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and today we're counting down our picks
for the top 10 dc
extended universe controversies my
father believed
but if the world found out who i really
was
they'd reject me hello break the bad
news
well that was fun while it didn't last
for this list
we're looking at creative decisions and
behind the scenes problems that ignited
backlash towards the dc eu
which dceu controversy shocked you the
most let us know in the comments
number 10 the dark tone various dceu
films
my father believed that if the world
found out who i really was
they'd reject me dc and warner brothers
have a reputation for
over correcting when batman returns was
deemed too adult-oriented to sell happy
meal toys they made the more
kid-friendly batman forever
followed by batman and robin after the
latter film temporarily killed the
franchise
they went dark again for the landmark
the dark knight trilogy but
just because a somber tone worked for
batman doesn't mean it will translate to
other superhero movies the filmmakers
neglected to realize this when making
man of steel
a superman movie mostly devoid of any
joy
or humor i'm going to make them suffer
cow
these humans you've adopted i will take
them all from you one by one
you're a monster zombie when this sad
superman went head-to-head with batman
in his next movie
it felt like one gritty brooding hero
going up against another gritty brooding
hero making
both heroes grim completely misses the
point of their dynamic
next time they shine your light in the
sky don't go to it
the bat is dead bury it
consider this mercy number nine
diana sleeps with a stranger's body
wonder woman 1984.
after chris pine's return was confirmed
we all wondered how wonder woman 1984
would resurrect the long deceased steve
trevor
the magical dream stone brings diana's
late love back
in another man's body while diana and
the audience see steve
it's made clear that he's in somebody
else's body no i like him
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he's great but all i see is you
even if we ignore the fact that the
dream stone creates tons of other things
in the movie out of thin air
there is a problem diana sleeps with
steve while he's inhabiting a stranger's
body
i shouldn't probably go and figure out
how a stone brought my boyfriend back in
someone else's body
this led many fans to question why our
heroine would get physical with someone
who couldn't consent
it was easy to overlook since pine was
on screen for their intimate scenes but
when you think about it it's hella
disturbing
you don't have to
i'm already gone number eight save
martha
batman vs superman dawn of justice
you know how it is one minute you're
trying to finish off your nemesis with a
kryptonite spear
the next your best buds because your
mothers have the same name when we heard
batman and superman were gonna fight
each other
we didn't envision the battle ending by
clark saying one name
why did you say that dad
martha why did you say that name
please stop why did you say that name
it's his mother's name
this unbelievably corny scene enraged
audiences
and it could have worked batman and
superman are heroes with vastly
different methods
but they can put aside their differences
to see justice done seeing them stop
their fight to save an innocent family
member is a great idea
unfortunately the setup and execution of
this moment are
all wrong the dramatic save martha plea
instantly became an easy punchline i
failed him
number seven rushing to catch up to the
mcu
various dceu films she with you
i thought she was with you if the dc eu
followed marvel's successful model
each justice league member would have
gotten their own movie before they
teamed up
but since the avengers had assembled in
2012
the studio seemed eager to catch up in
2016.
after one superman movie the dc eu
crammed numerous plot points
characters and the iconic doomsday into
batman vs superman
born to destroy you
your doomsday this left so little room
for character development that
superman's
sacrifice lacked emotional weight it
didn't help matters when the already
underdeveloped cast was joined by flash
aquaman and cyborg in 2017's justice
league
by skipping ahead to big team-up events
the dc eu didn't give audiences time to
invest in iconic characters
batman vs superman alone saw its box
office take dropped nearly 70 percent
during its second weekend well that was
fun while they didn't last
number six the other snap heard around
the world
man of steel you love these people
so much you can
learn for them in the original richard
donner classic
a lot of people raised their eyebrows
when superman turned the world backward
to reverse time
superman does something similar in man
of steel instead of the earth though
soups turns zod's neck back many
view superman as a beacon of hope and
optimism
who will always find the most peaceful
resolution possible
so seeing him destroy much of metropolis
during a fight before ending his enemies
life
couldn't have felt more out of character
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to be fair this isn't christopher reeve
superman and had this controversial
decision been deeply explored it could
have made for an interesting character
study
however the moment is brushed off in the
following scene
and doesn't seem to haunt superman in
later films
look i'm here to help but it has to be
on my own terms
number five batman forgets his one rule
batman vs superman dawn of justice since
zack snyder's interpretation of superman
has no problem with taking lives
it makes sense that his take on batman
would be reckless too but
audiences were still shocked to see what
the dark knight did in batman vs
superman
not only does batman use guns but
