How We Went From Justice League To Zack Snyder's Justice League | Essay

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[@dariuswatkins607]

All the haters who say why are they releasing this movie, need to watch this! Amazing. Thank you so much for the research.

[@ac5849]

@Christian Banuelos in the comics Darkseid comes to earth and that is what causes the league to form so the movies are actually having more build up then the actual comics also marvel builds up to there big bad but it took way too long I mean seriously why should it take 22 movies to build up to endgame when endgame only really references like 6 movies

[@ac5849]

@Christian Banuelos are you seriously saying that dc is copying thanos with Darkseid, Darkseid was introduced years before thanos was in the comics and the creator of thanos has admitted that he was inspired by Darkseid, also Darkseid isn’t the main villain of justice league stepenwolf is Darkseid was supposed to be the villain in justice league 2 and 3 and by that time dc would have had around 10 movies so the universe would have been fleshed out enough for them to have there big bad

[@clownindan]

@@ac5849 dc is still way behind marvel when it comes to good movies. I'm skeptical if this movie can even compare to the worst avengers movies

[@ac5849]

@@clownindan it’s possible that it will be bad, but according to early reactions even the people that dislike it are saying that it is epic and one of the better dceu movies, but we’ll just have to wait and see when it comes out to see how good it is.

[@detailing_dog]

@@clownindan have you even seen the Christopher Nolan trilogy?

[@miratunatar]

My father believed that if the world found out who I really was, they'd reject me out of fear. He was convinced that the world wasn't ready. What do you think? ~ Superman, Man of Steel (2013).

[@fightingforrest1073]

The fans have always been ready for Zack

[@nethaendafendr]

“What’s the S stand for?” “It’s not an S. In my fandom, it means Snyder cut.”

[@nathsabari97]

"i am also a big fan of justice" - still makes me cringe to this day

[@lonewolfgamingplus379]

The bad ADR hurts my ears, especially that Cyborg line of feeling his toes..

[@rinneganmastery3035]

loll

[@γιουργια]

I swear,this felt like they took this out of a golden age comic.... Like,wtf,is cringey

[@stygames5450]

@@lonewolfgamingplus379 ADR? Sorry; I’ve never heard that before, so I don’t know what it abbreviates to.

[@reksfoleur859]

HAhahaha I facepalmed at the theatre back then

[@1theprince1]

Batmans intro in JL2017 is hilarious as shit. They tried to copy Zacks style and failed miserably.

[@peterdavies4166]

didnt hate that batman scene but yeah deff not as good as the warehouse stuff etc, not shot as well, also parademons just there not introduced till later on was weird. We dont ever really get the whole they people turned into parademons which is shame ,

[@ok-ql5oc]

They tried to make him feel like a marvel character soo hard

[@anzzy]

It shows. Snyder makes long shots most of the time, showing action in full detail. Whedon chopped his parts into a salad.

[@moretwocome21]

I agree! I initially thought Zach did that scene but later realized he did not!😂

[@Max_Vicious]

@@moretwocome21 the only scene of what zack did that was left untouched in josstice league was when the heroes exit the big plane which is that one showing flash, cyborg, batman, wonder woman and aquaman walking when the door open up

[@Aisonic95]

It's funny that the trailer for Zack Snyder's Justice League already has a "hopeful and optimism" feeling with Batfleck's line in the end..while Josstice League barely feels "hopeful and optimism" with cheesy and forced jokes

[@MarkFilipAnthony]

He was forced to make it "hopefull and optimistic" from WB

[@HelloThere-yy6lu]

@markflipanthony but the snyder cut is uncompromised, snyder has full control.

[@MarkFilipAnthony]

@@HelloThere-yy6lu exactly

[@Dolwerflamingo]

WhAt iS bRuNcH¿

[@ChiragParmar76]

Completely agree! Lot better than the theatrical version. It feels hopeful and doesn't feel forced. Hope this movie shatters all the records on streaming service and we get the original justice league trilogy planned by Zack Snyder before all the changes he had to do after Batman V Superman released. Check out this video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/q4iWi4uhf62pbrs

[@IsraelNowIsraelForever]

It is a good thing the studio did not interfere with Nolan's vision for The Dark Knight trilogy.

