Director Zack Snyder really came close to doing it.
But sadly, Joss Whedon ruined it.
First of all, let’s list a few very good shots in the movie: 1) At the beginning of the movie, someone asked Dachao what you like most about the earth. Dachao looked up at the sky and laughed without saying a word. 2) The movie is on the right track, and the dark tone of Gotham is in sight. The master hunts the enemy ghostly on the roof of a certain building, and leads out the monsters. The process is smooth and natural. I think this might be my favorite episode of the old man. 3) The song "everybody knows" sounded, and the metropolis was covered with canvases and signs commemorating Dachao. At this time, it was easy to think of the phrase "If you are looking for his monument, please take a look." Around you" is Superman's epitaph. This shot is a pure tie-in film style, heavy and delicate, and explained. This shot may also pave the way for Superman's return to Metropolis later in the original film. 4) The camera shows Detective Gordon turning on the bat light, and the light of faith lights up in the dark night of Gotham. 5) The camera has shown an ancient war, yellow-brown land, and lava eruptions. This ancient war is a good depiction of the earth after the apocalypse. At the same time, the big green fist and the falling green light ring also make DC fans brightened up. 6) The decisive battle in the Russian town, the master is ready to sacrifice, in the previous works of Zha Dao, the bullet casing landing is a segment that will be emphasized in slow motion, and it only appears when the dead (Bruce His parents were killed, Superman's funeral), and when the master was attracting demons, the same scene also appeared, the bullet erupted with flames, and the bullet casings fell one after another. 7) The scene where the little Russian girl took out the pesticide was actually great. At that time, everyone who watched it would think she was going to kill the monsters, but this was not the case. Combining with the previous work, it can be seen that the little girl was actually using the insecticide. The agent sprayed a huge "s", she believed that Superman was not dead (inexplicably thinking of the last episode of Tiga), and Superman really came! (guess)
Except for Easter eggs, there are only so many good shots. Although other shots look very burning, they are as bland as Marvel's movies.
There are a lot of good scenes in the trailer that didn't appear in the feature film. It's really a pity. I hope to see these scenes in the DVD version. : 1) Victor Stone played football, turned into a cyborg, and ceremoniously landed in the Batcave with a mother box. 2) Steel bones save the police, 3) Small flash points break the glass. 4) Louis Lane looks back. 5) What Ah Fu said to Superman. 6) The master rode to the village to find the sea king.
If Zha is involved in the entire production, the film could become an epic, even more than Nolan's superhero movie.
As we all know, the most famous movies adapted by dc are "Watchmen", "Batman Trilogy", "V for Vendetta", Watchmen is directed by Zack Snyder, the full cut version of this film As long as more than 200 minutes, many people say that Zha Dao is not good at telling stories in a short time, but in my opinion, Zha Dao is actually better at making coherent series of movies.
In 2013, the year when the dc universe was launched, Director Zha took over the responsibility and filmed "Superman Man of Steel". In the eyes of many people, this movie, which runs through many memories, cannot be compared with Marvel's movies at that time. . The only highlights of the film are the shocking fights and the discussion about the existence of life.
After a 3-year blank, "Dawn of Justice" was released, and this film was not friendly to passers-by. As always, it inherits the dark, heavy, lack of humor of the Zha-style style, coupled with the obscure plot and a lot of preaching in the film, it is difficult for even ordinary comics fans to read it, let alone passers-by.
But for the follow-up movies, Director Zha must have such an attempt. He must make a movie with a complex plot and deep connotation. Some people may not understand it, but there is no way. DC started earlier than Marvel. But now that he has fallen too far, in order to compete with the foreshadowing of a large number of independent films by Marvel, he can only find another way, take a very risky road, and spread the prelude of the story in one film, and add history. , Philosophical performance and discussion. Only with such accumulation will the subsequent films become clearer and more natural, with no lack of depth.
