FeedOnATreeFrog
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Just a thread for making sense of some aspects of the film. Here’s how I understood them (or didn’t).
1) Darkseid couldn’t find Earth again because it was those Mother Boxes themselves that allowed them to locate Earth?
2) The boxes went dormant because of the presence of the ancient heroes. The boxes were scared of them just like they were scared of Superman millenia later.
(And I gotta say I like the idea of Supes’ presence being the thing that saved Earth, opposed to MoS/BvS where the threat is only there because of Clark’s existence).
3) Mother Boxes are a rarity in this version of the DCU. Perhaps there are only those 3. Which is why Steppenwolf fights tooth and nail to obtain them, and why Darkseid insists Steppenwolf find the final mother box instead of simply coming over with some mother boxes of his own.
4) Because Flash ran faster than the speed of light in the kryptonian ship, it not only caused time to reverse for a few second but also caused Future Supes’ mind to awaken in the body of Supes, the one we saw in Cyborg’s vision moments prior (thus why we hear, “the future has taken root in the present”) and future Supes was under the influence of the Anti-Life equation, thus why he attacked the JL, which he only broke out of when he saw Lois, who he thought was dead. This is why she was the key. It’s not just a case of “he doesn’t know who he is” but rather “something darker”.
(so really, the moment is Lois and Supes both seeing their partner alive again, which is nice)
5) The Knightmare scene at the end is of a different future than the one we saw at BvS, which was prevented. Superman arriving and lighting up his eyes in a different way than in BvS, and Joker’s dialog about countless timelines suggest that this happens over and over again.
6) Bruce’s death/self-sacrifice would break the cycle and ensure the Knightmare future doesn’t come to pass. Maybe he was meant to be the one to pick up the spear to defeat Doomsday, trading places with Supes, the one Bats never shoulda doubted, and the one who didn’t deserve to die.
What’s your take on these parts of the film or any other confusing parts?
1) Darkseid couldn’t find Earth again because it was those Mother Boxes themselves that allowed them to locate Earth?
2) The boxes went dormant because of the presence of the ancient heroes. The boxes were scared of them just like they were scared of Superman millenia later.
(And I gotta say I like the idea of Supes’ presence being the thing that saved Earth, opposed to MoS/BvS where the threat is only there because of Clark’s existence).
3) Mother Boxes are a rarity in this version of the DCU. Perhaps there are only those 3. Which is why Steppenwolf fights tooth and nail to obtain them, and why Darkseid insists Steppenwolf find the final mother box instead of simply coming over with some mother boxes of his own.
4) Because Flash ran faster than the speed of light in the kryptonian ship, it not only caused time to reverse for a few second but also caused Future Supes’ mind to awaken in the body of Supes, the one we saw in Cyborg’s vision moments prior (thus why we hear, “the future has taken root in the present”) and future Supes was under the influence of the Anti-Life equation, thus why he attacked the JL, which he only broke out of when he saw Lois, who he thought was dead. This is why she was the key. It’s not just a case of “he doesn’t know who he is” but rather “something darker”.
(so really, the moment is Lois and Supes both seeing their partner alive again, which is nice)
5) The Knightmare scene at the end is of a different future than the one we saw at BvS, which was prevented. Superman arriving and lighting up his eyes in a different way than in BvS, and Joker’s dialog about countless timelines suggest that this happens over and over again.
6) Bruce’s death/self-sacrifice would break the cycle and ensure the Knightmare future doesn’t come to pass. Maybe he was meant to be the one to pick up the spear to defeat Doomsday, trading places with Supes, the one Bats never shoulda doubted, and the one who didn’t deserve to die.
What’s your take on these parts of the film or any other confusing parts?
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