[@nikhiljoseph3672]

The Dark Knight Trilogy and the Sam Raimi Spiderman trilogy didn't suffer from studio exec demands because they finished (spiderman case) or were concluding (Nolan's bat) around the time Marvel's let's get cringey comedy to lighten any scene that actually requires acting or character development type generic formula based CBM hysteria took over. Once the critics saw that, anything that didn't fit into that mould was criticized and studios panicked. One of the reviews for Hemsworths latest action movie extraction, actually stated they wasted "Hemsworths comedic potential". Another review for tenet had the audacity to say it was a "humourless disappointment" they make it sound like Nolan was the king of comedy prior to tenet. It is this unhealthy power that useless critics like these ones wield to influence the audience's perception that causes the studios to interfere too much these days. Anyways Zack will one day get the recognition he deserves.

[@aizazrasool5074]

@@nikhiljoseph3672 But SP3 was fucked. Avi Arad.

[@sergeyhayriyan4125]

It's because Nolan already made good films and he was already a well-known. But if you look at the Batman Begins, it actually has 3 villains. Scarecrow, Falcone (the mob) and Ra's al Gur which can talk about studio wanting to sell more toys, but Nolan managed to write a ORIGIN story and put those 4 villains in it perfectly. He did what spiderman 3 failed to do (also having 3 villains).

[@sergeyhayriyan4125]

@alexander soelaiman Raimi could learn some lessons from Batman begins on how to put 3 villains in movie, which will not only be interesting, but also will very much reveal the main theme of the movie. I didn't say the movie was bad (It's my fav spidey movie too). But it could be better. There is no RIGHT way to structure the movie but there are some principles that 99 times out of 100 will improve the movie.

[@dreamingofnaomi]

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[@nikoslions18]

We fans need to be excited for Zack Snyder’s Justice League! Snyder is a great guy! We will help him finish his Superman story arc: Man of Steel, Batman vs Superman: Dawn of Justice (Ultimate Edition), and HIS Justice League trilogy!!

[@aizazrasool5074]

Yup. Take off WB. And give it to A24 or Paramount.

[@aizazrasool5074]

Justice League originally kickstarter IW

[@afterhoursmedia459]

Wow. I didn't know John's rewrote the Third Act of Wonder Woman. To me, the Third Act was the worst part of the film and felt so unconnected. It all makes sense now...

[@ravenstagrampage163]

This makes so much sense now. I feel the same way about the ending of Wonder Women. It just seems so childish and plain. I mean the whole story can be improved, But the last part is probably the worst of it.

[@uchrisdaley]

What would've happened originally?

[@uchrisdaley]

@alexander soelaiman that would've been interesting! Also would be good to have a god around for future films

[@uchrisdaley]

@alexander soelaiman man that's sucks, I'm happy all the abuse is coming to public eyes now tho

[@alwaysxnever]

@alexander soelaiman if true that is interesting. I would have preferred Aries not to die to be a threat later.

[@jammygamer8961]

Zack Snyder fully understands the characters he is working with its just that people don't understand Zack Snyder. But to a lot of haters this is the other way round.

[@chiranjeevsaikia560]

@Christian Banuelos manchild+hater spotted

[@stygames5450]

Even though Zack’s version of Superman and Lex are vastly different to their original selves from the comics and/or other forms of DC media they are in, I’m rooting for him to make something truly special overall.

[@Dilapidated_Dilo]

@@stygames5450 I mean the multiverse exists these don't need to be perfect copies of the originals

[@hello-gx6oi]

@@stygames5450 I really like how zack is giving challenge to the heroes Like the time Superman was forced to kill zod Or Batman has been in 20 years of not killing Yet it did not work

[@dignerds]

It's unfortunate that you didn't mention that WB had a half hour chopped out of BVS...They put out a butchered product

[@HelloThere-yy6lu]

Thankfully we have his full version of the movie, the ultimate edition.

