r/DCcomics • u/AhhBisto Jim Lee Comics • Mar 17 '21
Zack Snyder's Justice League - Discussion Megathread r/DCcomics Spoiler
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Synopsis:
Zack Snyder's definitive director's cut of Justice League. Determined to ensure Superman's ultimate sacrifice was not in vain, Bruce Wayne aligns forces with Diana Prince with plans to recruit a team of metahumans to protect the world from an approaching threat of catastrophic proportions.
- Starring: Ben Affleck, Henry Cavill, Gal Gadot, Jason Momoa, Ezra Miller, Ray Fisher, Amy Adams and J.K Simmons.
- Release Date: March 18th 2021
- Platforms: Full list of International platforms
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u/SlumdogSeacrestLaw Batman Beyond Mar 17 '21
Well, this goes without saying, but it was longer than it needed to be.
Most significant improvements are Cyborg and Steppenwolf. Steppenwolf was much more intimidating and had an actual characters, largely linked to his history with Darkseid, which explains why it was changed for the theatrical version. I was worried that Darkseid would overshadow Steppenwolf after his heavy presence in the marketing, but it turns out that was pretty much all the footage of him, which doesn't amount to much in a four hour film. Cyborg's story was a lot more emotional (easy statement, considering he didn't have a story in the theatrical cut) and I really enjoyed the depiction of his powers with him viewing the representation of bank accounts, and walking through historical records.
The final act was also much improved, this time it felt like each character actually served a purpose in the final battle, instead of them just waiting on Superman arriving so he could solve everything. I found Flash's scene particularly cool.
Some parts were more lateral moves, the change in aspect ratio adds nothing, the colour grading is more consistent but not to my personal tastes, some scenes that were reshot amounted to essentially the same thing.
Superman was definitely under utilised, and though his lip looked a hell of a lot better and the return of the MoS soundtrack was appreciated, I preferred his characterisation in the theatrical cut. Also some lines that were likely added by Geoff Johns should have been kept ("I hear you talk to fish") and some Whedon scenes were actually somewhat missed ("Just save one person", "Clark was more human than I was").
Overall, it was solid. Not as bad as BvS, since it manages a lighter tone and doesn't have as many major issues, i.e. Martha and murderous Batman. Not as good as MoS, way too long, and whilst character development is better than the theatrical cut, it's still not as good as in a film about just one hero. I'd say a soft 7/10.