February 17, 2021 1.7K votes 325 voters 51.5K views
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Vote up the most impressive continuity details.
The DC Extended Universe brings some of the most admired comic book heroes in history to the big screen. Wonder Woman and Man of Steel let individual characters shine, where collaborative efforts are at the heart of Justice League and Suicide Squad. One thing all these movies have in common, though, is an incredible sense of continuity. Sometimes this comes from within a single film, like when we see Bruce Wayne studying Superman's fighting style in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, then watch him expertly counter those same attacks later on. Other great continuity moves stretch from one film to another. Again, in Batman v Superman, the villain Doomsday has a scar on their face, which was inherited from the body of Zod, who earned the scar in Man of Steel. There are even some really fun minor bits, like how Panda Man makes a sneaky second appearance in Suicide Squad.
If you're the type of superhero cinephile who loves to connect the dots, check out this list of truly impressive continuity details from the DCEU.
In Batman v Superman (2016), Bruce easily blocks Clark’s hooks and uppercuts. Earlier in the film, Bruce can be seen in the Batcave watching footage captured during Superman’s fight with Zod from Man of Steel. Clark’s patterns (right hook, left sucker, right uppercut) had been memorized by Bruce.
Batman v Superman (2016) features a scene where Superman is surrounded by people during a Day of the Dead celebration, which mirrors scene from Man of Steel (2013) where he is drowned in skulls.
In Man Of Steel (2013), a “Keep Calm and Call Batman” poster can be seen inside Wayne Enterprises when Zod destroys the building with heat vision. In Batman V Superman (2016), Bruce Wayne is on the phone with a trapped employee.
In Man of Steel (2013), the neck snapping scene marks the re-birth of Kal-El as Superman. Even the editing and the score is similar to the initial birth scene. Props to Snyder.
