Justice League: Trailer Breakdown & Theories
WARNING: This article contains potential SPOILERS for Justice League
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The final
Justice League trailer has arrived at last, revealing Superman alive and well, even if the ‘reality’ of that scene is just one of several question it’s left fans debating. There’s new glimpses of the villain and
Darkseid’s real plans for Earth, upgraded visual effects for the explosive third act of the movie, and even more jokes proving this cast of characters was bound to live up to the excitement of the name. Of course, it’s the bigger clues, hints, and apparent reveals that comic book fans will be hungry for.
Since many of
Justice League‘s battles or events on the timeline have been shown so far, it’s more a case of filling in the blanks and confirming rumors. But there’s just as much to consider, evaluate, and debate in the final three minutes of
Justice League trailer montages.
Needless to say, there may be
SPOILERS for those who keep reading.
10. A DREAM… OR NOT?
Fans everywhere were waiting with bated breath for the reveal of Superman in
Justice League – or not wanting to see it spoiled… it’s a hard thing to decide – and in the final trailer, they got it. Although not in the way they may have hoped, as Lois is reunited with Clark in what’s framed as a dream sequence. The picturesque dawn, and the immediate cut to Lois waking up in bed alone allow fans to see Henry Cavill in the movie, while allowing them to remain unspoiled – actually a clever solution on the marketing team’s part to cover both sides of the fan demand.
That being said, this may not be a dream sequences at all. Honestly, the fact that the trailer suggests it is a reason to believe the opposite – but there is more compelling evidence. For starters, Lois’s wardrobe appears to be the same on the Kent farm as it is when she’s back in Metropolis, gazing up into the sky. That shot in an earlier trailer had some wondering if they were witnessing Lois’s first glimpse of her returned love, and the clothes may bear that theory out.
How she gets from Metropolis (if it
is Metropolis) to Smallville so quickly, or why Superman doesn’t swoop in and take her off the street are key questions, so for those who hope this moment isn’t the pair’s
real reunion, there’s enough ambiguity to keep on hoping. It’s also possible that she seeks out Martha on the farm, and the look into the sky comes later in the day. But it’s not the only detail worth noticing in the scene, be it a dream or not.
to resurrect Superman the hero.
Queen Hippolyta would meet Steppenwolfwhether she wanted to or not, but these new images show a different portion of the… ‘reunion’ of the Apokoliptian general and the residents of Themyscira. But where a pack of Amazon riders fleeing from Parademons across the island fits in is up for debate.
Since the actual moment of Steppenwolf’s arrival comes as he’s teleported (or BOOM Tube-ed) into the Amazon stronghold directly in front of their Mother Box, this pursuit and eventual strike from him personally would presumably come
after. Based only on the circumstances of his arrival, our first thought would be a pursuit of the Mother Box, hurried away by Queen Hippolyta and her fastest riders. The actual strike by Steppenwolf that comes after shows him knocking four riders from their steeds, which
could be the four in the back of this squad. Or, the flying Parademons could succeed in thinning the herd. It’s hard to make out individual Amazons, but fans can at least expect his assault on Themyscira to be more than just a bombshell smash-and-grab.
ancient battle which opens Justice League – the skirmish in which Humans, Amazons, and Atlanteans fought together to resist the invasion of Apokolips. The new trailer shows the full scale of the strange glyph Steppenwolf rends into the surface of the Earth… and what may happen to those souls unfortunate enough to see the strength and mystery of Apokoliptian technology up close. In short, you’re twisted into a husk of the person you used to be, and transformed into
another soldier in Darkseid’s massive Parademon army.
We suspected that the film would make this relatively modern clarification something of a plot point, and this shot of a human soldier appearing to transform into a Parademon in the midst of battle confirms it. And if it’s shown in such detail in the opening scenes, we would say fans should expect to see other characters subjected to the same fate – assuming the Justice League can’t prevent it from happening.
Hippolyta and Antiope will both be in Justice League, presumably in that opening battle. It would seem that either her mother or aunt told Diana of the great battle fought to stop an invasion of Earth from another world. Enough for her to spot the signs before it’s too late, and hopefully fill in her teammates (and the viewer) on the nature of the threat.
the ancient Mother Boxes at the heart of the story, abandoned here after Earth’s forces defeated Steppenwolf the first time around. We know that one of each was entrusted to each of the three factions, and have even put together a theory on
how Earth’s Mother Boxes will shape the story. As an added bonus, an epilogue filmed for
Wonder Woman teases a Mother Box over a century before the rest of the DCEU. But ever since we got a glimpse of Steppenwolf approaching a glowing blue ball of energy in the middle of his cooling tower base, we’ve wondered if he managed to collect all three Mother Boxes after all.
Combining them into one could give him the power to take over Earth, as he originally planned… but there would only be one person capable of overpowering the trio. Someone forged from the same technology. Someone like Cyborg. Call us crazy, but Cyborg’s screams and exertion seems to be pressing the ball of energy into a more square shape. Hopefully he saves the day in as much of a personal victory as the New 52 reboot that anchored his role on the team.
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1. WHAT’S IN THE BUBBLE?
We’d be remiss if we didn’t mention the bubble of blue-white energy that emerges without explanation over the red landscape seen elsewhere in the trailer. It caught our eye in a previous trailer when Batman’s aircraft was shown flying directly towards it, missiles trying to blow a hole in its exterior. That means we can
assume it’s a product of the villain, and perhaps the Mother Boxes by extension (before Victor can shut it down, that is).
Is it meant as a defensive bubble to keep any heroes who would thwart Steppenwolf from interfering? Is it some kind of energy meant to be just as destructive to our planet as the Hellspores, firepits, or Parademons might be? Your guess is as good as ours, so we’re all ears!
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Those are the biggest nagging questions, unanswerable riddles, and presumable hints that we could spot. If you
Justice League fans have your own theories or Easter Eggs to call out (that Ace Chemicals sign at the end, for instance), please leave them in the comments!
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