Justice League (2017 film)

Justice League is a 2017 film in the DC Extended Universe. It was noted for having reshoots done by Joss Whedon after Zack Snyder stepped down from director due to his daughter Autumn's suicide. Zack Snyder's Justice League, which is Snyder's original version, was released on HBO Max in March 2021 and is considered a better version.

The mixed reception of the theatrical cut resulted in a redirection with the DCEU starting with 2018's Aquaman. Despite this, Joss Whedon was credited as co-writer and Zack Snyder was credited as the sole director. Junkie XL's music was scrapped in favor of having Danny Elfman reuse the 1989 theme for Batman and the John Williams theme for Superman.


 * Ambiguous Disorder: The Flash is implied to be autistic given his fixations on brunch and Pet Sematary.
 * Anal Probing: An old woman getting reported by the news is afraid getting probed.
 * Back from the Dead: Once he understands the potential of the Mother Box, Batman wants to use it to resurrect Superman. Diana is very wary of it because Superman didn't die on friendly terms with Bruce, and Barry is concerned because of the Came Back Wrong trope.
 * Big Bad: Steppenwolf, who is after the three Mother Boxes.
 * Bigger Bad: While not seen, Darkseid is the driving force for his uncle Steppenwolf.
 * Brick Joke: Barry Allen starts talking about brunch to Bruce Wayne and talks about it again in the first post-credits scene with Superman.
 * Cluster Bleep Bomb: The old woman rants about getting probed with this.
 * Legion of Doom: Lex Luthor suggests to Deathstroke to make their own Injustice League.
 * Lighter and Softer: The movie is notably more lighthearted than the previous DCEU films. The coloring is also brighter.
 * The Mole: Thanks to being saved from death using Mother Box technology, the other members are distrustful of Victor and think he may be this trope. Aquaman outright calls it out before the final act, though that it's thanks to the Lasso of Truth.
 * Mythology Gag: Cyborg says his Teen Titans Catch Phrase "Booyah" after Steppenwolf was defeated.
 * Shout-Out: The Flash compared the resurrection of Superman to Pet Sematary.
 * The Stinger:
 * Superman and the Flash start a race.
 * Lex Luthor meets up with Deathstroke and came up with an idea of make an Injustice League.
 * Truer to the Text: Superman is more of the "Big Blue Boy Scout" from the comics in this film than a Jesus metaphor.
 * Verbal Backspace: Martha Kent mentioned to Lois that she is the thirstiest or rather hungriest woman.
 * Wrong Genre Savvy: Averted. Barry seems to think he is some kind of superhero Horror film, which seems initially only to show he is paranoid, but the Parademons do act like horror monsters with a specific set of rules and Superman's resurrection goes wrong as he feared..