History YMMV / JusticeLeagueDarkApokolipsWar

* SpiritualSuccessor: ''Many'' people, on seeing screenshots alone, began asking when DC decided to make a [[ComicBook/TheNew52FuturesEnd Futures End]] movie. The comparisons are based on the heavy violence, AfterTheEnd setting, heroes turned into cyborg zombies, and a time-travel-based ending that renders the whole story pointless.

* {{Narm}}: The constant [[DroppedABridgeOnHim axing of characters]] at random can come off as this due to how unceremonious they are, [[spoiler:such as Lady Shiva getting killed by a random sniper.]]

* TheyCopiedItNowItSucks: Some reviews have accused the film of trying to follow on the coattails of ''Film/AvengersInfinityWar'' and ''Film/AvengersEndgame'', in that the surviving heroes sought to recoup from the loss of their friends and allies to an unstoppable villain and band together to stop said villain.

* SpiritualSuccessor: *Many* people, on seeing screenshots alone, began asking when DC decided to make a [[ComicBook/TheNew52FuturesEnd Futures End]] movie. The comparisons are based on the heavy violence, AfterTheEnd setting, heroes turned into cyborg zombies, and a time-travel-based ending that renders the whole story pointless.
* StrangledByTheRedString: Many people who had no opinion one way or another on any Raven ship found the Raven/Damian pairing to be uncomfortable and forced, and consider the development between them in previous installments to have been lackluster at best if they were attempting to justify making an entire movie focusing heavily on their relationship.

* EndingAversion: The entire Animated Universe ends with a PyrrhicVictory as most of the heroes are dead, insane or crippled and the Earth left near-inhospitable. This leads to Constantine to order Flash to go back in time and prevent the tragedy from happening which will change the entire timeline. Many fans feel that this makes the entire Universe not worth watching or get invested.

* NeuseaFuel: The movies ranks UpToEleven the {{Squick}}, it has very graphic sequences, like dismemberment, characters being ripped apart, and a lot of blood.

* {{Narm}}: The constant [[DroppedABridgedOnHim axing of characters]] at random can come off as this due to how unceremonious they are, [[spoiler:such as Lady Shiva getting killed by a random sniper.]]

* DarknessInducedAudienceApathy: These films have always had trouble with making the heroes likable, and now we have those same heroes dying horribly in downright disturbing ways all throughout the film in addition to a lot of civilian death and general mayhem, not unlike Marvel's ComicBook/{{Ultimatum}} event. The darkness is so oppressive that it becomes difficult to care after a while. [[https://www.comingsoon.net/tv/news/1133822-justice-league-dark-apokolips-war-review Many reviews]] [[https://www.ign.com/articles/justice-league-dark-apokolips-war-review make a very clear warning]] that this film is very violent and people should steer clear if they can't stomach it. [[spoiler:And then the ending makes everything pointless by having the heroes' efforts be AllForNothing and the Flash being forced to perform a CosmicRetcon like he did in Flashpoint Paradox to prevent all this from happening, in turn erasing everything from existence.]]

* SurprisinglyImprovedSequel: If early reviews are any indication, this installment has been much more positively received than many of the DCAMU movies that came before it, with many reviewers praising the action sequences, animation, and performances.

* FriendlyFandoms: With fans of the early Franchise/DCExtendedUniverse movies, particularly those directed by Creator/ZackSnyder. A number of these fans have praised the movie as the closest thing they'll likely get to Snyder's original 5-film arc (which was CutShort due to the negative reception of ''Film/{{Batman V Superman|Dawn Of Justice}}'').

* MythologyGag:
** Superman preventing [[DrivenToSuicide Raven from committing suicide]], then comforting her during what is almost certainly the darkest hour for both of them is a direct reference to ComicBook/AllStarSuperman. In the comic Superman also prevents a young goth girl from committing suicide, even while he was dying from overdoses of solar radiation.
** Raven’s more sickly appearance, more specifically her sunken in cheeks, bears a striking resemblance to how she looked in the issues prior to the Terror of Trigon arc in ComicBook/TeenTitans. Fittingly both are the result of Raven losing control of Trigon and her demonic side.
** Batman sitting in the Mobius Chair references the "New Gods" arc of Justice League, in which each of the League becomes one of the New Gods in question.
** Raven ends the movie as [[spoiler: White Raven after ridding herself of her father’s influence, just as she has done in the comics and the WesternAnimation/TeenTitans.]]

