So Warner Bros. Has just dropped the latest trailer for, arguably, their biggest film of the year, Justice League (2017). In the past week, the promo team for this film has been stepping up their game. With two sets of posters for the main team, that look fantastic, and now audiences have been treated to this new trailer. But what makes this trailer different from the others that come before it?
Initial Thoughts
This is a damn good trailer! It has emotion, action and great character moments! What separates this from the previous trailers is that, whilst they leaned heavily on the action and presented in a flashy, adrenaline-fueled trailer, this trailer is more of a slow burner. Allowing viewers to take in the visual spectacle and the emotional, and funny, character moments. Here are the top 5 highlights in this trailer. But, before you read the rest of this post, here is the trailer itself for you to watch.
1. Lois & Clark
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| Clark and Lois reunited in her dreams |
This trailer starts with an emotional scene. Of Lois (Amy Adams) dreaming about Clark/Superman (Henry Cavill) talking about the engagement ring that he left for her at the end of Batman V Superman: Dawn Of Justice before he sadly died in the fight against Doomsday. The scene is so beautiful and surreal, with a slight nod to the Superman: The Movie (1978) film, with Clark wearing a red checkered shirt against the Kent farm backdrop. Much like the funeral scene from the original movie. And then dream end with Lois waking up alone in her apartment. Really an emotional punch in the first 10 seconds. Even people who didn't really connect with the Lois and Clark romance from the previous DC films could feel that!
2. Parademon/Earth war
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| An unfortunate soldier being transformed into a Parademon |
We've only gotten small glimpses of this epic war that took place thousands of years back against the forces of planet Earth (The Humans, Atlanteans and the Amazons) and the forces of Planet Apokalips (Darkseid, Steppenwolf and the Parademons) But this is the best look at that battle. With a look at, what I believe is, a human soldier being painfully transformed into a Parademon, as that's how Parademons are created. And the Amazons going full Dothraki (Game Of Thrones) against the army of Apokalips, by standing on the saddles of their horses. Hopefully, the full sequence is as epic as what's displayed in these clips.
3. Batman
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| Batman looking as awesome as ever! |
Just... This shot alone is enough to make any Batman fan excited! Paying homage to, not one, but two iconic front covers of Batman stories. The obvious one being the way he's positioned. Flying in with his Grappling hook through the wind. Similar to the way he's positioned in Detective Comics #27 (1938) where he's flying through the air with his grappling hook. And the second being the main cover of The Dark Knight Returns (1986) where there's a silhouette of Batman, again, flying through the air and there's a lightning strike behind him. We did get a similar shot in Dawn Of Justice but this one works just as well. Bruce Wayne (Ben Affleck) seems to be set up as the Nick Fury/Iron Man of the team. Trying to get all of the heroes to rally alongside one another. Seems a fitting role for Batman as he's always been a leader and cunning strategist. Affleck has done incredibly well in the role so far and I cannot wait to see where he'll take the role from here.
4. Aquaman
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| Aquaman and Cyborg using Teamwork |
And the Aquaman jokes have officially been declared dead! Yes, the hero labelled "The one who can talk to fish" looks better than ever in this trailer. With his conversation with Bruce Wayne, showing how much of a chip on his shoulder he has, and his team-work with Cyborg (Ray Fisher), which was a really good character moment for both of them. And, also, the way that Aquaman (Jason Momoa) fights the Parademons in, what appears to be, the final act looks incredible. Using his trident mid-air to kill as many of them as possible. I can definitely see Aquaman being a fan-favourite in this film.
5. Flash
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| The Flash in Action! |
Now we come to the comic-relief of the film. The Flash (Ezra Miller), who has a beautiful close-up shot of him surrounded by the lightning that he produces whilst running and the final clip of him talking about the Bat-signal with Bruce and Diana (Gal Gadot). How he's so excited and overjoyed to be with them and how they look like two parents having to deal with their over-excited child. I thought it was a good and funny way to end the trailer. I believe that most of the humour in this film will come from The Flash. But also most of the heart, as he's the most inexperienced out of all of them and os he has a learning curve. Hopefully, this film does The flash justice. And may inspires a few creative minds to get his solo movie underway!
Conclusion
So yeah! This is a damn good trailer. It doesn't really drop any specific plot details or anything. But it has several character set-ups, emotional moments and definitely a lot of action. But not presenting it in a Crash. Bang. Wallop kind of way. But taking its time in presenting all of these elements so audiences can get more of an idea of the tone of the film.
So these are my thoughts on the latest Justice League Trailer. Was there anything I missed out? Is there anything you disagree with? Leave a comment down below. And if you liked this then please subscribe for more content. Thank you for reading.
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