SDCC has passed. Officially, WB had no plans to put anything Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice related on the full front. So as it stands, we are very very lucky as fans to get what was presented to us. We live in, dare I say, the New Golden Age of superheros. I certainly dont think there is any over saturation, nor do I think any of us should think that. It is an awesome time to be a comic book fan. These characters are all over the place, whether you prefer DC or Marvel. Each company has these characters embedded into pop culture; and it is a beautiful thing to get these movies.
We were all extremely lucky to get a glimpse of what our trinity looks like together when Zack Snyder surprised us not only by showing up, but by bringing his super hero friends. I'll admit, I was disappointed not to HEAR anything from them, but we do have to rememeber how far out this movie is, which is why it is so incredible to be getting official character posters of any kind.
But. I am not here to adress Batman v Superman. I am here to talk Man of Steel, and how I feel slightly short changed.
I'm not here to give some giant review of the movie. But I have some words on it. I can full heartedly say it is my favorite movie of all time. I'm not saying its the best, I'm saying I enjoyed it more than any other movie I've seen. I had tears of joy seeing what was put on the screen before me; it was pure awesome to me, and it hit home where it should have. I have very few qualms with the movie. Most of it being what I feel is Goyers fault. However, there is one thing I feel is present in about all of Zacks movies;
If you miss one line that is being said it can throw everything out of context.
I don't think this is a weakness in his directing, just pay attention. There were indeed subtle things in Man of Steel, but again, I'm not here to prove that case. I just believe you destruction moaners need to shut your pie hole. Who cry about Superman "leveling" the, what was it Snyder said? Oh yeah 32 square mile Metropolis. And if you pay attention to that last fight, the ONLY building that evengoes down is the one Zod uses his heat vision on. The terraforming machines are what does all the damage, which was still small potatoes in comparison to the city. Superman wasn't some dumb ouf that was destroying the city like many of you haters claim.
(Even though I laughed at this pause I had when watching)
Now what is it I want from Zack Snyder?
I want the damn Man of Steel Directors Cut.
From the teasers released for the movie, there were a few scenes we can notice that weren't included in the theatrical cut. There were even some lines I caught in the official trailers that never made it, such as Kal talking to Zod and saying, "I won't betray them." WHERE WAS THIS CONVERSATION? When was it said? Its little things like this that bugged me about the movie. I loved what I got. But I feel what was presented lacked a few lines like that that were very Superman-Esque. That could have solidified it for some of the viewers. For all we know, the complete script written by Goyer was great, but what we got was missing a few pieces.
Comicbook.com reported back when the movie came out about a possible Directors Cut. And that a whopping 37+ minutes was cut out. I believe its possible some of that was a bit of action, but not too much. Even the entire Zod/ Superman battle was only 6 minutes from start to finish. I'd say we are misssing out on about 30 more minutes of story. What else are we missing? I believe what we could get is an entire other vision much like the Watchmen Directors Cut.
That is what disappointed me most about Zack showing up to SDCC and no panel was hosted. Perhaps we will get our answer next year. No doubt WB/DC will go big on the Comic Con a year out from their movie. The marketing has been great so far.
So dear Zack Snyder, give it to me. Give me that sweet, sexy, delicious Man of Steel Directors Cut.
