That bit where Superman stops Raven from killing herself is like perfect Superman writing. He's absolutely destroyed, robbed of his power, all of his friends are dead or turned so far as he knows, but he still takes the time to save the life of a suffering girl. And reassure her that everything will be alright.
the heartbreaking part of Shazam in the starting battle is the fact that he’s still only a little kid, and i’m assuming that Cyborg is still the only one who knew that, hence why his last act was to tey and get Billy out of there
The great thing about Swamp Thing is that as long as there's plants/plant matter he can appear, he once used tobacco in a cigarette to show up and berate Constantine
@@damonestephens8722 But they had to. Most of the universe was in ruins, the Green Lantern Corps was gone, Earth wouldn't last long as its core was damaged... In Infinity War, sure half died, but they could rebuild...
And I only just now thought of it, it follows exactly how things happened in the "city of demons" movie where constantine uses a bigger deomon to fight the current one.
45:50 That's how reboots work in DC. Want to reboot the universe? "A Crisis Has Occurred and Reset The Universe!" Comics not selling and you need to create a new line? "A Crisis Has Occurred and Reset The Universe!" New writers have come in that want to destroy the established works and create something mew thats probably gling to be hot garbage? "A Crisis Has Occurred and Reset The Universe!"
I mean not all reboots destroy previous canon. For the longest time the rebirth comics had the standard that if a new comic references an old comic, that exact comic was still canon. Mostly so they could keep clasic Batman and Superman stories in continuity.
You mentioned "reset the universe" more times than DC has actually reset the universe. It has only been reset twice. Crisis on Infinite Earths and Flashpoint/New52. The Golden Age/Silver Age switch was two separate universes that kept co-existing. Rebirth only undid a lot of the resetting of New52, bringing a lot of post-Crisis canon back. Most other crises (Zero Hour, Infinite Crisis, etc.) only change something about the cosmology by way of the plot and maybe retcon something about Hawkman again.
What is left of DCAMU: Justice League Dark: Apokolips War - We are here Constantine: The House of Mystery Full watch order of Tomorrowverse which is continuation: Superman: Man of Tomorrow DC Showcase: Adam Strange Justice Society: World War II DC Showcase: Kamandi: The Last Boy on Earth! DC Showcase: Blue Beetle Batman: The Long Halloween - Part One Batman: The Long Halloween - Part Two Green Lantern: Beware My Power Legion of Super-Heroes Justice League: Warworld Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths - Part One Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths - Part Two Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths - Part Three
I LOVE how they made Constantine such a MAJOR player in the main story of the end of this era and its reboot era afterward. Constantine is one of my all time favorite characters and to have him be the big major player in the end and saving of the world is SO BADASS
It’s a pretty good adaptation of Morrison’s JLA run where Darkseid conquers Earth after a botched mission and yeah Flash with time travel had to save the day.
It’s a terrible adaptation of that! The three Crisis movies adapted Final Crisis better (like there were several plot points taken from Final Crisis in those movies) and they were going for Crisis on Infinite Earths with that one. Like the finale with Miracle Machine is straight from Final Crisis. But used to wish for a ‘happy ending’ to defeat Mandrakk.
I was referring to the Rock of Ages storyline but they used the Suicide Squad in the movie as opposed the the remnants of the JLA. Batman even posed as Desaad to gain Darkseid’s trust for a final confrontation before Flash goes back and stops Superman from triggering the event.
From what i understand they wanted to make this movie longer but they didn't have time or budget. One involved Damian and Donna going to Paradise island to get support. Another had Constintine going to the flashpoint universe to recuit Batmans father for help. The directors posted these comment on their Twitter during the watch along
Other random things they said. They imagine King shark was too clingy for Constantine, they wanted a Grayson movie, the lines Damian got could've been said by Batman but "people don't like kids with a smart mouth". The movie released during the pandemic so they did two watch alongs during the first week on Twitter where the directors (and matt Ryan) did commentary for anyone wondering how to find the comments. A director, sam Liu, from the Titans movie said he'd wish they were able to do a third Titans movie with Blackfire.
YESSSS the one I was waiting on in so glad the titans got love in this franchise seeing raven working with the main justice leaguers was dope also darkseid trigon is Insane
What a WILD RIDE! Now that you guys have finished the DCAMU I would *HIGHLY RECOMMEND* checking out these other amazing solo DC Animated movies: - Superman vs The Elite - All-Star Superman - Superman: Unbound - Superman and Batman: Public Enemies - Superman and Batman: Apocalypse - Batman: Year One - Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker - Batman: Subzero - Wonder Woman (2009) - Green Lantern: First Flight (2009) - Green Lantern: Emerald Knights (2011) - Justice League: New Frontier - Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths - DC Showcase Superman and Shazam vs Black Adam - DC Showcase Green Arrow - DC Showcase Spectre - DC Showcase Death
i would remove anything connected to the tomorrowverse cause while a lot of the early stuff it is unconnected for the most part it VERY quickly starts connecting things
Oof man this last movie is so heartbreaking! I had goosebumps and emotions all throughout. I sincerely love these movies so much and its been such an awesome ride seeing you guys experience and learn from them just as I did not that long ago. These movies are treasures. Wish it could go on forever. Thank you for watching them 😭💔💕💕
‘You’re a warrior not a child’ -WW to Shazam As he’s being eaten alive, Billy dies as a warrior ‘SHAZAM!’ 😢 ‘He was my brother… I had to take a chance’ -Damian After movies of them arguing and fighting, it’s nice knowing he really cared about Nightwing.
