3 Reasons to Watch Justice League: Gods and Monsters

3 Reasons to Watch Justice League Gods and Monsters

August 6, 2015 in ANIMATION, SUPERHEROES

ANIMATION/SUPERHEROES – 3 Reasons to Watch Justice League Gods and Monsters

As you may already know, I love watching superhero animated movies. Especially DC ones. I must admit though, when I heard that Bruce Timm was doing a much “darker,” Justice League animated movie for Warner Brothers called Justice League: Gods and Monsters I wasn’t thrilled.

I really didn’t see the point of making the Justice League grittier. When I read the interviews with Bruce Timm around the internet, I still didn’t know if I liked what I heard. I think, deep down, what I was hearing from these interviews was the whole notion that was done to death in the 90s of “EXTREME!” superheroes.

“These aren’t your ordinary, wimpy heroes, they kill the bad guys because they’re EXTREME!”

Then the Machinima website helped produced some shorts that gave you a taste of what this very different Justice League was like. If you haven’t seen them, here they are below:

https://youtu.be/tpu6yPAFHrs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HYSxN4ezhO4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fOWLqnjFN64

Okay so I was intrigued after watching the shorts, but they are exactly what I thought they would be, it’s Justice League EXTREME.

That said, it still made me want to watch the movie, not because these characters crossed moral lines but simply because they were so very different from what I was used to.

Having watched Justice League: Gods and Monsters, I can say that I was blown away. I’m so very glad I bought it. It’s a fantastic movie.

Yes, it’s very much in that EXTREME superhero genre, but it’s actually really well done in spite of that. Here’s three reasons why you should give this movie a go:

The Story

The promotional material I saw for this movie mainly focused on the how the world and the characters where different. Going in, I really didn’t have any idea what this movie was going to be about.

This was great because when I finally watched it, I was intrigued all the way through. There’s so many fun revelations and twists through out the movie.

The best part, is how it all comes together in the end. I was very impressed. The fact that the characters where so different from what you’re familiar with really created a great tension through out the movie.

I was really satisfied. It was very well written.

It’s Unexpected

You simply don’t know what’s going to happen next or how these Justice League characters will react. The fact that they’re blank slates and you’re getting to know them means you don’t know what to expect.

You’re also constantly discovering what this world’s version of other traditional characters are like. This makes watching the movie really fun. Full of unexpected cameos and surprising revelations.

The Characters

Which brings me to the characters themselves. I honestly didn’t think I’d like them as much as I did.

As Bruce Timm says in an interview, the fact that these characters are not Clark Kent, Bruce Wayne and Diana Prince, makes it easier to accept the actions the characters take. He was right.

In spite of the killing, they came across as very relatable. They are flawed but they’re trying to do good. And because they weren’t the tradition characters, I was more willing to let them have their flaws.

Once the movie was over, I couldn’t help but want to read or watch more stories with them.