Best line of the whole DCEU "this is Katana, she's got my back."

The insane action and beautiful vibrant colors of Aquaman make it clear to me that James Wan needs to direct a Green Lantern movie.

Calling Suicide Squad a stumble is like calling Chernobyl a minor accident

I love the scene in Man of Steel when Clark is younger and he gets overstimulated by his super hearing. It's so sweet the way it shows how much he loves his mom and that depiction of how a kid would react to something like that is great

The short lighthouse fight immediately sold me on Aquaman, James Wan is the best at making superpowers feel kinetic but grounded.

That Zod line “Where did you train? On a farm?!” Always gives me chills.

Karen Fukuhara's Katana was one of my favourite things in the entire DCEU and it's tragic that she never got to come back.

I have personally maintained, ever since I saw it in theaters, that the opening scene of Batman V superman is an solid intro to the character of Bruce Wayne and thoroughly demonstrates why he would completely abhor Superman in that moment.

Fun Fact: For Suicide Squad, the majority of the cast and crew got the tattoo "SKWAD" in honor of this film. The tattoos were even applied by some of the cast members, Margot Robbie and Will Smith.

I just want to say that the Enchantress transformation scene in the conference room in Suicide Squad is one of the most badass moments in the DCEU (along with the Karathen scene in Aquaman). Visually it's just really cool to look at, and I think really sets the tone for the character. It's just too bad that she's pretty goofy in subsequent scenes in the movie.

Ben Affleck is actually my favorite live action portrayal of batman, he just unfortunately got stuck with a messy script. But he has the look of Bruce Wayne and the voice modulator when he wears the costume is way more intimidating than what they tried to do with Bale. I wish he got a solo movie.

"And let's get started with..." Green Lantern. "... Man of Steel." That was what WB thought, too... eventually.

Julie Andrews actually turned down a cameo in Poppins because she (rightfully) thought it would steal the younger actors' thunder. You can tell that balloon saleswoman role at the very end was written with her in mind....

24:32 Funny you mention this because 1) I believe Jason Momoa said he pitched Lobo to Zach Snyder for his role before auditioning for Aquaman, and 2) It's all but officially confirmed that he's going to play Lobo in Gunn's DCU

Aquaman was an amazingly fun movie. It still stands out as one of the best in their entire slate to me with how imaginative and off the wall it is. Somehow a mix of Indiana Jones, Star Wars, Lovecraft and Super Heroes that just works.

It's heartbreaking because in hindsight if they just took their time and was more patient, the stuff they were making had legs and could go on for so much more

Aquaman was the last movie I saw in theaters before the pandemic. I remember my friend and I have really low expectations but knowing we were probably going to have fun. The movie cut to Atlantis and that theme in the score dropped our jaws dropped and people in the theater were gasping and whispering about it. It was fun, goofy, gorgeous, action packed, and sincere. There's just something so sincere about Aquaman in every scene. It wasn't trying to be the deepest or the greatest, I didn't need to be. It just felt like the movie was itself and that's all it kind of needed to be.

I find it hilarious that we had two separate teases of Superman vs Black Adam in the same year and nothing happened

Aquaman felt like a video game and thats def not a bad thing

*Henry Cavill* when he talked about Superman always spoke like he’d rather be playing another version than the character he was playing… do you can’t get mad at Gunn - when Snyder and WB wasted him when they had him 🤷🏾‍♂️

I still think a classic Luthor would've worked if he took Bruce's place in the intro to BvS. WOuld give him a legit reason to hate aliens.

The Flash movie's failures to get off the ground killed the DCEU once and it killed it again when it finally came out. The problem was always that there was no shared vision, and you cant base a shared universe franchise in a doomed timeline you already intend to fix with Flashpoint

Flight actually does come back when Superman stops Steppenwolf’s axe, and his main theme is persistent throughout the trilogy. Just wished they would’ve used the theme in his cameo appearances like Black Adam and Shazam

I'll always defend Man of Steel. I loved it since I first saw it in theaters and thought it was a bold and fascinating take on Superman with perfect casting.

On Man of Steel, how do you not mention: "You Think You Can Threaten My Mother?"

You can simultaneously play the big fight scene from MoS of superman vs zod with the intro of that same fight in bvs where you see it from Bruce's and the others pov and they line up PERFECTLY.

Everytime I see a new Nando video I’m like: “we’re so back!”

Imagine if they had made a Batman adaptation of "Death in the Family" before BvS.

James Wann's Aquaman blew me away because that town action set piece was BRIGHT in an interesting way (not just 'MCU bright grey)! The colours POPPED and the action was Kingsman-esque interesting and engaging like you said. I didn't even think about the plot because I was so blown away by the visuals. I want James Wann to direct an Uncharted film

I said it before a couple of years ago, but I stand by it. If Mark Strong had been cast as Lex Luthor and Jessie Eisenberg had been cast as Doctor Sivana, but they'd kept the energies of the characters they'd actually played, it would have been an improvement.

