Zack Snyder's Justice League - Review

Snyder's version of Justice League offers the same general story we saw in the movie version. After Superman is exposed to death, a new threat appears on Earth from space and exploits his death, so Batman is forced to work on gathering a team of superheroes to protect the Earth, before he later discovers a way to help him bring Superman back to life. But at a time when the cinematic version rushes events without much consideration for the development of the characters, the Snyder version that lasts for a full 4 hours runs at a calm pace that penetrates every character and every event in a way that not only makes us care more about the characters and we love them all, but it goes deeper into some. Details abandoned in the cinematic version make many of the events seem logical. The movie even reveals things we didn't know before about certain characters and events. It is these little details that make the movie more successful and richer.

Since the film is twice longer than the cinema version, I would have hoped that Superman's role was stronger this time, but since he tells the same story, unfortunately his role remained somewhat limited, but despite this his story was much more influential. Where the film establishes from the first moment the great impact and the subsequent consequences of Superman's death, as it begins with the influential moment of Superman's death in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice , which has a stronger impact than the original film, as his death scream echoes all over the world. An emotional and tangible impact on the world. The film also takes root from its start to remind us of the pain caused by his death, and sheds more light on the suffering of Louis Lane and his mother, Martha, later, making the moment of their meeting together with a greater impact on the viewer.

The longer time the movie offers also gives each character a chance to develop. Even some secondary characters that barely appeared in the first movie get longer scenes that make us more influenced by their story, such as Siles, the father of cyborg (played by Joe Morton), who gets an additional scene specifically that turns him into a central character who plays a major role in the development of events later.

The most character that gets the opportunity to develop slowly and deeply is Cyborg, also known as Victor Stone, who is represented by a wonderful performance Ray Fisher, and perhaps the character who benefited most from Snyder's version because he got the development of an integrated story in which we see his character mature from the angry and fearful son of life to the true hero Who is ready to save the world, even if it was at the expense of his life. Also, the more scenes that combine him with his father give the conflict between them and the reason for his hostility to his father a greater depth and dimension. In addition, the film introduces us to the story of the origin of his powers and how they work, with a lengthy explanation of all the details. We also get to know more aspects of his personality that make us care about and sympathize with him very much, at a time when his personality was almost marginal and unattractive to the cinematic version to the point of making him the weakest hero and the least striking among the rest of the Justice League.

As for Bruce Wayne, he also gets a greater chance to shine as a human being, of course there is no need to talk about Ben Affleck's performance, but what I can add is that Snyder's version made me sympathize with Batman and really see him as the leader and heart of the Justice League. With this version, he appears more guilty about Superman's death, so Affleck gives his character a more realistic touch, making the story that brings us to the moment of awakening Superman more emotional, especially scenes that contain speech in the movie version, which becomes completely silent in Snyder's version to leave the image room for speech instead of Actual words, which makes the event more impactful.

Aquaman (Jason Momoa) also benefits from the extra time, which gives his character more dimensions. In the cinematic version, his character seemed more cruel because there was not enough time to explain the story of his background, and we do not fully understand the reason for his hatred for the people of Atlantis, but here we see additional scenes that include dialogues, including a dialogue with a character who did not appear in the movie version, explaining why he was convinced to join the superhero team and direct him towards The mother box in a scene will pave the way for the moment of Stepin Wolf's attack, which makes that moment more logical, while in the cinematic version it was very direct and short, which may be one of the reasons for the failure of the film version.

On the one hand, Wonder Woman (Gal Gadot) gets more chance to shine in the fight scenes than the cinematic version, and certainly better than both of her independent films, especially in the opening scene. The additional two hours in the film illustrate many other things that were not entirely clear in the cinematic version, as we see how Diana knew the story of the three funds, even the arrow that her mother throws to warn her gets a broader context that gives it more meaning and importance, while it seemed secondary to the cinema version. Also, the story that it tells us about the history of the boxes and the battle with Darkside gets more beautiful and bloody details and lasts for much longer with all these distinctive visual effects. But apart from that, Diana doesn't develop as a character any more in this movie than what we saw in the movie version.

As for Flash (represented by Ezra Miller), he was the most wonderful in the film, besides adding a sense of humor, Barry Allen's character has the opportunity to show different aspects as well, which allows him to develop, whether as a human or as a superhero, especially with a special scene at the beginning of the film that he knows us most about. As a person, we also know why his father was imprisoned which also gives the latter some growth as a character in the movie. On the other hand, the big battle raises the danger to a whole new, unexpected level, giving Flash an opportunity to show his powers more with a wonderful spanning scene that gives the film greater dimensions.

The development of characters is not limited to our superheroes, but also extends to the main villain of the movie, as Stepin Wolf gets a deeper backstory, which gives his endeavors meaning and makes the viewer better understand his desperate motives for getting the boxes, especially with the additional scenes in the big battle. And here in particular was the film's most wonderful moments, with additional scenes that were not present in the cinematic version, which completely change the course of events in a more wonderful way while raising the level of risks to an unexpected, breathtaking degree. The movie also introduces a new superhero character that I will not burn you around and leave you to enjoy in the movie.

Speaking of the combat scenes, the action is more gorgeous and bloody, and the extra duration of the movie gives way for each of the characters to shine in their own way, which gives a greater sense of satisfaction. Although Snyder chose the 1: 33: 1 picture that some people might feel uncomfortable with at first, the viewer gets used to it after the first moments.

The movie does not contain any scenes after the end screen, but it does present 3 scenes at the end that serve the same purpose, but some may feel frustrated because it ends with an unexpected hanging ending that clearly paves the way for another part. The reason for the frustration is that Snyder stated that he does not think he will make a second part of the film as he was originally planning, so perhaps it would have been better to cut out those last scenes in the original. But that doesn't mean it wasn't great, or it even made you stand in awe for a moment while you realize what is going on in front of you. Especially the highly anticipated scene between Batman and the Joker, where we see for the first time in DC's shared universe the interaction between one of the two most beloved enemy characters in comics.

It is true that the movie lasts for 4 hours, which may make some feel awe even before they start watching, but I did not feel bored for a moment, as I enjoyed even the slow scenes full of new details because it made me care more about every character and every hero in the film. Zach Snyder is a genius who knows exactly what he's doing. It is really the version that we wanted and deserved, and I am from now joining my voice to any new campaign that may be issued to demand the second part that paves the way for the conclusion of Snyder's version of Justice League .

With twice the number of hours offered by Snyder's version of Justice League, every character in the movie, whether superhero or even some side characters, gets a chance to shine, with a deeper backstory for each of them that makes the viewer feel interested in what happens to each character. Most notable is a cyborg whose story has been cut almost entirely from the movie version. Although it lasts for 4 hours and sometimes walks at a calm pace, I did not feel bored for any moment, but more attention to every new detail that I see because it enriches the story more. Although the combat scenes may look more amazing on the big screen, its duration is too long to be a cinematic movie, making its release on HBO Max the perfect place to watch. It's the movie we wanted and deserved. The hanging ending paves the way for new online campaigns in the hope that a second installment will see the light of creative Zack Snyder.