What if Zack Snyder Adapted Classic Works of Literature?

[@a0001521]

Where is the Jesus symbolism?

[@alicekliewer]

I burst out laughing as soon as you said "phonies!" At the beginning in the batman-esque voice. Let's hope no one ever makes an actual Catcher in the Rye movie, that would be horrific.

[@michaeledwards6683]

That was probably supposed to be Rorschach in Zach Snyder's adaptation of The Watchmen.

[@christiangay793]

Sauron Saruman Maybe not, if done with the right people.

[@alicekliewer]

Michael Edwards Yes, I know, I just despise admitting that he has any connection to the book in the first place because of the truly horrific film he made from the brilliant novel.

[@alicekliewer]

Vito Sikiric And I think it would be way too ironic making a movie about a book that constantly mocks films as a lesser form of art. Salinger hated movies which he addresses quite frequently in his novel, and that's why he tried so hard to keep from having a film ever made.

[@javierbenez7438]

Sauron Saruman But he did make a TV show once. 'Hollywoo Stars And Celebrities: What Do They Know? Do They Know Things? Let's Find Out.'

[@sharkymcshark3392]

Great Gatsby by Zack Snyder: In order for Gatsby to fit amongst the socialites of the 1920's upper class, he must use his famous wit and charm, we as viewers never get to see this facade of wealth however, it is represented as a fantasy within a fantasy where he fights robots, dragons and Nazi zombies with a samurai sword to a soundtrack by bjork. Hans zimmer scores. It rains a lot.

[@ItsTheFizz]

Little surprised you didn't have ironic use of John Lennon during Catcher In The Rye's fight scene...

[@patrickhwillems]

Damn it that's a great idea.

[@roachmasta189]

catcher in the rye was the fukcing funniest shit ever

[@gregdavidl647]

I'll be honest with you: after watching this I am pumped for Sense and Sensibility

[@cubs2084]

I would absolutely watch a hardcore version of The Giving Tree

[@Buenomars]

What if... Aquaman was directed by Lars von Trier?

[@christiangay793]

Buenomars I can already see a slow mo shot of him getting out of the water, possibly naked.

[@christiangay793]

But extreme slo mo. Like, barely moving slo mo.

[@Laroling]

or talking about fishbaits in some kind of handheld murky looking scene.

[@christiangay793]

Also, some classical music in the background.

[@chamber20projects]

What if Aquaman was produced by the creators of Ultimate Air Jaws from Shark Week?

[@michaeledwards6683]

Zach Snyder's version of 1984 would be a great video. Can't say the same for it being an actual movie though.

[@kartikadewi3270]

Any reason why ?

[@michaeledwards6683]

@@kartikadewi3270 i have no idea what was going on in the mind of my 16yo self. that was a completely different person

[@kartikadewi3270]

@@michaeledwards6683 well what about now ?

[@michaeledwards6683]

@@kartikadewi3270 i haven’t thought about zach snyder in years and i don’t remember much from 1984. i think i was too immature to truly understand the book’s themes when i read it. that’s kind of the case for a lot of things i liked when i was a teenager, though i totally thought that i got them at that age.

[@kartikadewi3270]

@@michaeledwards6683 kzbin.info/www/bejne/bJaXi3lofb9_iNU This video is one of the many reasons I love Zack Snyder and I believe he can make a good 1984 George Orwell movie.

[@IndyFilmProductions]

Zack Snyder presents: The Giving Tree! XD

[@விஷ்ணு_கார்த்திக்]

I bet the tree's mother's name is martha.

[@RafaelRodrigues-rx9ry]

Indy Film Productions

[@SuperWillHatch]

WHY DID YOU SAY THAT NAME!?

[@residentgrigo4701]

I would legitimately watch these... Snydra may have a controversial style but he is my kind of controversial. His proposed 300 meets George Washington needs to become real though.

[@Abominatrix650]

Have you seen Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter? It sounds like you might be into that

[@feathermanr7577]

Hail Snydra!

[@user-qb3jg8ep9t]

It's retarded, not controversial

[@CatMaster90001]

You mean 1776? Robot Chicken already did that.

[@MrEwanRoy]

I love how 'The Giving Tree' perfectly captures the objectivist sentiments of most of Snyder's filmography.

[@patrickhwillems]

Thanks! That's what we were going for.

[@HeroOfLogic]

It's so weird though because his objectivist philosophy seems to be proven wrong by both Man of Steel and Batman v. Superman. Batman is the bad guy and Superman is the ultimate good guy, despite being an altruist. Superman sacrifices himself for the sake of other people: something a follower objectivism would never do. I still found the video funny.

