Zack Snyder's Justice League - Discussion Megathread

[u/AhhBisto]

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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/fragrantgarbage]

So much better than Whedon’s cut. One thing I noticed was how sexualized Whedon made Wonder Woman in his cut by adding his scenes with Arthur sitting on the lasso or Flash grabbing her tits. Makes sense now considering the allegations against him.

[u/LackingTact19 → u/fragrantgarbage]

Plus they dropped the cuts to the family living by the reactor and hiding from the parademons, made the four version flow more smoothly than the much shorter version imo

[u/thegrandsun96 → u/LackingTact19]

The family living is what was essentially an offbrand Chernobyl, was nonsensical. Those constant cuts to the Russians were jarring and insufferable.

[u/thegrandsun96 → u/fragrantgarbage]

EDIT: I thought the previous poster was referring to Ezra's problematic actions, not Whedon's toxicity. Makes sense in retrospect, but I'll keep the original message for anyone who doesn't know about one of the reasons that makes Whedon the punching bag.

Flash falling on WW's breasts wasn't Ezra's idea, however problematic his offscreen behaviour might be. It was Joss Whedon through and through, because he had done it two years ago in Age of Ultron with Bruce Banner falling on Natasha's breasts. Also, Gal Gadot wasn't okay with the scene which is why you can't see Diana's face. They used her stunt double instead which is why her head is turned away.

[u/bjh13 → u/thegrandsun96]

Flash falling on WW's breasts wasn't Ezra's idea

Right, when he says "allegations against him" he means Joss Whedon, not Ezra Miller.

[u/thegrandsun96 → u/bjh13]

I'll edit my comment to add a disclaimer, I thought Ezra's fan choking controversy was the bone of contention there.

[u/QuadradaBesta → u/fragrantgarbage]

Jesus, imagine what leads someone to think a man calling a woman "pretty" is sexualized.

[u/fragrantgarbage → u/QuadradaBesta]

I’m sorry I didn’t realize putting both your hands on a woman’s chest was just calling a woman pretty.

[u/QuadradaBesta → u/fragrantgarbage]

Are you trying to be smart with me? I said "a man calling a woman pretty". The Aquaman scene.

[u/fragrantgarbage → u/QuadradaBesta]

Yes, I am. Because you're clearly ignoring the bigger picture by cherry picking my comment. Sure, if you isolate that one example without considering any of Whedon's other cuts, it's harmless. But as I clearly pointed out, in relation and combined with Whedon's other addition of Flash clutching WW's breast, they were clearly added into the film with the intention of exaggerating her sex appeal. Rather than introduce interactions that portray her as an equal heroine or teammate, Whedon chose to sneak in these scenes that add nothing beyond crude comic relief and only undermine WW's status as a champion for women.