Hey everyone welcome back to Silver Screen Spectacle! It’s finally here! The much anticipated, memed, and infamous Snyder Cut of Justice League. So now that it’s finally here after the long campaigns, how does it fare? This was one of my most anticipated films of the year as Man of Steel and BVS are incredible films for me. I have been campaigning for this cut for years.
Okay, so I have some minor flaws, but overall I can’t explain how happy I am! Zack Snyder’s Justice League is the true sequel to BVS and the movie I’ve been craving since I saw Josttice League. This is four hours of pure wish-fulfillment and vindication after years of hate. Ben Affleck’s Batman is back! This is the character I fell in love with back in 2016 and not the parody we got in the theater cut. His character has evolved from BVS into a more traditional Batman in an extremely satisfying arc. Henry Cavill’s Superman isn’t in this movie too much more than the 2017 cut, but he’s so much better. How he returns is one of my least favorite parts of the old cut. Here it was perfection leading to a moment that had me bawling my eyes out. Gal Gadot’s Wonder Woman is also phenomenal here with much-improved action sequences. She gets a few superb dramatic moments as well, though. Jason Momoa’s Aquaman is probably the weakest link of the core team to me. His performance is quite good, but the portrayal is so different from his solo movie it threw me off. Ezra Miller is one of the few bright spots of the old version, but he’s much improved here. I saw his potential back in 2017, but a lot of his jokes missed. In this cut, Flash is intelligent but also comedic and has my favorite moment of the movie. Ray Fisher, WOW, easily the most butchered performance in Josstice League, where his character is useless. Here Fisher’s Cyborg is the heart of the film and arguably the principal character. He blew me away with how good he did here. Even Jared Leto’s Joker who returns briefly here is much better than in Suicide Squad, though his laugh still sucks.
As for our villains, Steppenwolf in the theater cut is atrocious. In this movie, he has understandable motivations that made me feel bad for him. His character design looks awesome and his voice is much more intimidating. Ray Porter voices Darkseid in his minor role, and it would be a crime not to get to see him continue. As for the script and direction, this is fully Snyder’s insane vision. You know whether you vibe with his style or it annoys you. The script, as much as I loved it, could’ve got trimmed down in a few places. As much as I appreciate the four-hour running time, there are parts you definitely feel it. The musical score is fantastic, though Wonder Woman’s new theme gets overused. The visual effects are mostly great, and I understand they didn’t have their full budget to make them flawless.
Overall, despite a few minor nitpicks I loved every single second of this ride. So come on Warner Bros you know what to do #restorethesnyderverse. You wanted to compete with Marvel now you have a chance. So guys that’s it for my review if you enjoyed give it a share and I’ll see you next time.
9.5/10
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