So what exactly does Dawn of Justice contain? The first is what humans think of an alien life form and a true God. At the beginning of the film, the battle between Metropolis Superman and Zod is shown from the perspective of people looking up to God, which triggers a series of discussions about the existence of God on earth. The connection of these shots must be attributed to the prequel "Man of Steel". The ensuing plot may be confusing, the film only roughly accounts for the murder of Bruce Wayne's parents, and does not deeply portray the darkness and sin of Gotham, so many people can't understand the master's The sentence "Twenty years in Gotham, we have all seen the power of commitment, but how many good people are left? How many people are still holding on?" The Batman in the film comes from the popular comic "Batman: The Dark Knight Returns", which is a twilight old man who has almost quit Gotham and is no longer active, but due to the continued rise in crime, the gray-haired The lord had to put on the bat suit again and become Gotham's last watchman until he died. If the previous Batman was just a simple superhero, no different from the characters in Marvel's works, then when he said this sentence that only he could say, the character of Batman came to life, he is no longer A movie character, but a flesh and blood, a truly lonely watchman, a dark knight. Based on the needs of the movie, Director Zha changed the image of the master a little bit, so that he can still fight and make trouble, not so late. But the words of the master revealed the sadness of a superhero, a kind of coldness of watching the light in the dark. The master doesn't know that he has experienced several betrayals, so he takes Superman as an enemy for granted. He feels that Superman's kindness is fake, hypocritical, and as dirty as Gotham.
But this time he was really wrong. Superman is impeccable in human nature. He tried his best to save people and even gave his life, but there would still be people who abused him, were jealous of him, and tried every means to frame him. But Superman has never really cared about this. Maybe some people think that Superman's setting is too perfect, not as personal as Marvel's heroes, but Superman is such a person. He has high requirements for himself, and at the same time uses extremely A high moral code binds himself, because he knows that if he breaks away from these requirements, he will be swallowed by a powerful force. In his eyes, everything in the world can be bright, because he always believes in his father's words: "One day they will meet the sun like you."
In fact, the world's misunderstanding of Superman is mainly described by Zha Dao. Zha Dao has great ambitions. He wants to make Superman a kind of faith. If the master is the light of dark Gotham and the belief of Gotham, then Superman is the belief of the world. , is the Jesus of the new age. Therefore, he emphasized the scene of the priest reading the Bible at the funeral of Superman at the end of the film: "The dead will rise, the dead will rise, and those who sleep in the dust, wake up and sing and cheer, for your nectar is like the nectar of vegetables, Hand over the dead too!"
With all this foreshadowing, in the Justice League, when Metropolis was once again enveloped in despair, people rushed to the rooftops, drew a striking "S", and shouted out Superman. Although people know that Superman is dead, Superman has become their belief.
In the church, people gathered and wept at each other, and when the priest trembled and read the sentence again, the door of the church opened and Superman walked in slowly. Everyone was stunned, and the priest was stunned. When he tried his best to shout "my god", Superman took off into the air, he flew into the air, killed the demons, and looked around the crowd. At this time, everyone was boiling, and they shouted the same name in unison...
This is the ending that should have been. The three films have experienced the problems of existence (Man of Steel), humanity (Dawn of Justice) and death ( After the discussion of Justice League), the return of Superman in such a posture will seem very natural and shocking, and with the foreshadowing of the Bible, people's reactions can also naturally push the film to a climax.
Combined with the discussion of Master and other heroes on resurrecting Superman, their respective attitudes after the resurrection, and the fear of death when they are going to stop Steppenwolf, then the ultimate proposition of this movie comes out: What is the meaning of the existence of heroes?
Isn't the purpose of this film to redefine the hero? Isn't it just to create a heroic belief that Marvel does not have?
When you're in the dark, you turn on the bat light, and the dark knight comes unnoticed.
When you face your fears, that green light of will is sure to light up in the sky.
When you are in danger in any corner of the world, the yellow lightning will always arrive in time, and the gods in red capes must descend from the sky.
If this is really the original, there should be no problem with Justice League becoming a phenomenon.
Maybe one day when people look back at Dawn of Justice after watching Injustice (if ever), they'll be amazed, they'll be amazed, oh my gosh, it turned out that those episodes were in this movie It's already set up, what an amazing movie this is!
Yes, what an amazing film, what a perfect connection, all the foreshadowing and details in the first two films will be revealed one by one, and the film will no longer be obscure.
But sadly, Joss Whedon has basically ruined the movie by fulfilling DC and Warner's wishes.
It would be great if there was a reshoot, or a cut version of Zack Snyder.
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