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Anime Review: Justice League: Flashpoint Paradox
10 years ago
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What the fuck just happened? It all went down too damn fast for me to notice something. Well, I guess that's what happened if you ever blink on something.... sooo.....
.....
"sighs"
I don't know! ⌐_⌐
Before I start this Review, I too love DC/Marvel animated movies and comics.
"Flails my arms around"
HERPY DERRRR! IMMAH NEEEERRRRD! EERRRRR!
So, not all Anime and such. So, this is the first Review episode and let's LET'S KICK IT!
Fans, Critics, and reviewers everywhere hailed this last year's Animated Movie as the "THE BEST/AWESOME COMIC MOVIE EVER!" They give high ratings: 8/10, 4/5, 10/10 and so on. So it finally got to my attention and see it for myself. Did it live up to everyone?
(⌐■_■)
Let's find out!
-STORY/PLOT-
This main Antagonist in this movie is none other "Fastest Man Alive", Barry Allen aka The Flash. This movie is based on the comic that reboots the "New 52" series by Geoff Johns.
It starts off with Barry's Childhood Flashback (see what I did there?) of him and his mother, also how Barry becomes a hero everyone knows. The Flash came to being by.... Batman's grim background story.
hmm, no wonder Batman likes him.
Barry visits her mother's grave with along side his wife, Iris, to help celebrate her birthday. Until interrupted by "Red Alert Call" that "The Rogues" are attacking the Flash Museum.... again. The Top, Boomerang, Mirror Master, Captain Cold, and Heat Wave. All the Flash main villains are there, including Zoom/Eeabort Thawne. Thawne is the main Antagonist of the whole movie but he doesn't show that much. He planned to corner The Flash (came out successful), planted bombs on the Rogues and backstabs them only to destroy, The Flash. However, it didn't happen. why? Here comes Justice League making a great entrance (as usual). They all helped disarming the bombs in their own ways. Flash does it differently and new. Flash learns how to throw his own "projectile" shots by using the "Speedforce" to disarm his bomb. In the end, they all went to prison.
While hitting in the truck, Zoom said something to get under Flash's skin where it hurts. After that scene, Flash ran off so damn fast that he didn't realize something was off. Like every usual night, Barry woke up on his desk and his screen said something like, "Apocalypse is nigh". However, something is different. Barry's mother is ALIVE! YAAAY! That's the good news!
BUT here's the BAD NEWS!
Barry lost all his powers, Aquaman and Wonder Woman are somehow fighting each other tooth and steel, and his Wife CHEATED on him and has her own child!
....wait I'm sorry calm your cute buttsies. I forgot to mention that THIS is an another Alternate Universe of DC.
In this "Universe", The Justice League was never formed, unimaginable chaos is clashing between Aquaman and Wonder Woman (There is a reason behind this, and I'll tell you later), and Batman is more brutal than ever. So pretty much, the whole story behind is dark and grim. VERY GRIM!
So, it's all up to The Flash to figure out who changed all this and must find a way to fix it.
"MY OPINION"
The whole story behind it sounds great on paper from the comic but how it all executed falls flat on its face.
-POSITIVITY-
The positives I can give are few and it's the whole thing I can say about the movie.
"Animation" - The Animation is awesome and it's great! Makes me feel like there should be more like this since it's not going to be anymore from future big film companies like: Disney, Dreamworks, Universal etc.
"Batman is so brutal, yet a BATASS!" - Bad dum tss! Yes, I have to admit in this universe, Batman is a badass! What can you expect from him? It surprises me he uses GUNS! Yes, USES GUNS! Rarely uses batterangs. (There's a reason behind this, I'll tell you later.)
"The Action" - The Fighting sequence on this film are amazing and epic. Well, erm, slightly. At least it keeps the audience not getting bored.
"Ending is sweet" - How this whole movie ended didn't really end in a high-note but low standard sweet. [Mini-Spoiler] The Flash made Batman cry!
These are what I find in that movie good however seeing Batman crying made it a bit greater. BUT the rest of the movie...
-NEGATIVITY-
On this part it's very hard to explain how I can put the negativity from this film so Warning, there's pretty much lots of "SPOILERS" I'll be explaining on this part. To those who haven't seen it, go right ahead. To those who haven't yet don't give a care for it, so.... Go right ahead. I've warned you!
