The vision it should have been
This is not the Snyder movie, but his "cut" of it, and ultimately it still shows.
Had Snyder been allowed to fulfil his original vision, this saga could have been a defining moment in the DC universe. Instead, he was left with an awful first product and the dregs on the cutting room floor as a backbone.
However, what he has done is use that backbone to reshoot, develop and cut a fine, character driven story that surpasses the Whedon version is every way possible. It is astonishing what he's managed to do.
BUT! As much as I loved it, and while the 4hrs is a absolute joy and no chore whatsoever, this is still NOT the movie(s) Snyder would have made had the studio not been so driven to reproduce Marvel's Avengers. Which makes it an altogether more bitter pill to swallow when we know we are unlikely to see where he would have taken us next.
Still, a solid 7.5/10, rounded up to an 8 for the sheer brilliance in doing what he did to make this what it is.
Had Snyder been allowed to fulfil his original vision, this saga could have been a defining moment in the DC universe. Instead, he was left with an awful first product and the dregs on the cutting room floor as a backbone.
However, what he has done is use that backbone to reshoot, develop and cut a fine, character driven story that surpasses the Whedon version is every way possible. It is astonishing what he's managed to do.
BUT! As much as I loved it, and while the 4hrs is a absolute joy and no chore whatsoever, this is still NOT the movie(s) Snyder would have made had the studio not been so driven to reproduce Marvel's Avengers. Which makes it an altogether more bitter pill to swallow when we know we are unlikely to see where he would have taken us next.
Still, a solid 7.5/10, rounded up to an 8 for the sheer brilliance in doing what he did to make this what it is.
- luckybuccaneer
- Mar 20, 2021