-
Michael: [Everyone is sitting down to dinner] Before that I worked in a stationary store. And I drove a snowplow. Fixed copiers.
Steve: God, it's such a shame that this whole "end of the world" thing's holding you back.
-
Ana: Michael, you can't do this, what if I'm wrong?
Michael: You've seen it happen before!
Zack Snyder
The Wizard (Zack Snyder), born in Wisconsin , USA on March 1, 1966 , graduated from Art Center College of Design , USA, director, screenwriter, and producer.
In 2004, The Wizard officially entered the entertainment industry with a remake of the Hollywood horror film " Dawn of the Dead " in the 1970s . In 2006, he wrote and directed the action film " 300: Rise of an Empire ", which won the 34th Saturn Awards for Best Screenplay and Best Director
[1]
. In 2009, directed the action thriller " Watchmen "
[2]
. In 2010, directed the 3D children's fantasy cartoon " Legend of the Guardians ", which was nominated for the 37th Saturn Award for Best Animated Film
[3-4]
. In 2011, directed the action-adventure film " Sucker Punch "
[5-6]
. In 2013, directed the sci-fi action film " Man of Steel ", which was nominated for the best summer film action/adventure category at the 15th Youth Choice Awards
[7-8]
. In 2016, directed the science fiction action film " Justice League "
[9]
. In May 2017, he announced his withdrawal from the post-production of " Justice League " for some reason .
[10]
Early Experience
Both of The Wizard’s parents are urban white-collar workers. His mother is a photographer and painter. She pays attention to the cultivation of her son’s childhood interests. The Wizard has already demonstrated a good level of painting in high school, and she has also traveled to London. Deeply studied painting. But The Wizard did not devote himself to the ranks of painting art in the end, because he found his favorite art in high school, that is, film
. After graduating from high school, The Wizard successfully entered the Pasadena College of Art and Design in California
.
In 1990, The Wizard had started to work in photography and director. Because of bad luck, he was originally from shooting commercials and MTV. He has worked steadily in advertising and as a director of MTV. He personally prefers the subject of blood and violence. Action movies are also his favorite, but he has never encountered his favorite script, so his film debut has not been released.
.
Performing Experience
In 2004, The Wizard officially entered the entertainment industry with a remake of the Hollywood horror film " Dawn of the Dead " in the 1970s .
In 2006, he wrote and directed the action film " 300: Rise of an Empire " co-starring Sullivan Stapleton and Rodrigo Santoro , which won the 34th Saturn Awards for Best Screenplay and Best Director
.
In 2009, he served as the producer of the horror adventure animation short " Watchmen: Legend of the Black Ship ". In the same year, he directed the action thriller " Watchmen " co-starring Patrick Wilson and Carla Gugino
.
In 2010, he served as the producer of the science fiction horror film "Dead Division". In the same year, he directed and adapted the 3D children's fantasy cartoon " Legend of the Guardians " adapted from the novel . The film was dubbed by Ryan Kwanten , Jim Sturgess and others, and was nominated for the best animated film at the 37th Saturn Awards
.
In 2011, directed by Emily Browning , Chichi , and Jena Malone co-starring in the 1950s action-adventure film " Sucker Punch ", which is The Wizard's fifth feature film and his first non-remake
.
In 2013, directed the sci-fi action film " Man of Steel " co-starring Henry Cavill and Amy Adams . The film tells the story of an orphaned alien boy who used his superpowers to protect mankind and won the 15th youth Nominated for Best Summer Movie Action/Adventure in the Choice Award
.
In 2016, directed the action science fiction film " Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice " co-starring Ben Affleck , Henry Cavill , Gal Gadot and others . In the same year, he directed the sci-fi action film " Justice League " co-starring Ben Affleck and Henry Cavill
(it was announced in May 2017 that his daughter had quit post-production because his daughter committed suicide in March, and he was replaced by Joss Whedon
). In addition, he produced the action science fiction film " Suicide Squad " directed by David Ayer
.
In May 2021, directed the Netflix zombie-themed action horror film " Army Of The Dead "
.
Character Evaluation
In The Wizard's movies, bloody violence is as graceful and gorgeous as a ballet. Massacre has become an art in his movies, and sacrifice is the most noble Nirvana in his movies .
The Wizard pursues the ultimate personal image style, and is good at adjusting the rhythm of the film screen with slow motion. Regardless of the audience's comments on the content of his films, they cannot deny the magnificence of his works .
The Wizard's movies are full of personal creations such as slow motion, dark tones, exaggerated violent presentations, and so on. It is precisely because of these unique aesthetics and insights that his works are subject to polarized evaluation. The tones of his works are all thick and dark, just like deep oil paintings, especially when applied to comic adaptations, which brings a serious feeling to them .
Extended Reading