"Aquaman and Wonder Woman WAR" - The whole world/Universe is chaos just because of these two. The Flames of war started because of...
AN AFFAIR!
First of all, Aquaman and Wonder Woman made a pact of reuniting Land and Sea with Amazons and Atlantians. However, it all fell too damn short. One thing have to lead to another. Aquaman has a wife, yet he got smooching with Wonder Woman and Aquaman's wife found them together. Wonder Woman killed Aquaman's wife and Aquaman has the BALLS to say, "you've killed my wife! I'll end you!"
"facepalm"
THAT, my friends, where it gets me. AQUAMAN, YOU WERE CHEATING!!! YOU WERE USING CHEAT CODES ON YOUR WIFE!!! NOW, YOU HAVE THE HATRED TO GO AFTER HER?! Shame on you!
"The Joker/Bruce Wayne's alternative story" - This is an alternate universe. Batman's Alternate story is shocking but kinda bad. Bruce Wayne never lived, Thomas becomes the Batman. Martha, well, here's a surprise. She became... "THE JOKER!"
Well... Those two are really MADE for each other no matter what! However, Martha Joker is nowhere to be seen on the film let alone how she became who she's now. They've only shown Martha Joker once... WTF!
"Superman's Alternative story" - Oh man, what have they've done to Superman. In his Alternative story is he never met the Clarks and only have his ship crash land in the middle of Metropolis City. Taken by the Secret Society, Superman got guinea pigged, barely eats, and never seen the light of day until got saved by Flash, Batman and Cyborg. We've only see Superman twice in the movie but he doesn't really do much.
"I see dead people" - It's hard title this next Negativity but oooh man. Where to start!? Almost every great/awesome heroes and villains keeps dying left and right. Green Lantern, Cyborg, Captain Marvel/Shazam/Captain Thunder/whatever name they've changed him now, Sandman, Drifter, Captain Atom etc. They've been killing off the guys who've we known all these years and others who we just met who we don't know nor care.
"Figthing and Death is senseless" - Even though I've typed: The fighting is amazing, slightly, But most of the fighting is senseless. It's either getting killed or runaway. Mostly, getting killed. That's pretty much what all the fighting in this universe is. Every heroes death has to mean something like it never goes in vain. However, this film goes to the opposite direction. Hal Jordan aka Green Lantern never made to be a Green Lantern, instead he does a kamikaze but dies in vain. Lex and Deathstroke are there for couple of minutes then dies. Captain Marvel died by stabbing in his human form, courtesy from Wonder Woman. This, this pisses me off the most! It's much likely a big slap to the fans's face.
"Who saved The Flash and stole this whole movie?" - When The Flash got one of his legs impaled, by Zoom and telling him it was Flash's fault for changing everything. Who saved him? Try to make a guess? C'mon! To those who figured it out, you get a internet points and who haven't, well I'll tell you. It is BATMAN! Thomas Wayne/Batman killed Zoom and helped save The Flash to save the world.
I know Batman is awesome and his charisma is so OP also near to "The Most Interesting Man In The World" but for me, I've had enough. I mean, c'mon, this is a FLASH'S FILM! This is all about The Flash trying to save the world! Now this is just another movie to make Batman look even cooler.
"The Plot/Universe" - This movie, this universe, this whole plot. IT ALL STINKS! Everything is changed because Flash is being a Momma's boy and he has to save her. When that happens, even saving the little things can change bigger things. How everything is not what it should be. Time Machines are Baaaad ideas.
________________________________
-VERDICT-
"One of the best comic animated films of all time" pfft, gimme a break. Watch this movie, they said. It will be great, they said. IT WOULD BE FUN, THEY SAID! My sexy ASS is way better than this garbage. So, Moral of this story: Don't try to change the past. Change what is now for a better future.
To tell you, this movie/comic is what started the whole poor excuse of a reboot called "New 52". From the looks of it, trying to change how it all works back then is not really working right now and the worst possible idea to do it. The head and legs are good but the whole body is sick to the bone. This movie pretty much slowed down the whole franchise.
