Zack Snyder's Justice League reimagines Arkham Asylum while giving a clever nod to Frank Miller's The Dark Knight Returns. For as long as the Batman universe has existed, so has Arkham Asylum as it's been the consistent place where many of Gotham City's mentally-struggling villains end up. While it's also the same Asylum that's easy to escape from for many of Batman's supervillains, it's been a big component of the superhero's stories both on-page and on-screen. With Ben Affleck's Batman back for the Snyder Cut, the world of Gotham was explored once more, including a visit to Arkham.

However, this time, Zack Snyder's Justice League gave Arkham Asylum a very fitting update as well as paying homage to one of the most infamous Batman books from DC. When it's revealed that Lex Luthor had escaped, a shot of Arkham's new name is revealed. Instead of being known as Arkham Asylum for the Criminally Insane, the Snyder Cut has retitled it as the Arkham Home for the Emotionally Troubled. For the general viewing audience, that title does have a history in the DC Universe through Miller's The Dark Knight Returns graphic novel.

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What Zack Snyder's Justice League does by using the Arkham Home for the Emotionally Troubled is highlight a key theme from The Dark Knight Returns. Miller's book, which takes place several years later in Batman's life, had progressed in the right direction in how mental health is viewed and treated by society. Arkham Asylum for the Criminally Insane is in today's world something that casts a negative light on the mental struggle. While it's another way for Snyder to honor The Dark Knight Returns, which he also does by including the Bat-tank, it's also a good step for media to do a better representation of mental health.

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As much as it's progressive and a DC Easter egg to The Dark Knight Returns, the renaming of DCEU's Arkham is also a sensitive one as it pertains to the Snyder Cut and its history. The reason why Snyder wasn't initially able to complete work on his cut in 2017 and had to step down was because of a family tragedy. On March 12, 2017, his 20-year old daughter Autumn Snyder died from suicide and the director stepped away to be with his family during that painful time. The fight to get Zack Snyder's Justice League released wasn't only about artistic integrity, but also honoring Autumn.

For years when fans fought to get the Snyder Cut released, the movement also helped raise awareness and money primarily for the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, an organization that Snyder worked together with. They raised over $500,000 dollars for the AFSP as well as for a memorial fund for Autumn. Renaming Arkham was not only progressive for mental health representation in media but also another way to respect Autumn's memory. Zack Snyder's Justice League is a tribute to his daughter that also includes Allison Crowe performing Leonard Cohen's Hallelujah in the credits, which was a favorite song of Autumn's. Zack Snyder's Justice League is historical for many reasons for how a fandom came together to fight for it to be released.

The film's release is a moment where a movement not only fought for artistic integrity but also helped raise more awareness and aided in funding resources to prevent suicide, which is a universal struggle for many. Even the Arkham Home name, while a nod to The Dark Knight Returns, demonstrates how society has to get better at its view on mental health and how media depicts it, which Zack Snyder's Justice League helps with.

For more information on how to donate and help raise awareness for suicide prevention, visit the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention's official website at AFSP.org.

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