Zack Snyder’s Cut of Justice League is What Fans Deserve by JD.Miller

Man of Steel and Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice are without a doubt two of my favorite movies of all time. They speak to me on a philosophical and personal level that’s rare with comic book movies. That’s why the incredible letdown of Justice League stings as much as it does. Zack Snyder and team were building to something truly special; but Warner Bros. greed forever tarnished a trilogy that would have rivaled Christopher Nolan’s Dark Knight itself.

Fans were introduced to a nuanced Clark Kent who learned what it really meant to be human, to struggle, and feel real pain—but still overcome it. Man of Steel revealed Superman to the world, while BVS successfully questioned, “Must there be a Superman?”. Justice League was meant to answer that question, but it never really came. The buildup to a phenomenal experience was botched at the hands of a replacement director who had no business working on this movie. As it stands right now, Snyder’s version of Justice League may never be seen, and that would be a tragedy.

I personally would love to see what Snyder’s original vision was for Justice League if not for proper closure of Superman’s story. All the men and women who put in countless hours of hard work and creativity deserve to see the fruits of their labour enjoyed by fans. The number of scenes that were cut and reshot to change the narrative to a more “hopeful and optimistic” outlook spectacularly backfired.

All it really did was sow discord and animosity amongst fans while disregarding what made Justice League’s two predecessors truly great.

We need Victor Stone’s story. We need to see Lois and Clark reunited. We need to see a tone appropriate Batman atoning for his actions. We need Atlantean backstory. We need the Green Lanterns. We need the real story of Steppenwolf. We need Darkseid. We need that connective tissue in the narrative that originally smoothed the plot. We need the scenes Zack originally shot and was proud of.

What we didn’t need were female icons reduced to sexual jokes and innuendos just because a replacement director had no restraint. What we didn’t need was a Superman with half his face drawn by a computer. What we didn’t need was a composer callously tossing away the themes of a great franchise only to stroke his own ego. What we didn’t need is for greedy executives to screw over a grieving father and continuously lie to loyal fans.

Warner Bros. should release Zack Snyder’s cut of Justice League. Superman deserves his real moment in the sun with the Justice League. This is what Man of Steel and Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice had been building towards. If not to properly close off this Superman trilogy, then maybe just be the studio trying to do the right thing this time around.

JD Miller