* FriendlyFandoms: With fans of the early ''Franchise/DCExtendedUniverse'' movies, particularly those directed by Creator/ZackSnyder. A number of these fans have praised the movie as the closest thing they'll likely get to Snyder's original 5-film arc (which was CutShort due to the negative reception of ''Film/{{Batman V Superman|Dawn Of Justice}}'').

* SurprisinglyImprovedSequel: If early reviews are any indication, this installment has been much positively received than many of the DCAMU movies that came before it, with many reviewers praising the action sequences, animation, and performances.

* DarknessInducedAudienceApathy: These films have always had trouble with making the heroes likable, and now we have those same heroes dying horribly in downright disturbing ways all throughout the film. In addition to a lot of civilian death and general mayhem. Not unlike Marvel's Ultimatum event. The darkness is so oppressive that it becomes difficult to care after a while. [[https://www.comingsoon.net/tv/news/1133822-justice-league-dark-apokolips-war-review Many reviews]] [[https://www.ign.com/articles/justice-league-dark-apokolips-war-review make a very clear warning]] that this film is very violent and people should steer clear if they can't stomach it.

* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter: While the premise of the entire DC Universe uniting for an epic CrisisCrossover is an intriguing one, only a select handful of characters actually get significant screentime or even ''dialogue''. Most of the returning characters (perhaps most egregiously the [[spoiler: Teen Titans and the Batman Family]]) are either {{Demoted To Extra}}s or killed off without much fanfare.
* TorchTheFranchiseAndRun: The ending makes sure that no future movie revisits this universe as the heroes are decimated and order Flash to go back in time and prevent the entire timeline from happening. This was because DC Animation wanted to move away from interconnected movies and go back to Standalone and Elseworlds projects due to the SoOkayItsAverage reception and mediocre sales of the New 52-inspired movies.

* TorchTheFranchiseAndRun: The ending makes sure that no future movie revisits this universe as the heroes are decimated and order Flash to go back in time and prevent the entire timeline to happen. This was because DC Animation wanted to move away from interconnected movies and go back to Standalone and Elseworlds projects due to the SoOkayItsAverage reception and mediocre sales of the New 52-inspired movies.

* DarknessInducedAudienceApathy: These films have always had trouble with making the heroes likable, and now we have those same heroes dying horribly in downright disturbing ways all throughout the film. In addition to a lot of civilian death and general mayhem. Not unlike Marvel's Ultimatum event. The darkness is so oppressive that it becomes difficult to care after a while.

* EndingAversion: The entire Animated Universe ends with a PyrrhicVictory as most of the heroes are dead, insane or crippled and the Earth left near-inhospitable. This leads to Constantine to order Flash to go back in time and prevent the entire timeline to happen. Many fans feel that this makes the entire Universe not worth watching or get invested.

* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter: While the premise of the entire DC Universe uniting for an epic CrisisCrossover is an intriguing one, only a select handful of characters actually get significant screentime or even ''dialogue'', while most of the returning characters (perhaps most egregiously the [[spoiler: Teen Titans and the Batman Family]]) are either {{Demoted To Extra}}s or killed off without much fanfare.

TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter: While the premise of the entire DC Universe uniting for an epic CrisisCrossover is an intriguing one, only a select handful of characters actually get significant screentime or even ''dialogue'', while most of the returning characters (perhaps most egregiously the [[spoiler: Teen Titans and the Batman Family]]) are either {{Demoted To Extra}}s or killed off without much fanfare.

TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter: While the premise of the entire DC Universe uniting for an epic CrisisCrossover is an intriguing one, only a select handful of characters actually get significant screentime or even ''dialogue'', while most of the returning characters (perhaps most egregiously the Teen Titans and the Batman Family) are either {{Demoted To Extra}}s or killed off without much fanfare.