Zack Snyder's Justice League is an ambitious
four-hour epic packed with tons of previously unseen footage, as well as contradictions
and unexplained moments. Here are those confusing moments explained. Of all the minor continuity discrepancies
between the DCEU movies, one of the most noticeable is the case of Aquaman's eye color. If you missed out on the Whedon cut of Justice
League back in 2017, then you may be used to the brown yellows closer to Jason Momoa's
natural eye color in James Wan's Aquaman. In the 2017 Justice League, Aquaman can be
seen with striking baby blues. This coloring was brought back again in the
Snyder Cut, leaving some viewers reasonably confused. As it turns out, this is a choice both directors
are very aware of and cite as an artistic difference. But according to Momoa it was a decision motivated
by something the actor himself said. In an interview with the Huffington Post promoting
Aquaman back in 2018, Momoa revealed about the change, "It was my idea I brought to Zack. I thought it would be rad to have a different
eye color. Something that's completely Atlantean that
was, like, his mark...I felt like it was just something that would be a little otherworldly,
so Zack really liked it." As for why director James Wan went in a different
direction, Momoa said, "I feel like [Wan] wanted to have a warmer
thing in this [movie]. I feel like my justification for [the change]
is that he kind of went home. He's more rooted, and he's calm when he's
around his family." Another inconsistency between Aquaman, Batman
v Superman: Dawn of Justice and Zack Snyder's Justice League has no real bearing on their
overall plots, but is a detail that can be irksome to anyone following the DCEU releases
thus far. It's time to talk about the trident. In Zack Snyder's Justice League, Queen Atlanna's
[at-LAN-nah] trident is presented to Aquaman by Vulko. Vulko encourages Aquaman to take the trident
and claim his birthright to the throne of Atlantis. He declines, setting up the 2018 Aquaman arc. In the theatrical version of the film, this
was replaced by a scene between Mera [MEER-ah] and Aquaman after Steppenwolf steals the Mother
Box hidden in Atlantis. It's implied that Mera gives Aquaman the trident
that he uses to fight in the rest of the film. In both cuts of the film, he uses the trident
during battle with the parademons, but the moment where Aquaman seems to ask for the
trident doesn't exist in the Snyder cut: "Then I'm gonna need something from you." However, that still doesn't explain the footage
first shown in Snyder's previous movie, Batman v Superman, which shows Aquaman with a trident
that looks pretty much exactly like the weapon he wields in Justice League. Does Aquaman just have an extra trident that
looks just like his mother's? This is another perplexing moment that is
a result of creative changes made following the lackluster theatrical release of Justice
League. The way Snyder envisioned underwater communications
between Atlanteans works just fine for his movie, but James Wan made some changes to
fit his vision for Aquaman. In both versions of Justice League, all underwater
conversations between Atlanteans happen in air bubbles they create. In James Wan's Aquaman, the Atlanteans no
longer require these bubbles to speak to each other underwater. Why did this happen? "Whenever you notice something like that,
a wizard did it." Well, not really. Wan said in an Entertainment Weekly interview, "People are overthinking it. They're just gonna talk!" Honestly, it's hard to imagine him having
any other stance. Snyder's stylish portrayal of Atlantean communication
would have quickly become annoying in a movie that takes place primarily in Atlantis. To many who grew up with the Justice League
comics and cartoons, Green Lantern is a core member of the league. Sadly, the colossal bomb that was 2011's Green
Lantern movie with Ryan Reynolds ensured that DC won't be touching Hal Jordan for a good
while. But it seems like Snyder has put the wheels
in motion to one day bring Green Lantern back into the fold. The climax of the second part of Zack Snyder's
Justice League is a flashback of epic proportions. It depicts the first age of heroes and the
final battle between Darkseid and the humans, Atlanteans, and Amazons. The one Lantern visible, Yalan Gur, was in
the original cut, but in the Snyder Cut he explicitly dies by Darkseid's hand. The scene also highlights how the ring escaped
and continued the hero's line, which, presumably, would've been followed up on in a future Justice
League sequel. Yalan Gur wasn't the only Lantern that made
an appearance in the Snyder Cut. Kilowog, set up to be one of the main characters
in HBO Max's Green Lantern Corps series, appears dead in Cyborg's vision of the desolate future
timeline — a.k.a. the "Knightmare." One of the most surprising and unusual changes
made to the Snyder Cut comes from a character who isn't in the movie for a terribly long
amount of screen time. Still, it's enough to notice how Snyder has
made Mera change her accent... or at least it seems that way. The truth is probably much simpler. In Aquaman and 2017's Justice League, Heard
voiced the Atlantean queen with an accent that sounded more or less like her regular
speaking voice. "My parents fought in the wars. She took me in." "What a saint." "You dare speak of Queen Atlanna that way?" Zack Snyder's Justice League has Heard putting
on a British accent. "My parents died in the wars. She took me in." "What a saint." "You dare speak of Queen Atlanna that way?" It's likely that the original scenes with
Mera for the movie were already completely finished, and were simply added back for the
Snyder Cut. This means that the Mera scenes in 2017's
Justice League are almost certainly reshoots. This choice is minor and in keeping with Snyder's
objective to completely preserve his original vision for the film. If you are at all confused about the scene
with Lois Lane and a green space alien impersonating Martha Kent, don't worry, so are we. Later revealing himself to Bruce Wayne and
to the DC universe at large, Martian Manhunter a.k.a. J'onn J'onzz [JON JONES] makes his
live action debut in Zack Snyder's Justice League in a mysterious scene. At the end of a long conversation between
