Opinion | I wanted Snyder's 'Justice League' to be a masterpiece. Instead it’s a mess.

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Opinion | Noah Berlatsky: 'Given this compelling backstory, I really wish “Zack Snyder’s Justice League” was a masterpiece, or at least a decent movie. But it isn’t.' - NBCNewsTHINK

The Snyder cut’s main difference from its shorter sibling is not found in the plot, though, but in its tone. Snyder’s version excises most of the quips that Whedon put in the theatrical release In place of humor, Snyder substitutes desaturated color and an aura of somber bombast. The pounding, ponderous soundtrack tries to turn every scene, no matter how unlikely, into a sweeping emotional catharsis.

With such a reverent, ossified approach to the genre, it’s no wonder that Snyder’s best moments don’t tend to be action sequences, but frozen tableaux: Wonder Woman standing somewhat improbably on a giant statue of justice; Aquaman standing in the sea with his pecs out. Snyder makes copious use of John-Woo-style slow-motion. But where Woo projects a flamboyant brutality, Snyder is all about impressiveness and weight. His superheroes are more statues than humans.

Snyder wants a superhero film with the epic sweep of something like “The Lord of the Rings” trilogy. But the Snyder cut’s compulsive references to obscure comic book characters can’t substitute for Tolkien’s worldbuilding, and Snyder makes little effort to duplicate LOTR’s careful orchestration of tension and release.

More to the point, “Justice League” is not about weak Hobbits overcoming the corrupting strength of Sauron. On the contrary, the ethics of “Justice League” are mostly an aesthetic ofand physical beauty. Good guys/gals win and look like Gal Gadot and Jason Momoa. Bad guys are ugly CGI monsters and get thumped. The theatrical release added civilians for heroes to save in the third act to ground all that flexing in some kind of recognizable altruistic impulse. But Snyder doesn’t bother with that.

 

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