Post by Salzmank on Apr 29, 2018 4:21:21 GMT
I was trying to find a thread to put this, but I’m about 20 min. into Justice League myself now, at long last. (I know that’s a bit ill-timed, as this is a big weekend for the Marvel films, but my library just got this one in.)
It’s been pretty weird so far—I remember writing that the trailer made the whole thing look like a cartoon, and the movie seems to be following that.
The opening is excellent up until the demon-thing comes in; as with Batman v Superman, there are some remarkably accomplished scenes here. But this does not seem to have a single tone: that film was operatic, larger-than-life, and felt like it. Here, the imagery seems mostly comic-book-esque, with Snyder’s operatic shots feeling out of place.
Does anyone know how much of the finished product is Snyder’s and how much is Whedon’s? The “reactionary terrorists” bit was utterly atrocious, in the concept, the writing, and the direction; and I’m not sure to whom it should be attributed. The business surrounding Superman’s death was, however, excellent.
The CGI bad guy just popped in. I don’t actually mind the way the looks all that much (though his armor too obviously resembles that of Marvel’s Loki), but his appearance is way too sudden. All in all, way too much CGI, as well. (Lots of toos I’ve put in.)
Amy Adams, an actress I like very much, still doesn’t convince me as Lois.
Aquaman’s introduction was good, though I wouldn’t have called him “Aquaman” in that scene. The interactions between Affleck and (what’s this guy’s name?) Aquaman come across as forced—I wouldn’t be surprised if Whedon wrote this. (I…don’t like Whedon’s writing, to say the least.)
Will come back with some more thoughts, if you’re interested.
It’s been pretty weird so far—I remember writing that the trailer made the whole thing look like a cartoon, and the movie seems to be following that.
The opening is excellent up until the demon-thing comes in; as with Batman v Superman, there are some remarkably accomplished scenes here. But this does not seem to have a single tone: that film was operatic, larger-than-life, and felt like it. Here, the imagery seems mostly comic-book-esque, with Snyder’s operatic shots feeling out of place.
Does anyone know how much of the finished product is Snyder’s and how much is Whedon’s? The “reactionary terrorists” bit was utterly atrocious, in the concept, the writing, and the direction; and I’m not sure to whom it should be attributed. The business surrounding Superman’s death was, however, excellent.
The CGI bad guy just popped in. I don’t actually mind the way the looks all that much (though his armor too obviously resembles that of Marvel’s Loki), but his appearance is way too sudden. All in all, way too much CGI, as well. (Lots of toos I’ve put in.)
Amy Adams, an actress I like very much, still doesn’t convince me as Lois.
Aquaman’s introduction was good, though I wouldn’t have called him “Aquaman” in that scene. The interactions between Affleck and (what’s this guy’s name?) Aquaman come across as forced—I wouldn’t be surprised if Whedon wrote this. (I…don’t like Whedon’s writing, to say the least.)
Will come back with some more thoughts, if you’re interested.