[@JonArrynGarza]

I wanted to focus mainly on JL ONLY bc Zack said he’s happy with the UE of BvS, even though they fucked I’m on that as well lol

[@CAPEDCRUSADER3900]

@@JonArrynGarza I have one question since you did this research, I know Zack planned a 4 to 5 hour film with Justice League, but recently I also remember reading somewhere that he also wanted BvS to be 4 hours long too, with it being split into 2 films I don't know for sure if this is true or not, I just wanted to see if you knew anything about this considering all the research you did for what happened to Justice League?

[@MarceloVitacca]

Actually I never understand all the problems people have with the Theatrical release of BvS. I understand it, enjoy it, get all the subplots...Anyway of course I love all the things on the ultimate cut that were added they are a plus on an already great movie.

[@Merdicano]

@@MarceloVitacca For me, I felt it was pretty astonishing how much that half-hour was meaningful to the events of the movie, because while I did understand the theatrical cut of BvS, I felt that lasting half-hour of the EC fleshed out many of those certain points on the story, specially the grand plan of Lex Luthor and the explosion of the capitol in which you can see Superman staying to help the injured. Even the character of Holly Hunter looked like she survived the explosion since she was carried by an ambulance.

[@awsome_power]

Bvs was the greatest expansion of a cinematic universe ever.batmsns perspective during the events of man of steel being shown was amazing , wonderwoman was the greatest introduction of any supehero to a cinematic universe ever, and then when they showed auqoman flash and cyborgs videos on the computer, amazing.

[@benakinnusi2518]

Exactly shit was so fire

[@jonahdell1708]

the flash cyborg aquaman scene is the worst scene in BvS

[@motown1970]

Please give me some of whatever you’re smoking.

[@manansingh4729]

@@motown1970 He smokes intelligence, just like me. Want some?

[@melvinfrooks]

This is why My hatred for Geoff Johns is like Doomguy's hatred for Demons. Unyielding an incorruptible, he should have stayed his ass out of the movie studio and just write comics.

[@aadan3518]

I'll stand by Snyder's side forever, he did so much to give us the movie that we deserve as DC fans

[@NeoPyre]

Coming from myself, a Marvel and MCU fan, what Geoff Johns did to Zack’s vision is an embarrassment. And say what you will about Kevin Feige, but he would never step on a director’s passion like that. It’s like you said, Johns is the poor man’s Feige. Sure Marvel is happier and more hopeful in tone, and that works. For Marvel. The whole point of DC is being different, unique and separate from Marvel. I’ve always had a love for DC even if I’ve always liked Marvel a bit more. Batman is up there with Spider-Man to me in regards to the best superheroes in history. I’m very much looking forward to Zack’s Justice League as much as I’m looking forward to the MCU’s next movies and their next saga. I love their overarching connection to a big saga finale, but I also absolutely love Zack’s self-contained Superman story that can introduce us to other DC character stories by having them be supporting roles first. It’s different and can definitely work if you keep messy grubby studio hands out of it. Change is good. DC doesn’t have to copy Marvel to compete. They definitely could have, and sure, it may have been good that way too, but being new and different is always better, and more refreshing, so a guy like me, can have Marvel and DC doing their own thing, and loving both equally. From an MCU fan to the DCEU fans here in the comments, I’m glad we’re getting the Snyder Cut, and I’m looking forward to watching it with you all. ❤️💙

[@jabig1]

Its now clear Geoff Johns was the problem!!

[@jespacey]

always been

[@KRYMauL]

He’s good at writing comics, but comics and scripts are completely different. Also, I’m pretty sure those quippy lines were suppose to be in dialog boxes and not actually said out loud.

[@Merdicano]

@@KRYMauL Most definitely. Comics and screenplays have a very different language in adaptation and linework that is so different. Same thing as with books. Books rooted on literature don't have a similar visual language from screenplays for movies. I think the only case that would be a little similar are stage plays, because it's the actors doing the narration and interpretations of their lines and characters, likewise how it's done in movies but without the grand budget

[@KRYMauL]

@@Merdicano The only time books and movies overlap is in the staging or blocking of a scene.

[@Merdicano]

@@KRYMauL What do you mean about blocking a scene?

