10 Memes That Perfectly Sum The DCEU In 2023
Summary
With four movies debuting in 2023 in Shazam!: Fury of the Gods, The Flash, Blue Beetle, and Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom, the DCEU has had a decidedly rough year commercially. Many fans on Reddit and elsewhere on the internet have illustrated this with hilarious memes, either addressing the general state of DC on film, along with mining humor from 2023's individual DCEU movies. Here are 10 memes that perfectly capture the DCEU's place in 2023.
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Related8 Superhero Movies & Actors That Recreated Famous MemesSeveral Marvel and DC projects have given life to or recreated popular memes over the years, and some of them have truly exploded in fan recognition. 10 Supergirl Rivals Batman's Brutality Supergirl Takes Lives With Ease In The Flash Movie Ben Affleck's Batman dips into more brutal methods of fighting crime in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, but Sasha Calle's Supergirl proves herself to be far more uncompromising when fighting villains in The Flash. Reddit user SameBatChannel00 points this out, describing Calle's Supergirl as essentially an even more punishing killing machine than Affleck's Batman ever was during his fall into darkness. Given that Affleck's Batman returns to being a stalwart hero in Zack Snyder's Justice League while Calle's Supergirl kills right from the beginning in The Flash, the point itself is hard to dispute.
9 Aquaman 2 Going The Way Of Batgirl Batgirl Was Declared A Tax Write-Off By Warner Bros. Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom
Release Date December 22, 2023 Director James Wan Cast Jason Momoa , Amber Heard , Patrick Wilson , Dolph Lundgren , Yahya Abdul-Mateen II , Temuera Morrison The shocking cancelation of Batgirl by Warner Bros. sent waves through the film industry and DC fandom alike and raised big question about what upcoming movie could be the next to be declared a tax write-off. Reddit user stanofnolan has drawn some humor in this, with a meme designed as a mock Variety article announcing that Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom had been lost from Warner Bros. server. Obviously, Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom did make it into theaters, but the meme pokes fun at how art, like movies, can take a sharp turn into becoming commodities.
8 DC's 2023 Box Office Misfortunes 2023 Hasn't Been A Good Year For Superheroes 2023 has been a very rough year for DC at the box office. Following the unfortunate box office letdowns of Shazam!: Fury of the Gods, The Flash, and Blue Beetle, Reddit user HummingLemon49 illustrates that unfortunate trend with the popular Grim Reaper meme. With how rocky a year 2023 has been for superhero movies in general, hopefully the DCEU's 2023 releases can find a second life on streaming and home media after their unfortunate box office woes.
7 Life As A Marvel Fan Vs A DC Fan DC Fans Are In Disagreement With Their Studio A Lot More While the MCU has hit a rough patch post-Avengers: Endgame, Reddit user Dry-Lemon1382 shows the contrast of MCU and DCEU fans and their relationships with their respective studios. With Marvel fans seemingly having plenty to smile about, DC fans have had a rougher go with sharp turns in their franchise, amid seemingly never-ending calls for unreleased cuts of movies and the completion of unfinished movie arcs with the Justice League. It seems likely that only time will tell whether the upcoming DCU quells or intensifies the hashtag campaigns that seem to have become part and parcel of DC fandom.
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RelatedDCEU: 10 Memes That Perfectly Sum Up Batman As A CharacterWhile the Batman of the DC Extended Universe is a grim figure, there are some genuinely funny memes that sum him up pretty well. 6 No Rogues For The Flash Movie General Zod Returns From His Man Of Steel Death The Flash
Release Date June 16, 2023 Director Andres Muschietti Cast Ezra Miller , Michael Keaton , Ben Affleck , Sasha Calle , Michael Shannon The Scarlet Speedster has a vast rogue's gallery of villains, fittingly known as the Rogues, which includes Reverse-Flash, Gorilla Grodd, Captain Cold, Mirror Master, The Trickster, and many others. While many of them have been seen on The Flash TV series, as Reddit user Some-Dog9800 humorously points out, The Flash movie features none of them and instead brings back Michael Shannon's General Zod from Man of Steel. Admittedly, Zod's role in The Flash movie works perfectly well for the film's reworked version of the Flashpoint comics story, but the revival of one of Superman's arch-enemies for Barry Allen's first movie is nonetheless a funny irony to point out.
The Flash villain Captain Boomerang does appear in the DCEU, played by Jai Courtney, but the two only briefly meet in David Ayer's Suicide Squad, with Boomerang being killed off early on in James Gunn's The Suicide Squad.
