Belle Reve and "The House of the Rising Sun" Deadshot doesn't have any friends Griggs portrayed by Ike Barinholtz Vengeance and holy ghost motifs Harley Quinn's gymnastics background Initial set-up of Harley's character Transcript of the episode Man of Steel Answers , Suicide Squadcast , DCU_Club subreddit...
Themes versus Subjects in Literature Initial thoughts about themes in Suicide Squad (recognizing love as a human connection, friendship over leverage) Waller as the villain Comments on characters Connections to the broader Justice League Universe John Ostrander review Mark Hughes review Themes in the JLU Sam's Non-Spoiler Review with Jason Book Thanks to @theLupeXperienc and @NickdeSemlyen Transcript of the episode Man of Steel Answers , Suicide Squadcast , DCU_Club subreddit...
Lex's use of Lois Superman came back Lex's villain monologue Lex's wordplay and cultural references Is good a matter of perspective? The problem of evil Editing, music, and Superman and his mother Thanks to Alessandro Maniscalco Transcript of the episode Man of Steel Answers , Suicide Squadcast , DCU_Club subreddit http://captaindove.tumblr.com/post/144419877339/do-you-ever-think-about-the-contrast-between-lexs...
Martha Kent and Nancy Grace Batman's meticulous fight preparation The batsignal as an instigation for Superman Batman as Lex's Knight "Every time we say goodbye" song connection Everything coming up Lex Thanks to Alessandro Maniscalco Transcript of the episode Suicide Squad reviews: http://comicandscreen.blogspot.com/2016/08/processing-suicide-squad-reviews.html Man of Steel Answers , Suicide Squadcast , DCU_Club subreddit...
Clark's solitude The cairn on the mountain Jonathan Kent and his story Are humans inherently good or evil? Bruce in Wayne Manor @FrasesBR shared https://twitter.com/dcvsmarvelcomic/status/720599715461668864 Mark Hughes article Thanks to Alessandro Maniscalco and also Trent Osborne and Casper Richter Transcript of the episode Man of Steel Answers , Suicide Squadcast , DCU_Club subreddit...
Bruce's training montage Wonder Woman photo ( @_TRonVin_ photo comparison ) Lex with Zod's corpse in the scout ship Icarus Doomsday mythology ( ComicBookResources confusion ) Superman complicit and absent Thanks to Alessandro Maniscalco Transcript of the episode Man of Steel Answers , Suicide Squadcast , DCU_Club subreddit...
Connections and inferences from the LexCorp desctruction Lex's reaction the batarang Superman's crisis of confidence and loss of faith Lois and the symbol of hope The scout ship command key Lex as Lucifer Non-glorified violence Thanks to Alessandro Maniscalco Transcript of the episode Man of Steel Answers , Suicide Squadcast , DCU_Club subreddit...
The framing of Superman's entry The conclusion of Senator Finch's arc ( http://www.audienceseverywhere.net/zack-snyders-superman/ ) A similar scene in Superman: Earth One (Volume 3) The impact of the tragedy on Superman The impact of the tragedy on Bruce Vengeance and Lex's master stroke Thanks to Alessandro Maniscalco Transcript of the episode Man of Steel Answers , Suicide Squadcast , DCU_Club subreddit http://pulpklatura.tumblr.com/post/141843209469/batman-v-superman-the-modern-revenge-traged...
Martha Kent's parenting style Lois gets the story on the bullet Protests and news coverage at the Capitol Lex and Finch outside the Senate hearing The oldest lie in America Thanks to Alessandro Maniscalco Man of Steel Answers , Suicide Squadcast , DCU_Club...
Batmobile's entrance to the batcave Batman without the cowl Tracking device Lex Luthor and his Kryptonite Senator Finch invites Superman to the Capitol "Good is a conversation" Thanks to Alessandro Maniscalco Man of Steel Answers , Suicide Squadcast , DCU _ Club subreddit...
Superman's strength Was Superman too rough with Batman? Superman's ultimatum Batman's ironic threat Should Superman have gone after Lex's men instead of Batman? Thanks to Alessandro Maniscalco Transcript of the Episode Man of Steel Answers , Suicide Squadcast , DCU_Club subreddit Pulpklatura on private vengeance in BvS...
Batman aperch and affixing the tracker Batmobile design Batman killing Car chase action Why didn't Lex let Batman steal the Kryptonite? BONUS: Announcement on upcoming schedule Thanks to Alessandro Maniscalco Transcript of the Episode Man of Steel Answers , Suicide Squadcast , DCU_Club subreddit Discussion of Lex's Motivations...
Where is Clark Kent? "Goes back to Kansas, I suppose" Perry White Lois entrusts Swanwick What's the deal with Lex's special bullet? Responding to listener comments and questions (White Portuguese, Extended Cut, DC News) Thanks to Alessandro Maniscalco Transcript of the episode Man of Steel Answers , Suicide Squadcast , DCU_Club subreddit...
Overall reactions to the Extended Cut of BvS The African incident Lois's investigation Clark's investigation The Capitol tragedy Other extra tidbits What would our personal cut of the movie be? Thanks to Alessandro Maniscalco Man of Steel Answers , Suicide Squadcast , DCU_Club subreddit...
Clark receives photographs at the Daily Planet Clark's rising tension with Batman Bruce tells Alfred about the Kryptonite Bruce's 1% doctrine Acting performances and editing Questions about god Thanks to Alessandro Maniscalco Transcript of the Episode Man of Steel Answers (Kryptonite) , Suicide Squadcast , DCU_Club subreddit http://queen-rey-kenobi.tumblr.com/post/144192862947...