[@davidjr.tolson6831]

Also, I heard that Zack managed to trim it down even further from 214 (3 hours and 34 minutes) to 140 (2 hours and 20 minutes) before he stepped down. Why the studio was still unhappy with that is anyone's guess. I mean, Man of Steel was 2 hours and 23 minutes. Before that, The Dark Knight Rises was 2 hours and 45 minutes. When you release a superhero movie that's that long, what's 2 hours and 20 minutes really?

[@nicholas.alan85]

The thing was... they wanted Snyder OUT. they weren’t going to be happy with even a 45 minute cut.

[@alexman378]

Give me a bad director’s film over a committee film any day of the week. I don’t care if it’s good or bad, as long as it’s the true vision. I still can’t get over that they used the same particle overlay you find for free on a 300 million dollar movie (23:02). I used that collection for my student film because I was handling everything on my own.

[@osaomoragbon7852]

WB's loss. Netflix is going to eat from Zack Snyder's steak, they gonna be fat as f. They will want more and dude is a creative genius to meet / surpass their needs. Imagine having a once in a lifetime visionary like this in your pocket and constantly undermine him. 🤦 just mind boggling.

[@g2.a6]

Eh, not that mindboggling. I love MoS and BvS but they are pretty niche for Superhero move standarts. WB just wanted a larger audience. Edit: I'm not defending WB or their stupid decisions. I just tried to explain why they could've done it.

[@yamancerin4200]

@@g2.a6 get lost

[@g2.a6]

@NGL Boyz No Josstice League is something i wish to remove from my mind. It's absolutely worse than BvS and MoS

[@g2.a6]

@@yamancerin4200 Why? I'm not defending WB, i just tried to rationalize their stupid decision. MoS is one of my favourite origin movies and i love BvS but unfortunately the general audience didn't like them.

[@ZaneKun33]

G2. A Fair enough.

[@DigigodGamer]

getting superman house in order such a powerful statement. love this man

[@Rubix9595RG]

20:05 it’s weird knowing that 2 out of all the scenes he showed weren’t in the movie, but the ones that were in ZSJL were actually the better and way less awkward quips.

[@drakulaompong]

Really wish johns have the balls to said that he ruin dceu.....and together with berg,whedon tsujihara and all those exce get all the justice for the crime that they did in this movie...

[@Merdicano]

And Tsujihara really paid heavily for his sins due to karma

[@Merdicano]

@Christian Banuelos Not, they weren't

[@Yono_A1533]

@Christian Banuelos 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 you liked josstice league? Thats sad

[@baabaraskary]

Once the snyder cut is out can you try and get Zack to do a live watch of the theatrical cut? Hahaha the reactions would be gold

[@P.Whitestrake]

I think he's gonna be very upset & sad.

[@puichiung2959]

I think that would be too much a bad reminder for Zack.

[@HelloThere-yy6lu]

He would laugh at how inferior it is to his version.

[@lukeshioshio]

I bet he’s never going to watch. I wouldn’t. It would be like watching someone smear their own feces all over your painting.

[@michaelbuckelew]

We should do a fundraiser for suicide prevention and if we can get to whatever level he will agree to do it.

[@juanm.3840]

Fun fact:The Parody of Justice League came out before THE ORIGINAL JUSTICE LEAGUE NOW.THAT.IS.HISTORY.

[@sobrev1viente]

Geoff "Judas" Johns

[@benakinnusi2518]

Lmfao facts

[@littledudefromacrossthestr5755]

Lol

[@rinneganmastery3035]

lol

[@KingKK986]

wow....i may not be a fan of Snyder but WB really should've at least let him complete his universe with JL

[@peterdavies4166]

exactly i dont know if it will be amazing or not but i wanna see his vision. They should let directors do there own visions. thats also what dc and comics were built on too. writers coming in and artists and doing there own spins on characters, it why we have a multiverse, it allows people to there different takes, not all will be loved and some like more than others, but it good to have difff takes on characters.

[@Merdicano]

And this has been a known tendency and toxic need that WB has always had, not just with DC

[@QbertoaD]

Great breakdown, Garza. Showing a timeline for events and also how the business and financial aspects influenced things, which is something certain parts of the fandom either didn't want to think about or gave no notice to, other than to sh!t on you, Dave, and Colbert. Really glad you all got the opportunity to speak to Zack, kind of the best mic drop for you all and you didn't have to say a word. Keep up the great content!

