3) Batman Recruits The Justice League Members
Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice and Suicide Squad set up the idea that Bruce Wayne was going to assemble the Justice League – which was a huge divergent from the New 52 story. Yes, it was fun seeing him track down Aquaman, Flash and Cyborg, but it took away a big aspect of what made Justice League: Origin special.
Part of what made the New 52 League different from other superhero teams was that they all came together naturally in the fight against Darkseid. Through their own journeys, they all converged in the same fight and realized they had to join forces to defeat an overwhelming threat.
In Justice League, Batman was basically Nick Fury from The Avengers and recruited members to fight. While it might not seem like a huge change, it takes away some of our heroes’ agency and forces them to join the battle. The recruiting aspect of Justice League is a popular movie trope – especially in comic book films – but it seems a bit forced in comparison to the common ground the Justice League members found in the source material.
