Unconsciously, the cut version has been released for more than half a year. Now looking back at the tragedy surrounding the theatrical version of Justice League, I feel that it has been hit by a cursed halo. Those involved in it will inevitably have bad luck, and Zaslin's conspiracy theories and Ray Fisher's accusation made it a confusing Rashomon...
First of all, is Warner miserable?
Sad, dceu can be said to be unfavorable and ill-fated in the fleeting years. It was completely suppressed by the Marvel Universe that started early. After reacting to it, it began to engage in cosmic linkage. As the mastermind, Zha Dao is so personalized. When BVS came out, the bat line was basically blocked. There was another accident during the filming of Zhenglian. Although it was force majeure, Warners must have thought about this question: "If someone else was chosen to film Man of Steel, wouldn't there be so many troubles?" Hit Henry's contract limit to burn extra money on the beard, it's like God's against it, dc should have this disaster, it should have been a key step in the beginning of the hero assembly universe, but it completely collapsed, resulting in the following movie series only fighting each other , The Marvel Universe Epic Infinity War has finished talking about its own cosmic narrative that has no continuity (of course, the DC itself has a lower linkage, even if the cut version of Uncle Da appears, the nightmare future line and other hero series are still very difficult. connection). Although there are Aquaman box office explosions and Joker comments counterattacks, the DC Comics universe has been dissociated into multiple independent series. The establishment of the new Batman project confirms this even more. On the contrary, Warner’s copyright is monopolized by one company, but it can’t be planned well and can only be separated... In addition, Warner and at&t merged, and the management of internal personnel changes was chaotic, and the long-term layout of cosmos planning was even more put on hold When I got down, I finally stabilized and encountered the outbreak of the new crown. Can you say that this is not fate?
Of course, from a personal point of view, the Marvel-style linkage event is not absolutely necessary. Although DC Comics has maintained a stable output rhythm of almost five to five, the main independent series has gradually established itself. These creators Continue to accumulate experience, and the producers will also see who is the talent that DC Universe needs, and which ideas will contribute more to the long-term development of DC Comics... Then, on the basis of independent series, the level of civil war can be shot I am satisfied with the big linkage event. After all, with the accumulation of dc's side, the big events in the single-player series can be more interesting than the big events in the team. Neptune proves this, and the lightning and green light are more worth looking forward to. The trend is irreversible. The film industry in this era belongs to the home field of superheroes. It is only a matter of time before dc hero movies find their place... Wait until the technical level talents are mature enough to put the green light universe epic on the big screen and let fans truly When satisfied, the dc universe will emit the strongest light!
So, is Zha Dao miserable?
Of course it's miserable. The two Superman films in a row have fans to criticize themselves, and the evaluation is polarized. Although there is a problem with the rhythm of BVS, it was originally a transitional product for the purpose of leading the film. The time is tight and the task is heavy. I lost too much and I was able to do it at the level of the guide and cut version. I tried so hard to be ashamed at Zhenglian assembly. As a result, Warner thought that his film was too long and could not give it. When I was exhausted, I had to quit the project and transfer it to someone else. I didn't expect that the theater version of the original version was full of box office reputation... Fortunately, there was a group of hardcore die-hard fans running around, and finally the cut version had to come out. , but the future of dceu is still unclear...
The collapse of Zhenglian is not the turn of Dao Dao, but if there was no such change at that time, would DCEU be better?
Zach's movie is actually worth watching as an independent series (if he can finish the legendary Superman quintet, I would also like to watch it), but as the main universe of dc movies, I just hope to restart quickly - in this universe Batman's living space is extremely narrow, and Flash also lacks his own color, becoming an appendage of Superman's epic, losing the inclusive spirit of the comic universe. The dceu he created failed to give people a sense of hope for flourishing from the beginning. It had to be restarted since the bvs shooting. The so-called manga universe is just playing each other before the building collapsed. Reinforced and remodeled, but the two sides are not thankful. Now it seems that we can only wait for Flashpoint to rescue from high altitude and transfer everyone to a new building...
But it’s not all to blame for Zha Dao. In the end, it’s a matter of Warner’s employment. Without a high-level planner like Kevin Feige, it would definitely not work to give it to a creator with personality like Zha Dao. , but they are all fighting on their own, and they have high requirements for creative autonomy. It is impossible for a person at the helm who has a certain professional strength and understands the dc comic universe to command this team well, but we can find a few such people in the industry. ? So, after all, it's still luck, the era of dc has not yet come...
