La Justice League de Zack Snyder : Une réussite ?

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00:00The term Director's Cut was popularized during the golden age of DVDs.

00:03This practice of lengthening a film released in theaters has served as a prime marketing tool.

00:08to sell the viewer a film they already owned.

00:10The Director's Cut could sometimes prove unnecessary, as was the case with Gladiator for example.

00:14where Ridley Scott makes no secret of the fact that his version remains the one released in theaters.

00:18But at times it could make a big difference.

00:20In James Cameron's Aliens, for example, the additional scenes were able to further develop Ripley's character.

00:25and justify his behavior during the story.

00:27Batman v Superman also benefited from a high-quality extended version, as I mentioned earlier in the video.

00:32So yes, it's a powerful marketing tool.

00:34But it's also a way for an author to finally offer their vision of a work.

00:37And here I can cite Richard Donner's Superman II, released in 1980 in a version disowned by the director.

00:42but benefiting from a Donner's Cut in 2006, 26 years later.

00:46Nevertheless, all these examples remain incomparable to what is now known as Zack Snyder's Justice League.

00:52When the film was released in 2017, it was immediately followed by a petition created by fans.

00:57so that Snyder's version can be screened.

00:59This petition has gathered over 100,000 signatures, even though no one knows if this Snyder version actually exists.

01:04The movement continues to generate buzz online, with the hashtag

01:07which will grow as the months go by,

01:11to such an extent that it is being shared by the film crew,

01:13including Ben Affleck, Gal Gadot, Ray Fisher, Jason Momoa,

01:17storyboard artist Jay Olivia, director of photography Fabian Wagner,

01:21Ben Affleck's stunt double, Richard Cetron

01:23and the director himself, Zack Snyder,

01:25which proves to us that this version exists by posting photos from the filming and rolls of film.

01:30Warner couldn't look away for very long, and even had an idea in mind.

01:33Release this famous Snyder Cut and stream it on their new streaming platform, HBO Max.

01:38The executives from Warner Bros., HBO Max, and the Snyders will therefore meet.

01:41in order to view an unfinished, black and white version of the Snyder Cut.

01:45Everyone is quite impressed with the final result, and the project is officially launched.

01:49Now Snyder is far from being the last of the maggots,

01:51and imposes conditions for completing the project.

01:54Total creative freedom, that goes without saying.

01:56and a $70 million budget to complete the digital effects,

02:00and also to be able to go back to filming in order to flesh out its narrative.

02:03The film, which runs for four hours, will be released on HBO Max in March 2021.

02:07And the feedback is very good.

02:08The film is not perfect, but it has the merit of having an auteur's vision.

02:11and above all, to have heart.

02:12The differences are so numerous that it would be complicated to list them all.

02:15But we can say that even if the backbone of the story is the same,

02:18the aesthetic effort put into each shot,

02:20The character development and overall tone of the film are noticeably different.

02:24For example, the entire climax is redesigned.

02:26The tasteless red that had been added at the last minute was removed.

02:30The stakes are clearer.

02:31Flash has a real role to play, just like Cyborg.

02:33The blows delivered are more impactful, more violent.

02:36The choreography is more fluid.

02:37The arrival of Superman is more relevant,

02:39And the death of the antagonist is still more worthwhile than this ridiculous scare story.

02:43The action scenes in general are much smoother,

02:45and offer real added value in terms of staging.

02:47And even when it comes to simple dialogue scenes,

02:49image composition, framing, setting, lighting,

02:53Everything has been reworked and now has a much more serious look.

02:56or even more cinematic, if I may use such a broad term.

02:59The scenes tell a story.

03:01They are not there to act as a band-aid in the script.

03:03The encounter between Bruce Wayne and Aquaman,

03:06the scene on the plane with Bruce Wayne and Alfred,

03:08the dialogue scene between Martha and Lois.

03:10In short, as you can see for yourself, the differences are crazy.

03:13Josh Whedon's crude jokes are removed.

03:15None of these plans are used.

03:16and the plans he clumsily appropriated regain their appeal.

03:19Whereas Whedon's version greatly simplified the narrative,

03:22cut entire arcs,

03:24particularly those of Cyborg and Flash

03:25and to trivialize the issues,

03:27Snyder's version fully embraces its mythological dimension.

03:30Each member of the League is meticulously developed.

03:32Every hero is broken in one way or another.

03:34Batman through guilt

03:36Wonder Woman through solitude

03:37Cyborg, due to his mutilated body,

03:39Flash because of his family situation.

03:41It is in their union that the possibility of a future is born.

03:43And it's something else entirely.

03:50Where everything seemed to have been forced in the theatrical version,

03:53It becomes very fluid here.

03:55Cyborg is no longer a secondary character,

03:57but the heart of the story.

03:58A teenager broken by his father's choices.

04:00which transformed it into a weapon of mass destruction.

04:02Stephen Wolf is no longer an antagonist who acts without reason,

04:04but a henchman seeking redemption.