5 Nicolas Cage's Superman Finally Takes Flight He Brings The Giant Spider With Him Tim Burton's unproduced Superman Lives has long been one of the most fascinating unrealized superhero movies, but despite this, Nicolas Cage's Superman is no longer a relic of an unrealized film thanks to the multiverse story of The Flash - a very show-stopping cameo indeed, as the meme of Reddit user BottleCompetitive546 illustrates. In the movie's climactic Chronobowl sequence, Cage's Superman is among the DC heroes glimpsed in alternate realities throughout the multiverse, complete with Cage's Man of Steel fighting a giant spider as was intended for Superman Lives.
4 The Flash's CGI Was Very Polarizing The Chronobowl Sequences Drew Mixed Reactions While The Flash opens many doorways and possibilities in DC's multiverse, the movie's CGI is one of its more divisive elements. One aspect of The Flash that has been particularly polarizing is the movie's Chronobowl sequences, in which CGI snapshots of the past appear in a kind of temporal amphitheater, while several of the film's multiverse cameos use stock footage and deepfake technology for characters like Christopher Reeve's Superman and Adam West's Batman. While this was reportedly a stylistic decision per director Andy Muschietti, Reddit user RodrigoMedrado's meme likening The Flash's effects to the Scorpion King in The Mummy Returns shows it's still a polarizing element of the film.
3 Henry Cavill Is A Beloved Superman His Superman Return Was Cut Short Henry Cavill's tenure as Superman has seen him appear in some divisively received movies, like Man of Steel and Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, but as Reddit user Content_Dragonfly_53's meme makes clear, Cavill's portrayal of Superman has been popular even among detractors of said movies. Indeed, following the infamous mustache disaster of 2017's Justice League, the 2021 release of Zack Snyder's Justice League greatly re-invigorated the franchise and love for Cavill's Superman. Following Cavill's much-hyped return in Black Adam and the subsequent heartbreak of his departure with the announcement of the DCU slate, his Superman has clearly resonated with many.
Henry Cavill Superman Appearances
Release Year
Man of Steel
2013
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
2016
Justice League
2017
Zack Snyder's Justice League
2021
Black Adam
2022
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- Supergirl in The Flash movie proves to be a more ruthless killer than Batman in Batman v Superman.
- Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom humorously imagined as a tax write-off movie by Warner Bros.
- 2023 has been a rough year for DC at the box office, with disappointing performances from Shazam!: Fury of the Gods, The Flash, and Blue Beetle.
With four movies debuting in 2023 in Shazam!: Fury of the Gods, The Flash, Blue Beetle, and Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom, the DCEU has had a decidedly rough year commercially. Many fans on Reddit and elsewhere on the internet have illustrated this with hilarious memes, either addressing the general state of DC on film, along with mining humor from 2023's individual DCEU movies. Here are 10 memes that perfectly capture the DCEU's place in 2023.
Related8 Superhero Movies & Actors That Recreated Famous MemesSeveral Marvel and DC projects have given life to or recreated popular memes over the years, and some of them have truly exploded in fan recognition. 10 Supergirl Rivals Batman's Brutality Supergirl Takes Lives With Ease In The Flash Movie Ben Affleck's Batman dips into more brutal methods of fighting crime in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, but Sasha Calle's Supergirl proves herself to be far more uncompromising when fighting villains in The Flash. Reddit user SameBatChannel00 points this out, describing Calle's Supergirl as essentially an even more punishing killing machine than Affleck's Batman ever was during his fall into darkness. Given that Affleck's Batman returns to being a stalwart hero in Zack Snyder's Justice League while Calle's Supergirl kills right from the beginning in The Flash, the point itself is hard to dispute.9 Aquaman 2 Going The Way Of Batgirl Batgirl Was Declared A Tax Write-Off By Warner Bros. Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom
Release Date December 22, 2023 Director James Wan Cast Jason Momoa , Amber Heard , Patrick Wilson , Dolph Lundgren , Yahya Abdul-Mateen II , Temuera Morrison The shocking cancelation of Batgirl by Warner Bros. sent waves through the film industry and DC fandom alike and raised big question about what upcoming movie could be the next to be declared a tax write-off. Reddit user stanofnolan has drawn some humor in this, with a meme designed as a mock Variety article announcing that Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom had been lost from Warner Bros. server. Obviously, Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom did make it into theaters, but the meme pokes fun at how art, like movies, can take a sharp turn into becoming commodities.
