Wonder Woman: Every Gal Gadot DC movie ranked worst to best

6. Justice League

Although it is an ensemble film, Diana has a pretty important role in the story since she, along with Bruce, are the two responsible for bringing together the League to fight against Steppenwolf and his army of Parademons, who are seeking to take over the world using Motherboxes, ancient alien devices capable of terraforming the planet hidden on Earth thousands of years ago.

While he focused on getting Aquaman and the Flash on board, she’s the one who recruited Cyborg to join the team. She was also the only character, aside from Superman, to receive a solo project before the team-up. Her knowledge of Amazonian history also allowed her to provide the necessary exposition to Bruce and the audience about the incoming invasion.

By now, it’s no secret how much of a disaster the filming of Justice League was. While some films can survive that kind of on-set drama and miraculously release something halfway decent or even good, this was not one of those cases. It very obviously suffers from being the merging of two very different visions. Half is from Zack Snyder, who started the film, and the other half is from Joss Whedon, who took over mid-way and finished the project.

Even if you fix simple problems like the atrocious CGI used to remove Henry Cavill’s mustache or Steppenwolf’s design, it’s still an incredibly messy film that has essential pieces missing. The most glaring was Cyborg’s role, which got significantly cut down, limiting a character that was supposed to be the heart and soul of the story. When Zack Snyder’s version of the film ultimately came out, the differences between the two versions highlighted just how much of the story was changed.

While some decisions were understandable, the Snyder Cut overall provided a more well-rounded and coherent story, ending up being much better than what we got in theatres. What should have been the DCEU’s best project ended up being a spectacular failure and a prime example of what a comic book movie shouldn’t be. It was the final nail in the coffin for the franchise and ultimately led to the reboot we’re getting now.