diverse genre-mixes, iconic comic book lore, valorous action scenes, allegorical complexity, & darkly-characterized villains brought to life by contrastive Wiig-led performances. 7.5/10.
8. Batman v Superman: Dawn Of Justice (2016)
The world’s biggest indie movie, BvS’ fine action, epic cameo, incredible Batfleck, & corruptibility-of-power/lust-for-control themes are mixed with a poorly-scored, overstuffed, rushed doom-and-gloom narrative with sour tone; a mixed event. 5/10.
Though strongly-cast & characterized with nice team action and ZS-visual afterimages, JL’s a heavily-flawed CBM in rushed corporatized production, tonal-inconsistency, awful choice in villain, & incomplete team – failing to do the original superhero team any justice. 4/10.
Funny yet thinly written, badly CGI’d, and disappointingly executed, Suicide Squad is a muddled attempt to bring the original villains-turned-heroes team to life. 3.7/10.