As far as I know, this is the first time Darkseid and Trigon ever fought each other in any DC media. It's such a clever way to deal with such powerful villains. Just make them fight forever and not bother Earth anymore. And it's not like they tricked the two into it. It really does seem like they want to beat the shit out of each other. And for a messed up parent-child relationship that Raven and Trigon have, this is a nice way for them to have some sort of messed up parent-child bonding.
Trigon and Darkseid fought as of this month for the first time! Darkseid wins. And apparently it’s not even that close because he’s able to also defeat a ton of demons, Lady Blaze, Neron and freaking First of the Fallen at the same time, and emerges from that fight still able to throw hands. It’s how the new Absolute Universe starts!!
This movie takes you for a ride and damn if it isn't a rough one. They took full advantage of that factory reset to go crazy with the action and drama. I appreciate that there's still some humor here and there so it has a few moments of reprieve.
What’s sad to think about is flash is still gonna remember this. Just like he did in the first movie flashpoint paradox. Dude is gonna have some serious nightmares.
It's been a ride fellas, see you in the future tomorrowverse reactions whenever they may be! (I know y'all are gonna be taking a break from the DCAU for a bit) 💜
I think for me what so special about this era of DC animation is just how much love you could tell the teams had for the comics. Did they feel a little messy or rushed at times? Yeah. But after so many years of seeing comic adaptations only barely scratch the surface of their given characters - with it clear that the directors/teams have no intention of ACTUALLY bringing the comics to life - to see these films just go for broke trying to incorporate as much of the characters’ respective mythologys as they realistically could feels like the kind of love letter to comics that I dream of. This, Young Justice, the Timm-verse (except for Bruce/babs), and even Gotham are so important to me. I’m so glad that you guys were able to share the experience 🦇
7:56 Zatanna is a more powerful magician than John with fewer restrictions save her own faith in her abilities, so if she’s getting mauled he’s already subconsciously doing math on his chance of survival
I think she’s the ‘most powerful’ in DC when it comes down to it, but she rarely uses her powers fully. Like in Justice League Dark’s final fight (if I remember right) she gets killed, but she’s able to make simulacrums of the entire team before she dies. Her ‘fake’ self is so strong she puts up a forcefield that prevents a Presence level monster (Pralaya) from killing the team. Like think about that. She makes a clone of herself that’s so strong she can basically parry attacks from God level characters. Not like Zeus/Darkseid types but actual GOD level power. She revives at the end of the story, I think Swamp Thing enters the Tree of Life and births a new creation or something.
Justice League Dark is the perfect excuse to get more of the perfect-as-perfect-can-be casting of Matt Ryan as John Constantine, and in a leading role, as the Justice League Dark runs usually do. Constantine is easily my favorite DC character, and they've pretty much got him perfect in his recent adaptations.
"He fought demons..." Yeah, But Darkseid is no demon, He's a God, Well New God, And those Parademons mixed with Doomsday's genes makes them more dangerous and threatening than any Demons...Except Trigon maybe.
A lot of people misunderstand this, but the entire timeline doesn't reset, just the past two years before the failed attack on Darkseid in this movie. It would be stupid and dangerous to reset EVERYTHING and have to fight all the villains all over again (including Darkseid's original invasion) when instead they just reset to before they attack on Darkseid, only now they know what to expect and can plan against it, even use Darkseid's spying against him. It makes more sense than restarting over completely and going in dark and just hoping everyone meets and everything works out and they win all their battles again and just hope the restarted battle with Darkseid ends in their favor this time. Plus, "Flashpoint Paradox" doesn't actually take place before "Justice League War," despite coming out after it (which is where a lot of the confusion takes place). It was Flash creating that original Flashpoint that Darkseid used as a power source to send his parademons at the beginning of this movie without the motherboxes. So if Flash goes back to stop himself to creating that Flashpoint, then past Darkseid can just use this new Flashpoint instead, so there's no stopping him from eventually coming. Rather, Flash going back allows him to give the JL the information they need to warn them against their attempted attack on Darkseid and knowledge on what to expect and prepare for what's coming. So even though we don;'t know how the war with Darkseid will turn out, this ending is meant to give us hope that it will work out.
I can see who alot say that, Both Damian and Raven bond over both having a hard life but i enjoy Beast Boy/Garfield more because he brings joy/light to Raven's Darkness.
