The Tomorrowverse gets a bad wrap amongst DC animation fans. Many complain about the artistic style, voice acting, slow pacing, and action sequences. I am not one of those people. Generally speaking, I have enjoyed every new entry in this set of connected animated movies, and Justice League: Warworld is no different.
The movie begins with Wondy roaming an old West setting complete with horses, saloons, and Jonah Hex himself. It's not really clear what's going on. Heck! Wonder Woman doesn't even know what's going on, and the mystery of why she is there only adds to the strangeness; yet, no sooner has Wondy vanquished the bad guys then we're off to Skartaris where Batman is fighting dinosaur-like creatures with long flowing locks like Conan the Barbarian. Again, nothing makes sense, and soon enough we're off to an out of the way diner in the middle of nowhere. Everything is in black and white and there are old style cars and an FBI agent named Clark Kent who bears a remarkable cartoon resemblance to George Reeves as he fights aliens from outer space. (My hats off to the animators here because there are some clear homages to The Adventures of Superman. I appreciated that as a Superman fan.)
What is Warworld and why are our heroes there? The third act of the movie attempts to answer those questions, but you might still be confused and that is sort of the point. Each movie in the Tomorrowverse acts as an individual and somewhat self contained storyline, similar to a comic. Events do not follow directly or even reference previous movies. There isn't a lot of time spent on origin or backstories. The expectation is the viewer has some knowledge of the characters or settings beforehand, and that works for me because I am a die hard DC fan! I love the characters already, so for me JL: Warworld is a solid entry. It hits enough of the right beats to be entertaining for 90 minutes and I love the comic realism of the animation style. It is confusing, but no more so they any comic book. Again...that's why I enjoy the Tomorrowverse because I still read and enjoy comics, and the Tomorrowverse is like watching a comic book come to life.
Ignore the hate and check out JL: Warworld for yourself.
7/10.
The movie begins with Wondy roaming an old West setting complete with horses, saloons, and Jonah Hex himself. It's not really clear what's going on. Heck! Wonder Woman doesn't even know what's going on, and the mystery of why she is there only adds to the strangeness; yet, no sooner has Wondy vanquished the bad guys then we're off to Skartaris where Batman is fighting dinosaur-like creatures with long flowing locks like Conan the Barbarian. Again, nothing makes sense, and soon enough we're off to an out of the way diner in the middle of nowhere. Everything is in black and white and there are old style cars and an FBI agent named Clark Kent who bears a remarkable cartoon resemblance to George Reeves as he fights aliens from outer space. (My hats off to the animators here because there are some clear homages to The Adventures of Superman. I appreciated that as a Superman fan.)
What is Warworld and why are our heroes there? The third act of the movie attempts to answer those questions, but you might still be confused and that is sort of the point. Each movie in the Tomorrowverse acts as an individual and somewhat self contained storyline, similar to a comic. Events do not follow directly or even reference previous movies. There isn't a lot of time spent on origin or backstories. The expectation is the viewer has some knowledge of the characters or settings beforehand, and that works for me because I am a die hard DC fan! I love the characters already, so for me JL: Warworld is a solid entry. It hits enough of the right beats to be entertaining for 90 minutes and I love the comic realism of the animation style. It is confusing, but no more so they any comic book. Again...that's why I enjoy the Tomorrowverse because I still read and enjoy comics, and the Tomorrowverse is like watching a comic book come to life.
Ignore the hate and check out JL: Warworld for yourself.
7/10.