[@mfbriggs5769]

One of the best break down videos around this subject I've seen. Brilliant. Still can't bring myself to watch the Batman 'smile' when Supes comes back.

[@santwandraws5825]

I've never watched justice league. The clips from the Joss version literally made my eyes tear. Some sorta chemical reaction, defense mechanism

[@bro-be3bd]

Imagine if this cut does well enough so it can be displayed as canon.

[@kartikadewi3270]

You are a bold one Hello there True Jedi

[@samuraimann2138]

It will

[@frostbitepokin9520]

It’ll be canon to me no matter what people say

[@vincentvalenhyde]

Geoff Johns isn't even a poor man's Kevin Feige. He's not even worthy to lick the man's shoe.

[@wheeler6768]

There's so much story left to tell #RestoreTheSnyderverse

[@Merdicano]

13:50 Sorry for the many different comments, it's just that your video is really fascinating. Those photos really make me feel bummed that Rick Famuyiwa never got to do The Flash, I don't know how he is as a director, but I remember how much he was sharing his enthusiasm and research on the character to give the movie preparation, and he was really digesting a lot of Flash memorabilia. It's just depressing to go see those photos back again, and realizing how many broken promises WB tried to make.

[@doncorleone4032]

If there’s a JL “season 2” or part 2 and they do it in four parts. Do you think they’ll release it as a film after also? Just like how they’re doing it with ZSJL?

[@JonArrynGarza]

That’s a great question. If they did it in 4 parts, I think so. But if they had a full 10 Episodes, then no.

[@lindseym2134]

Hey if Geoff Johns wouldn’t have done what he did with Whedon and theatrical cut, we wouldn’t be getting a 4 hour un compromised Justice League. We would’ve just gotten the 214 Snyder Johns cut. So in reality this all happened for a reason.

[@omaridaniels8427]

11:34- "I don't need signs. I got proof." Put that on a T-shirt now, Garza.

[@JonArrynGarza]

Omari Daniels watch me! Lol

[@MFXproduction]

All I can say is Zack must've been grateful to have fans that always has his back no matter what.

[@puniopenetrante]

Seeing Zack talking about how introduce JS after MoS while in the back sounding Hans Zimmer's Beatiful Lie, man i teared. The dude passed for some serious shit, people bashing him for his work (like it or not but never take that to a personal level) and his family tragedy (there are some sick f*uckers out there who mocked him for that too) but he stood up.

[@vandalsavage8254]

This is perfect man! You explained it really well. I already see 1 dislike, from a Geoff Johns fanboy I guess.

[@I-speak-U-shut-it]

"Dislikes won't matter. It's trivial in the long run." *YOU. PUNCH THE DISLIKERS IN THE FACE*

[@aizazrasool5074]

21, One from Geoff Johns, One from Joss Whedon, Another from Kevin Tsujihara and WB execs. The rest, the rest are from Snyder haters with little kids.

[@vandalsavage8254]

Aizaz Rasool those are just WB and Geoff Johns simps.

[@aizazrasool5074]

Did I mention Jon Berg?

[@dcluvspie5777]

Alot of the stuff you said was in the rewrite was actually in the Snyder cut lol but the extra time makes those jokes work more. Also a lot of that footage was from the first trailer which is basically a trailer for the Snyder cut...

[@rachorachev8905]

Both David Ayer and Zack Snyder were casualties of studio greed and studio incompetence. It's the Marvel/Disney formula, the constant hiring and firing of talented film makers, because the intention is not making cinema. The intention is to sell products. Most the MCU movies, up until now are 2 hour trailers for other coming up 2 hour trailers

[@reverseashv2169]

Fun fact that man of steel prequel comic with supergirl also involved Johns. Snyder denied Supergirl ever being in that ancient scout ship. And has been very stern on there being 1 person to escape the scout ship see that man of steel Vero commentary at 45:13. Yet dc put out a weird Wal-Mart tie in comic that supposedly connected with the film. One that still has fans confused with how Supergirl really could be applied, casts doubts about man of steel as an origin story, and could be a reason why no ones quick to jump on that project due to confusion.