3/10
[Reviewed: 5.21.14]
.........................
.........................
What the fuck just happened? It all went down too damn fast for me to notice something. Well, I guess that's what happened if you ever blink on something.... sooo.....
.....
"sighs"
I don't know! ⌐_⌐
Before I start this Review, I too love DC/Marvel animated movies and comics.
"Flails my arms around"
HERPY DERRRR! IMMAH NEEEERRRRD! EERRRRR!
So, not all Anime and such. So, this is the first Review episode and let's LET'S KICK IT!
Fans, Critics, and reviewers everywhere hailed this last year's Animated Movie as the "THE BEST/AWESOME COMIC MOVIE EVER!" They give high ratings: 8/10, 4/5, 10/10 and so on. So it finally got to my attention and see it for myself. Did it live up to everyone?
(⌐■_■)
Let's find out!
-STORY/PLOT-
This main Antagonist in this movie is none other "Fastest Man Alive", Barry Allen aka The Flash. This movie is based on the comic that reboots the "New 52" series by Geoff Johns.
It starts off with Barry's Childhood Flashback (see what I did there?) of him and his mother, also how Barry becomes a hero everyone knows. The Flash came to being by.... Batman's grim background story.
hmm, no wonder Batman likes him.
Barry visits her mother's grave with along side his wife, Iris, to help celebrate her birthday. Until interrupted by "Red Alert Call" that "The Rogues" are attacking the Flash Museum.... again. The Top, Boomerang, Mirror Master, Captain Cold, and Heat Wave. All the Flash main villains are there, including Zoom/Eeabort Thawne. Thawne is the main Antagonist of the whole movie but he doesn't show that much. He planned to corner The Flash (came out successful), planted bombs on the Rogues and backstabs them only to destroy, The Flash. However, it didn't happen. why? Here comes Justice League making a great entrance (as usual). They all helped disarming the bombs in their own ways. Flash does it differently and new. Flash learns how to throw his own "projectile" shots by using the "Speedforce" to disarm his bomb. In the end, they all went to prison.
While hitting in the truck, Zoom said something to get under Flash's skin where it hurts. After that scene, Flash ran off so damn fast that he didn't realize something was off. Like every usual night, Barry woke up on his desk and his screen said something like, "Apocalypse is nigh". However, something is different. Barry's mother is ALIVE! YAAAY! That's the good news!
BUT here's the BAD NEWS!
Barry lost all his powers, Aquaman and Wonder Woman are somehow fighting each other tooth and steel, and his Wife CHEATED on him and has her own child!
....wait I'm sorry calm your cute buttsies. I forgot to mention that THIS is an another Alternate Universe of DC.
In this "Universe", The Justice League was never formed, unimaginable chaos is clashing between Aquaman and Wonder Woman (There is a reason behind this, and I'll tell you later), and Batman is more brutal than ever. So pretty much, the whole story behind is dark and grim. VERY GRIM!
So, it's all up to The Flash to figure out who changed all this and must find a way to fix it.
"MY OPINION"
The whole story behind it sounds great on paper from the comic but how it all executed falls flat on its face.
-POSITIVITY-
The positives I can give are few and it's the whole thing I can say about the movie.
"Animation" - The Animation is awesome and it's great! Makes me feel like there should be more like this since it's not going to be anymore from future big film companies like: Disney, Dreamworks, Universal etc.
"Batman is so brutal, yet a BATASS!" - Bad dum tss! Yes, I have to admit in this universe, Batman is a badass! What can you expect from him? It surprises me he uses GUNS! Yes, USES GUNS! Rarely uses batterangs. (There's a reason behind this, I'll tell you later.)
"The Action" - The Fighting sequence on this film are amazing and epic. Well, erm, slightly. At least it keeps the audience not getting bored.
"Ending is sweet" - How this whole movie ended didn't really end in a high-note but low standard sweet. [Mini-Spoiler] The Flash made Batman cry!
These are what I find in that movie good however seeing Batman crying made it a bit greater. BUT the rest of the movie...
-NEGATIVITY-
On this part it's very hard to explain how I can put the negativity from this film so Warning, there's pretty much lots of "SPOILERS" I'll be explaining on this part. To those who haven't seen it, go right ahead. To those who haven't yet don't give a care for it, so.... Go right ahead. I've warned you!
