{"id":8997,"date":"2021-04-05T15:33:03","date_gmt":"2021-04-05T15:33:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nfornerds.com\/?page_id=8997"},"modified":"2021-04-08T20:24:53","modified_gmt":"2021-04-08T20:24:53","slug":"justice-league-the-snyder-cut","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/nfornerds.com\/?page_id=8997","title":{"rendered":"Justice League: The Snyder Cut"},"content":{"rendered":"

I can remember when all this \u201cSnyder Cut\u201d business first started, it wasn’t long after the Joss Whedon\u2019s version had hit theatres that phrases like \u201cRelease the Snyder Cut\u201d began echoing within forums across the internet. And all I can remember thinking was \u201cWhy the fuck would anybody want that?\u201d, it was as if the whole world collectively forgot how badly he had fucked up \u201cMan of Steel\u201d and \u201cBatman v Superman: Dawn of Justice\u201d. \u00a0His writing was infantile and his characters were some of the most morose, miserable bastards to ever appear on screen, so when Whedon swooped in to save the franchise with his nerd magic I let out a sigh of relief (in 2017 before how big an asshole he was came to light).\"joss-whedon<\/a><\/p>\n

(This’ll show him!)<\/address>\n

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Whedon made the characters a little more lighted hearted and charming, he \u201chumanised\u201d them, if you will, which in turn allowed the audience to forge a connection with them, which was one of the main things Snyder\u2019s characters failed to achieve. So much so in fact when I learned that Batman would attempt to take on Superman, one of the most iconic story lines in comic history, I simply didn\u2019t care. I didn\u2019t care if Snyder\u2019s psychotic version of Batman wanted to kill his miserable incarnation of Superman, because to me they were little more than action figures being bashed together in atrocious lighting.\"Superman<\/a><\/p>\n

(Supes wasn’t attacking he just couldn’t fucking see!)<\/address>\n

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So when I learned that Whedon would take over I was hopeful, hopeful that we may actually get a decent Justice League movie. And given the time and budget constraints that Whedon had to work with, I think we got a pretty good movie. But it appears I was the only one who thought so, which brings us to the Sny-(suppress urge to vomit) -der cut.\"Dumb<\/a><\/p>\n

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The overall plot hasn\u2019t changed much, the big bad Steppenwolf is still trying to unite the three plot sensitive McGuffins known as \u201cThe Mother Boxes\u201d in order to do a badness. However, this time around his motivation has completely changed for the better (my opinion). No longer is he spurred on by Oedipal issues so bizarre it made the \u201cMartha\u201d situation appear run-of-the-mill, this time around he is an exiled warrior desperate to redeem himself in his master\u2019s eyes. While it may seem like a small change, it completely reinvents the villain, adding another layer to the character and making him all the more intriguing, taking him from creepy momma\u2019s boy to dangerous exile.\"Snyder<\/a><\/p>\n

But like I said, other than that the plot is still the same. Batman wants to create a team of superheroes to protect the world because apparently the world\u2019s greatest detective couldn\u2019t figure out that having a God like superhero around would make the whole \u201csaving the world\u201d thing a little easier.\"S<\/a><\/p>\n

(“I’m a God Damn genius!”)<\/address>\n

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While the plot has managed to escape unscathed, the same cannot be said for the characters, the writing, the sound, the pacing or the lighting\u2026In fact, beyond the plot there isn\u2019t much from first cut that hasn\u2019t been altered and with the exception of \u201cCyborg\u201d all of it was for the worse. It\u2019s as if Snyder went through the first cut of the movie and changed as much as he could, regardless of whether it would benefit the scene or not, just as long as if differed from the original.\"Wonder<\/a><\/p>\n

(Uuuuuggghhhh!)<\/address>\n

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Take for example the addition of the Martian Manhunter, while it was cool that we got to see this awesome character appear on the big screen, it felt completely tacked on. He showed up in one scene half-way through the movie and then disappeared until the end. And this is just one example of dozens of superfluous scenes that not only don\u2019t add anything to the story, but actively hurt both the pacing and the structure of a movie that already has problems in both areas.\"Martian<\/a><\/p>\n