8 DC's 2023 Box Office Misfortunes 2023 Hasn't Been A Good Year For Superheroes 2023 has been a very rough year for DC at the box office. Following the unfortunate box office letdowns of Shazam!: Fury of the Gods, The Flash, and Blue Beetle, Reddit user HummingLemon49 illustrates that unfortunate trend with the popular Grim Reaper meme. With how rocky a year 2023 has been for superhero movies in general, hopefully the DCEU's 2023 releases can find a second life on streaming and home media after their unfortunate box office woes.
7 Life As A Marvel Fan Vs A DC Fan DC Fans Are In Disagreement With Their Studio A Lot More While the MCU has hit a rough patch post-Avengers: Endgame, Reddit user Dry-Lemon1382 shows the contrast of MCU and DCEU fans and their relationships with their respective studios. With Marvel fans seemingly having plenty to smile about, DC fans have had a rougher go with sharp turns in their franchise, amid seemingly never-ending calls for unreleased cuts of movies and the completion of unfinished movie arcs with the Justice League. It seems likely that only time will tell whether the upcoming DCU quells or intensifies the hashtag campaigns that seem to have become part and parcel of DC fandom.
RelatedDCEU: 10 Memes That Perfectly Sum Up Batman As A CharacterWhile the Batman of the DC Extended Universe is a grim figure, there are some genuinely funny memes that sum him up pretty well. 6 No Rogues For The Flash Movie General Zod Returns From His Man Of Steel Death The Flash Release Date June 16, 2023 Director Andres Muschietti Cast Ezra Miller , Michael Keaton , Ben Affleck , Sasha Calle , Michael Shannon The Scarlet Speedster has a vast rogue's gallery of villains, fittingly known as the Rogues, which includes Reverse-Flash, Gorilla Grodd, Captain Cold, Mirror Master, The Trickster, and many others. While many of them have been seen on The Flash TV series, as Reddit user Some-Dog9800 humorously points out, The Flash movie features none of them and instead brings back Michael Shannon's General Zod from Man of Steel. Admittedly, Zod's role in The Flash movie works perfectly well for the film's reworked version of the Flashpoint comics story, but the revival of one of Superman's arch-enemies for Barry Allen's first movie is nonetheless a funny irony to point out.
The Flash villain Captain Boomerang does appear in the DCEU, played by Jai Courtney, but the two only briefly meet in David Ayer's Suicide Squad, with Boomerang being killed off early on in James Gunn's The Suicide Squad.
5 Nicolas Cage's Superman Finally Takes Flight He Brings The Giant Spider With Him Tim Burton's unproduced Superman Lives has long been one of the most fascinating unrealized superhero movies, but despite this, Nicolas Cage's Superman is no longer a relic of an unrealized film thanks to the multiverse story of The Flash - a very show-stopping cameo indeed, as the meme of Reddit user BottleCompetitive546 illustrates. In the movie's climactic Chronobowl sequence, Cage's Superman is among the DC heroes glimpsed in alternate realities throughout the multiverse, complete with Cage's Man of Steel fighting a giant spider as was intended for Superman Lives.
4 The Flash's CGI Was Very Polarizing The Chronobowl Sequences Drew Mixed Reactions While The Flash opens many doorways and possibilities in DC's multiverse, the movie's CGI is one of its more divisive elements. One aspect of The Flash that has been particularly polarizing is the movie's Chronobowl sequences, in which CGI snapshots of the past appear in a kind of temporal amphitheater, while several of the film's multiverse cameos use stock footage and deepfake technology for characters like Christopher Reeve's Superman and Adam West's Batman. While this was reportedly a stylistic decision per director Andy Muschietti, Reddit user RodrigoMedrado's meme likening The Flash's effects to the Scorpion King in The Mummy Returns shows it's still a polarizing element of the film.
3 Henry Cavill Is A Beloved Superman His Superman Return Was Cut Short Henry Cavill's tenure as Superman has seen him appear in some divisively received movies, like Man of Steel and Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, but as Reddit user Content_Dragonfly_53's meme makes clear, Cavill's portrayal of Superman has been popular even among detractors of said movies. Indeed, following the infamous mustache disaster of 2017's Justice League, the 2021 release of Zack Snyder's Justice League greatly re-invigorated the franchise and love for Cavill's Superman. Following Cavill's much-hyped return in Black Adam and the subsequent heartbreak of his departure with the announcement of the DCU slate, his Superman has clearly resonated with many.
Henry Cavill Superman Appearances
Release Year
Man of Steel
2013
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
2016
Justice League
2017
Zack Snyder's Justice League
2021
Black Adam
2022
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