It would work more if the scene was extremely hammy and fun, but the seriousness of the tone just sucks the life out of it.
I think my hot take would be: most Marvel movies aren’t much better than this, they’re just more economical and lighter/more likable, and generally I like that Snyder’s superhero movies are more visually distinctive than the average MCU movie (some of his sequences are dope, but like a review I posted said: he uses slow motion for all action, whether it’s a sesame seed falling off a burger or Superman dying). Like I’d rather watch Man of Steel again than Doctor Strange or something. Not that I’m itching to revisit either.
absolutely. to quote the great patches o’houlihan, they’re all still poopy flavored lollipops. just better variations of shit. i’m maybe 1/2 way through. as it stands, this would be closer to the midway ranking of MCU than 1/4.
I’m sure @Nathan is making great posts as always, but I’m just posting along with a monstrous movie I’m watching with my brother & mostly enjoying more than expected, lol, so I’ll catch up later.
I legit enjoyed the hell out of the entire Themyscira sequence and thought it was really well done. But I think I like Zack Snyder more than most people. Certainly more than most around here I think.
the biggest difference between Marvel and the average Snyder film is with Marvel I don't feel like I'm watching an endless lecture about how great Ayn Rand is
Cyborg’s dad’s death was 100% like Pa Kent in Man of Steel: almost a really good scene, but mishandled just enough to feel like a pointless death.
In a different and better film, there's a lot of unpacking I'd do about the familial relationships; children and their parents, because I don't know how much of it's intentional, but I found the themes around some of that ... kinda interesting and poignant. Each character is shaped by their parents and those relationships were most pronounced in this version of the film because of the Cyborg stuff.