[@qazwsxedc562]

I think this DC films might be suffering character wise because in general superheros are altruistic. they are extremely powerful people who help those below them out of sheer kindness or a sense of duty. the exact opposite Objectivism . It explains why many completly dislikes his take on superman who's basically the template for DC heroes an is the pinnacle of an altruistic character as well as a defender of the disinfranchise. I also explains why his take on watchman was pretty good since it's a deconstruction of superheros

qazwsxedc562 His Superman isn't altruistic? What? He always wanted to help people, but firstly was told by Joe Kent to reveal himself when he will be ready (just like in comics). Many dislikes this take on Superman simply because they don't know character, they think he is just a always optimistic guy who resolves all problems by one take.

[@qazwsxedc562]

Stef Tep what your describing is the *current* modern superman. the character over 80 years old. There are many different takes on superman over the years. heck the original golden age superman(my personal favorite) in the 1930s was raised in an orphanage and didn't even have family. And not every interpretation has him wait to reveal himself some have him start heroing about in highschool at smallville as superboy. the character will change again when new writers get a hold of him. It's actually happening right now cause cause DC comics are doing a light reboot called rebirth and superman now married to Lois and has a adolescent son named Jon I'm not saying Snyder isn't portraying him as altruistic what I'm saying is that since it goes against his philosophical view point it makes sense why he's having trouble with the characters to appeal to audiences. He wants to write them different but most people have their mind set on who these characters are before hand. I think BvS would have been an amazing movie if it was made with original characters not iconic ones like the main DC heroes

[@captainalex567]

*sees establishing shot of New York* Me: Hmm, I wonder what classic work of literature this is gonna be. Video: PHONIES. Me: Shit.

[@Gurianthe]

slow motion isn't slow motion enough to really capture the essence of Zach Snyder

[@zamirstuff]

Now imagine Paul W. S. Anderson

[@eddyNYC]

But why doesn't anybody talk about his use of fast motion? His use of speeding up the movement in scenes like Superman and Zod's fight really help display the intensity of the scene, just like how he uses slow motion to capture the drama of others.

[@patrickhwillems]

That isn't speeding up the motion to display intensity, it's making a movie about people with super speed. As in, they have super powers.

[@eddyNYC]

Yeah I agree, what I meant was the fast motion helps show the intensity of their powers which in turn helps the scene look and feel more intense.

[@MobileFilmmaking]

@@patrickhwillems The technique was also used in 300 and the Spartans didn't have super powers. Well powers by Marvel/DC standards at least.

[@afernandezaf55af]

This literally brought me to tears. The giving tree especially like what the hell!

[@SaintsBro217]

Imagine him adapting 'A Christmas Carol'.

[@samwallaceart288]

I bet the Ghost of Christmas Future would be fucking intense...

[@kartikadewi3270]

@@samwallaceart288 imagine darkseid as Ghost of the future.

[@harryburganjr.969]

The Catcher in the Rye part really killed me. It was sort of a joke if you get it . But I did actually think it was funny. I would've liked to see an adaptation of Of Mice and Men.

[@patrickhwillems]

We considered that one.

[@jackgreenwood1502]

You're comment made me laugh. Thanks.

[@harryburganjr.969]

Crobeon I'm glad.

[@harryburganjr.969]

Patrick (H) Willems Love this channel.

[@JN_Collins]

This right here is brilliant

[@barbaro267]

RIP The Giving Tree. I loved that crossover with BvS!

[@andrewf1145]

Got more of a Rodriguez Sin City vibe from this than anything else.

[@TheWarchiefZekeJaeger]

Holy shit,they seems pretty epic.Would watch. Zack Snyder should direct a Deathstroke or a Red Hood movie,it would be awesome.

[@benwasserman8223]

Actually that Snyderized Catcher in the Rye really works

[@sharkymcshark3392]

So Holden Caufield is Rorschach then? Makes sense.

[@nirvanafan21191]

Snyder was talking about directing a George Washington movie. Colonial America will have never been more real.

[@patrickhwillems]

I actually really hope he makes it. It sounds ridiculous. In a good way.

[@NDOhioan]

It ain't accurate, but it'll blow your fucking mind!

[@samwallaceart288]

Well, if you're gonna' play fast and loose with American history, may as well make it metal; looking at you, Gibson.

[@nickkurtz512]

What if Fritz Lang directed Daredevil?

[@neknamirrem6315]

But... there wasn't a compound fracture. Zack usually has attacks that cause broken bones to protrude.

