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Changing the characters personalities is unacceptable.


I love all but two of the DC animated movies. I can not get over the fact that they changed the characters personalities, except Batman and Flash.

Superman (the boy scout) - Now curses, fights before talks, and is more interested in a booty call then protecting the world and keeping peace.

Green Lantern - Now is weak, not a leader, and is not funny, but more whinny.

Wonder Woman (serious warrior) - This Wonder Woman is just bad. Talks too much, acts like a spoiled hollywood starlet, and now is obsessed with the power of a man then the character.

In the original Justice League these characters worked well together, because Batman, Superman, and Wonder Woman were very business oriented and serious people, and Flash and Green Lantern kept thing light.

The new 52 does not work. Not once in this movie did I care that these characters were fighting together.

And the worse of it all.

Captain Marvel - No longer the naive sweet kid who only thinks of others, this version is a thief, curses, and only thinks about himself. This is a kid that the Wizard Shazam would have never given powers to, but I guess it isn't a problem anymore since Captain Marvel is now Shazam. So does he call to himself for the powers? He also has lightning powers? Did Rayden give him those? Why?

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Superman and Wonder Woman acted no differently than they did in the Justice League Unlimited series, and that show was awesome.

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Agreed with OP.

However, after watching Crisis on Two Earths again I take to heart something Owlman said, "Every decision we make is meaningless, because somewhere on a parallel earth we've already made the opposite choice." With that said, I'd like to believe that the New 52 is a parallel earth created by the events of Flashpoint and that the DC Universe as we once knew it still exists somewhere.

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That would be fine, if they did not scrap the original completely. They are also forcing this one from now on.

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What's even worse is that all Original DC Movies now have to be in continuity with this one.

Meaning they won't adapt the way better Justice League stories from the 90's or make a Wonder Woman sequel. All their movies will be based on New 52 stuff, which I think the majority of the titles suck (except for Batgirl, Wonder Woman, Batman, and Aquaman)

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Meaning they won't adapt the way better Justice League stories from the 90's or make a Wonder Woman sequel. All their movies will be based on New 52 stuff, which I think the majority of the titles suck (except for Batgirl, Wonder Woman, Batman, and Aquaman)


Green lantern stories still go on from pre -flashpoint.Anyway the green lantern comics ARE ONE OF THE BEST in DC.

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I loved the whole Owlman character so much. He had some of the best writing for a character in the animated DC movies. I wish he could have been featured in more stuff because he was such a fascinating villain.

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I concur at you said at the changes. Personally I find it horrific too with the changes. Most of all, I can't believe the way how Superman talks. It is so unlike the Superman we used to know.

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Superman. - was like that anyway, even in the 50's. The only real change is that he's more aggressive, which is exactly what he was like in the 80's 'Man of Steel' novels.

Green Lantern - Hal Jordan was never really that strong or a good leader. He was never funny to begin with and always was whiny. He didn't mature until later in his career.

WW - At least she talks now, unlike the original who was left out for a lot of major plots. In the more recent versions, she acts exactly like this.

The original Justice LEague had just met and for no reason at all(except horrendous writing) they just got along like they've been a team for years.

Shazam/ Cpt. Marvel - Was a thief. He did steal. He was an orphan who had nothing. He eventaully became a better person. and he's always had lightning powers. Power of Zeus, remember. They call him Shazam because DC can't exactly use the name Captain Marvel. You can blame DC for that. There's a reason why the books have been called Shazam! since the 60's when DC brought it back after a 20 year hiatus, since DC tried to kill the character off because he was a Fawcett comics character who was too similar to Superman.

Keep in mind, these characters are still in the early times of their careers. They aren't born instantly good people. Even in the original golden age versions they acted irresponsibly, but they learned a lesson afterwards.


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Well, at least they finally got rid of the silly briefs-over-tights thing :) DC's heroes still sport the equally ridiculous separated buttocks, i.e., costumes that ride up in the crack, but I guess some things will never change.

Things like the puzzling fact that most superheroes wear gloves all the time (try wearing latex gloves for a few hours in the summer to see why this is a terrible idea). Or the masks that don't really hide anything (there is a reason that wild west outlaws used to cover the lower half of their faces, not the upper half). Or Wonder Woman's swimsuit that requires her to be neatly waxed all year round. I guess the wonder about her is her miraculous lack of camel toe. But at least the briefs are gone, which is worth a few personality changes in my opinion.

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Everyone's forgetting that the heroes were very young in this story. I don't even think Batman had a Robin yet. They're all supposed to be in their early 20s. And I, personally, liked the cocky Superman.

The rest of them were spot on, IMO. Barry's always been very level-headed and straight-forward. He doesn't like to waste time since he knows that his powers are the most dangerously volatile of the group. Hal's been like that since Brightest Day. Batman was still Batman. Diana has always had trouble adapting to man's world and found their customs strange. The voice actin was weak, but that's not really the fault of the writers.

The ones that changed the most was Cyborg and Shazam (we might as well get used to calling him that). And I felt it fit the story imo.

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Only flash and batman though to a far lesser extent were decent.

Superman was bland and nothing more than an American jock

GL was an immature child and not an overly enthusiastic rookie as I think they were going for

Captain Marvel was a bratty child as billy and not deserving of the power of Shazam and as CM he didn't display any of the wisdom of Solomon

WW was a bratty pointlessly violent and aggressive to any males (but never a female, That must mean it's empowering) who abused the lasso and was too immature and arrogant

Cyborg was another bratty immature hot head. There seems to be a theme here. Given badly written daddy issues which is to be honest with such an overused and pointless cliché

Horrible characters apart from flash whom it seems was finally treated with respect.

Batman was ok but batmans always a douche

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Now curses, fights before talks


If you're talking about his first encounter with GL and Batman, you have to remember that it's heavily implied that GL rather strongly attacked him first, much like the way countless criminals have stupidly thought they could hurt Superman if they could just get a quick blow in first. It's standard Superman (in fact, many superheroes who have a major advantage) practice to toy with such criminals until they're worn out or the hero is done with them. So looking at it that way, it's not all that unlike Superman.

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Don't forget that there are multiple universes with different versions of the same characters going through different experiences. The characters' personalities aren't going to be the same in every universe.

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