I can't say you're making the best argument why he's a great director.
[GQ] Zack Snyder Breaks Down His Most Iconic Films
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He's a great director because what he makes is always unique and interesting even if it is bad as a whole. He has the same sort of problem JJ Abrams has where he is an amazing producer and a decent director but then he decided to start writing and that's where things went to shit.
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I could imagine saying something like that about Neil Breen or Herschell Gordon Lewis or something, but Snyder's last several movies have all been "stuff you've already seen somewhere but it's brown/slow-mo/blurry".
What exactly was unique or interesting about Rebel Moon or Army of the Dead?
300 is famous for a slow motion kick, and someone shouting sparta... the film's actually pretty poor
(and that's snyders high point)
(and that's snyders high point)
He directed more films than those two. That's like criticizing Spielberg for The Lost World and Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. Maybe not the best example but you get the general idea.
It was good to finally watch an interview with him where he doesn't say something unhinged or completely lacking in self-awareness. Genuinely. He has nice ideas, even if he rarely gets them across, so it's nice to hear him explain them. When he points out that Man of Steel was his most naturalistic film, I went "oh neat, that is a good directorial choice that doesn't call attention to itself". He never would've accomplished what he set out to do with his DC movies even if he had finished his saga, but he should feel proud that he took his shot, at least.
(I did watch it in 1.5x speed just to counteract all the slo-mo he made me sit through)
(I did watch it in 1.5x speed just to counteract all the slo-mo he made me sit through)
Sucks that the Dawn of the Dead segment was so short. Easily his best movie and kind of wish we got a little more info about it.
Kind of interesting to see what his career trajectory is going to look like Post-Snydercut. Dude's profile blew up in mixture of die-hard fandom and on a wave of culture war bullshit. Stuff he admittedly wanted to benefit from while also not associating with it.
I saw tweet going viral about him venting about how much his films get shit on online because he feels the consequence of it is he'll be the victim of more focus test mandates.
But I feel like if you want to keep making these big budget blockbuster movies you can't have it both ways, getting all the budget to make your visions but then wanting to duck the backlash when your movies actually flop.
I saw tweet going viral about him venting about how much his films get shit on online because he feels the consequence of it is he'll be the victim of more focus test mandates.
But I feel like if you want to keep making these big budget blockbuster movies you can't have it both ways, getting all the budget to make your visions but then wanting to duck the backlash when your movies actually flop.
I've liked more of this movies than I haven't.
Dawn of the Dead and Watchmen were good.
Man of Steel was ok.
300 was cool.
Dawn of Justice had parts that make me remember it fondly.
Army of the Dead wasn't great.
Justice League was...better than Suicide Squad?
Did anyone see the owl movie?
Dawn of the Dead and Watchmen were good.
Man of Steel was ok.
300 was cool.
Dawn of Justice had parts that make me remember it fondly.
Army of the Dead wasn't great.
Justice League was...better than Suicide Squad?
Did anyone see the owl movie?
With the receptions online, I still kinda curious about Rebel Moon, lol.
Maybe someday when I could find the mood + Director's Cut already out. 🤷
Maybe someday when I could find the mood + Director's Cut already out. 🤷
zack snyder presents star wars edited by auralnauts
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J9X_FmCbrIA
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J9X_FmCbrIA
TV writer, yeah, but that didn't translate well for him into movies in my opinion
i already conceded that when he is doing DP and writing on movies they arent good. but the direction of the action and general stuff going on with the movie that is under direction is still decent enough.
Sucker Punch is probably a better example of what is interesting in a general sense about his movies stylistically.... Rebel Moon/Army of the Dead i think are held back in a sense because they are made-for-streaming productions.
anyway, i always watch his stuff for whatever reason. i'm fully aware that not every one of his movies is good, but there's something about them that makes it stick out vs x amount of other movies out there today. Rebel Moon was pretty pathetic from a story standpoint, but I thought the action set pieces were decent enough to sit through. So i'll watch part 2 and see how it goes.
And movies. Not movies he directed, but it wasn't like a sudden turn. But I liked Super 8 and Force Awakens.