Summary
- Talia's death scene in The Dark Knight Rises receives criticism for its hokey and unconvincing portrayal, tarnishing the finale of Nolan's Batman trilogy.
- Batman's use of a sonar device to invade citizens' privacy in The Dark Knight reflects unsettling implications, despite its eventual self-destruction.
- The controversial scene in Wonder Woman 1984 where Diana and Steve Trevor wake up together raises questions about consent and the revival of their romance.
There are numerous DC movies scenes that leave a bad taste for either story or production related reasons. The heroes of DC Comics have led some of the grandest, most epic superhero movies ever made, both in the DCEU and DC movies of other continuities, but even the best comic book movie tales have shortcomings in some aspects of their stories. While that is simply to be expected with movies of any genre, there are also some DC movie scenes that have had some particular troubling issues.
Some bad DC movies scenes have simply involved character mishaps or story elements not realized to their full potential. Other bad DC movie scenes, however, have become unfortunately infamous, with several found in the 2017 theatrical cut of Justice League especially, due to the film's notorious reshoots and behind-the-scenes production problems, which the many differences seen in Justice League's Snyder Cut later highlighted. Here are 10 DC movie scenes that have left a particularly bad legacy.