Niiiice, glad to see you back!
I actually loved the Snyder cut and was surprised I didn't keep checking my watch, which happens with almost every movie or series. Yup, I loved, so much so I would have downvoted you if I hadn't upvoted before reading the post... I don't think I'm supposed to reveal that. Lol
The fact that Martian Manhunter didn't help, impersonated ~Mother~ Martha, and then came offering his help or whatever really bothered me too though. The fact that Superman is too op too, they should think about nerfing him a bit.
(Spoilers, not really.)But then again, the whole point is that if they had Zack's run to continue, Clark was gonna lose Lois and their baby and then go dark.
This lead to an alliance with Darkseid and they'd then fight against the Justice League. Now tell me you wouldn't have loved to see that. I'm sure the JL would have to have gone through hell and back to even have a chance.
As for what they contributed with the length , well. One of the things I generally hate with specifically the recent
as someone self diagnosed with ADHD those quick cuts don't help. I barely start actually paying attention to a scene and bam! It's cut! It pisses me off, and as soon as I start calming down and try to follow, the next scene is, abrupt, no time to let the soundtrack do it's thing. Rinse, repeat.
My point is, The Synder Cut lets scenes breath(though sometimes a bit too much, like the slo mo of Lois and her coffee.) and that shit made get so immersed I was l glued to the screen.
And common, nothing, really ? How about the action sequences, like when the Amazonianz are protecting the motherbox, the heart they put in as they are sacrificing themselves. Or that finale against, steppedonWolf, dude, for like 20 minutes there I was losing it!
Also, just in case you were wondering I wasn't Synder fan until after. Hadn't been particularly excited for his cut as I had hated the first one. I just downloaded it, put it on hold for a few days as it's length scared me but when I finally put it on, well....
So after I went to check his filmography, there was 300(had already see, loved), alsoSucker Punch (hated it), also Watchmen. Hadn't seen Watchmen, watched it, loved, and that's when I became Snyder fan. Lol
Maybe one day when I rewatch it I'll feel slightly differently but until then, it rocked.
On an unrelated note have watched Invincible?
Yo, yo, yo, yo! What goes on? I'm glad I'm not just some distant memory here haha!
Oh hey, good for you then! This wasn't really meant to bash the film, just my own opinion about it, so I'm glad that someone has a different view. All in all, I'm just happy that there are people who had a positive experience with it. I'm all for everyone just enjoying.
I get Martian Manhunter hiding in plain sight and all, but he didn't even bother to help with the Zod crisis before? That's stone cold. It feels like he was just shoehorned because there were a lot of fan theories that were claiming that character was Martian Manhunter.
Yeah, I've read about the potential sequels, with Clark's kid being the new Batman eventually. Is that what you were referring to?
Frankly, I didn't like how they all piled it on in one movie. They're playing catch up and it showed. The studio assumed that people are already familiar with their characters, so they didn't really need to introduce everyone again, but really though these are different characters from what we've known in past iterations.
At this point, I don't really care about Darkseid (and most of the characters in the DCEU). We haven't really been given a chance to care about them, or even just know them.
The quick cuts wouldn't have been necessary if they were all given the chance to shine in their own outings. DC had the time in the world to do so, but they became very complacent.
The action sequences are good, but it's just too CGI-heavy for me. I guess it's all about preference. I would rather have a cunning villain that's meh in terms of power level than a powerhouse villain that has very thin motivation.
We're different in terms of our Snyder fandom haha! I liked his style in his earlier films. Dawn of the Dead was probably my favorite entry in that series. 300 blazed a trail and I liked how Watchmen was faithful to the source material (way ahead of its time, in my opinion).
As the years went on, my admiration for him waned. That's not a fault of anyone, I guess my preference just veered away from his style.
Ohoho! I'm writing the TBT to Invincible as I type! Let's discuss about that further then. Let's just say that I'm way more a fan of that haha!
I appreciate you taking the time to share your thoughts, man! This is a fun discussion.