Justice League Universe Podcast

In this podcast, we analyze each scene of the Warner Brothers DC Films that are part of the Justice League Universe, which started with Man of Steel and expanded with Batman v Superman. We love the depth of meaning in these films and we love discussing them with other fans. Get bonus content at https://www.patreon.com/JLUpodcast

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Batman v Superman - Scene 7 - Bat Branding

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...

Apr 09, 2016•10 min

Batman v Superman - Special Episode - Addressing Purported Plot Holes

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 ....

Apr 08, 2016•12 min

Batman v Superman - Scenes 5 and 6 - First Senate Hearing and Lois and Clark's Apartment

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?

Apr 05, 2016•17 min

Batman v Superman - Scenes 3 and 4 - Finding Kryptonite and the African Incident

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....

Apr 01, 2016•16 min

Batman v Superman - Scene 2 - Bruce's Battle of Metropolis

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...

Mar 28, 2016•15 min

Batman v Superman - Scene 1 - Waynes' Murder and Bruce's Fall

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 can...

Mar 28, 2016•11 min

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