This might be the hot take of hot takes but a part of me likes apokolips war more then endgame and infinity war,I love how the hopeless feel of the movie
infinity war had cool themes story and action same as endgame but at the end of the day it was still predictable childish Disney marvel story so I completely agree
@@alanscott6005 apokolips war felt more heavy in a way,the hero’s litterly gave it their all and still lost at the end,no multiverse or time travel here
I love how they make Constantine spend 2 whole years thinking he was a coward who left the woman he loves to die, drinking himself to death in regret only to find out she MADE him run as a backup because she knew he wouldn't be scared or run from jack shit when he faces the devil
Fun fact: As far as I'm aware, this is the first time Darkseid and Trigon have interacted let alone fought in DC. I don't think there's actually a comic where they end up meeting as of yet
The new Absolute Universe series! Darkseid manhandles Trigon. It’s off screen for the most part (we just see Blaze and Trigon trying to appeal to Darkseid and make him stop destroying hell) but he defeats Neron, Trigon, Lady Blaze and First of the Fallen at once, then has enough juice in the tank to try to fight Eclipso (which he initially loses but then wins via a trick). I think Darkseid got a crazy big boost if he’s able to defeat all the demon lords so easily. You know the last person Eclipso, Trigon, Neron and two other demon lords teamed up to fight? Presence.
Damian, without doubt cuz I always kinda saw Gar as a cute little brother type - with Damian the future power couple potential is endless and I dig that shiz
I love both a lot. Raven and Gar was the og pairing. Honestly I feel like Damien fits Ravens vibe more, while still being different enough that they have stuff to learn from each other (or at least him from her). I could just be riding the emotions of these movies though 😂
It's fun watching the guys accurately guess how this movie will end and what the possible options/outcomes are going to be. Which makes me look forward to their reactions to the Tomorrowverse movies. And remember... "King Shark is a Shark!"
Honestly, I’m shocked neither GL protested not bringing in the entire Lantern Corp for an assault on Apokalypse. I mean honestly, even I would’ve assumed Darkside had more Doomsdays after the first one and I’m not Superman, Wonderwoman, Batman, Cyborg, Steel or Lex Luthor. All those geniuses and nobody thought to say “Hey, shouldn’t we build up a proper army before engaging in all out war?”
Trigon is the embodiment of destruction, so when He was "gifted" Darkseid, it meant essentially an endless war with a god. Which is something Trigon lives for. There couldn't be anything more enticing to him. So as a thanks he released the daughter that gave him the most precious gift of them all and allowed her live out of the few years their existence had. In a very weird and fucked up way it is also very touching that Trigon being the embodiment of hate and destruction can express (even as little as he has in the final moments) such emotion. Kind of a miracle really... :D
Darkseid manhandled Trigon and like 3 other equally powerful demons very recently! It’s how the new Absolute Universe starts. Darkseid goes to hell and defeats Trigon, Neron, Blaze and The First (tbh I always considered First above Darkseid), then barely beats Eclipso with a trick (boom tube into a sun, creating light). Eclipso is freaking Spectre level (he was first Spectre who was too violent so he ends up in team hell). Seeing as Bizarro one shot killed Trigon a few years ago I guess it makes sense Darkseid also gets power crept to stupidly high levels. Like… Darkseid beating Trigon/Neron/Blaze makes sense to me. But not together! Throw in First of the Fallen and Eclipso and I’d expect them to curbstomp Darkseid. But no he beat them all.
Was thinking that too. why i think ive only seen it fully once and only watch reactions after. grew up adoring DC and these crisis things are always fucking brutal.
Tbh it satisfies me greatly that this first battle on Apocolyps turned out not to be a one sided slaughter, but mutually assured destruction. Apocolyps was left in complete ruins and Darkseid looks like the only named character to survive this fight.
DC has what’s called “Crisis Events”, storylines where the world gets so broken they have to reboot everything, Flashpoint was technically one of them, but usually it involves all of DC’s heroes and some villains, even across multiple realities.
if reading this: this movie got well recieved since it was primarily its own original thing then basing off of known story arcs and twist/mash them up. oddly enough this became a concept idea to kickstart the dc absolute comics.
will add one conceot they did take from the comics is futures end. a future where batman created brother eye and it created nanobots to infest ppl and turn them into cyborg zombies, kinda like what happened to those that got turn int darksied cyborg monsters. also futures end officially made batman beyond part of main continuity of comics.
It kills me that from go no one for a second thought - "hey maybe we might be concerned with our pal whose entire system is technology from the person whose planet we are going to invade might be able to use it to spy on us?" Come on Batman - the master planner not for a second seem to think about it.
Batman is one of the VERY few mortal beings Darkseid respects, even moreso because he keeps up with Superman and the like consistently without any superpowers. His unparalleled tenacity impresses him, so it's not surprising he'd put him on the Mobius Chair to overwhelm his will without completely subjugating it.
I hope they watch the Batman, Superman and Justice League animated series. I couldn't tell how well they knew who John Stewart was in that one scene and I would've loved more of an emotional recall cuz that got me 😢
in the comics during new 52 lex was part of the justice league after events of forever evil when earth 3 crime syndicate (check out the movie crisis on two earths to get an idea, need convincing? james wood voices owlman) invaded their earth.
