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1* AlternateCharacterInterpretation: [[invoked]]WordOfGod is that Owlman will ''never'' truly be able to reach Earth Prime. Did Owlman accept his death because he realized that his plan simply created several alternate Earths, thus not making it "the only real choice"?
2* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: The main theme (and closing credits theme) are among the best of the animated DCU films.
3* CompleteMonster:
4** [[BigBad Owlman]] was already a criminal and founding member of the [[Characters/JusticeLeagueOfAmericaCrimeSyndicate Crime Syndicate of America]]. Upon discovering the existence of the multiverse, Owlman became enraged by the fact that, with every choice a person makes, they create another world in which they made the opposite choice. Determined that his choices had to affect not only his world, but all existence, Owlman journeyed to Earth-Prime, the Earth that supported the existence of all other Earths, planning to [[OmnicidalManiac destroy all reality in a fit of existential angst]]. About as [[ItsAllAboutMe selfish as they come]], Owlman was reviled [[EvenEvilHasStandards even by his compatriots in the CSA]].
5** [[PsychopathicWomanchild Superwoman]] is Owlman's {{sadist}}ic lover, a self-proclaimed "[[AxCrazy psychopathic murderer]]" who gets off on hurting others on both personal and grander scales. Reigning alongside fellow Syndicate members in threatening the entire population of their Earth, Superwoman is eager to aid Owlman in his plot to annihilate all worlds across the multiverse, actually aroused at the idea of ending all life across all realities while betraying the rest of their allies. When confronted by Batman, Superwoman goes about [[NoHoldsBarredBeatdown beating him brutally]] and torturing him, threatening him with the fate of either dying at her hand, or becoming her personal "[[SexSlave pet]]" to do whatever she wants with.
6* CreepyAwesome: Creator/JamesWoods' [[CreepyMonotone nightmarishly calm]] performance as Owlman is seen by many as one of the highlights of the movie.
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8* FanficFuel: Who else was part of good!Lex's Justice League? What was their story?
9* {{Fanon}}: There are people who place this in the DCAU despite the film not officially being part of it, nor even sharing the same Timm-inspired art style. Of course, most of the developments in the film still fit in that continuity very well (with the most noticeable discrepancies being that Green Lantern in this film is Hal Jordan rather than John Stewart as well as the main universe Lex Luthor having a cameo in a prison cell when his DCAU counterpart was pardoned for his crimes at that point), which makes more sense with most of the story intact from the unmade version that ''was'' intended to be canon to the DCAU.
10* FanPreferredCutContent: This film was originally going to be in continuity with the DCAU and would have bridged the gap between ''Justice League'' and ''Justice League Unlimited''. For many fans, even those who enjoy this movie as it is, it was a shame that this never happened.
11* GeniusBonus: Owlman naming his [[EarthShatteringKaboom planet buster]] the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Q.E.D QED]]
12* NightmareFuel: Owlman being an EvilCounterpart of Batman voiced in a CreepyMonotone by Creator/JamesWoods is intimidating enough, but the fact that he wishes to destroy the fabric of reality out of sheer nihilism and almost succeeds is what solidifies him as one of the most frightening villains ever faced by the Justice League.
13* OneSceneWonder:
14** Batman's reinforcements on the satellite, with Aquaman being chief among them.
15** ComicBook/{{Firestorm|DCComics}}, who shows hints of being a DeadpanSnarker in his limited screentime.
16** The Jester, aka ComicBook/TheJoker's GoodCounterpart. He only appears in the first few minutes, yet goes out with a bang.
17* RomanticPlotTumor: The main story is about the league trying to liberate an alternate earth from an evil Justice League, but a good deal of time is spent developing a romance between Rose Wilson-2 and ComicBook/MartianManhunter. Had the story taken place in the Franchise/DCAnimatedUniverse (as originally intended), it would have probably been valuable character development for him, but it's pointless when that's taken out of the equation.
18* {{Squick}}: As Superwoman is a copy of Mary Marvel rather than Wonder Woman, this implies that she's in her late teens at the oldest. Either she's good at keeping secrets, or Owlman is a creepy weirdo. Moreso, at least. Also, when she casually reaches over and snaps one of Batman's ribs like she was breaking a twig, while ''outright stating'' that she gets a sexual thrill from it and likes to do it to ''all'' her lovers.
19* StrangledByTheRedString: Rose Wilson has a crush on ComicBook/MartianManhunter. The Martian inadvertently discovers they're "attuned" when he accidentally reads her thoughts (something he'd never do by accident with a non-attuned person). He then Mind Melds with her so that they can get to know each other instantly and fall completely in love.
20* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter: The Jester is the good counterpart of [[Characters/BatmanTheJoker one of DC's most popular villains]], but is written out of the story during the prologue. Granted, he ''did'' have an [[DyingMomentOfAwesome awesome death scene]], but it also means he never gets to go to the other universe with Lex or interact with Batman.
21* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot:
22** There was a lot of potential to be had to watch Superman interact with a noble, heroic version of Lex Luthor. But, aside from beating up Ultraman once, the alternate Lex more-or-less fades from the plot after bringing the heroes over, and he and Superman barely share two scenes.
23** It would have been just as interesting to see the interaction between Batman and Jester.
24** There aren't really any meaningful interactions between the Justice League and their [[EvilCounterpart evil counterparts]] beyond Owlman and Batman, which is a shame when you think of the possible dialogue that could've been as each camp struggle to understand the other's philosophies.

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