For me, the single biggest thing I liked about Josstice League is that we finally got a Superman that felt like the character I know. Not the super-serious Man of Steel angsting over whether he has a place in this world, nor the BvS angsting over whether he has a place in this world, but the friendly, slightly dorky, Kansas farm-boy who stops and chats to kids - who makes time to rescue cats from trees - the guy who's willing to sit for hours on a ledge with someone who's thinking about committing suicide and just let them work through whether to jump or not. For all its flaws, the movie gives us the character that invented the superhero genre, rather than a dark, gritty, angsty "hero".

"did it deserve the oscar" "......no" i love nando

Im not a snyder fan but.. To be fair, he was hired at the start to have his trilogy on Superman in Dark knight style. They already worked alot with him so they knew his style

The one thing Josstice League did better was Cyborgs introduction and that is because of this exchange with his father: “You’re afraid they’ll see the monster” “You’re not a monster.” “It’s weird you thought I meant me.”

Honestly, the DCEU actually had a lot of potential and some pretty exciting ideas, especially when they started with Man of Steel, a reasonably solid start to this universe that told a different type of Superman movie that had a more grounded and grittier take on Superman which admittedly isn't my favourite take on the character. However, it's still a genuinely well-made movie with a great cast, especially for Superman and Zod and a fantastic score by Hans Zimmer that took a risk with a character and chose to do something unique and unconventional. However, the WB studio's greed, intervention and desperation to catch up with Marvel at the time severally killed this universe before it had a chance. Witnessing a studio shoot themselves in the foot countless times is surreal. I genuinely cannot wait to see what James Gunn has planned for the rebooted DCU going forward and how he'll hopefully fix what WB broke multiple times, especially with what he has planned for Superman and countless other DC characters in the future, which gives me a lot of hope for the franchise again.

I feel like the phrase “say what you will about x” is doing a lot of heavy lifting in this video.

My brain still screams when I think about Batfleck.

Still salty that Amy Adams wasn’t cast as Lana Lang and that Jimmy Olsen got killed off in BvS 😓

It wouldn't have worked very well but i would've liked if diane said "No man can cross. But perhaps men can cross" to go for a more unified approach But i much prefer silence over what could've been

3:04 always happy to hear some Greenland praise

Honestly, it should not be controversial that the Josstice Wheague version of Superman is way better than the Snyder Cut version. That's, like, actually Superman.

I still want to see the original Ayer cut of Suicide Squad

9:06 I'm forever sad the Synderverse never took off as it could have. As a Man of Steel evangelist, the opening scene of BvS was surreal in establishing their dynamic. When you see the lasers 360 cut the building from the inside 'from a punch' it's those 'little things' that made it so epic.

That scene just before the No Man's Land fight, is one of the few scenes in any films that always make me cry. There was something about it that just got to me the first time and it worked so well.

It wasn't exactly aquaman to say the least, but my first impression of Momoa was way back from Stargate Atlantis, so it felt like a return to form for me xD

As much as Snyder lacks the ability to shoot/write subtext or subtlety, and because of that essentially misses the entire point of The Watchmen graphic novel... ...I LOVE Snyder's Watchmen film (and think the series brings it back around and is something great) and think it's probably the best version we could get on film while recognizing it's issues and failings. I'm sure another filmmaker and/or writer could better present the actual idea of the comic. The series is closer in that respect but farther in others. I still love both.

I took my dad to see Man of Steel at the theater. If I'm not mistaken, that was Father's Day weekend. We both walked out of the theater feeling like what we saw was not Superman. It was dark, brooding, more focused on action than character... This was a Clark Kent that I could not believe grew up on a farm in Kansas. The color palette was cold, there wasn't much life in the characters... It was awful.

The men are brave line still hits me to this day

I have never needed a video more in my life. This is exactly what i've been needing without knowing i needed it

As a DC fan who tried his best to find things to like in each of these, I love this series a great deal. Even the burn of "Suicide Squad... this will be quick."

Amy Adams carried MoS and BvS acting on her back. It's a shame they really didn't figure out a story for her- but I liked her Lois!

Great video & excited for this new series

We're back to 2012, the DCU has yet to start

Hah, wow, you were a lot more charitable towards Kevin Costners Pa Kent than I would've. I violently disagree with a lot of things said and done with- and around Snyders Superman, but having Pa misinterpret a conversation with a woman who's child Clark saved, and then go "maybe drowning a schoolbus of children had been preferable" is maybe the worst thing for me. Pretty great video besides. I kinda wanna do a DCEU Marathon before Superman next year.

Loved the DCEU, it was a fun ride

Tbh, i'm kinda glad Flight wasn't used after MOS. If it was, it could've been overused like the WW theme.

The DCEU will surely see a revival in a few years, Prequels style.

Excellent breakdown of the whole thing!

On Nando, you are so uncynical. I love it.