41:01 Demons run when a good man goes to war. Night will fall and drown the sun when a good man goes to war. Friendship dies and true love lies. Night will fall and the dark will rise when a good man goes to war.
To quote "When It Falls" from RWBY "There'll be no rest There'll be no love There'll be no hero in the end Who will rise above And when it ends The good will crawl The shining light will sink in darkness Victory for hate incarnate Misery and pain for all When it falls!" That being said, this movie is definitely not for me with how gleefully it revels in Grimdark.
That bit where Superman stops Raven from killing herself is like perfect Superman writing. He's absolutely destroyed, robbed of his power, all of his friends are dead or turned so far as he knows, but he still takes the time to save the life of a suffering girl. And reassure her that everything will be alright.
This! The strength of Clark’s/Kal-El’s character is what makes him who he is, not his powers.
That’s why Superman remains one of my favorite DC Heroes. He is a true example of what humanity should strive to be like.
Superman isn’t my favorite DC hero but that was a cool moment.
Not to mention the Kryptonite is keeping him in constant agony, and yet, he still does what Superman does best.
@@K-11609 yeah, it wasn't just a Kryptonite tattoo, but K coursing throughout his veins, I'm pretty darn sure.
the heartbreaking part of Shazam in the starting battle is the fact that he’s still only a little kid, and i’m assuming that Cyborg is still the only one who knew that, hence why his last act was to tey and get Billy out of there
Billy then as a preteen/early teenager gives his life to give Earth a chance, true chad
@@Glumsage His final "Shazam!" scream is haunting, the voice actor nailed it
46:22 i love how the last ones to fade are the big 3 of the justice league
Not really flash didn’t fade he’s still alive
@@randomreactionstv2721big three. Not 4 or 5
@@randomreactionstv2721he said big three
@@randomreactionstv2721 You can't be this dumb
The great thing about Swamp Thing is that as long as there's plants/plant matter he can appear, he once used tobacco in a cigarette to show up and berate Constantine
This movie is basically just “what if the justice league didn’t have plot armor”
DC (Palpatine): Do it...
Basically
More like what if Darkside and his forces got Plot Armor
"What if Batman didn't have prep time"
Nah Darkseid had the plot armor here
This is basically the DCAU’s Avengers Infinity War, except there's no happy conclusion for them
Which why I like it.
Infinity War didn't havr a happy conclusion
@@billbill6094 True, but you already knew that they would come up with something to make everything okay.
@@lisboahwell the same thing kinda happened here. Flash started everything over
@@damonestephens8722 But they had to. Most of the universe was in ruins, the Green Lantern Corps was gone, Earth wouldn't last long as its core was damaged...
In Infinity War, sure half died, but they could rebuild...
King Shark is, indeed, a shark.
And captain boomerang is a boomerang
@@lolbitandftfoxysayhello6262 "It has been an honor to fight at your side."
"Are you shitting me?!"
Should King Shark change to Queen Shark, since canonically she's a female?
Ya know, to see the Suicide Squad earn their name is truly insane and badass. My cousin and I lost our minds when we saw Bane die.
You guy know that Etrigan's father is Raven's half-brother, which make her his aunt and make Trigon his grandfather right?
I doubt they did
How would they know that and why would you expect them to?💀💀
Someone did try to describe this family wreath to me in another comment.
Damn I didn’t even know that
Didn't know that thanks
Having two big bads fight each other is possibly my favorite trope
And I only just now thought of it, it follows exactly how things happened in the "city of demons" movie where constantine uses a bigger deomon to fight the current one.
Billy/Shazam and Damian were the bravest kids in this movie. Don't dare to change my mind
and raven, shes a kid too
Batgirl and Superboy too
@@sleepy8695 true, I forgot
The whole teen titans that got slaughtered.
Garfield and Jaime also died fighting
Shazam sacrificing himself to take down the paradooms with him is sad and heroic
45:50 That's how reboots work in DC. Want to reboot the universe? "A Crisis Has Occurred and Reset The Universe!" Comics not selling and you need to create a new line? "A Crisis Has Occurred and Reset The Universe!" New writers have come in that want to destroy the established works and create something mew thats probably gling to be hot garbage? "A Crisis Has Occurred and Reset The Universe!"
I mean not all reboots destroy previous canon. For the longest time the rebirth comics had the standard that if a new comic references an old comic, that exact comic was still canon. Mostly so they could keep clasic Batman and Superman stories in continuity.
You mentioned "reset the universe" more times than DC has actually reset the universe. It has only been reset twice. Crisis on Infinite Earths and Flashpoint/New52. The Golden Age/Silver Age switch was two separate universes that kept co-existing. Rebirth only undid a lot of the resetting of New52, bringing a lot of post-Crisis canon back. Most other crises (Zero Hour, Infinite Crisis, etc.) only change something about the cosmology by way of the plot and maybe retcon something about Hawkman again.
DC is based🗿❤️
They’ve only rebooted twice and the most recent time wasn’t even a crisis.