04:06Aquaman is no longer a somewhat so-so alcoholic,

04:08straight out of a L'Oréal ad,

04:10but a man who doubts his ability to help others.

04:12Barry is no longer an unbearable comic relief,

04:14but a young adult who hides his uncertainty and his fear

04:17behind a relaxed demeanor.

04:18The tone of the film is what differs the most.

04:20And that makes sense.

04:21Warner wanted something light,

04:23of family.

04:23Where Snyder likes to add a touch of seriousness,

04:26of dramaturgy,

04:27violence itself.

04:28There are three scenes that demonstrate this difference.

04:30The first one is identical in both films.

04:32with one exception.

04:33In Snyder's version,

04:34The violence is shown.

04:35In Whedon's version,

04:36We hide it with a different plane value.

04:38The second is the film's introduction.

04:40The theatrical version opens with Superman filmed on a phone.

04:43without any particular work on the lighting.

04:45She is lively and natural.

04:46He is portrayed as a human being and evokes hope.

04:49Snyder's version,

04:50It opens with a scene of Superman in his death throes.

04:52The lightning flashes, the slow motion,

04:53the reaction of the other protagonists,

04:55Everything is set up precisely to remove all hope from the story.

04:58Grief hangs over the film.

04:59whether throughout history,

05:01but also through its production,

05:02since the feature film is dedicated to Zack Snyder's adopted daughter.

05:05The third scene is the resurrection of Superman.

05:07Both scenes ultimately show only fairly minor changes.

05:10but it will still affect the perception we have of it.

05:12Snyder's scene is already built around silence and glances.

05:16Watch the reaction of the protagonists during the theatrical version.

05:19Listen even to the dialogues

05:20and the jokes that lighten the seriousness of the moment.

05:22Now see how in Snyder's version,

05:28Lois will feel emotionally impacted by the vision of Superman.

05:31Whereas in the theatrical version,

05:32She learns that he will be resurrected off-screen

05:34to serve only as Deus Ex Machina.

05:36So of course Snyder's version is better.

05:38for the simple reason that it is authentic,

05:41that it exists for artistic reasons.

05:43And of course the film has flaws,

05:44But at least these are genuine flaws.

05:46I don't think the film's length is really a flaw.

05:48but you still get the feeling that it doesn't really have a reason to exist.

05:50You can tell that Snyder knew it was the end of an era for him.

05:52and that he enjoyed himself.

05:53Let's just say that slow motion doesn't bother me.

05:55But there are a lot of slow-motion shots here.

05:56and sometimes for very little.

05:58The epilogue doesn't bother me too much either.

06:00Once again, Snyder incorporated it.

06:01to have the pleasure of filming a scene between Batman and the Joker,

06:04but also to give us a taste of what the sequel should have been.

06:06And I really wanted to see this sequel,

06:08with this post-apocalyptic setting and a constant danger of death

06:11which hangs over our heroes.

06:12This has been teased since Batman vs Superman,

06:14And we missed out on something potentially amazing.

06:17In terms of communication as well, the difference is striking.

06:19The posters speak for themselves.

06:20And the tone of the trailers at least has the merit of not lying to us.

06:23for the 2017 film as well as for the 2021 film.

06:26The first trailer for the theatrical version

06:28still bears the marks of Snyder's touch.

06:29There are shots that will disappear from the final cut.

06:32and the tone is rather dark.

06:33With Come Together playing in the background, it made me want to do it at the time.

06:36The second one, however, already shows us the extent of the damage.

06:39with a visual style that comes a little too close to the Arrowverse.

06:41The teaser for the Snyder version, however, is full of symbolism.

06:44Virtually no dialogue.

06:46Simply the music of Alleluia accompanying the image.

06:48Zack Snyder's adopted daughter's favorite song,

06:51Auton, which was also played at his funeral.

06:53And when you know that, the significance of the moment takes on a whole new meaning.

06:57In any case, it's still pretty crazy that this film even came about.

07:00Because it remains a true admission of failure on Warner's part,

07:02who half-heartedly admits to having released the wrong version of the film.

07:05I believe we underestimate the influence that the Internet can have

07:07on artistic creations today.

07:09It can have its good points, like here, like in the Sonic movie,

07:12where the hedgehog's design had been changed at the last minute

07:15after a massive uprising by fans.

07:16But it can also have its limits.

07:18because the public is not supposed to take part in the creative process of a work,

07:21whatever it may be.

07:22He must accept her as she is, love her, hate her,

07:25and to judge it as a singular vision of an artist.

07:27Here, we were treated to this artist's vision.

07:29And today we can enjoy a trilogy that stands on its own

07:32and which offers a completely coherent and very enjoyable block to follow.

07:34Between what the DCU should have been and what it will become later,

07:38There really is a world of difference.

07:39And the gap that separates the ambitions of several artists

07:41who wanted to create a unique universe,

07:43and the greed of a studio's executives

07:44who simply wanted to copy the competition to make a profit,

07:46excavation began in 2016

07:48with a film called Suicide Squad.

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