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Here Is Why We Are Looking Forward To Zack Snyder’s Justice League

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4 years ago

August 28, 2020

Ever since Justice League came out in 2017, fans have been clamoring for a release of director Zack Snyder’s original vision of the film.

Well, their voices were heard, with Warner Bros greenlighting it in February 2020. The Snyder Cut is the director’s definitive version, and it will be released on HBO Max in early 2021.

Fans are hoping that this version will be more cohesive, more character-focused, and better edited than the atrocious theatrical version. At four hours long, it should at least give Snyder loyalists what they want.

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Cyborg’s Story

Cyborg is one of the most interesting members of the Justice League, especially when it comes to his origin story.

However, his screen time in the theatrical cut was paltry at best, and viewers ended up not resonating with the character. He was basically forced to take the backseat to the other Justice League members.

Zack Snyder’s Justice League has already shown footage that promises to properly flesh out Cyborg’s backstory.

Seeing as Cyborg is an essential part of the story—particularly because of his connection to the Mother Boxes—it will only benefit the narrative if viewers empathize with him.

The Knightmare Sequence

In Batman v. Superman, Bruce Wayne had a vision of an apocalyptic future, teasing Lois Lane’s death and Superman’s descent into evil.

From the footage released so far of the Snyder Cut, it’s unlikely that Superman will turn out evil—though that remains to be seen.

If he does, it could be thanks to Darkseid’s Anti-Life Equation, which destroys someone’s free will by mathematically proving that freedom, hope and love are all meaningless.

Either way, with the introduction of Darkseid, we should see footage that makes sense of the Knightmare. That should make BvS an even more coherent more when re-watching.

More Justice League Footage

Apparently, the theatrical release of Justice League changed so much stuff from what Snyder had shot that it was essentially a different film altogether.

Considering that Joss Whedon–who stepped in to oversee the reshoots after Snyder left the project—wrote almost 80 new script pages, this is unsurprising. And the studios had also insisted that the theatrical version be just two hours long.

Zack Snyder’s Justice League will be four hours long. We’ve already seen plenty of new footage through teasers and images.

And Snyder’s longer, ultimate versions—like Watchmen and BvS—tend to be more fleshed out and interesting.

So, the Snyder Cut might even be better than the theatrical version we would have got if he stayed on board to complete the film in 2017.

Better Superman

The 2017 Justice League failed to, uh, deliver ‘justice’ to a lot of characters, including Superman. For one, he had that CGI face that practically made the movie a laughing stock.

He also wasn’t an empathetic character; then again, barely any character in that film was empathetic.

In the Snyder Cut, we see footage of Clark Kent with Lois Lane and his mother, which should be a tender moment. Superman also dons his black suit, which Joss Whedon completely ignored. This should come as a delight to fans who’ve read the comics.

More Authentic Batman

The Batman in BvS and the Batman in the 2017 Justice League are not the same characters. In the former, Batman is brooding, cynical, and more violent than Batman usually is.

In the theatrical Justice League, he abandons his entire personality traits so he can deliver sarcastic quips and punchlines.

In Zack Snyder’s Justice League, Batman’s personality should be more consistent. Trying to replicate Marvel by forcing humor on characters who naturally aren’t funny was a major mistake.

Time will tell if Snyder’s attempt at humor—the studio had demanded a lighter tone, after all—will resonate with viewers without altering the characters.

Watch the first trailer for Zack Snyder’s Justice League cut.