@@loganwendigo937 Not just animated movies they mean comics as well
What is left of DCAMU:
Justice League Dark: Apokolips War - We are here
Constantine: The House of Mystery
Full watch order of Tomorrowverse which is continuation:
Superman: Man of Tomorrow
DC Showcase: Adam Strange
Justice Society: World War II
DC Showcase: Kamandi: The Last Boy on Earth!
DC Showcase: Blue Beetle
Batman: The Long Halloween - Part One
Batman: The Long Halloween - Part Two
Green Lantern: Beware My Power
Legion of Super-Heroes
Justice League: Warworld
Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths - Part One
Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths - Part Two
Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths - Part Three
I really hope they watch the Tomorrowverse shorts given how important they are in Crisis
Yes, yes, yes please.
I've watched almost everything in Tomorrowverse (sort of jumped back and forth) and I still have Green Lantern to watch.
Also now that after Apokolips War they changed lead directors and the main DCAMU guy stepped down
You know for a fact that at a certain moment in crisis 3 they will either be so happy or so disappointed maybe both
@@Jay-gq1mois that why those movies sucked? Because I had to watch shorts to fill in all disjointed plot holes?
After this one continue to Constantine house of mystery it's a direct continuation of this film 😊
I really hope they realize how important the shorts are especially for the Tomorrowverse
@@Jay-gq1mo yeah they would need to watch blue beetle and kamandi too
They will be introduce to Spectre, DCs most powerful character.
@@CynderSpirit he's one of the strongest but he's certainly not strongest
@@CynderSpirit but I'm tommorowverse he won't be of much use
I’ve never had a movie make me feel so empty at the end of it like this one did. That’s the best way I could describe how I feel watching it.
I LOVE how they made Constantine such a MAJOR player in the main story of the end of this era and its reboot era afterward. Constantine is one of my all time favorite characters and to have him be the big major player in the end and saving of the world is SO BADASS
It’s a pretty good adaptation of Morrison’s JLA run where Darkseid conquers Earth after a botched mission and yeah Flash with time travel had to save the day.
It’s a terrible adaptation of that! The three Crisis movies adapted Final Crisis better (like there were several plot points taken from Final Crisis in those movies) and they were going for Crisis on Infinite Earths with that one. Like the finale with Miracle Machine is straight from Final Crisis. But used to wish for a ‘happy ending’ to defeat Mandrakk.
I was referring to the Rock of Ages storyline but they used the Suicide Squad in the movie as opposed the the remnants of the JLA. Batman even posed as Desaad to gain Darkseid’s trust for a final confrontation before Flash goes back and stops Superman from triggering the event.
It's a crime that Cyborg's last words weren't "Booyah"
Whoever wrote the script needs a talking too lol
Totally agree.
15:03 John calling Boomerang Convict actually has a double meaning. Australias was a prison island where the English sent prisoners.
From what i understand they wanted to make this movie longer but they didn't have time or budget.
One involved Damian and Donna going to Paradise island to get support. Another had Constintine going to the flashpoint universe to recuit Batmans father for help. The directors posted these comment on their Twitter during the watch along
Hot damn
Other random things they said. They imagine King shark was too clingy for Constantine, they wanted a Grayson movie, the lines Damian got could've been said by Batman but "people don't like kids with a smart mouth". The movie released during the pandemic so they did two watch alongs during the first week on Twitter where the directors (and matt Ryan) did commentary for anyone wondering how to find the comments.
A director, sam Liu, from the Titans movie said he'd wish they were able to do a third Titans movie with Blackfire.
They also have audio commentary on blue ray
ah so thats where donna wouldve been as usual she gets the shaft
YESSSS the one I was waiting on in so glad the titans got love in this franchise seeing raven working with the main justice leaguers was dope also darkseid trigon is Insane
What a WILD RIDE! Now that you guys have finished the DCAMU I would *HIGHLY RECOMMEND* checking out these other amazing solo DC Animated movies:
- Superman vs The Elite
- All-Star Superman
- Superman: Unbound
- Superman and Batman: Public Enemies
- Superman and Batman: Apocalypse
- Batman: Year One
- Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker
- Batman: Subzero
- Wonder Woman (2009)
- Green Lantern: First Flight (2009)
- Green Lantern: Emerald Knights (2011)
- Justice League: New Frontier
- Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths
- DC Showcase Superman and Shazam vs Black Adam
- DC Showcase Green Arrow
- DC Showcase Spectre
- DC Showcase Death
i would remove anything connected to the tomorrowverse
cause while a lot of the early stuff it is unconnected for the most part it VERY quickly starts connecting things
One hell of a ride, the DCAMU was incredible!
These movies should have went to theaters
There are a few they didn't do.
FINALLY
ive been waiting for this since yall started the dcau
its the most like, insane one by a long shot.
"I feel bad for Flash...."
"Are you shaken? There is so much worse in store..."
