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Review: JUSTICE LEAGUE Is A Beautiful, Chaotic, Entertaining Mess

Things got worse last March when Snyder had to leave the project entirely due to the tragic suicide of his daughter – something that more than a few fanboys treated like poetic justice for making a comic book movie they didn’t like. Snyder’s replacement for the (extensive) reshoots and post-production couldn’t have been more different from him; Avengers director Joss Whedon. It wasn’t until the release of Patty Jenkins’ Wonder Woman that the tide started to turn in Justice League’s favor. WW was a terrific, optimistic film that somehow managed to balance the stylistic throughline of Snyder’s films while avoiding the bleakness that made those films harder to enjoy. Now is the moment of truth. Now we all get to see for ourselves if a film whose genesis was this tumultuous can actually be any good.

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My Two Cents: AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON (2015)

Actress Elizabeth Olson‘s role as Scarlett Witch is ultimately the driving force of this entry into the MCU, opening doors to learn just a little more about our heroes and their underlying fears amidst their bravery against the threat of robotic would-be overlord, Ultron, played by actor James Spader. Through this, the element of mortality takes place as we observe the subtle divide that takes place between the superhuman and non-superhuman, including Jeremy Renner‘s continued iteration of Hawkeye and Asgaardian protector of Earth, Thor, played by Chris Hemsworth with actor Robert Downey Jr. as Iron Man at the center.

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