(“I was here the whole time…I just didn’t feel like helping.”)<\/address>\n

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I mentioned that the new \u201cCyborg\u201d scenes were good, so I\u2019ll get them out of the way, so I can descend into the rant madness. I mentioned in my original review<\/a> that \u201cCyborg didn\u2019t get enough fleshing out\u201d (which now seems sketchy given what later came out about Whedon), luckily this time around we get much more Cyborg. We get a more detailed look at his past, what led to his accident, how he became what he is and how that has affect his relationship with his father. And while it is all awesome stuff that really gives the character a lot of depth, we didn\u2019t need half of it. I think we can all agree that, the rather brief explanation of \u201cMy father played mad scientist and made me a cyborg with alien tech\u201d is a sufficient explanation to the \u201cwhy are you metal?\u201d question.\"Cyborg<\/a><\/p>\n

I\u2019m not saying these extra scenes weren\u2019t good or interesting, and they certainly give us a better understanding of the character but with a film that is pushing over four hours there was stuff that we just didn\u2019t need. And if these scenes are so important why not do what was done with Aquaman, introduce him with a brief synopsis and save the backstory for a standalone movie or TV show. But let\u2019s face it, if WB had good judgement we wouldn\u2019t be stuck with this \u201cMy chemical Romance\u201d version of the DCEU.\"Snyder<\/a><\/p>\n

(I’m not ooookaaaay!)<\/address>\n

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And while we\u2019re on the subject of poor judgement, let\u2019s talk about the fucking inexcusable shit that Zack Snyder still \u201cSTILL\u201d gets away with putting in films, no matter how many times people, even his fans, till him they don\u2019t fucking want it. The dumb-assed, fuck-awful slow motion scenes, WHY? Why in the name of all that is nerdly does he still insist on putting scenes in slow motion? What could it possibly add to this film other than 24 minutes of extra runtime? That\u2019s right; I actually did the maths, THIS IS WHAT YOU HAVE REDUCED ME TO SNYDER!\"Wonder<\/a><\/p>\n

(It’s not an image, it’s just really sloooow.)<\/address>\n

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And it\u2019s not like he even adds them to scenes were it would make sense, no! This cock-trumpet adds them to completely irrelevant scenes, such as the incredible \u201cAquaman walking down a pier while strange women sing and sniff his clothes\u201d\u2026\u2026Yeah, that\u2019s what will help you compete with Marvel isn\u2019t Zacy boy, appealing to the Olfactophilia crowd.\"Jumper<\/a><\/p>\n

(…Jesus Fucking Christ.)<\/address>\n

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And if you thought the characters would get away untarnished by Snyder\u2019s particular brand of bleakness then I envy you your optimism. The \u201cJustice League\u201d that you see in this version are complete different from the ones that we saw in the previous version (with the exception of The Flash) and in the worst possible way.\u00a0They are devoid of any of the humour that they possessed in the first version, gone is the Aquaman-lasso of truth scene, which did a wonderful job of laying out Aquaman\u2019s fears and goals in comedic way. Absent is the Superman-Flash Saving people scene, robbing both characters of the virtues (historically) they are meant to embody, and say bye-bye to anything that would make you like this Superman, cause it\u2019s all gone.\"JL<\/a><\/p>\n

(You can smell the angst.)<\/address>\n

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He even went so far as to make the films colour darker, he has grayscaled all the colourful scenes to make everything more fucking morose. In fact, I\u2019m willing to put money on the belief that the only reason he included the \u201cBlack Superman suit\u201d was because it\u2019s black, not because of its comic roots.\"Wonder<\/a><\/p>\n

(As if I needed to label them.)<\/address>\n

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Okay, I\u2019m being unfair, to his credit he edited the colour in certain scenes involving Wonder Woman because Whedon (the creep) used every opportunity he had to point the camera directly at Gal Gadot\u2019s backside. \u00a0And by darkening these scenes Diana\u2019s Wonderoos are no longer as visible making it far less gross, but there had to be, HAD to be a better way to achieve this.<\/p>\n

Opinion<\/em><\/h2>\n

It\u2019s not like I wanted to hate this movie , I really tried to like it, the \u201cJustice League\u201d are among my favourite superheroes and Superman holds a special place in my heart. But the \u201cSnyder Cut\u201d just left me feeling exhausted. The only good thing to come out of this atrocious pile of shite is that we now have empirical proof that \u201cZack Snyder\u201d doesn\u2019t have a fucking clue about what he\u2019s doing, and he should in no way be allowed to create any more superhero movies. His child like understanding of cinema is present throughout this 4 hour waste of time and only speeds up the decline of the DCEU.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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