[@Jogeta5]

That shit confused me for ages. After a while I just ignored it, it was pretty bad anyway.

[@DigigodGamer]

- The biggest event in cinema history -

[@sharma91195]

What a thorough analysis of the events. Awesome work my friend.

[@Jordan-to1nc]

I'm very said that Zack had whole story arc's planned out for each Justice League characters. By making Superman in man of steel more human with conflicted emotions about his powers is better than making him a generic superhero who embrace's their powers more than they hate it(which is more Marvel than WB thought but okay..) The way he showed all of the Justice League and their motives in the film were amazing. And who ever wrote the script, I want to give them props to because the script was good(don't forget to give props to the screenwriter)

[@coreymckee4844]

Im all for the 4 hour series but the entire thing BETTER COME TO BLURAY. I want to OWN this. Not rent it on a stupid service.

[@nirdmarshal7270]

Damn Jon... You got me raising my fist 👊... Bruh

[@CAPEDCRUSADER3900]

I would love for them to let Zack Snyder finish his original story Idea of those 10 films if possible, then they could go the MCU route if they want with more villains and characters, but I want to see Zack's completed vision with not just Justice League but the other films he had planned for it and Justice League Part 2 and Part 3 I'd love to see all 10 of those films then DC & WB could do what they want with these characters after. At the very very least I'd like Zack's Justice League story to be finished but the whole story was supposed to be told with 10 films and we'd miss out on a lot of plot points for Justice League Part 2, and Part 3 if we skipped the other 3 films in-Between, so I really hope the Zack Snyder Cut of Justice League does well so we can convince WB and AT&T to at least finish Zack's story with his Idea.

[@kevindaniels3406]

Brilliant expose! Finely crafted and reported. I’ve loved these characters for along rime. I’ve admired a great deal of Zack’s work. I’m so glad that we get to see his vision! Not everything needs to be Marvel-ized!

[@dylanthrillmour866]

Snyder is like a shy Nolan, both literally and thematically. Nolan takes his time when talking and gets out what he needs to say, but Snyder stumbles over his words and you get an idea of his point, buts blunt. Same for stories.

[@YashMyGosh]

In hindsight everything turned out to be Great,the dots can only be connected looking backwards!

[@CS-pg4go]

the ass shots and Barry landing on Diana were weird as hell... so glad Zack came out with a triumph and respect for the characters.

[@RGMRT]

2:08 "Whether or not w don't see them" Yea dropping that comment knowing from beginning he had Martian Manhunter talking face to face with Superman before even Batman battles him. Damn.

[@eventhorizonoh2501]

Best video out there that explains this story. Nice work.

[@VillegasFamilyFive]

Brilliant. Thank you. Can’t wait for Sunday

[@NawiTheCore]

The whole "Parademons can smell fear" does not exist AT ALL in Zack Snyder's Justice League.

[@scottiejerwinabejuela4973]

All of the great producers are there on the credits. I'm so happy.

[@chingasofarkaso]

Zack: There's 2 things you gotta do....One, you gotta get Superman's house in order (before Justice League) DC/WB: Yeah, you're doing Batman v Superman the next movie. Fuck Man of Steel 2. We need to see some of that Avenger $$$.

[@keitholsen9435]

I see a Jon Arryn Garza video on Justice League. I like. Thank you Jon for all the content on the Snyder Cut from way back till now.

[@neilmendrico5262]

another good meal for thought while waiting for Snyder's Justice League 🤘 I look forward for more.

[@ammarahsan5469]

Awesome video man. Really worth it during my lunch break just now! I didn't know about the whole zack making the johns movie and ALSO his own movie. Shows how he was 10 steps ahead of them

[@aztecdineromusic]

Hopefully it lives up to the hype and we get part two & three

[@lander1898]

More than 4 years the wait but worth it.

[@alwaysxnever]

This was so well put together, thank you.my only criticism is that your V.O. audio is so much louder than the videos. But it's still amazing.

[@afterhoursmedia459]

I was thinking John's would still get royalties, though? I think the script was semi-based on the Justice League: Origins book he did with Jim Lee. And while his material will be cut from the film, he was still a producer, so won't he get some money from being attached to the original project, even though he has no influence now? I'm not sure how it works.

