More than 3 years of waiting! DC epic! Zack Snyder's version of the Justice League has finally arrived.

2017165438+1October17 The Justice League, a collection of DC superheroes, was released in the cinema, with a general reputation and unsatisfactory box office performance.

Stranger still, Zack Snyder, who has the director's signature in the film, has never seen the film.

Later, people gradually realized that besides the movie version of Justice League completed by joss whedon after Zhadao quit, there was another unfinished version, which was the original version expressing Zhadao's vision for DC, and it was completely another new movie.

On the afternoon of 20021,March 18, the original crew was called to make a supplementary film, and the Zack Snyder version of Justice League was completely produced, with a rating of R and a duration of four hours, and officially landed on HBO Max streaming media platform!

Since 20 17, the long-awaited "feature film" has finally arrived-

Zack Snyder version of Justice League

How to toss out two different versions of the blockbuster?

To put it simply, during the filming of 20 16 Justice League, the original director Zack Snyder was forced to quit because of a family tragedy, so Warner invited joss whedon to take over.

At this time, Justice League has finished the main shooting and entered the post-production stage. However, at the request of Warner, Deng Wei rewrote about 80 pages of the script and made a large-scale remake, and finally produced a cinema version of Justice League with only 120 minutes.

After a long separatist war-during which there were appeals from fans, intensified cyber fights, doubts and gossip from people from all walks of life, and changes in the film and television environment after the epidemic-after several twists and turns, the 242-minute Zack Snyder version of Justice League was finally produced.

So, what's the difference between the guide version and the cinema version?

First of all, the most intuitive point is that every shot of the director's version of Justice League was shot by Schneider, and most of the pictures will not be seen by the audience. It's not so much an "extended version" as a new film.

As Zhadao himself said, "I won't use any shots taken before or after I come." If I use any lens that I didn't shoot myself, I might as well set my work on fire! "

Perhaps the most obvious difference between the guide version and the cinema version is in the plot and characters.

Heroes' greatest enemy is not coyotes, but his nephew-a more dangerous and cruel villain-Darkseid.

The movie version of the villain Wolf in the Wilderness is considered as weak as a passerby and has no sense of oppression. As the ultimate villain in DC universe, Darkseid is obviously more suitable as the villain of Justice League.

In addition, in the guide version, the shape of the wolf in the wilderness is obviously different from that in the movie version, with sharp lines, which is closer to the image of an alien monster than the human body.

In the villain camp, another general under Darkseid, Desad, will also appear in the feature film.

Of course, jared Joseph Leto, the clown who appeared at the end of the trailer and excited everyone, also came back to play.

The differences between heroes are also huge:

After the resurrection, Superman wore a black uniform, and a meaningful image of "Black Super" finally appeared on the screen.

The steel skeleton, almost marginalized in the cinema version, is actually the core figure in the mini-drama version, especially his connection with the mother box, which makes him crucial in the battle with Darkseid, and his father's sacrifice is likely to be a highlight;

Director Zha not only made the picture of Flash running at a high speed very beautiful, but also saved Flash's girlfriend Alice West in the cartoon, which is a new role.

Melanie Myra, the Queen of Atlantis, will also appear in the film, and her style is different from Neptune.

There will be more new roles in the director version of Justice League. For example, Martian Manhunter will make an official appearance. In fact, he has appeared in previous movies, but he has become someone else's appearance;

Another justice league veteran, the Green Lantern, also appeared-one of them appeared in ancient war dramas;

Ryan Choi, played by Ryan, is the fourth generation atomic man in comics.

In addition to the plot and characters, the photography of the guide version and the cinema version is also different. Fabian Wagner (Game of Thrones), a photographer who has worked with the director many times, said that he cried when he saw the cinema version of Justice League. He later estimated that the cinema version only used 65,438+00% of his main shot.

The soundtrack of the two versions of the movie is not even the same. The soundtrack used in the movie version was rearranged by danny elfman, a master invited by Warner later. Time is tight and the task is heavy, and the effect can be imagined. The guide version will use the original music created by the original composer Junkie XL.

And these buried contents will be seen again in the guide edition.

Nowadays, the former media reputation of the guide version of Justice League has been opened, and the media almost agree that this version is much stronger than the cinema version. However, the narrative rhythm of this film has been criticized again.

However, it seems not surprising to recall other "director-edited" works-the director-edited version of Watchman and the ultimate edited version of Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice.

Zhadao's works are very individual, often with the same advantages and disadvantages, and the evaluation is prone to polarization. If you are interested in such works, you must see them in person before you can draw your own conclusions.

If the release of Snyder's edited version initiated by fans has created enough public opinion, then the launch of HBO Max streaming media platform is the key to truly make the release of Justice League come true.

With the launch of HBO Max platform, Justice League, a game that was not completed by Zhadao himself, has changed from a thorny issue to a potential treasure house.

The post-production cost of Justice League is not low, but it is much more cost-effective than the budget of superhero movies of hundreds of millions of dollars. For HBO Max, which is in the fierce competition of streaming media platform, a superhero series starring Hollywood A-list stars such as Ben Affleck, Henry Cavill and Gal Gadot can be produced at such a low price.

Not only that, as a more flexible distribution channel than cinema, HBO Max is likely to provide opportunities for more "difficult" film and television works in the future.

The hard-won version of Justice League is finished!

The film lasted for four hours. Are you ready?