Lois and Martha about Clark, Martha exits and, unbeknownst to Lois, shapeshifts first
into Martian Manhunter and then into Secretary of Defense Calvin Swanwick. In the scene, Martha advises Lois that she
still needs to be part of society, which motivates her to get out, placing her in the right place
at the right time when Superman is brought back to life. This moment is pivotal and the knowledge that
Martian Manhunterwas orchestrating events in the movie the whole time is mind-blowing. Martian Manhunter was one of the original
Justice League members and his appearance in the Snyderverse brings the league's new
total up to that oh-so-important number seven. Now that we know what Snyder planned for two
Justice League sequels, we know he was going to expand the group and bring in Green Lantern
and other DC legends. But now the future of Martian Manhunter in
the DCEU remains uncertain. A very important part of the Snyderverse is
the Knightmare. It's never really explained in either Batman
v Superman: Dawn of Justice or Zack Snyder's Justice League, nor is it referred to by name. Still, understanding it is vital to understanding
the greater meaning behind many of the new additions to the Snyder Cut. The Knightmare is introduced in Batman v Superman,
when Bruce dreams of being in a sandy, washed-out desert. After being ambushed by a group of men, Batman
sees parademons coming in the distance and is overtaken. This vision concludes with the reveal of an
evil Superman and Bruce being awoken to a Flash from the future telling him, "Lois is
the key." It's a reference to what happens in Justice
League, but also is a clue to her importance in the now shuttered sequels Snyder was planning. The Knightmare itself makes a return in the
Snyder Cut, where it becomes clear that Darkseid is the cause of the apocalyptic future. It's never explicitly stated, but Snyder has
explained that this is a vision of the future that must be stopped. In the Snyder Cut, we see Superman holding
the burned body of Lois in the Batcave, which is the turning point that Bruce must never
let happen. There is a lot to love about Zack Snyder's
Justice League, but admittedly it doesn't explain some of its biggest concepts — such
as what exactly is the anti-life equation and why does Darkseid want it so badly? Originally created for DC's Fourth World arc
in 1970, the anti-life equation is a secret way of controlling all sentient beings. Darkseid believes part of the equation exists
in the subconscious of humanity, which is why Steppenwolf interrogates people using
those creepy spider bugs. Thematically, a common interpretation is that
the equation is a mathematical proof of the futility of living and a way to dominate humanity
through spreading hopelessness. What it actually is, and whether or not it
has a physical form in the Snyderverse, is one of the biggest mysteries for the future
of the DCEU. It's not explained at all in the movie, but
Superman's pitch black suit has great historical significance that references one of Snyder's
key inspirations for his Justice League. The black suit in Zack Snyder's Justice League
is a reference to 1993's The Reign of Superman comic arc; the follow-up to previous year's
The Death of Superman, which saw Superman die while fighting Doomsday. When he comes back to life in Reign, he's
wearing the black suit in an iconic moment of DC Comics history. Since then, it has always been associated
with the death and return of Superman. In the lore, the suit was designed to help
the weakened Superman absorb more solar energy so he can be stronger after coming back to
life. While this may be obvious to older DC Comics
fans, it's not left unexplained for no reason. There was actually a deleted scene that was
shot during Snyder's original production that showed a newly resurrected Superman choosing
to don either a suit of Kryptonian armor or the iconic black suit. Joe Manganiello joined the DC universe as
Deathstroke in a mid-credits scene in the theatrical cut of Justice League back in 2017. The yacht scene that served as his introduction
is in the Snyder Cut, but in an altered form. However, the restored version of the scene
is more confusing than anything else. In the theatrical Justice League, Deathstroke's
introduction was a teaser for a Legion of Doom movie where Luthor gathers a band of
villains to face off against the Justice League. "Shouldn't we have a league of our own?" In the version of the scene that made it into
the Snyder Cut, Luthor tells Deathstroke Batman's true identity, which is a significant difference. At the time, Snyder's intention was to make
a standalone Ben Affleck Batman film following Justice League, with Manganiello's Deathstroke
serving as the main villain. Affleck dropped out and The Batman eventually
turned into the Robert Pattinson-led, Matt Reeves-directed project currently in production. Now, both versions of Justice League have
scenes teasing movies that will never see the light of day. The Knightmare scene in the epilogue is the
most dire of all. Parademons roam the land while Batman and
the rest of the League are at the end of their rope. Aquaman is dead, replaced by Mera, Deathstroke
is working with the League, and Flash is wearing his future costume from the BvS flashback. Jared Leto's Joker makes his return to mock
the Dark Knight one last time. He and Batman make important references to
the deaths of Robin, Harley Quinn, and Lois Lane before Joker offers Bruce a truce. The sequence ends with the League preparing
for what might just be one last battle at the end of the world with Superman. The scene is loaded with implications about
what might have happened in the future of the Snyderverse. It confirms the death of Robin at the hands
of the Joker and that Bruce letting Lois die in a tragic blast is the turning point of
the conflict according to Snyder. This tragedy allows Superman to succumb to
the anti-life equation and therefore fall completely under Darkseid's control. Time travel and multiverses were going to
play a major role in Justice League 2 and 3, but now this single scene is the most we'll
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