[@patrickhwillems]

That was one thing I wanted to include that we just didn't have the resources for. Those prosthetics are expensive!

[@Tamoltion]

This feels more like Frank Miller than Zack Snyder tbh. lol

[@withnail-and-i]

Snyder= Miller's spiritual son

[@fongdimbulator]

some serious Junkie XL vibes from the Sense and Sensibility clip

[@sachum1798]

finally someone with sense

[@Odin7T7]

needs more christian symbolism, nice one man keep 'em coming :)

[@isral8765]

You should of done of mice and men. This was funny!

[@patrickhwillems]

We definitely considered that one.

[@isral8765]

Sweet! Maybe next time? Ha ha.

[@titovalasques]

'should have done' or 'should've done' Your're welcome!

[@AlbertChyn]

YES!

[@KonEl-BlackZero]

7/10 + Pointless Slow Motion - Not enough rape or rape attemps

[@MildMisanthropeMaybeMassive]

8/10 +Pointless, time consuming, distracting slow mo scenes +Exaggerated facial expressions (often in slow mo) +Libertarian undertones +Rain effects and smoke to add drama -Not enough color correction -Slow motion scenes should have ended in ultra fast motion -Could've used some cheesy wirefu or bad CGI.

[@jonnymarcia4403]

I would watch all these

[@Maculate]

Really well done

[@subroy7123]

Nice video. :D As my favorite critic Film Crit Hulk put it, quite eloquently,, "Snyder strikes me as someone who doesn't fully understand his own attractions."

[@kartikadewi3270]

Attractions ? I don't believe he is handsome.

[@12171010011010]

The giving tree was perfect

[@kendallmoore3936]

Always knew that book was a horror movie waiting to happen.

[@tbirdUCW6ReAJ]

Zack Snyder is one of my favorite directors and it was awesome watching this video. Nice job!

[@withnail-and-i]

So, you see directors like Scorsese, Godard, Kieślowski, Kubrick, Hitchcock, Kurosawa, Bergman, Tarkovsky, Lynch, Fellini, Pt Anderson and so on, and say "nope, I prefer Snyder"? I'd be genuinely curious to know your criteria

[@tbirdUCW6ReAJ]

And I Dude, Kubrick IS the greatest director. Notice I said Snyder is "one of my favorite".

[@withnail-and-i]

Tyler Hale​ He's one the the best. I prefer Tarkovsky tbh. But when there are dozens of better directors, I wouldn't place a guy as "one of the best". What variety has Snyder shown, outside of greater than life action movies? But yeah, fair enough if you love his movie style. I was just curious.

[@tbirdUCW6ReAJ]

Well, I mean I have my personal favorites. It's not going to be like everybody else all the time. Snyder's visual style is unlike anybody I know and I love his variety of genres he has tackled. He's done zombies, an animated owl movie, an Alice in Wonderland movie based on Brazil, a Superhero Satire which was considered unfilmable, and so forth. His work is art because people fight over it unlike anybody else's.

[@PENUification]

Tyler Hale Zack Snyder ruined every franchise he touched. He is the worst director in Hollywood. You have to be a 13 year old boy to like him!

[@judgedoom9905]

Do you fall? You WILL. I'm dead. Lol.

[@leejksun]

Exactly like a Zack Snyder film these trailers would have been way better than the actual movies.

[@TheMathieu2011]

Watching this in 2017-2018 after Justice league and expecting a Snyder cut is too painful to handle for me as fanboi #ReleasetheSnydercut

[@MichaelHeide]

Wow, that Catcher in the Rye bit predicted Joker surprisingly accurately.

[@jimmyz2684]

"PHONIES". Killed me.

[@dangerousdragon3936]

And that’s why I love Zack Snyder. Picture, dialog, music. All fits so good together! Very well done :)

[@JJJameson.]

You know what he would do great? Either Moby Dick or Odyssey

[@Saztog1425]

The Giving Tree skit as amazing. Good job, dude

[@TheRubberStudiosASMR]

This is pretty amazing. How can you afford the aerial shots of New York?

[@patrickhwillems]

(stock footage)

[@TheRubberStudiosASMR]

Cool, it works seamlessly

[@GamerSlyRatchet1]

Snyder's filmaking honestly kinda fits Catcher in the Rye as a good parody. I'd watch it.

[@Psalm-pr1io]

It's more like "what if Zack Snyder adapted classic literature... which had already been adapted by Frank Miller?"

[@RothurThePaladin]

Good as always.

[@MobileFilmmaking]

"Do you fall?"... "You will!" . Lmaooooooooooo. Loved it. Zack is one of my favorite directors though. I love his visual storytelling flair.

