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| Despite his supremely devoted fans, Zack Snyder's career seems surprisingly in stasis. |
Zack Snyder's Justice League has had a tortuous path to seeing the light of day. The director's unique vision for the DC Comic's A-list heroes' long-dreamed-of feature film was initiated with his movie Man of Steel. It was further developed with Batman v Superman and it seemed to be well on it's way to becoming reality at the beginning of production of Justice League under Snyder's direction when a family tragedy forced him to leave the fate of the film to the machinations and whims of studio executives and bean counters who hired Marvel "Pinch Hitter" Joss Whedon to wrap up the production.
That's never the best outcome for a film. And if it were not for the clamor of dedicated fans on social media, Warner Bros. Studio might never have revisited the film again under the auspices of the original mastermind, Snyder.
And here we are for better or worse. I personally am the happiest when I can see an artist's unhampered vision in any art form. So, it goes without saying, that I am hyped to see Snyder's version of the Justice League movie.
And, although I am not his most ardent fan and do not agree with all of his choices as a director (his penchant for gratuitous violence being one of them), I do admire that he provides a safe space for his actors and team as well as promoting creativity and humor on set. BvS actor Holly Hunter says as much in this interview clip:
“They said the age of heroes would never come again.” Zack Snyder’s Justice League arrives on @HBOMax March 18th. #SnyderCut pic.twitter.com/ZY1rYEcu5M
— Zack Snyder's Justice League (@snydercut) February 14, 2021
I enjoyed this video commentary breakdown of the trailer:
Another nice trailer for ZSJL:
Stand united. @snydercut on @HBOMax this Thursday. #SnyderCut pic.twitter.com/BzfVVqjawk
— DC (@DCComics) March 14, 2021
Ultimately, I think it's the drama of the "story between the panels" that's made so many fans feel intensely invested. The production has almost Shakespearean elements: Controversial 'Auteur', family tragedy, Mechanistic Studio Execs, 'Rival' director tapped to helm the cursed project...
Why Zack Snyder's Justice League is historic
— Sheraz Farooqi (@SherazFarooqi_) March 15, 2021
My op-ed for @CNN discusses why Justice League is a historic achievement for artistic integrity. The story includes new quotes from Zack Snyder and Ray Fisher. #ZackSnydersJusticeLeague #SnyderCut https://t.co/OGhrmu0lsk
This is a nice video about the way fans united to demand the Snyder Justice League:
FINALLY was able to watch #ZackSnydersJusticeLeague last night! Absolutely loved it! So satisfying to see #Snyder 's whole-cloth vision for the film! #Cyborg was superb! @ray8fisher crafted an inspiring, vital performance 🤩⚡️✨ pic.twitter.com/a7P09NYMP0
— O. Douglas Jennings (@odouglasj) March 21, 2021
One of the best trilogy ever.#RestoreTheSnyderVerse pic.twitter.com/7xQwCn0wkN
— Ravi Kumar 🇮🇳 (@Ravi7DC) April 8, 2022
A Reasonable Non-troller Observation:
Every Snyder DCEU Movie Reveals His Biggest DCEU Flaw - Can you guess what it is? A good faith critique -- https://t.co/bETFeU4Icb
— 𝐎. 𝐃𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐥𝐚𝐬 𝐉𝐞𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 (@odouglasj) May 18, 2022
Read my review of Snyder's MAN OF STEEL:
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