‘Zack Snyder’s Justice League’ Review
Well, it’s finally here. The long-awaited “Snyder Cut” of the 2017 blockbuster superhero movie Justice League has been released and is currently available to stream on HBO Max. Officially titled Zack Snyder’s Justice League, the project has been anticipated by fervent fans and defenders of director Zack Snyder. Snyder directed two previous efforts in the so-called “DC Extended Universe”: 2013’s Man of Steel, as well as 2016’s Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice. The aforementioned Justice League included Superman (Henry Cavill), Batman (Ben Affleck), and Wonder Woman (Gal Gadot), as well as new characters like Aquaman (Jason Momoa), The Flash (Ezra Miller), and Cyborg (Ray Fisher).
However, as production on Justice League was wrapping up, Snyder had an unthinkable family tragedy occur and had to bow out of the project post-production. Warner Bros. then handed the directorial reins to Joss Whedon, who had written and directed The Avengers and its sequel Avengers: Age of Ultron for rival Marvel Studios. Whedon shot new scenes, inserted more comedy, and generally tweaked Snyder’s original vision. When Justice League finally debuted in theaters in November 2017, it was met by a mixed reception from fans and critics, which resulted in a disappointing box-office run. In the wake of the original movie’s failure, Snyder’s fans and defenders have argued that had he been allowed to complete his original film, it would have turned out differently.
This became the #ReleaseTheSnyderCut movement, which lobbied Warner Bros. to release Snyder’s original cut. In May 2020, Warner Bros. announced that they had reached a deal with Snyder that would allow him to complete his initial vision for Justice League.
Clocking in at four hours, twice the runtime of the theatrical cut, Zack Snyder’s Justice League is far more than a mere director’s cut. It is, in many ways, a very different film from what was released in 2017. It is more of a reimagining of the original concept. It’s a lot more engaging and entertaining. It’s also much bolder, clearly the result of a filmmaker devoted to telling a story the way he wanted to tell it. While it’s not perfect and certainly has its fair share of flaws, Zack Snyder’s Justice League is a marked improvement on its theatrically released counterpart.
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