Justice League Universe Podcast

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Scenes 8 and 9 Scene 8 gives the audience some breathing room. The batcave uses suspension in a clever way. What do we learn about the goal of Bruce's detective work? What do we learn about Alfred? If Batman is operating under "new rules," what were the old rules? In Scene 9, Clark finally gets to cook, and he watches his first news report. I close the episode by making a few additional observations about scenes 1-7. Man of Steel Answers, Suicide Squadcast

In this episode, I pause from the scene-by-scene analysis of Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice to talk about four interesting perspectives on the movie as a whole. Mark Hughes, Forbes - Superman and Batman's Character Arcs Matthew Theriault, Hub City Review - messianic interpretation Pulpklatura - revenge tragedy Various sources - King Arthur v Lancelot Also, if you want to hear a detailed overview of Lex Luthor's motivations and mindset, definitely check out Man of Steel Answers. And the Suicide Squadcast is always good for positive DC-related talk.

In this episode, I pause from the scene-by-scene analysis of Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice to talk about four interesting perspectives on the movie as a whole. Mark Hughes, Forbes - Superman and Batman's Character Arcs Matthew Theriault, Hub City Review - messianic interpretation Pulpklatura - revenge tragedy Various sources - King Arthur v Lancelot Also, if you want to hear a detailed overview of Lex Luthor's motivations and mindset, definitely check out Man of Steel Answers. And the Suicide Squadcast is always good for positive DC-related talk.

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Scene 7 Our first scene with Batman! Why is Batman branding criminals? What does this confirm about his character, following up on Scenes 1 and 2? How did the filmmakers build suspense in this scene? How does this scene connect to the theme of pure good and evil? "Don't shoot the good guys" Transcript of this episode is available here. Man of Steel Answers, Suicide Squadcast

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Scene 7 Our first scene with Batman! Why is Batman branding criminals? What does this confirm about his character, following up on Scenes 1 and 2? How did the filmmakers build suspense in this scene? How does this scene connect to the theme of pure good and evil? "Don't shoot the good guys" Transcript of this episode is available here. Man of Steel Answers, Suicide Squadcast

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, What plot holes? This episode addresses the 9 purported plot holes raised by Brian P. Rubin at Looper.com. You can read the text of this episode at Comic And Screen.

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, What plot holes? This episode addresses the 9 purported plot holes raised by Brian P. Rubin at Looper.com. You can read the text of this episode at Comic And Screen.

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Scenes 5 and 6 What is the political and personal fallout of the African incident? Why is the African woman's testimony important? What do we learn about Lois and Clark's relationship? How does the apartment scene prove that the Christopher Reeve version of Superman is untenable?

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Scenes 5 and 6 What is the political and personal fallout of the African incident? Why is the African woman's testimony important? What do we learn about Lois and Clark's relationship? How does the apartment scene prove that the Christopher Reeve version of Superman is untenable?

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Scenes 3 and 4 Why was the placement of the Kryptonite discovery scene so brilliant? How did the scene place these events in a broader context? What does the African incident tell us about Lois's character? And about Lois and Superman's relationship? How do the General's lines connect to later character development? All that, plus Jimmy Olsen and the KG Beast.

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Scenes 3 and 4 Why was the placement of the Kryptonite discovery scene so brilliant? How did the scene place these events in a broader context? What does the African incident tell us about Lois's character? And about Lois and Superman's relationship? How do the General's lines connect to later character development? All that, plus Jimmy Olsen and the KG Beast.

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Scene 2. Why show events that we've already seen in Man of Steel? What is the surface-level reason for Bruce's vendetta against Superman, and what is the deeper reason? What do we, the audience, know about Superman's actions that the people in the movie, like Bruce, don't know? What does this scene accomplish in terms of establishing the world and establishing WB's approach to building the universe? Link to Sam's on-set video of Bruce and the little girl

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Scene 2. Why show events that we've already seen in Man of Steel? What is the surface-level reason for Bruce's vendetta against Superman, and what is the deeper reason? What do we, the audience, know about Superman's actions that the people in the movie, like Bruce, don't know? What does this scene accomplish in terms of establishing the world and establishing WB's approach to building the universe? Link to Sam's on-set video of Bruce and the little girl

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Scene 1.Why did they include another telling of the Waynes' murder and Batman's origin?What did the opening voice over mean when it referred to diamond absolutes, things falling, and a beautiful lie?Why was it important that Thomas Wayne clenched his fist and went after the robber, and why was it important that the robber didn't seem to intend to kill the Waynes?In this episode, I propose the following as one theme for the movie overall: Good and evil cannot be statically identified with above or below, with heaven and hell; rather, they are choices that individuals make in dynamic situations.

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Scene 1.Why did they include another telling of the Waynes' murder and Batman's origin?What did the opening voice over mean when it referred to diamond absolutes, things falling, and a beautiful lie?Why was it important that Thomas Wayne clenched his fist and went after the robber, and why was it important that the robber didn't seem to intend to kill the Waynes?In this episode, I propose the following as one theme for the movie overall: Good and evil cannot be statically identified with above or below, with heaven and hell; rather, they are choices that individuals make in dynamic situations.