In hindsight, Marvels Infinity Saga ended up serving as an incredibly solid framework for a shared cinematic universe.
Whatever vision went into it paid off.
Part of that comes from the hype generated by mid and post-credits scenes.
Things did not work out so well for theDC Extended Universe.
Here are nine ignominious roads to nowhere.
All things considered, off to a good start.
Whedons take is very blunt and to the point.
After a brief introduction, Lex Luthor flat out suggests a villain team to take on the Justice League.
Think about how bizarre and wrong that is.
The theatricalJustice Leaguehas him racing Flash, becoming the wholesome paragon people felt was missing in Snyders movies.
Then theresBlack Adam, where Dwayne Johnson insists that Black Adams real rival is not Shazam but absolutely Superman.
The blatant reluctance to connect Shazam and Black Adam will always be the funniest thing.
Sivana and Mr.
Mind (Shazam!, Shazam!
Fury of the Gods)
God, this pair is just infuriating.
At the end ofShazam, Dr. Sivana was confronted with the evil caterpillar genius Mr.
Considering how fantastic and weird the movie was, throwing someone like Mr.
Mind into the mix as a future villain felt earned.
As one of Shazams biggest enemies, Mr.
Mind seemed like a perfect threat to develop in the next movie.
So instead we got a comedic follow-up to remind us of how deflating this whole situation really is.
Mark Strong deserved better.
In retrospect though, there is an unfortunate air to it.
It was a movie that took a fun concept and exploited it to a desperate degree.
Rein it in, guys.
Congrats to John Cena for being the former WWE Champion capable of sticking a superhero landing.
In another scene, comedic cannon fodder Weasel was revealed to be alive and ran off into the night.
Maybe its not a literal connection between projects, but its a thematic one.
Shazam and the Justice Society (Shazam!
Its flat and pointless.
Well, at least the Rock wont have to worry about those two crossing paths any time soon.
The events of the first movie totally happened no matter what!
Go seeAquaman and the Lost Kingdom!
Does it still count?
Not just to this movie, but to the whole cinematic universe.
The fact thatAquamanwas DCs biggest box office hit, bigger than every single Batman movie, sounds surreal.
And if you told somebody that 10 years ago, they would laugh in your face.
They might laugh now!
Its not like they ended it on him sharting himself.
See you atSuperman: Legacy, everybody!
