Justice League Universe Podcast

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice , Scene 16 Luthor and Finch's verbal battle. Why is the dialogue disjointed? The "Granny's Peach Tea" setup. When does Lex shift from Plan A to Plan B? We know about Lex's father, but what about his mother? What are the thematic interpretations of turning the painting upside down? BONUS: A list of thematic connections between Man of Steel and BvS . Thanks to Ales...

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice , Scenes 14 and 15 How does the underground fight fit with the falling motif? What do we learn about Batman's fighting style? How are we supposed to react to violence in BvS ? What does the Daily Planet pitch meeting tell us about Clark's character arc and the theme of absolute right and wrong? Why does Lois pursuing the bullet story represent a new version of th...

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice , Scene 13 Returning to the scout ship from Man of Steel Lex's glory -- manipulating people to get what we wants Zod's fingerprints and Lex's cherry Jolly Rancher Possible interpretations of Lex's character Lex's musical theme Man of Steel Answers , Suicide Squadcast , Hub City Review of BvS

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice , Scenes 11 and 12 How does Wallace Keefe's vandalism fit with Lex's plans? What are some ideas behind Superman's statue design? How does the Daily Planet react to the vandalism and what does it reveal about public sentiment to Superman? Theme: Power corrupts, but powerlessness can corrupt even more. Pacing issues: Why were these two scenes inserted into Lex's me...

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice , Scene 10 The first scene with Lex Luthor. What is the foundation of Lex's character? What's the deal with his dad? How are "Ahoy-hoy" and East Germany related? Why does Lex ask the Senators for the import license? Why is the "kindness of monsters" line so brilliant? Transcript Man of Steel Answers analysis of lex , Pulpklatura private vengeance , Suicide Squadc...

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice , Scenes 8 and 9 Scene 8 gives the audience some breathing room. The batcave uses suspension in a clever way. What do we learn about the goal of Bruce's detective work? What do we learn about Alfred? If Batman is operating under "new rules," what were the old rules? In Scene 9, Clark finally gets to cook, and he watches his first news report. I close the episode...

In this episode, I pause from the scene-by-scene analysis of Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice to talk about four interesting perspectives on the movie as a whole. Mark Hughes, Forbes - Superman and Batman's Character Arcs Matthew Theriault, Hub City Review - messianic interpretation Pulpklatura - revenge tragedy Various sources - King Arthur v Lancelot Also, if you want to hear a detailed overvi...

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice , Scene 7 Our first scene with Batman! Why is Batman branding criminals? What does this confirm about his character, following up on Scenes 1 and 2? How did the filmmakers build suspense in this scene? How does this scene connect to the theme of pure good and evil? "Don't shoot the good guys" Transcript of this episode is available here . Man of Steel Answers , S...

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice , What plot holes? This episode addresses the 9 purported plot holes raised by Brian P. Rubin at Looper.com . You can read the text of this episode at Comic And Screen .

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice , Scenes 5 and 6 What is the political and personal fallout of the African incident? Why is the African woman's testimony important? What do we learn about Lois and Clark's relationship? How does the apartment scene prove that the Christopher Reeve version of Superman is untenable?

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice , Scenes 3 and 4 Why was the placement of the Kryptonite discovery scene so brilliant? How did the scene place these events in a broader context? What does the African incident tell us about Lois's character? And about Lois and Superman's relationship? How do the General's lines connect to later character development? All that, plus Jimmy Olsen and the KG Beast.

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice , Scene 2. Why show events that we've already seen in Man of Steel ? What is the surface-level reason for Bruce's vendetta against Superman, and what is the deeper reason? What do we, the audience, know about Superman's actions that the people in the movie, like Bruce, don't know? What does this scene accomplish in terms of establishing the world and establishing...

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice , Scene 1. Why did they include another telling of the Waynes' murder and Batman's origin? What did the opening voice over mean when it referred to diamond absolutes, things falling, and a beautiful lie? Why was it important that Thomas Wayne clenched his fist and went after the robber, and why was it important that the robber didn't seem to intend to kill the Wa...