[@vasanthkumarj8245]

That was awesome work Garza & Co! Loved every second of it... This is definitely the biggest cinematic event of 2021... Cheers guys!

[@AMysticLegend]

New title: How we went from The Avengers in DC to @RealJusticeLeague

[@beplatinum2014]

10:14min. Correction, WB owns 25% of RT and WB didn’t allow the review embargo to lift until 6am PST 10am EDT. I remember this in advance, I was going to see BvS the night before and notice the review embargo was still down. The earlier social media in embargo for the LA premier was already lifted with mixed reactions.

[@beplatinum2014]

9am EST*

[@Avatariuz]

Basically sums up what ive seen, heard and experienced through the years since 2012. Zacks opinion on DC keeps it own pace and track compared to MCU sticks true since MoS. Pre at&t WB shouldve just trust the directory from the movies, i thought it was a great idea, was looking forward to the flash, affleck Batman and Wan's non-mcu styled Aquaman. Imagine amazing movies we could have now., with their own stories.

[@chingasofarkaso]

Most of the alleged "Geoff Johns rewritten dialogue" you listed, was in Snyder's version. Shows that a lot of this was pure Internet speculation. Bruce telling The Flash he was rich. Cyborg telling Alfred he'll take it from here. The Flash telling Bruce about the Bat Signal. All in The Snyder Cut.

[@lonewolfgamingplus379]

I'm still in shock at the fact of his cut coming out.. I was there from the beginning and now I'm here for ending. Lantern287 has different take on Geoff John's and even though Johns is a snake.

[@TheAlphaDingo]

Awesome video. As a big DC fan, I knew parts of the studio politics but didn't realise the full extent of the meddling and dramas going on behind the scenes. Great research and well constructed video. Walking out of the cinema after seeing Josstice League left me feeling flat and the best I could take away was the ending scene that hinted of something potentially good to come but seeing the success of the SnyderCut movement and seeing this long awaited cut coming to screens in the near future has really got me pumped again for Zack's original vision.

[@KryptonCaged]

Awesome video essay buddy! Here's to ZSJL Season 2 indeed!

[@KenofLyoko4]

Wow. I used to have such respect for Johns for his work on FlashPoint and his run on Green Lantern but his actions on the DCEU is just downright despicable

[@Janjibro66]

I've always found his stuff to be hit or miss. He's done some great in the comics but I've also disliked a lot of his visions for certain characters.

[@deibyvalenzuela1642]

This video made my day. Thank you so much.

[@seankent2036]

So where was Christopher Nolan when it all went wrong?????

[@sneekmatrix]

Hiding in a closet with the joker. And riddler was taunting him with riddle me this!

[@ramankurdi-w3e]

1- I wanna say thank you for posting that on KZbin and make that KZbin. I really love dc universal 2- now I understand zack is legend I hope he will make the dc movies more and better.

[@Ha1frican]

I think a lot more of that dialogue than you realize was actually in the Snyder cut considering how some of it was in that original teaser like “I hear you can talk to fish”. Also the Superman laughing saying I want to die (no mustache removal), and the Steve Trevor line doesn’t have the Ben Affleck reshoot bloat or wig so I think those were also original especially since it’s the only time Bruce is a duck in the whole movie which is far more in keeping with his attitude from BvS

[@jalenjohnson1662]

Agreed

[@nateg617]

Thanks man. This is perfect. Wanted this video for some time

[@MHF013]

What an utterly bizarre interview clip at 10:25. It's like the guy is physically incapable of seeing that the MCU also tries to do the exact same thing he is criticizing Zack of doing, specially in the first movies. The dude just goes into immediate denial mode.

[@chiranjeevsaikia560]

Not just this guy, but a lot of MCU tards who call themselves fans. Sad fact, even I used to be like him earlier.

[@cheragm6490]

Iam still heart broken for loosing Zack Snyder from DC 😓

[@adiipurush1922]

we need more of this garza!!

[@DeesNerds]

Great video. Just goes to show that 99% of the time, studios need to get out of the way.

[@KingdomBusiness007]

Wonderful video. I was aware of some of these things but damn they really did Synder dirty. But ay things in the dark always come to light. You’ve earned a subscriber.

