S2E09 - EMERGENCY PODCAST: Justice League & The Snyder Cut

It’s an emergency, time for a podcast! This week, we’re discussing the sordid tale of the DC comics behemoth blockbuster Justice League. Initially released in 2017 to much disappointment after extensive Joss Whedon-helmed reshoots, it’s taken on a new life after a movement around releasing original director Zack Snyder’s preferred cut formed. What has ensued is a confusing stream of contradictory information, and we’re here to sort it out!

In this episode, we discuss:
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The mysteries surrounding the mythical “Snyder Cut”: did it ever really exist? Why does the story keep changing?

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Aspect ratio revisionism and open matte versions of films.

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Brian Wilsom’s sMiLe (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smile_(Beach_Boys_album)) and the impossibility of truly non-revisionist reconstructions of never-completed works.

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The “Black and Chrome” trend.

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Devan’s controversial Letterboxd review of Rise of Skywalker. (letterboxd.com/devanagscott/film/star-wars-the…)

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What IS art, anyways?

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Additional Resources:
Will’s Snyder Cut tweetstorm. (twitter.com/SadHillWill/status/132880709067294…)

Works discussed during this episode:

Sully

Blade Runner 2049

Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice

The Mist

Mad Max: Fury Road (Black and Chrome Edition)

Star Trek: The Motion Picture

Parasite

Son of Saul

Brian Wilson’s sMiLe