The Bulletin. (Bend, OR) 1963-current, April 08, 2021, Page 60, Image 60

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nlike Zack Snyder, I’ll try to be brief. Yes, the new cut fixes many of
the mistakes of the original 2017 theatrical release of “Justice League,”
but it’s still far from being a perfect film.
The whole story of how this four-hour-
long “Snyder Cut” got here is probably more
dramatic and interesting than the film. Sny-
der stepped down from post-production
duties on the 2017 version after the death
of his daughter. The studio then sent in Joss
Whedon to finish up and give it a lighter,
more hopeful tone than Snyder’s previous
DC Extended Universe films.
Whedon put his own style in it, reshoot-
ing scenes and cutting the massive runtime
down to two hours, leaving sour reactions
from audiences and critics alike failing in
terms of pacing, style, story and perfor-
mance.
More Information
“Zack Snyder’s Justice League”
242 minutes
Rated R for violence and some language
Fans almost immediately began calling
for the Snyder Cut of the film, which the
director admitted existed. After a few years
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