Bazza Posted January 2, 2018 Report Share Posted January 2, 2018 I'm more likely to believe that it was a joint choice as the scene with the photo IIRC was at the tail end of the BvS shoot and one of the first things shot for WW. I recall that Zac has a cameo in that scene. Or, that the photo was added to BvS after it was filmed for WW, meaning the production of it is with WW, and independent of the shooting/production of BvS. Either way, WW1 was decided, and I'm sure Patty had some say in that decision. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zslane Posted January 3, 2018 Report Share Posted January 3, 2018 5 hours ago, Cassandra said: Which makes Wonder Woman responsible for all the horrors of World War Two because of her unwillingness to get involved. Thanks to the retcon, we don't know that she was unwilling to get involved. She may have been unable to. Or she did get involved, but in a way that somehow did not make it into the history books or on film (yay magic!). I mean, yes, they definitely have some 'splainin' to do now, but presumably they are aware of this and are working on it. Or, they're just hoping nobody will really care. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christopher R Taylor Posted January 3, 2018 Report Share Posted January 3, 2018 YOu could see they really wanted it to be WW2, some of the uniforms on the Germans were even WW2 era instead of WWI. Helmets, coats, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted January 3, 2018 Report Share Posted January 3, 2018 Let me know when we've crossed the line into pointless nitpicking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christopher R Taylor Posted January 3, 2018 Report Share Posted January 3, 2018 What seems pointless to some is really annoying to others. Seeing german soldiers in a WWI trench with WW2 Nazi helmets is incredibly annoying to a historian or buff. Its like Superman showing up with Power Girl's costume on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starlord Posted January 3, 2018 Report Share Posted January 3, 2018 What's wrong with Clark showing off his awesome pecs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted January 3, 2018 Report Share Posted January 3, 2018 8 minutes ago, Christopher R Taylor said: What seems pointless to some is really annoying to others. Seeing german soldiers in a WWI trench with WW2 Nazi helmets is incredibly annoying to a historian or buff. Its like Superman showing up with Power Girl's costume on. The German helmets are stormtrooper ones and these originated in the First World War. It's perfectly acceptable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted January 3, 2018 Report Share Posted January 3, 2018 50 minutes ago, Christopher R Taylor said: What seems pointless to some is really annoying to others. Seeing german soldiers in a WWI trench with WW2 Nazi helmets is incredibly annoying to a historian or buff. Its like Superman showing up with Power Girl's costume on. Admittedly I do have to leave my IT security occupation at home when I go to see any action or SF film. To which helmets are you referring? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pattern Ghost Posted January 3, 2018 Report Share Posted January 3, 2018 Real Movie Seems pretty close, but the movie ones may be lacking the Frankenstein bolt. Or those darker dots may be the Frankenstein bolts (or approximations?). https://alexanderandsonsrestorations.com/short-history-german-steel-helmet-great-war/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted January 3, 2018 Report Share Posted January 3, 2018 I was under the impression that the Huns fielded two or three helmet variants during that war. I don't think they all had the bolts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starlord Posted January 3, 2018 Report Share Posted January 3, 2018 It wasn't just the helmets, this woman (shown below) kept appearing and ruined the historical authenticity of this WW1 documentary for me. Its like they were showing a completely alternate universe or something! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted January 4, 2018 Report Share Posted January 4, 2018 4 hours ago, Starlord said: It wasn't just the helmets, this woman (shown below) kept appearing and ruined the historical authenticity of this WW1 documentary for me. Its like they were showing a completely alternate universe or something! Sould have a warning label beforehand, or something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starlord Posted January 4, 2018 Report Share Posted January 4, 2018 WW2 may be stand alone adventure Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zslane Posted January 4, 2018 Report Share Posted January 4, 2018 That sounds like a shrewd move to me. The DCEU is probably a lost cause; DC/WB should cut their losses while they can and just focus on making good individual movies, rather than trying to build a shared universe, something they've been completely incompetent at doing thus far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pattern Ghost Posted January 4, 2018 Report Share Posted January 4, 2018 23 hours ago, Old Man said: I was under the impression that the Huns fielded two or three helmet variants during that war. I don't think they all had the bolts. As I take a closer look (with my glasses on this time) at the bottom pic, those do look like they're bolts. First, the position is the same as on the historical pic. Second, if you look at the guy on the left side, you can see the slight bulge of the bolt breaking the line of the helmet against the background. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cassandra Posted January 4, 2018 Report Share Posted January 4, 2018 If you watch a lot of World War Two movies made during the war, you'll see them using the World War One style helmet because they had plenty of them around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted January 4, 2018 Report Share Posted January 4, 2018 26 minutes ago, Starlord said: WW2 may be stand alone adventure I thought World War 2 was the middle part of a trilogy? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted January 4, 2018 Report Share Posted January 4, 2018 It was never green lit, There were problems with the script. And they found the prospective cost of location shoots prohibitive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoloOfEarth Posted January 5, 2018 Report Share Posted January 5, 2018 15 hours ago, Old Man said: I thought World War 2 was the middle part of a trilogy? (FWIW, I first read "WW2" the same way.) For teaser trailers on the third part of that trilogy, please see the Political Discussion Thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cassandra Posted January 5, 2018 Report Share Posted January 5, 2018 22 hours ago, Starlord said: WW2 may be stand alone adventure Good move. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twilight Posted January 5, 2018 Report Share Posted January 5, 2018 On 1/3/2018 at 6:08 PM, Old Man said: I was under the impression that the Huns fielded two or three helmet variants during that war. I don't think they all had the bolts. I was under the impression that they started with the Pickelhaube (hope I spelt that right) helmet but they ended up switching it out because it was absolutely useless for protecting the head. The helmet design associated with the Nazis started use at the end of WW1, since it actually provided better protection. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zslane Posted January 5, 2018 Report Share Posted January 5, 2018 Part of the confusion, I think, is that longcoats and knee-high boots are more closely associated with WW2. German field kits of WW1 were more commonly waistcoats and knee-high socks. The Germans in Veld definitely looked more like their future Wehrmacht brethren than like typical WW1 Grenadiers (which they would have been given that they were merely an occupation garrison of less than company strength). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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