Justice League: Gods and Monsters is an alternate universe where Superman is the son of Zod and Batman is straight up vampire. Our less friendly protagonists have no qualm about killing the oppositions, in fact they are surprisingly creative in the dismemberment. With looser code of conduct, they soon find themselves more of liabilities than heroes.
The concept is intriguing, each of the superheroes has different backstory and artistic design. It's a bit darker in the approach, yet eerily more realistic than their usual good guy stint. It's commendable for the movie to create separate origin stories that actually work in the span of the relatively short runtime.
These heroes are far from the ones audience would know, even compared to other alternate versions, but in spite of the variance they are still oddly relatable. Dubbing plays a significant part in this. Michael C. Hall's enigmatic persona is very thick for Barman. He's almost an even more reclusive vigilante with a thirst for literal blood.
Animation is presentable, although it doesn't possess the same polished details or smooth motion like other recent works such as Batman: Assault on Arkham. Its basic style would be familiar to that of average TV animation, and while it does suffice, it could've been much more refined on many aspects.
There's unexpected amount of gore here, some are much harsher than standard animation. It is rated PG-13, mostly because it is an animation and it still employs a level of subtlety, although audience might find it a bit jarring for the established heroes to engage in such savory act. It also brings hefty amount of references that which will delight fans.
The change is more than costume deep, the behaviors of these superheroes are erratically alien. This modification actually succeeds in making them into interesting new kind of characters as their struggles are pleasingly fascinating.
The concept is intriguing, each of the superheroes has different backstory and artistic design. It's a bit darker in the approach, yet eerily more realistic than their usual good guy stint. It's commendable for the movie to create separate origin stories that actually work in the span of the relatively short runtime.
These heroes are far from the ones audience would know, even compared to other alternate versions, but in spite of the variance they are still oddly relatable. Dubbing plays a significant part in this. Michael C. Hall's enigmatic persona is very thick for Barman. He's almost an even more reclusive vigilante with a thirst for literal blood.
Animation is presentable, although it doesn't possess the same polished details or smooth motion like other recent works such as Batman: Assault on Arkham. Its basic style would be familiar to that of average TV animation, and while it does suffice, it could've been much more refined on many aspects.
There's unexpected amount of gore here, some are much harsher than standard animation. It is rated PG-13, mostly because it is an animation and it still employs a level of subtlety, although audience might find it a bit jarring for the established heroes to engage in such savory act. It also brings hefty amount of references that which will delight fans.
The change is more than costume deep, the behaviors of these superheroes are erratically alien. This modification actually succeeds in making them into interesting new kind of characters as their struggles are pleasingly fascinating.