kguillou
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People are really underestimating how straightforward this story is gonna be. Bad guy shows up and starts stealing Mother Boxes. Batman and Wonder Woman try to recruit the metahumans that we learned about in BvS. Good guys join forces to defeat the bad guy. Along the way, Superman comes back to life and joins the fight.
It's REALLY that simple, folks. Steppenwolf is not a particularly deep or compelling villain. He's Darkseid's muscle. As long as he's threatening, it'll be fine. But don't expect some rich backstory for him. Same goes for the new kids on the team. This movie will function as an INTRODUCTION to them. It's NOT a character study for Flash, Aquaman, and Cyborg. They are simply introduced as three unlikely heroes (for three different reasons), and then they have to put that aside to save the day.
Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman have all already had their introductory films, so they don't need a ton of development either.
From what we know about the plot (for those of us who read the spoilers), you can EASILY fit that into a 2 hour film. Just because The Avengers had an extra 15-20 minutes of fat lined into their movie doesn't mean Justice League needs to do that.
I hear what your saying but I dont fully agree. I agree that Steppenwolf just needs to be an evil badass and doesnt need a ton of development but we need to care about Flash, Cyborg and Aquaman, so we need an adequate amount of screentime that shows us who these characters are and what motivates them. Superman also needs a good deal of character development because he is coming back from the dead, presumably as a new person with a new outlook on life. He cant just come back in act 3 smiling with his hands on his hips. Clark needs a character arc in this movie to show how his own death and ressurection has changed him as a person.
Is it possible to do in 1hr 50? Yes, its possible but you run the risk of trimming valuable character moments that make the audience like and care about this team if the movie's just gonna swiftly move through each beat.