Injustice

"A threat to Superman is a threat to society."

2021 1h 18m EN

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★7.3TMDB · 878

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When Lois Lane is killed, an unhinged Superman decides to take control of the Earth. Determined to stop him, Batman creates a team of freedom-fighting heroes. But when superheroes go to war, can the world survive?

“A threat to Superman is a threat to society.”

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Cast

Justin Hartley
Clark Kent / Superman / Kal-El (voice)
Anson Mount
Bruce Wayne / Batman (voice)
Laura Bailey
Lois Lane / Rama Kushna (voice)
Janet Varney
Diana Prince / Wonder Woman (voice)
Zach Callison
Damian Wayne / Robin / Jimmy Olsen (voice)
Anika Noni Rose
Selina Kyle / Catwoman (voice)
Brian T. Delaney
Hal Jordan / Green Lantern (voice)
Brandon Micheal Hall
Victor Stone / Cyborg (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Matt Peters
Writers: Ernie Altbacker, Ernie Altbacker, Tom Taylor
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 78-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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2 / 7

ERA

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Released 5 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Robert J. Kral. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Craig Paulsen shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Justin Hartley and Anson Mount and Laura Bailey carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "A threat to Superman is a threat to society.".

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IMDB entry: tt5012504 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Matt Peters directs. Robert J. Kral scores. Craig Paulsen cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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1Tight 78-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
2Released 5 years ago.
3Original score by Robert J. Kral. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Craig Paulsen shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Justin Hartley and Anson Mount and Laura Bailey carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "A threat to Superman is a threat to society.".
7IMDB entry: tt5012504 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Original score: Robert J. Kral
Editing: Craig Paulsen
Runtime: 78 min · 1h 18m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Injustice (2021)

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tmdb280390232022-08-25
★ 6/10
Before Injustice even breaks the 15-minute mark, the Joker has killed Jimmy Olsen and Flash and nuked Metropolis to Kingdom Come, and Superman has inadvertently killed Lois Lane and his and her unborn son, as well as literally punched a hole through the Joker – this time very advertently. I doubt anyone would really miss Jimmy and Flash, and I'm not crazy about Lois either – but still, way to come out guns blazing right out of the gate. In addition to wearing a weird-looking cape, Superman grows a five-o'clock shadow. Since this facial hair only appears in one brief scene, I must conclude that it's there specifically and exclusively to signal Superman's newly loosened morality. Superman decides that he "won’t be held back by ideals that don’t protect the innocent," and he and Wonder Woman essentially hijack the planet and, among other things, bully Israel and Palestina into signing a treaty ("Peace by punching," Green Arrow calls it). This causes a schism in the Justice League, with Batman, Catwoman, Plastic Man, Nightwing, Green Arrow, and Harley Quinn opposing Superman, Wonder Woman, Cyborg, Robin, and Ra's al Ghul, with whom Superman has allied himself to further solidify his heel turn. Injustice is silly and brutal at the same time, and a lot of fun to watch as well as listen to thanks to its traditional, hand-drawn animation and clever script; cleverness that comes across not only in the droll dialogue but also in a delicious climactic twist that makes it clear that the only thing Superman has to fear is Superman itself (n the process explaining the weird cape). Like All-Star Superman, Injustice accomplishes the rare feat of making the Man of Steel interesting. He remains an omnipotent, immortal god, but the film actually acknowledges his goodhood ("your will be done," as Wonder Woman aptly puts it). By compromising his typically seamless moral fiber, the movie makes Kal-El more unpredictable and, in turn, less boring than usual (Injustice's take-no-prisoners approach loses quite a bit of its impact when we consider that "There are infinite Earths" with infinite Jimmy Olsens, so that what happens in one of them makes little or no difference; this bit of Fridge Logic, however, should not affect your enjoyment of Injustice while the movie is playing).

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