James Wan might be the secret ingredient to James Gunns new universe

what are you on about, that animated chicken movie is far more politically savvy then any Snyder movies

LETS GOOO NEW NANDO SERIES

Compelling defense. And honestly, I agree with Ben Affleck. This was the first time I went "This man is Batdad." But I'm biased when it comes to the Bat family. Can't wait for Pattinson to go to the circus and come home with an orphan kid.

Can’t wait for part 2!

The fact that 10 years of this universe and we never got a green lantern.... We got a peacemaker show and blue beetle movie (coming from a huge jamie fan) before a green lantern (some of the most important characters in the dc universe because they are space cops) ever showed up smh. The DCEU really was a complete mess. Theres so many more characters missing but yall know that already

2:28 "It's everything I like about the Man of Steel suit with bolder colors" The Black Adam suit is literally the Man of Steel suit with bolder colors.

14:34 I honestly think that’s why I like Viola’s performance so much. She perfectly captures the essence of the JLU version while not being a straight up imitation

Great video!

Ben affleck should come back in the Gunn verse as Thomas Wayne, I think he’d play a perfect one if given the chance

I love these videos.

this is a great trilogy of videos.

Can't wait to hear your thoughts on peacemaker

Oh I didn’t realize that this was a part 1 and I was confused lol. Also I think something worth mentioning is that Aquaman 1 & 2 might’ve had the best main hero and main villain costume combo ever, at least off the top of my head. Aquaman’s suit looks amazing, and Manta’s suit in Aquaman 2 is beautiful as well.

In defense of Aquaman’s casting: Representation. Namor and Aquaman are two higher profile characters that could solve a representation problem and be made more grounded and interesting without breaking them by drawing a connection to Polynesian culture and peoples. I believe that was part of the reason Momoa was chosen, even though they failed to really follow up on that in his solos.

Jeremy Irons in Die Hard 3 *chef's kiss*😙

Great video

I got a lot of love for Man of Steel especially that soundtrack, Hans Zimmer is such a phenomenal composer

Flowers given where deserved 👏💐

You left out the best movie of all, the Nando cut of justice league

BvSDoJ showed juust a taste of Batman actually being a detective. If they had expanded this into a whole movie with Diana being a mystery through it and explaining some of why Lex Luthor did what he did it would have really helped. Stuffing this with the other eight plotlines in one movie didn't work.

Margot Robbie and Viola Davis doing picture-perfect-performances in their roles in The Suicide Squad does not retroactively make the all-over-the-place-accent and literal phoning-it-in performances in Suicide Squad any better. I have never understood the take that those two were the best part of that garbage fire, they were burning right along side Katana.

I made a video on the first and last lines of every DC film and you can see the change in tones over the course of the DCEU from serious to dark to light.

The craziest thing about Warner Bros is that they can make better movies than Disney And yet, they cause the most insane problems when it comes to DC

This actually convinced me to check out Aquaman. I was never really a big fan of Momoa's take on the character but he's likeable in some places. Kinda wish they tried to make him more accurate but then maybe he'd be too similar to like Superman or something.

Nando we need a Flash family fancast

> While I don't think it's the best adaptation ever made, 300 may be the most visually faithful Sin City: Do I mean nothing to you?

Patrick Wilson should have been cast as Arthur

Been waiting for a Nando upload. AND DC!!! YES! I should be allowed to put 10k likes on this.

i'm not a big fan of Aquaman, largely because of the plot/casting of Momoa, but it's so visually beautiful and so colorful/flashy in a way that made it feel like a comic book movie instead of an action movie with super heroes. that's another reason i love the Marvels, i like when comic book movies look like comics

Batflecks BVS suit is my favourite to kick around Arkham Knight in. And I have alot of time for the BVS ultimate edition

Of the Snyder era, the Snyder cut is my absolute favorite. BVS is a very close second. I just loved the cinematography and the tone of those films. Of the newer post Snyder era, Aquaman is my favorite because it’s so weird and different but the colors are vibrant, the music is awesome, the action is intense and it’s just a stunning film overall

Can’t wait for the breakdown of the “At the speed of force” scene

Turns out I watched part 2 without realising it was a 3 part series. Noice

Thank you for pointing out Irons as Ozymandias in HBO Watchmen

I still hope we get to see David Ayer’s Suicide Squad cut someday, I feel like there potential there with the right edit to be a pretty entertaining flick

Not a save the Snyder verse guy but I’ll never stop loving the Snyder trilogy. Still super hype for the DCU. I’m glad we got these 3 movies before we go onto a more classic adaptation. We’ll never see movies like this again with these characters in stories like this again whether you’re a fan of them or not.

Man, it was quite nice while you were talking about Man Of Steel.

wow... had no idea there were so many amazing practical effects used in Aquaman, no wonder it worked out so well!

Even when shes in a movie she absolutely shouldnt be in that electric cello gets me hyped every time

7:29 “when Namick tosses train a Clark”