Decryption Responding to criticisms of the Knightmare scene Knightmare Batman costume Desert setting and Apokolips Connections to various comic books Batman oner Tyrannical Superman The Flash's visit from the future Thanks to Alessandro Maniscalco Transcript of the episode Man of Steel Answers , Suicide Squadcast , DCU_Club...
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice , Scene 27 Diana as an antiquities dealer Gordian Knots Diana's defeat of Bruce in the verbal repartee No, Diana was not trying to destroy the digital photograph Bruce and Diana's character development BONUS: Responses to more critics of BvS (starting around 13:40) Thanks to Alessandro Maniscalco Transcript of the episode Man of Steel Answers , Suicide Squadcast , DCU_Club subreddit , Critique of Rotten Tomatoes...
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice , Scene 26 Clark investigating his Batman story Press as the Fourth Estate (contrasting with the talking heads Superman montage) 1938 Superman's idealism ( Mark Hughes article ) Powerlessness in the major characters BONUS: Responding to major criticisms of BvS (Part 1) -- starts at about 15:30 Thanks to Alessandro Maniscalco Transcript of this episode Man of Steel Answers , Suicide Squadcast , DCU_Club subreddit...
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice , Scenes 24 and 25 Wallace Keefe's apartment contrasted with Lex's mansion Lex is "just a man" and Wallace is "half a man" Quotes about Lex's character ( Times of Israel ) Listener question: What's your response to the critiques that Superman is too depressed? Superman as an introvert ( tumblr link ) Thanks to Alessandro Maniscalco for his help on the analysis . Transcript of the episode Man of Steel Answers , Suicide Squadcast , DCU_Club subreddit...
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice , Scenes 22 and 23 Superman's character development during the fire rescue "Day of the Dead" musical score Ironic imagery of the godlike Superman taking it in from his couch ( joons.tumblr.com ) Superman as glorified first responder Reference to Superman: Peace on Earth ( @superherospot ) The talking heads debate about Superman Casper Richter's thoughts on Superman's reflection and what we can learn from him BONUS: Listener questions about the ultimate cut Than...
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice , Scene 21 Clark covering the "let them eat cake" beat. Who is Prometheus? Lex's power-based breakdown. Bruce "can't stay down here." Clark and Bruce's discussion ( Man of Steel Answers analysis ). Clark tails Bruce. Diana shows up and shows up Bruce (part one). Thanks to Alessandro Maniscalco for his help with the analysis Transcript of the episode Man of Steel Answers , Suicide Squadcast , DCU_Club Subreddit...
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice , Scenes 19 and 20 Plot developments from Knyazev's phone data Why was Lois's scene inserted in the middle of Bruce's morning? Bruce and Alfred interactions and character development Bruce is pointed toward Lex Luthor (and the audience is onto him more than Bruce is) Why does Bruce go through the Batcave before heading out in his civilian car? The Robin Suite and the decrepit Wayne Manor? Thanks to Alessandro Maniscalco for his help with this analysis. Transcri...
ALERT: I misspoke in Scene 17 and said Jonathan instead of Thomas Wayne. Please forgive the error. Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice , Scenes 17 and 18 Why did the filmmakers include several dream or vision sequences ? What is the significance of Bruce's visit to the mausoleum? What are the main takeaways from Lois's first visit with Secretary Swanwick? BONUS: How would BvS have been different if it followed the typical three-act blockbuster movie structure? Thanks to Alessandro Maniscalco for ...
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice , Scene 16 Luthor and Finch's verbal battle. Why is the dialogue disjointed? The "Granny's Peach Tea" setup. When does Lex shift from Plan A to Plan B? We know about Lex's father, but what about his mother? What are the thematic interpretations of turning the painting upside down? BONUS: A list of thematic connections between Man of Steel and BvS . Thanks to Alessandro Maniscalco for his help with the analysis. Transcript of the Episode Man of Steel Answers , S...
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice , Scenes 14 and 15 How does the underground fight fit with the falling motif? What do we learn about Batman's fighting style? How are we supposed to react to violence in BvS ? What does the Daily Planet pitch meeting tell us about Clark's character arc and the theme of absolute right and wrong? Why does Lois pursuing the bullet story represent a new version of the Lois/Clark/Superman love triangle? Transcript of this episode Man of Steel Answers , Suicide Squad...
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice , Scene 13 Returning to the scout ship from Man of Steel Lex's glory -- manipulating people to get what we wants Zod's fingerprints and Lex's cherry Jolly Rancher Possible interpretations of Lex's character Lex's musical theme Man of Steel Answers , Suicide Squadcast , Hub City Review of BvS...
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice , Scenes 11 and 12 How does Wallace Keefe's vandalism fit with Lex's plans? What are some ideas behind Superman's statue design? How does the Daily Planet react to the vandalism and what does it reveal about public sentiment to Superman? Theme: Power corrupts, but powerlessness can corrupt even more. Pacing issues: Why were these two scenes inserted into Lex's meeting with the Senators? What are people's pacing complaints for the first third of the movie? Trans...
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice , Scene 10 The first scene with Lex Luthor. What is the foundation of Lex's character? What's the deal with his dad? How are "Ahoy-hoy" and East Germany related? Why does Lex ask the Senators for the import license? Why is the "kindness of monsters" line so brilliant? Transcript Man of Steel Answers analysis of lex , Pulpklatura private vengeance , Suicide Squadcast...
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 Suic...