according to mr sunday movies
he's responsible for an estimated 21
deaths
uh michael keaton's batman would never
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okay bad example but christian bale's
batman wouldn't leave someone to expire
but i don't have to save you well batman
would never use a gun in the comics
all right all right the dark knight
doesn't have the cleanest record
regardless fans that prefer their batman
to stick to a non-lethal moral code
expressed their outrage
we're criminals alfred we've always been
criminals nothing's changed
oh yes it has number four
jesse eisenberg as lex luthor batman vs
superman
dawn of justice you've lost
i don't know how to lose you'll learn
i'll learn
it's not uncommon for fans to pass
judgment before giving an actor a fair
shot
it's hard to believe there was a time
when people thought gal gadot couldn't
cut it as wonder woman
and did anyone believe ben affleck could
pull off batman but while aflac and
gadot were both fantastic
skeptics were right from the get-go
about jesse eisenberg as lex luthor
he's hungry he's found us
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and he's coming
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the calculating collected puppet master
from the comics
was replaced with an awkward sniveling
dweeb who looks
and acts like superman 4's lenny luther
actually we take that last part back
because even jon cryer is an infinitely
better lex on supergirl
if only those rumors about brian
cranston had been true is it too late to
switch eisenberg with heisenberg
am the one who knocks number three
online petition to remove amber heard
aquaman every aspect of the troubled
relationship
is being examined including their
tumultuous months
in australia while aquaman made a splash
with audiences
its sequel entered rocky waters before
shooting even started
amber heard who plays mera filed for
divorce from johnny depp
and accused him of physically harming
her depp denied these allegations and
accused herd of physically hurting him
oh definitely so you've got johnny
depp's side who are pushing his lines
amber herds prs are feeding out their
lines after depp lost a libel lawsuit
against the sun newspaper for their
comments about his behavior
his role was recast in the fantastic
beasts franchise
this led another group to petition for
warner brothers to replace heard in
aquaman 2
for her alleged behavior at the time of
writing the petition had gained close to
2 million signatures
in the midst of the backlash and
controversy heard confirmed
she would appear in the sequel but this
is definitely not a story
with a hollywood ending and i think
everybody walks away from this case
whoever is the winner staying
number two joss whedon's alleged
misconduct
justice league first cyborg actor ray
fisher is speaking out about his time
working with joss whedon on 2017's
justice league
after the avengers joss whedon could
seemingly do
no wrong but justice league made the
director into a divisive figure
unfortunately this wasn't just about the
film's bad reception in july 2020
only a couple of months after the snyder
cut was officially announced
cyborg actor ray fisher described
whedon's behavior on set as quote
gross abusive unprofessional and
completely unacceptable
accountability is greater than
entertainment whedon did not immediately
respond to a request for comment
after these claims went public whedon's
comic-con at home panel was cancelled
warner media also launched an
investigation concerning whedon's
actions throughout the film's production
at the end of the investigation the
company says it had taken remedial
action
but many fans still wonder how things
got so bad behind the scenes in the
first place
what i will say toward the joss whedon
situation is obviously i put out
some pretty strong words and some pretty
strong comments
about joss whedon and every single one
of those words every single one of those
comments is true
before we unveil our number one pick
here are some dishonorable mentions
reshoots suicide squad anyway you cut it
the movie was a mess well we almost
pulled it off
despite what everybody thought
we weren't picked to succeed you know
that right
we're all chosen to fail rotten tomatoes
conspiracy
batman vs superman dawn of justice no
it's just a bad movie winning an oscar
suicide squad
many expected it would only win a razzie
i'm beautiful
yeah you are david ayers potty mouth
towards marvel
suicide squad ironically a marvel
director is making the sequel slash
soft reboot jared leto's joker suicide
squad
we see why joaquin phoenix became the
clown three years later
oh i'm not gonna kill you i'm just gonna
hurt you
really really bad
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number one a tale of two cuts justice
league
one this is the days when one's biggest
concerns were exploding wind-up penguins
justice league was the very definition
of a production nightmare
after zack snyder suffered a family
tragedy in may 2017
he stepped away from the film and left
joss whedon to finish the project
but during reshoots they ran into
numerous problems
for example they had to shoot scenes of
a clean-shaven superman
while henry cavill couldn't shave his
mustache when justice league hit
theaters in november of 2017
the reshoots and battle between whedon's
quippy dialogue and snyder's darker tone
made the movie a mess do you really
think that
oh wow they just they really just vanish
huh oh that's rude after fans campaigned
to get snyder's version of the film
released
their wishes finally came true snyder
was reportedly given around 70 million
dollars to edit and shoot new material
for the justice league
hallelujah we'll see
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