[@siddharthkhirwar7192]

12:30 I agree with all of your points except the one involving the 21 movies buildup of Endgame and the Jimmy Olsen critique. While I love how the DCEU was shaping up, I also cannot deny the fact what the MCU has achieved is unprecedented and the films did take risks but not as much as BvS but Infinity War and Endgame ramped up the stakes and took risks which made it all the more impactful as we had gotten to know those characters over 21 films and it felt earned even if some of the films in between were mediocre. Another point I disagree on Olsen's representation. I fully understand and appreciate what Zack was trying to achieve with the nature of the world he had set BvS in and how it was a self-contained story but it was still utterly disrespectful to just out Olsen like that in such a weak manner. They could have used any other minor character based in the comics or come up with a new one to establish the world the movie was set in but Olsen is an integral part of Superman and in many ways is the heart of Superman and his lore. He, Lois, and Martha Kent are the ones who ground Superman in reality. If Snyder really couldn't afford to flesh the character of Jimmy Olsen to tell his story, then he should have just left him out of the picture rather than shoot him off-screen.

[@princekyle4132]

Avengers: Endgame and BvS: Ultimate Edition are two of my favorite movies. Superhero stuff is incredible. I’m glad for Zack Snyder’s Justice League happening. Can’t wait!

[@yamancerin4200]

Dude, thank you for explaining. I already knew the story, but at least there's a video that I can share.

[@voltezo]

Interesting how more than half of the Geoff Johns rewrites that were labeled in this actually stayed in the Snyder Cut. Meanwhile, ALL of the Joss Whedon reshoots were cut. I think it shows that Snyder was familiar enough with the characters to determine whether reshoots fit their characters or not. And in some cases, they did. So, he decided to keep them.

[@zabuza01]

I think Zack said scenes he did not shoot won't be in the Snyder cut. I think he shot those lines(My Turn, I'm Rich), I think cause they are in the first tralier.

[@peterdavies4166]

that line wasnt in first trailer it was last, so could whedons, but there are few lines there that deff snyders not whedons. snyder said that this was gonna be little lighter than bvs, bvs was always darkest

[@jayjayx5x1]

So glad I never rewatched JL. Meanwhile I have rewatched both MOS and BvS uncut.

[@JoeyMartz]

Best video on the story of ZSJL.

[@bkh3218]

wow. this was a great analysis video. thanks for posting this. i didn't realize some of those 'funny' lines from the trailers were johns and whedon rewrites. i thought it was Zack & Chris Terrio stuff.

[@shubhajitsinhjahagirdar2801]

Thank you sir Garza for this incredibly informative video Thank you for backing up and supporting my lord Snyder love you for this... always #GOATSNYDER

[@brucewayne-ej3cx]

WB is weak and scared of cry baby dorks. Zacks vision is amazing

[@edwardofmanyfandoms9990]

Very nice. Question though, when did they say he was doing a black and white version?

[@neilmendrico5262]

EdwardofManyFandoms I heard that info from Grace Randolph from Beyond the Trailer during her offcam interview with Zack and she also mentioned that in one of her followup video.

[@darwinwinchester4621]

Seeing a director triumph over corporate manipulation of their art is the spark of hope I needed. More studios should learn to let their directors and creative people create things with their hearth and for the sake of sharing a vision, not for the sake of money, because a story written with hearth and passion is way more powerful that one written for cash grabbing.

[@Darius_Dawkins]

Seems like WB suits don’t understand DC Comics.

[@TobiEditz99]

Perfect essay man! Zack won 🙌🏻❤️

[@whynot1548]

A lot of films get fucked up because of studio interference. And in virtually all instances the director gets blamed. Happened with Peter Jackson and the Hobbit trilogy. Warner Brothers was behind most of the bad decisions but Jackson got the blame for it.

[@tygriscalcutta729]

Worth noting a lot of the scenes referred to as Geoff John's rewrites are still in the final cut though...

[@P.Whitestrake]

Wait. You sure ZSJL will be released 4-hour featur film in the 5th week? Snyder only said about distributing the 4-hour film *later* but not specify how & when.