[@rnentertainment3252]

This was amazing! Just like Zack Snyder's movie's

[@brownyuio]

I thought we were gonna see Simon Pegg

[@RizkiAnjani]

Your channel deserves more attention!

[@legobenj]

Bioshock reference at 2:00?

[@patrickhwillems]

Nope! Just general objectivist stuff. I've never played Bioshock (I know, I know).

[@JustinLesniewski]

Have you read any Objectivism?

[@collaborator541]

Play bioshock!

[@noahculp9900]

I started this video the remembered I had Catcher in the Rye homework.

[@patrickhwillems]

Do your homework! Watch KZbin later!

[@TheMathieu2011]

Idk if it was a parody or not but hell this was perfect🤘 And it is great tribute for Zack Snyder,the greatest but underrated director ever 💔🔥

[@yhavinmiles]

What if Zack Synder directed “Justice League?”

[@willmolinar]

I've never seen a kettle ball used so creatively. Well done.

[@JonasFelixBR]

anyone knows what is the font used in this Sense and Sensibility logo?

[@luismarioecheverria6093]

amazing work, love this content!

[@mhouse1115]

This was amazing! Loved it!

[@GigaChadh976]

Haven't read catcher in the rye. Was that dialogue accurate?

[@tierneymartin7225]

That rain looks so good! Some genius must have made an incredible rain machine

[@user-fb5ir3zz8l]

Did you use the 300 soundtrack?

[@MrQuaiven]

Add a few more explosions and it could be a Michael Bay adaptation.

[@aaron2686]

I was waiting for a slo-mo close-up shot, in The Giving Tree, of the axe blade swinging with rain splattering off of it and maybe one getting split by the blade.

[@Gambit08]

What about lord of the flies? Snyder would love shoving in blatant Jesus imagery in that adaptation.

[@masterlee1988]

"Do you fall? You will." Ok, that was funny as hell!

[@Azuwat]

I love the lighting on the 2nd one!

[@RobertAdoniasCostaGomes]

it's missing the Instagram filters... ... everything else was spot on!

[@BrooklynBrimstone]

Epic! I lol-ed, especially at "Catcher in the Rye" and "The Giving Tree" segments - super random choices and that's what made them even funnier! I guess because there's already a movie adaptation of "Pride and Prejudice and Zombies" that's the only reason why the Sense and Sensibility middle bit didn't quite work for me...still a cute idea though, all around! Nice work!

[@JaredPiTrick]

The giving tree was incredible. You are a brilliant madman

[@gabrielpaes9351]

Ohhh yeah, the "What If" series is BACKKKK!

[@CatMaster90001]

Catcher in the Rye? Actually spot-on, not too far off from the actual novel. Sense and Sensibility? Seemed legit at first, but then got deliberately silly. The Giving Tree? Deliberate parody, complete silliness from beginning to end. Overall, as far as film projects go, these were all shot and directed quite brilliantly. You should be proud of yourselves for emulating Zack Snyder's visual style so well, even if it's at the cost of lampooning his contextual style. As for the news that Snyder is planning on making a movie of The Fountainhead, this personally worries me. Zack Snyder is one of my all-time favorite directors, but at the same time, I literally can't stomach Ayn Rand and her atrocious writing or her laughable ideology of objectivism. To hear that Snyder wants to adapt The Fountainhead is very troubling and conflicting for me, but then again, this might just mean that he perhaps has some plans to tweak it just enough to stray from its objectivist ties. It might actually improve on the godawful novel in every way. But if it's a more faithful adaptation, with all the objectivist ideology remaining intact, I won't help but despise it worse than Sucker Punch, the only Zack Snyder movie I haven't ended up loving.

[@kartikadewi3270]

Hey catmaster . After 5 years of this comment have you at least enjoy the sucker punch movie ??

[@CatMaster90001]

@@kartikadewi3270 Actually, I've very recently changed my mind about Sucker Punch. I genuinely love it now, having finally understood its true intent and rich layers, not to mention the action holding up far better than I remember. It may be criminally underrated, but at least its fans are slowly growing more and more.

[@kartikadewi3270]

@@CatMaster90001 and I do love sucker punch extended cut as well.

[@kartikadewi3270]

@@CatMaster90001 and also, when will you be done with Batman and Robin is better than civil war video ? I am still curious.

[@Gurianthe]

and damn, the guy in The Giving Tree is hot as hell

[@adamJKpunk]

I love the “Rorschach/Caufield” narration.

[@thekramer1097]

Song in the first fight?