But are the taillights miserable?
The Justice League, as the flagship of the DCEU, is already at the ready. The idea of pulling down the taillights to pick up the plate is not difficult to understand. The question is why the taillights dare to pick up? It would be too naive to say that he was simply doing something bad for the dc just for money or deliberately. According to the usual theory, he is nothing more than coveting the fame of the Avengers League Slam, and he is too confident in himself, otherwise he is a little friendly to the client and it is difficult to refuse, Will take this hot potato. No matter how you think about it, this job can't have a good result. The time is too heavy, the material is limited by the guide, and the requirements of Warner have to be met. If you are caught in the middle, you will become a suture monster... Just make up the digital restoration of the beard and become a laughing stock. This appointment was unexpected. From Warner's point of view, the taillights have been photographed for the reunion assembly, which has been well received. In addition, the time is limited and it is taking over. It is inevitable that too many unreasonable requests cannot be made. I must hate Warner and the taillights, and the public opinion is not easy to clean up. With so many unfavorable factors, even if the taillights ignore the fans' psychology to avoid suspicion in advance, they should cherish the feathers a little more. Although there is no actual loss, in the end, it also caused a show, and it is estimated that they will not cooperate with Warner in the future.
This is only to blame for his own iron, so overjoyed that he loses his integrity. If he refused to accept it at that time, maybe Warners would just give up and give Zha Dao some time to rest and deal with the housework before coming back, and he would also have a good reputation for being righteous from beginning to end (Speaking of Zha Dao quitting Warner and changing people now feels a bit pissed off from both sides. ...). Or change to a smaller director. If the filming is bad, it is also limited by ability. On the other hand, maybe Warners has already planned to lose money. The reason for asking the taillights is to make a gimmick to make money to reduce losses... It is equivalent to selling the reputation of the taillights. Later, Zhajian released a commentary counterattack, and Warner sold another wave of gimmicks, but the taillight was reported by Ray Fisher for abuse of power on the set.
Along with the rush of the Magic Correction League, Lei Fisher was also miserable. Originally, Zhenglian was equivalent to a movie of the origin of steel bones. There is little hope. Unlike Aquaman Lightning, it can still have its own origin movie or even an independent series. The long-term meal ticket of the comic universe has already been obtained, and it is hoped that it will become a Hollywood star. Nolan's creed and the new suicide squad are not uncommon), but the DCEU fell apart after the taillights were connected, and the future was uncertain. No one felt aggrieved by such a gap.
But there are too many actors with bad careers, from Cage and Brandon's Superman Returns to Reynolds' Green Lantern and Leto's Joker, who doesn't make big things small and silently prove themselves with strength? And Fisher didn't say it sooner or later, but he had to come out to speak after the official announcement of the cut version in the middle of 20 years, which always made people feel a little bit of a touch of porcelain. Among the leading actors, he is the only one who makes the most trouble. Is it really because others are worried about the future and dare not speak out? Not quite. Fisher was the most affected by the taillight version, so he made some momentum first, and then the cut version was released, and the audience would know that he was a victim by comparison, which would be easier to win sympathy, and it would be more difficult to justify if the taillight was a villain. High-level officials also naturally became accomplices. Some people also said that Fisher was born on Broadway, so he was not afraid to offend the bigwigs in the film industry. On the contrary, the middle of last year should be the severe period of the epidemic in the United States. Broadway, as a live performance center, had a huge flow of people, and Fisher's work will naturally be affected by it. I Guess he must have been very idle and in a bad mood during that time, and only after being stimulated by the cut version did he remember to turn over this old account. The problem is that the allegations about the taillights are easier to support, and Warner executives also intend to make up for it, but Fisher refused to stop there. However, in the end, the investigation did not yield any results (the public relations reversal between Hamada and Hamada was only to the extent of scolding each other), only that the company made compensation, which makes people feel that he is just raising his chips to facilitate the price... ...and the end result of this farce is that Hamada was renewed by Warner, and Cyborg's role as an important hero in Flashpoint was deleted (Warner's statement is that Fisher's asking price is too high, but it must be I don't want to see him too lazy to negotiate deeply, so I would rather modify the scene. This is also an inevitable karma, I will talk about it later), whether it is because the high compensation is restricted by the agreement and cannot reveal the information or there is not much real material to explode, the final fee She can only rant on the push, again emphasizing how her brother-in-law insults her, how Hamada is partial to the bad, how she is not afraid of power and sacrificing her future, and then rises to criticize the entire Hollywood atmosphere... I feel like Fisher's Hollywood career is basically over, but isn't it all self-inflicted? Originally, this matter could be solved well, but you insisted on launching a public war of words on Twitter, and the character attack on the undisclosed material was clearly reserved as a bargaining chip; wantonly smeared the owner, all you want is more than popularity, fame and fortune. Hamada directly launched media attacks regardless of the means, what good results can there be?