"Aquaman and Wonder Woman WAR" - The whole world/Universe is chaos just because of these two. The Flames of war started because of...
AN AFFAIR!
First of all, Aquaman and Wonder Woman made a pact of reuniting Land and Sea with Amazons and Atlantians. However, it all fell too damn short. One thing have to lead to another. Aquaman has a wife, yet he got smooching with Wonder Woman and Aquaman's wife found them together. Wonder Woman killed Aquaman's wife and Aquaman has the BALLS to say, "you've killed my wife! I'll end you!"
"facepalm"
THAT, my friends, where it gets me. AQUAMAN, YOU WERE CHEATING!!! YOU WERE USING CHEAT CODES ON YOUR WIFE!!! NOW, YOU HAVE THE HATRED TO GO AFTER HER?! Shame on you!
"The Joker/Bruce Wayne's alternative story" - This is an alternate universe. Batman's Alternate story is shocking but kinda bad. Bruce Wayne never lived, Thomas becomes the Batman. Martha, well, here's a surprise. She became... "THE JOKER!"
Well... Those two are really MADE for each other no matter what! However, Martha Joker is nowhere to be seen on the film let alone how she became who she's now. They've only shown Martha Joker once... WTF!
"Superman's Alternative story" - Oh man, what have they've done to Superman. In his Alternative story is he never met the Clarks and only have his ship crash land in the middle of Metropolis City. Taken by the Secret Society, Superman got guinea pigged, barely eats, and never seen the light of day until got saved by Flash, Batman and Cyborg. We've only see Superman twice in the movie but he doesn't really do much.
"I see dead people" - It's hard title this next Negativity but oooh man. Where to start!? Almost every great/awesome heroes and villains keeps dying left and right. Green Lantern, Cyborg, Captain Marvel/Shazam/Captain Thunder/whatever name they've changed him now, Sandman, Drifter, Captain Atom etc. They've been killing off the guys who've we known all these years and others who we just met who we don't know nor care.
"Figthing and Death is senseless" - Even though I've typed: The fighting is amazing, slightly, But most of the fighting is senseless. It's either getting killed or runaway. Mostly, getting killed. That's pretty much what all the fighting in this universe is. Every heroes death has to mean something like it never goes in vain. However, this film goes to the opposite direction. Hal Jordan aka Green Lantern never made to be a Green Lantern, instead he does a kamikaze but dies in vain. Lex and Deathstroke are there for couple of minutes then dies. Captain Marvel died by stabbing in his human form, courtesy from Wonder Woman. This, this pisses me off the most! It's much likely a big slap to the fans's face.
"Who saved The Flash and stole this whole movie?" - When The Flash got one of his legs impaled, by Zoom and telling him it was Flash's fault for changing everything. Who saved him? Try to make a guess? C'mon! To those who figured it out, you get a internet points and who haven't, well I'll tell you. It is BATMAN! Thomas Wayne/Batman killed Zoom and helped save The Flash to save the world.
I know Batman is awesome and his charisma is so OP also near to "The Most Interesting Man In The World" but for me, I've had enough. I mean, c'mon, this is a FLASH'S FILM! This is all about The Flash trying to save the world! Now this is just another movie to make Batman look even cooler.
"The Plot/Universe" - This movie, this universe, this whole plot. IT ALL STINKS! Everything is changed because Flash is being a Momma's boy and he has to save her. When that happens, even saving the little things can change bigger things. How everything is not what it should be. Time Machines are Baaaad ideas.
________________________________
-VERDICT-
"One of the best comic animated films of all time" pfft, gimme a break. Watch this movie, they said. It will be great, they said. IT WOULD BE FUN, THEY SAID! My sexy ASS is way better than this garbage. So, Moral of this story: Don't try to change the past. Change what is now for a better future.
To tell you, this movie/comic is what started the whole poor excuse of a reboot called "New 52". From the looks of it, trying to change how it all works back then is not really working right now and the worst possible idea to do it. The head and legs are good but the whole body is sick to the bone. This movie pretty much slowed down the whole franchise.
3/10
[Reviewed: 5.21.14]
