I thought this was awful (no spoilers)
There's nothing wrong with analysing movies to find deeper meanings behind the narrative and visual elements. In fact, not only can those findings be quite accurate but they can also reveal patterns, qualities, and other pieces of information that help us all understand cinema, as a whole, in a more profound way.
But some films aren’t worth the time spent dissecting them. ‘Zack Snyder's Justice League’ is the cinematic equivalent of chugging a gallon-sized can of Monster Energy - it contains zero nutritional value, just copious amounts of caffeine and sugar. Not only does it become less flavoursome the longer that you consume it, but it’s actually harmful to your brain, resulting in slowed cognitive function and deficits in memory and attention.
After four hours and two minutes of pouring ‘Zack Snyder's Justice League’ into your eyes, you’ll find yourself using your fists for everyday tasks, like reading a book, watching TV or preparing a sandwich. It will also make you more awesome at english, which means you can use apostrophes whenever “you w’an’t to”, even in words like “nuclear”, which doesn’t even have an apostrophe yet. “M’uh, m’an!”
You have to wonder how Snyder’s new cut even came to exist after Joss Whedon thoroughly scorched the earth with his even more terrible patchwork job. My personal theory is that a small number of social media accounts essentially "gamed" Twitter to get their #ReleasetheSnyderCut hashtags trending and give the impression of a groundswell of public opinion fiercely supportive for the film.
A vicious feedback loop saw online commentators and Warner Bros. executives pointing to trending hashtags as evidence of what ordinary moviegoers were thinking. This then encouraged and appeared to vindicate the accounts pushing the hashtags.
‘Zack Snyder's Justice League’ is like a pufferfish that managed to make itself appear much bigger, which led to it becoming bigger for real.
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