a5c7b9f00b In an alternate universe, very different versions of DC&#39;s Trinity (Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman), who operate outside of the law, are framed for murders of prominent scientist and the government decides to take them out. In an alternate universe, Superman is the son of Zod and was raised by a caring couple of Mexican immigrants living in harsh conditions, Batman is a young vampiric doctor, Kirk Langstrom, obsessed with an everlasting search for a cure for his disease and Wonder Woman is Bekka, the widowed queen of the world of Darkside. The three antiheroes unite and create the Justice League, despite wheelchair-bound Lex Luthor and others&#39; protests. They operate often outside of the law and often kill the villains, but the US government tolerates them and works with them to an extent, since the three are willing to cooperate with the authorities and they never kill civilians. However, the all out paranoia and protests against their methods and untouchable position are growing. Things take a turn for the worse, when they are framed for a series of murders of famous scientists, who work for the government, and President Amanda Waller orders their arrest. They decide to violently resist arrest at all cost, until they can find the real culprits themselves. I love the DC animated films. Batman Under the red hood, Assault on Arkham and Justice League Flashpoint are near masterpieces and they have a rewatchability value. This one was dull and forgettable. Had a promising start but my mind drifted and i could not get into it if i&#39;m honest.<br/><br/>From the beginning of the film i was confused. Maybe i have missed something from another Justice League film but why does &#39;Gods and Monsters&#39; take place in an alternative universe for a start? We get new versions of Superman (looking like Frylock from ATHF), Batman (looking like Nightowl from Watchmen) and Wonder Woman, but none of the others? No Flash, Aquaman, Green Lantern etc. I mean it was hard to follow at first, but with a good storyline it could have worked. Yet i cant even remember much of the storyline for this one. Zod is trying to take over the world and this alternate Justice League stop him? I didn&#39;t really like Batman&#39;s new powers either. He was some sort of vampire and he actually killed his victims, yes this Batman has victims! Sure, in Flashpoint Thomas Wayne took on the mantle of Batman and killed a lot of people, but this was shown to us properly with a real plot device and we knew that this was not the Batman we are used to. With Gods and Monsters its harder to establish because we meet this guy from the start and are given no backstory based around him. The worst part for me was that on the poster we see the Trinity we know and love, but they never show up, not even to tell us what is going on.<br/><br/>I don&#39;t have such a problem with alternate universes. Like i said, Flashpoint takes place in most of the alternate universe with different versions of the characters, Superman was skinny etc. But it was explained which is what this film needed, maybe even through flashbacks at the beginning of the film. I didn&#39;t actually have a problem with the new version of Wonder Woman. She looked cool and was a badass like her well- known self. She was the only one that vaguely felt like a member of the league. In the end, there isn&#39;t much to say. I was looking forward to &#39;Gods and Monsters&#39; got to see it early and well.. I&#39;d recommend watching one of the dozens of other DC animated films instead. It isn&#39;t a terrible film, just lacks what most superhero features offer us today. I hope the next one gives us something more satisfying. When characters are actually mortal.<br/><br/>So we have a very different take on the Big Three of DC. Superman is the son of General Zod raised by migrant farmers, Batman is a vampiric form of Dr. Kirk Langstrom (AKA the Man Bat) and Wonder Woman is resident of New Genesis who fled to Earth after her family wiped out Apokolips. These heroes have no compunctions about killing the bad guys.<br/><br/>So someone is using killer robots to murder scientists who would normally be enjoying careerssuper heroes or villains in the regular DC Universe. The use of Powers and their arrogant nature makes the Alt-Justice League the obvious suspects.<br/><br/>Nice flashbacks of how the characters came to be, very well told.<br/><br/>The twist ending mostly works, and it is nice to see alternate takes on the characters.
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