bruce-wqyne:

twoquickdeaths:

twoquickdeaths:

ur art history is showing patty and zack

like to expand with the concept art version BC IT IS THE MOST:

also, i want to back up crediting patty and zack bc this is not just a one off aesthetic choice. the dceu is intentionally maintaining a classical paintings motif that’s BEYOND standard referencing:

fall of the rebel angels depicts michael casting down lucifer

and this is important bc! right after this scene with finch and lex we get one of bruce’s crazy dreams! where he sees, ding ding, michael!

this is not even the first time we’ve seen an ANVIL sized church window visual red cape motif:

except i’m not here to talk about jesus parallels

i mean, it’s possible, lol, but this post is not about that. it’s about how hard the dceu is going on this motif. it’s reference, it’s thematic, but also clearly a huge visual inspiration

(the descent from the cross)

and it’s now being incorporated into the story. by turning the painting upside down the narrative is drawing our attention back to it. it’s a message or/and there’s a hidden message (common in detective fiction).

AND bc this post is really about celebrating how wonder woman is an intrinsic part of the dceu AND bvs and that patty and zack and others worked closely: let’s look at the what stands out about hippolyta and antiope:

hippolyta and antiope share the visual of the first painting. hippolyta gets the white horse. ANTIOPE GETS THE RED CAPE! it’s not just a staple of superman anymore, it’s associated with angels and with michael, with battling hell and with sacrifice.

I didn’t think I could appreciate the DCEU more than I did before and then this happened