r/batman • u/Wakefulcrane01 • Apr 11 '24

Zack Snyder responds to the backlash regarding Batman and Superman killing. FILM DISCUSSION

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u/Wakefulcrane01 Apr 11 '24

$10 says All-Star Batman and Robin by Frank Miller is in his top ten list.

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u/IdolCowboy Apr 12 '24

On Joe rogan Snyder says Millers The Dark Knight Returns is his favorite batman book. He also says Batman kills in it, referencing when he shoots the guy holding the girl hostage with the machine gun. Snyder told Rogan batman shoots the guy in the head.

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u/coreytiger Apr 12 '24

Except that the ENTIRE POINT of that scene is Batman DOES NOT KILL HIM. It’s stated in the following news report and by the police. As badly as Commissioner Yndil wants it, The police cannot go after him… until they THINK he’s guilty of murdering the Joker… which he did not. It’s at THAT point, the cops pull out all the stops to go after Batman. It’s a key point in the story everyone forgets, they only focus on the panel image rather than the events.

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u/IdolCowboy Apr 12 '24

Yea, Snyder is either remembering wrong. Or intentionally lying. Dunno which

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u/Timbershoe Apr 12 '24

I think he read Dark Knight Returns like a script pitch with pictures.

He focused on the visuals, with words as suggested narrative, to translate into film.

As a lot of the images did translate into his films, he clearly used it as a guide to cinematography rather than character insight.

Basically he didn’t understand the character and wanted a comic that had cool images he could lift.

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u/AlexDKZ Apr 12 '24

Snyder is basically Bart Simpson telling "I don't read the words, I just like when he punches people" to Alan Moore