JUSTICE LEAGUE: Speculation On What Zack Snyder's Vision Could’ve Been!
The release of Justice League brought upon many disappointed fans, however, many have questioned whether Snyder's version would've made the movie better!
As always, if you have not watched the movie, please avoid reading as the article contains spoilers for Justice League.
Before continuing further on reading the article, I, as the author of this article need to give an apology. Before editing the article, I, unknowingly gave false information. The source I’ve chosen was complete speculation and it’s on my behalf that I thought that it wasn’t JUST speculation. All information forward in the article is complete SPECULATION and nothing more as of right now.
It was a shock to us all when it was announced that Zack Snyder had to leave the project after a family tragedy, we were saddened by the news but we were also worried for the future of the movie. This is when Joss Whedon comes in, according to official statistics, reshoot director Joss Whedon apparently only added 15-20 per cent to the film. However, is that really true?
The finished product we got was extremely different to the intended version by Snyder, throughout the entirety of the film, it felt like a Whedon film, and not so much a Snyder movie. Is that a good thing? Well, that's up to you to decide but after watching it a second time, I found that the movie wasn't as great as I thought it was when I first watched it.
For the fans, here's what Snyder wanted us to have and would've given us if Warner Bros had delayed the movie for the Snyder's to process the tragedy, in order for them to then come back and complete the trilogy that Zack Snyder himself started.
The Opening
Snyder's version wouldn't have given the unnecessary camera-phone interview Superman, or that weird rooftop Batman sequence (in which Batman clearly identifies Alfred in front of a criminal because apparently Bruce doesn't care about secret identities anymore).
We would've instead gotten an extended version of the 'World without Hope' sequence that follows those scenes - which, presumably, would've led to the above shot of a rained-on Daily Planet shown in the trailers.
The search for Aquaman
Straight after the 'World without Hope' credit sequence, we would've transitioned into Bruce's search for Aquaman, which again would've been longer, and had contained the below atmospheric images that Snyder is known to have in his movies.
Marth & Lois
This image which can be found in a trailer hints at a conversation between Lois and Martha that we assume wouldn't be as silly as what we got later on in the film. This moment could easily fit into the movie and story at any point in the movie.
The London Scene
The following set-piece was cut for time, and would've included further slo-mo fighting and a different conclusion, involving a ground explosion, possibly with the bomb that we see Wonder Woman throwing out the building in the movie. It's been reported that this scene has been completed too, so it may end up in an extended edition, if we get one.
The Russian Family
I hated this. I hated that Whedon added the Russian family because they took up so much time that could've been otherwise used for absolutely essential scenes. Snyder would never have included them in his version. The family held no significance to the story whatsoever and didn't make sense for the Parademons not get through the minor barricade.
Cyborg
This is what I mean, Whedon cut out so many scenes involving Cyborg that essentially develop his character only to replace them with some meaningless family. Cyborg was an element that I was truly worried about going into the movie, but Ray Fisher truly nailed his character. Fisher discussed a sequence involving Cyborg's mother as being his favorite deleted scene. Snyder never would've done this to a character this big to the movie.
Bruce & Diana
The scene in the trailer with the two of them in the Bat-cave talking about bringing in Aquaman was completely cut out (the "more more, or more less/he said no" scene). It would've been preferred if the two were talking in the cave and would make sense rather than just meeting at a random lake to make the scene more romantic... great one Whedon.
Thousand-Year Battle
One of my biggest gripes with the final product was that the scene where Steppenwolf says: "No protectors here, no Lanterns, no Kryptonians, this world will fall, like all the others" was completely erased. Snyder's vision of the Thousand-year battle was retooled as his vision had a more 300 kind of battle sequence.
Flash's Introduction
The trailer reveals more back-story given to Barry Allen, so imagine the disappointment when we realised that scenes of Flash's backstory was cut out. Flash and Cyborg both suffered the same issue and they are both MAIN characters in this movie. Oh and the bit where Barry Allen draws a fake mustache on the guy behind him was actually all Snyder. The cool slo-mo glass-shattering sequence was cut out and that's a shame because it looked like this was a scene, presumably a flashback of Barry learning of his powers.
First Big Fight
The sequence where the team fights Steppenwolf for the first time under the tunnels had been revamped completely. While the fight we got wasn't bad, Whedon still cut out some really cool moments that we deserved to see that were shown in the trailers.
We lost Cyborg shooting debris while Flash looks on, we lost "I'm real when it's useful', we lost Cyborg showing his entire mask while flying, we lost Flash fighting a Parademon himself, and one of the more cringey lines that Whedon added was the "I didn't bring a sword" which replaced "My turn".
The League's First Meeting
The first team meeting appears to have been changed by Whedon, and it's also the first sign that he completely retooled Superman's narrative. Almost every shot of Superman has a wobbly lip, meaning his dialogue was changed.
Resurrecting Superman
We assumed after Henry Cavill teased us with a black Superman outfit on Instagram that we'd be getting an evil version of Superman, however, this was not the case whatsoever. Sources say Cyborg gets a premonition sequence that would've played just before the team formulated the bringing Superman back plan. It would've tied to the plot of the Knightmare sequence from Batman vs. Superman: Dawn of Justice.
The conflict between Superman and the League was all Snyder, however, Snyder would've implemented it to be longer, taken place at dusk, and would include more collateral damage. As we see in the trailer, Cyborg's "You should probably move" line is from that fight sequence.
The Finale
Snyder's version would've included more shots of the reaction of the world to the threat, with red skies covering everything. The scene where Batman gives back Aquaman the trident which can be seen in one of the trailers was also completely cut for whatever reason.
Other than a few interactions between Superman and Cyborg which was done by Snyder, Whedon done all other Superman scenes. Also, Snyder originally wanted Wonder Woman to be the one to kill Steppenwolf by decapitation, probably due to him killing so many of her people. The whole smell of fear thing at the end felt anti-climatic and would've just been better if the scene concluded in a battle which would lead to the defeat of Steppenwolf.
Post-Credit Sequences
The first post-credit sequence was all Whedon, having Superman and Flash racing which admittedly was cool, and I got nothing against that but it didn't add much substance. The second post-credit sequence is Snyder's and that at least hinted at we can expect from a sequel.
Joss Whedon firing Junkie XL was another one of my biggest gripes. Danny Elfman's scores were disjointed and did not fit in with the movie. The fact that Elfman left out Hans Zimmer's beautiful Superman theme was my last straw with him.
Source: https://www.google.com.au/amp/s/www.thewrap.com/lets-try-to-piece-together-what-zack-snyders-version-of-justice-league-was-like/amp/