ZACH SNYDER'S JUSTICE LEAGUE Commentary Part One

Jesus, OK, why did I do this and what the hell is my point?

The Snyder cut took me by complete surprise when the hashtag #releasethesnydercut became reality. It was something to do during quarantine. I put it on while running on an elliptical machine, expecting a mild diversion at best. But despite my cynicism, "Zach Snyder's Justice League" won me over with its ambition, confidence, lack of irony, visual inventiveness, epic spectacle and I'm going to stop there. I didn't mean to write a list when I started that sentence. My intention was.a tight statement of purpose. Sorry.

This should be the last superhero movie. It tells its story with utmost earnestness and believes that it can use its superheroes to connect emotionally with audiences in a genuine way. The goal is to be an epic that communicates something fundamental and imporant about the human race. And, because superhero stories are incapable of supporting such lofty ambitions, it falls short of that goal. in doing so, it clearly defines the limits of superhero stories. This is exactly how good they can get. Experiment done. We can stop now. Maybe consider going back to Westerns or hey! What about vampires? Or comedies. Remember comedies? Let's make some comedies. It's fun to be in a room full of strangers laughing at stuff.

Anyway, I haven't recorded the follow up (follow ups?) yet. If everybody hates this idea, maybe I never will.