‘Teen Titans GO! to the Movies’ Is the Best DC Film in Half a Decade

DC Extended Universe films have long searched to land comedy on the big screen. Often known – and made fun of – for being the overly dark and brooding movie universe, we’ve seen DCEU writing edge closer to comedy for a short while now, with varying levels of success. 2016’s Suicide Squad was a step in that direction, albeit a poor one. The same might be said for 2017’s Justice League (whether you laughed or not is another matter altogether). And the upcoming Shazam! looks to be a comic adaption that catches the cheery lightning in a bottle, balancing super hero action with comedy in the way Marvel has largely mastered. This year, Teen Titans GO! to the Movies is a leap into the silly and absurd, and gloriously so. Chris Nolan aside, Teen Titans GO! to the Movies is the most entertaining film the studio’s offered in theaters.

Those familiar with the Teen Titans GO! from the popular Cartoon Network series know what to expect – a range of silliness and song, a satire that makes fun with (and of) the characters we put on pedestals. Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, and Green Lantern are seen in a wonderfully trivial light as the butt of jokes that range from the characters’ inherent absurdity to who is given movies, and how often. These characters are written as hilariously self-aware, as the Teen Titans go to a movie screening for “Batman Again.” It’s a source of pride for most, except for Teen Titans’ leader Robin who has never been given his own film. His jealousy is the thrus…