Oof man this last movie is so heartbreaking! I had goosebumps and emotions all throughout. I sincerely love these movies so much and its been such an awesome ride seeing you guys experience and learn from them just as I did not that long ago. These movies are treasures. Wish it could go on forever. Thank you for watching them 😭💔💕💕
Time to start the movies over again to distance myself from the heartbreak of this movie lol. I do the same with Lord of the Rings 😂
loved watching the whole saga, excited for yall to start young justice season 2
‘You’re a warrior not a child’ -WW to Shazam
As he’s being eaten alive, Billy dies as a warrior ‘SHAZAM!’ 😢
‘He was my brother… I had to take a chance’ -Damian
After movies of them arguing and fighting, it’s nice knowing he really cared about Nightwing.
As far as I know, this is the first time Darkseid and Trigon ever fought each other in any DC media.
It's such a clever way to deal with such powerful villains. Just make them fight forever and not bother Earth anymore. And it's not like they tricked the two into it. It really does seem like they want to beat the shit out of each other.
And for a messed up parent-child relationship that Raven and Trigon have, this is a nice way for them to have some sort of messed up parent-child bonding.
Trigon and Darkseid fought as of this month for the first time! Darkseid wins. And apparently it’s not even that close because he’s able to also defeat a ton of demons, Lady Blaze, Neron and freaking First of the Fallen at the same time, and emerges from that fight still able to throw hands.
It’s how the new Absolute Universe starts!!
"He was my brother" 🙌
This movie takes you for a ride and damn if it isn't a rough one. They took full advantage of that factory reset to go crazy with the action and drama. I appreciate that there's still some humor here and there so it has a few moments of reprieve.
(At 44:19) That's probably the LAST time we're going to see any love or compassion from him.
What’s sad to think about is flash is still gonna remember this. Just like he did in the first movie flashpoint paradox. Dude is gonna have some serious nightmares.
It's been a ride fellas, see you in the future tomorrowverse reactions whenever they may be! (I know y'all are gonna be taking a break from the DCAU for a bit) 💜
I'm also hoping they do the Tomorrowverse especially when you consider how it ends
Tomorrowverse is terrible, straight up not good.
@billbill6094 well, you won't have to go to their reactions to it then, because they fully plan to watch it.
After Apokolips they changed lead directors
The only one I liked was long Halloween but I'm biased because I love any Batman film lol
I think for me what so special about this era of DC animation is just how much love you could tell the teams had for the comics. Did they feel a little messy or rushed at times? Yeah. But after so many years of seeing comic adaptations only barely scratch the surface of their given characters - with it clear that the directors/teams have no intention of ACTUALLY bringing the comics to life - to see these films just go for broke trying to incorporate as much of the characters’ respective mythologys as they realistically could feels like the kind of love letter to comics that I dream of. This, Young Justice, the Timm-verse (except for Bruce/babs), and even Gotham are so important to me. I’m so glad that you guys were able to share the experience 🦇
I would honestly recommend reading the entire like 7 year arc that this storyline ended in the comics because it's incredibly good.
Where does it start?
16:20 i love this moment 🤣✨️
26:11 Shazam's death gives me chills everytime
7:56 Zatanna is a more powerful magician than John with fewer restrictions save her own faith in her abilities, so if she’s getting mauled he’s already subconsciously doing math on his chance of survival
I think she’s the ‘most powerful’ in DC when it comes down to it, but she rarely uses her powers fully.
Like in Justice League Dark’s final fight (if I remember right) she gets killed, but she’s able to make simulacrums of the entire team before she dies. Her ‘fake’ self is so strong she puts up a forcefield that prevents a Presence level monster (Pralaya) from killing the team.
Like think about that. She makes a clone of herself that’s so strong she can basically parry attacks from God level characters. Not like Zeus/Darkseid types but actual GOD level power.
She revives at the end of the story, I think Swamp Thing enters the Tree of Life and births a new creation or something.
And by ‘most powerful’ I mean in just pure magic, not strongest overall.
This movie is pretty good but I can't deny that it absolutely traumatized me lmao
A neon sign at a crab shack is wild 😂😂😂😂
I hope they bring back DamiRae again in animated or in any universe! 😔❤️ 🙏🏻🤞🏻
(At 5:38) Raven: Etrican?
Etrican: Hi, auntie.
Justice League Dark is the perfect excuse to get more of the perfect-as-perfect-can-be casting of Matt Ryan as John Constantine, and in a leading role, as the Justice League Dark runs usually do. Constantine is easily my favorite DC character, and they've pretty much got him perfect in his recent adaptations.
"He fought demons..."
Yeah, But Darkseid is no demon, He's a God, Well New God, And those Parademons mixed with Doomsday's genes makes them more dangerous and threatening than any Demons...Except Trigon maybe.