[@JIYkp]

The Giving Tree made me sniffle. It only wanted to give :'(

[@CESSKAR]

The first "trailer" looked like Max Payne.

[@madmanrants7451]

Pure awesomeness! I'm actually looking forward to a Catcher in the Rye movie. I don't care who directs it because we all know the book is already way better.

[@bluesam6942]

I think it would be more interesting in the first segment change the color scheme when the guy make the punch, for example, make the color brighter to have this dramatic feel.

[@jmssun]

I wish to see a batman that narrates

[@albusonline5795]

Would love to see Lars von Trier's Justice League

[@Hospitaller]

A for music and color grading. B for picture composition. Say what you will about the man, he knows how to compose a frame. Or maybe his DP does.

[@GabiN64]

Snyder's style works well with comic book movies.

[@mybatman96]

GabiN64 I would say at best he can only make pretty pictures, but in terms of storytelling he leaves much to be desired. So, if the movie isn't supposed to have a plot then Snyder would be great, like his 300

[@1000aaronaaronaaron]

no.... no it doesnt... because it doesnt work. he needsto work on his style and his story telling.

[@GabiN64]

***** It doesn't work for you.

[@kindzadza134]

Yes it does. Shitty rushed editing because WB executives ruin his movies, just look at his Director Cuts

[@nickatlas1095]

by that logic, it works for you. his director's cuts are better but not fully there. he washes out his characters and doesn't tell a well-rounded story. his style seems almost juvenile since he uses tropes to attempt to drum up emotion. its pandering and frankly people are sick of it.

[@jacobmorales323]

This was so good lmao subscribed

[@zacharywolf5666]

Well done, you actually managed to make catcher in the rye entertaining

[@NightBeast]

The real Zack would have put Elinor and Marianne in skimpy schoolgirl outfits.

[@patrickhwillems]

Yeah, we thought about that and decided not to go in that direction.

[@NightBeast]

Yeah, it wouldn't have read as Jane Austin, I get that. I spent some time on your videos today. Great job!

[@JustinLesniewski]

The outfits in Sucker Punch were a send up of other people doing that. Plus, there's nothing wrong with admiring the female form.

[@JustinLesniewski]

Lamashtar Here is the cast of Sucker Punch in costume. The allusions are apparent: static.srcdn.com/wp-content/uploads/sucker-punch-movier.jpg

[@justinbond7456]

you're an idiot

[@naynaynay324]

Is it weird that I seem to be the only one wondering about the anachronism of a tractor wheel tyre in a Jane Austen adaptation?

[@toasega]

Not even Zack Snyder could make Sense and Sensibility interesting.

[@sialraya]

Holy shit, it was so accurate, the soundtrack, the camera angles, the videography, you should totally work with Zack! Everything about it reminded me of watchmen and bvs.. please make a part 2, with Jane Eyre, murder on the orient express or even the great gatsby!

[@WALZ97]

Okay some of these are actually badass!

[@nintendohandheld9556]

I laughed. Make a video of how a Mortal Kombat movie directed by him will be like.

[@임형준-v2v]

Mortal Kombat movie by him sounds entertaining.

[@carolfromhr9900]

Dammit, now I want to see Zack Snyder direct Catcher in the Rye. The fight with Stradlater in chapter 6 would be fucking epic.

[@UltimateKyuubiFox]

The first 45 seconds almost convinced me “Wow, this might actually be the way to do it.” Then the punching started and I was like “oh right, Zack Snyder”

[@nighttray1489]

This better go viral.

[@carlosgambettaucanimados]

i want Terrence Malik making a action movie.

[@Jamzmahname]

carlos gambetta Thin Red Line?

[@carlosgambettaucanimados]

Rustle The Musical Gorilla. I think about it later.

[@nickkurtz512]

carlos gambetta Terrence Malik's Die Hard.

[@jamesjones4263]

Well, Catcher in the Rye has about all the emotional maturity of a Zack Snyder film anyway. Also, they both seem to appeal mostly to teen age boys. Match made in heaven, really.

[@JustinLesniewski]

Catcher in the Rye is Naturalism. It is not congruent with Zack Snyder's Romanticism at all.

[@allthebanter9316]

what's catcher in the rye?

[@patrickhwillems]

Check out this site called Google.com

[@daniellopespvh2]

i want the full version of sense and sensibillity. with gore digital blood and still touching my feelings.

[@ZeacorZeppelin]

I hope you don't get sued for doing the catcher in the rye bit

[@KRITPITROCK]

No shaky cam?

[@christophermanley3602]

Am I the only person who looked this up after he mentioned it on the Patrick replies Zack Snyder video?