The Guard
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The issue with this isn't plotholes. I see what you're going for...but from a creative standpoint it strikes me as even more of a copout than STAR TREK's "alternate reality" angle was. Completely unneccessary. I think it's silly to make a "pseudo sequel" just to explain why Richard and Jason don't exist (which isn't exactly furthering their stories) and things are more faithful than previous films. What I'm getting at...it's lazy writing, akin to "Let's just change things for the hell of it, but not being brave enough to actually "start over".
I like alternate universes, but you've got to be careful with them, and not use them as gimmicks. The Crisises have had some great concepts over the years, but arbitarily using them to fix continuity issues is not one of them. I actually did something similar in a parody script I wrote called THE BATMAN FAMILY many years ago, but I can't see this being taken seriously.
Not only is it going to draw immediate parallells to STAR TREK, but it feels more like a JUSTICE LEAGUE film, albeit not a full or very satisfying one, than a Superman movie. While I appreciated Diana's "cameo" in Alex Ford's MAN OF STEEL script, I really don't see the point in using multiple JLA characters in cameos when you probably already have Superman characters that deserve to fill those roles. I don't mind the idea of Bizarro and an alternate universe in a least, but a remotely faithful Bizarro world wouldn't just have small differences like this. Otherwise Bizarro would just be another Superman, not...well...Bizarro. I see what you're getting at...I just think it's a little shaky as you've phrased it.
Just reboot the franchise somehow. People won't complain that much.
What are your other 20 ideas? You have some interesting concepts here, I'm intrigued what else you've got.
I like alternate universes, but you've got to be careful with them, and not use them as gimmicks. The Crisises have had some great concepts over the years, but arbitarily using them to fix continuity issues is not one of them. I actually did something similar in a parody script I wrote called THE BATMAN FAMILY many years ago, but I can't see this being taken seriously.
Not only is it going to draw immediate parallells to STAR TREK, but it feels more like a JUSTICE LEAGUE film, albeit not a full or very satisfying one, than a Superman movie. While I appreciated Diana's "cameo" in Alex Ford's MAN OF STEEL script, I really don't see the point in using multiple JLA characters in cameos when you probably already have Superman characters that deserve to fill those roles. I don't mind the idea of Bizarro and an alternate universe in a least, but a remotely faithful Bizarro world wouldn't just have small differences like this. Otherwise Bizarro would just be another Superman, not...well...Bizarro. I see what you're getting at...I just think it's a little shaky as you've phrased it.
Just reboot the franchise somehow. People won't complain that much.
What are your other 20 ideas? You have some interesting concepts here, I'm intrigued what else you've got.
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