Of course, Fisher dared to be tough with Warner, and he should have some material in his hands, but we outsiders don't know the nature of these materials. There should be traces to say that taillights use power to oppress people, but the crew is under enormous pressure during the reshooting stage. In this case, it seems inevitable that you will be too aggressive in speaking and doing things as a director. They didn't make any public statements when they came out. Most of them are not serious in nature or they should lose some money and settle things down. In the end, isn't it that the work pressure is high and the money is not given in place during the re-shooting stage? I think Fisher is just a representative. There are not a few staff members affected by the epidemic. If you can turn around and knock Warner, you will not miss the opportunity. And there are fans outside to denounce Fisher and Warner. condition.
Fisher's accusation against his brother-in-law turned from condoning and coercion to character attack, and that he discriminated and targeted himself, but he still did not disclose the complete story. Two things are especially ridiculous, one says that brother-in-law was racist when talking to him alone, and the other said that brother-in-law specifically informed him that there would be another cyborg (should be the Doom Patrol version of cyborg, but I don't understand why Fisher What do you think of this as a provocation, do you also want to monopolize it after playing Cyborg like Liu Teacher?) As for racial discrimination, I don't believe it at all like Hamada. Although the world likes to watch hypocrites be exposed, I believe that my brother-in-law's creations can maintain a high level because they are from the heart and not pretentious, not to mention the black heroes he has created in the past. Recently, there is Shazam's little black girl Da La and Beth (especially the highlight moment of S2E8) fully demonstrated that brother-in-law is equally devoted to black characters, and no one who watched it would believe that brother-in-law has a racist mentality. What's more, my brother-in-law is from a Middle Eastern background (so he has special feelings for Black Adam, and he also created the first Muslim Green Lantern Simon Baz), and he has no sense of white superiority. This started from the new 52 period written by my brother-in-law (yes, Fisher was able to play the role of Cyborg to a certain extent thanks to her brother-in-law), and although there are many roles in the original Flashpoint, Cyborg is not essential, changing the role will affect It's not too big. The main line that made him participate in the restart of Flashpoint is essentially the transition that his brother-in-law made to improve the position of Cyborg and pull him from the youth team to the Big Seven of Zhenglian. In the new 52 period, it was rare to write Cyborg. Some of the highlights are still my brother-in-law... So how dare you claim that my brother-in-law is racist? How dare you treat the steel bone as your exclusive possession? Put the cart before the horse and don't be thankful, it's only right that the scene was deleted in the Flashpoint movie.
Although no one can guarantee that the brother-in-law is not responsible for the incident, from Fisher's expression, the most likely thing is to have a bad relationship in private. Even if the brother-in-law really doesn't want to see you, it's hard to say who has the problem. No matter how the discrimination felt that it was a delusional idea of touching porcelain or even being murdered because of his black identity, after all, no other actor stood up to accompany him in real life... In the end, Warner cut the taillight and Fisher to protect his brother-in-law and Hamada. The attitude shown is How should you deal with your personal grievances? Don't get involved with those who are serious about doing things. After all, there are still so many mouths waiting for them to open the pot and eat, and they will take the blame for your career failure because one or two people are chasing the situation and turning the trivial matter into a big one?
As for my brother-in-law's misfortune, it doesn't stop there, even outside of Zhenglian Movies and DCEU, it's still not smooth, but I won't talk about it here. I have more information on Ray Fisher and brother-in-law's Rashomon in my Zhihu column. In-depth analysis, you can move if you are interested.
In fact, I thought about these ideas for a long time, but the chaos surrounding the cut-and-cut version made me too lazy to speak up. I didn’t think that Zaslin was as bad as he said, and I also looked forward to the release of the guide-cut version, but after those Conspiracy theories, especially the public opinion surrounding Ray Fisher and brother-in-law really disgusted me, until I saw my brother-in-law's star- chasing girl start to perform normally in the second season of this year, and dc fandome also gave some light to the future of the universe. Thinking about going back and sorting it out, by the way, I look forward to the future of dc comics .
View more about Zack Snyder's Justice League reviews