A lot of people misunderstand this, but the entire timeline doesn't reset, just the past two years before the failed attack on Darkseid in this movie. It would be stupid and dangerous to reset EVERYTHING and have to fight all the villains all over again (including Darkseid's original invasion) when instead they just reset to before they attack on Darkseid, only now they know what to expect and can plan against it, even use Darkseid's spying against him. It makes more sense than restarting over completely and going in dark and just hoping everyone meets and everything works out and they win all their battles again and just hope the restarted battle with Darkseid ends in their favor this time. Plus, "Flashpoint Paradox" doesn't actually take place before "Justice League War," despite coming out after it (which is where a lot of the confusion takes place). It was Flash creating that original Flashpoint that Darkseid used as a power source to send his parademons at the beginning of this movie without the motherboxes. So if Flash goes back to stop himself to creating that Flashpoint, then past Darkseid can just use this new Flashpoint instead, so there's no stopping him from eventually coming. Rather, Flash going back allows him to give the JL the information they need to warn them against their attempted attack on Darkseid and knowledge on what to expect and prepare for what's coming. So even though we don;'t know how the war with Darkseid will turn out, this ending is meant to give us hope that it will work out.
38:55 BEHOLD!! THE POWER OF FOUR EYES!!!
Behold the power of TWO HANDS !!
@@190mohammedyasin6 This one understands.
Starfires death is fkng brutal
All of them were crazy brutal
27:01 If I was Damien Wayne, I would also take the kryptonite katana.
Batman’s suit is giving Batman Beyond vibes 🔥
Oh, absolutely, it even has the bat disc shooters in the wrists.
No hate for Beast Boy, but Damian and Raven are a much better couple.
Agreed
I can see who alot say that, Both Damian and Raven bond over both having a hard life but i enjoy Beast Boy/Garfield more because he brings joy/light to Raven's Darkness.
This might be the hot take of hot takes but a part of me likes apokolips war more then endgame and infinity war,I love how the hopeless feel of the movie
Honestly that's understandable
infinity war had cool themes story and action same as endgame but at the end of the day it was still predictable childish Disney marvel story so I completely agree
Endgame is the worst this is so much better
@@alanscott6005 apokolips war felt more heavy in a way,the hero’s litterly gave it their all and still lost at the end,no multiverse or time travel here
I love how they make Constantine spend 2 whole years thinking he was a coward who left the woman he loves to die, drinking himself to death in regret only to find out she MADE him run as a backup because she knew he wouldn't be scared or run from jack shit when he faces the devil
Guys, watch Superman/Batman Apocalypse.
I'm surprised the guys don't know that Oa is the planet where the Green lanterns have their headquarters
When I first watched this movie I won't lie, most of the time I was screaming "NO!" and everyones names.
Fun fact: As far as I'm aware, this is the first time Darkseid and Trigon have interacted let alone fought in DC. I don't think there's actually a comic where they end up meeting as of yet
The new Absolute Universe series! Darkseid manhandles Trigon.
It’s off screen for the most part (we just see Blaze and Trigon trying to appeal to Darkseid and make him stop destroying hell) but he defeats Neron, Trigon, Lady Blaze and First of the Fallen at once, then has enough juice in the tank to try to fight Eclipso (which he initially loses but then wins via a trick).
I think Darkseid got a crazy big boost if he’s able to defeat all the demon lords so easily.
You know the last person Eclipso, Trigon, Neron and two other demon lords teamed up to fight? Presence.
Of course, in an apocalyptic scenario with no hope of survival the freaking suicide squad is thriving!!! Love this movie!
4:06 Hey! I’m from Mississippi! And you’re absolutely right
The Real Lesson Here: Don't let Superman Cook!
craziest thing is thats not even darkseid, its just an avatar for darkseid
The Tommorowverse is the new universe that follows these movies if interested! Not connected tho. Starts with Superman: Man of Tomorrow
Besides Constantine: House of Mysteries.
(At 42:59) Let's be honest, Who do we ship Raven with? Damian Wayne (Robin) or Garfield Logan (Beast Boy)?
I like BB/Raven enough (like a first love) but Damian/Raven felt more well connected
I love Damian and Raven in this Universe. I wasn't expecting this pairing but it was very well done
Damien/Raven, no question
Damian, without doubt cuz I always kinda saw Gar as a cute little brother type - with Damian the future power couple potential is endless and I dig that shiz
42:00 John is rlly that guy fr
I'm hoping for justice league the animated series next. Most episodes are like smaller movies split in 2 or 3 episodes anyway.
And I feel they need to do stuff like that before crisis anyway and if they watch it and unlimited then they can watch the fatal 5 movie
19:32 the Green Lantern Corps home world is called oa so basically he going after the Green Lantern Corps.
Batman assault on Arkham and batman/superman apocalypse next !!
This movie was one of the most shocking and best animated dc movies
I love raven and gar just as equally as Damian and raven
I love both a lot. Raven and Gar was the og pairing. Honestly I feel like Damien fits Ravens vibe more, while still being different enough that they have stuff to learn from each other (or at least him from her). I could just be riding the emotions of these movies though 😂
It's fun watching the guys accurately guess how this movie will end and what the possible options/outcomes are going to be. Which makes me look forward to their reactions to the Tomorrowverse movies.
And remember... "King Shark is a Shark!"
still love how they barely won because Batman had a backup plan of making sure Constantine survives
Honestly, I’m shocked neither GL protested not bringing in the entire Lantern Corp for an assault on Apokalypse. I mean honestly, even I would’ve assumed Darkside had more Doomsdays after the first one and I’m not Superman, Wonderwoman, Batman, Cyborg, Steel or Lex Luthor. All those geniuses and nobody thought to say “Hey, shouldn’t we build up a proper army before engaging in all out war?”
Trigon is the embodiment of destruction, so when He was "gifted" Darkseid, it meant essentially an endless war with a god. Which is something Trigon lives for. There couldn't be anything more enticing to him. So as a thanks he released the daughter that gave him the most precious gift of them all and allowed her live out of the few years their existence had.
In a very weird and fucked up way it is also very touching that Trigon being the embodiment of hate and destruction can express (even as little as he has in the final moments) such emotion. Kind of a miracle really... :D
Darkseid manhandled Trigon and like 3 other equally powerful demons very recently! It’s how the new Absolute Universe starts.
Darkseid goes to hell and defeats Trigon, Neron, Blaze and The First (tbh I always considered First above Darkseid), then barely beats Eclipso with a trick (boom tube into a sun, creating light). Eclipso is freaking Spectre level (he was first Spectre who was too violent so he ends up in team hell).
Seeing as Bizarro one shot killed Trigon a few years ago I guess it makes sense Darkseid also gets power crept to stupidly high levels. Like… Darkseid beating Trigon/Neron/Blaze makes sense to me. But not together! Throw in First of the Fallen and Eclipso and I’d expect them to curbstomp Darkseid. But no he beat them all.
@@wr5488 You know all the Darkseid's we see aren't the real ones? They are just Avatars of the New God
Ah yes. The trauma one.
Was thinking that too. why i think ive only seen it fully once and only watch reactions after. grew up adoring DC and these crisis things are always fucking brutal.
Tbh it satisfies me greatly that this first battle on Apocolyps turned out not to be a one sided slaughter, but mutually assured destruction. Apocolyps was left in complete ruins and Darkseid looks like the only named character to survive this fight.
DC has what’s called “Crisis Events”, storylines where the world gets so broken they have to reboot everything, Flashpoint was technically one of them, but usually it involves all of DC’s heroes and some villains, even across multiple realities.
Yeah this is the darkest DC movie I’ve ever seen. It did not pull its punches and it didn’t end well for anyone.
if reading this: this movie got well recieved since it was primarily its own original thing then basing off of known story arcs and twist/mash them up. oddly enough this became a concept idea to kickstart the dc absolute comics.
will add one conceot they did take from the comics is futures end. a future where batman created brother eye and it created nanobots to infest ppl and turn them into cyborg zombies, kinda like what happened to those that got turn int darksied cyborg monsters. also futures end officially made batman beyond part of main continuity of comics.
BEEN WAITING WEEKS FOR THIS
This is my favourite of this DC animated movie universe.
Imagine when he’s finally done with this series he commits a crime heinous enough for a d sentence for one final final meal
U can always count on Barry to save the day in the end 🤷🏽♂️
Batman branding Superman with a Kyptonite Symbol of Hope is just like him
That sence where shazm dies I always get chills 🫡❤️🔥
It kills me that from go no one for a second thought - "hey maybe we might be concerned with our pal whose entire system is technology from the person whose planet we are going to invade might be able to use it to spy on us?" Come on Batman - the master planner not for a second seem to think about it.
Damian x Raven are the best DC couple
Dude knows every spoiler and tries throwing them in like we don't know 🤣
Batman is one of the VERY few mortal beings Darkseid respects, even moreso because he keeps up with Superman and the like consistently without any superpowers. His unparalleled tenacity impresses him, so it's not surprising he'd put him on the Mobius Chair to overwhelm his will without completely subjugating it.
I hope they watch the Batman, Superman and Justice League animated series. I couldn't tell how well they knew who John Stewart was in that one scene and I would've loved more of an emotional recall cuz that got me 😢
It's the now unbrainwashed Kori soothing a Lazarus pit resurrected Dick Grayson in the end for me :'^)
in the comics during new 52 lex was part of the justice league after events of forever evil when earth 3 crime syndicate (check out the movie crisis on two earths to get an idea, need convincing? james wood voices owlman) invaded their earth.
41:01 Demons run when a good man goes to war. Night will fall and drown the sun when a good man goes to war. Friendship dies and true love lies. Night will fall and the dark will rise when a good man goes to war.
Wakey, wakey!
To quote "When It Falls" from RWBY
"There'll be no rest
There'll be no love
There'll be no hero in the end
Who will rise above
And when it ends
The good will crawl
The shining light will sink in darkness
Victory for hate incarnate
Misery and pain for all
When it falls!"
That being said, this movie is definitely not for me with how gleefully it revels in Grimdark.
Damian and Raven 😢❤
I Miss them so much!! 😔❤️
Bro I've been waiting for this one since the first one this movie is peak dc
I think you guys would enjoy justice league crisis on two earths
This movie it the reason Constantine is one of my favorite DC characters
45:58 love this ship so much!!😭❤️
Yes I have been waiting for youe reaction to this movie now will go to watch it❤❤.
So glad we made it this far! Tomorrow verse and time for the 3 crisis movies. So excited for you guys!