Release the Snyder Cut: An Insider Look at the Lost Justice League Movie
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Summary
Nietzsche characterized the philosopher as the man of tomorrow and the day after tomorrow--a description befitting Stanley Cavell， with his longtime interest in freedom in the face of an uncertain future。 This interest， particularly in the role of language in freedom of the will， is fully engaged in this volume， a collection of retrospective and forward-thinking essays on performative language and on performances in which the question of freedom is the underlying concern。
Seeking for philosophy the same spirit and assurance conveyed by an artist like Fred Astaire， Cavell presents essays that explore the meaning of grace and gesture in film and on stage， in language and in life。 Cavell's range is broad--from Astaire to Shakespeare's soulful Cordelia。 He also analyzes filmic gestures that bespeak racial stereotypes， opening a key topic that runs through the book: What is the nature of praise？ The theme of aesthetic judgment， viewed in the light of passionate utterance， is everywhere evident in Cavell's effort to provoke a renaissance in American thought。 Critical to such a rebirth is a recognition of the centrality of the ordinary to American life。 Here Cavell， who has alluded to Thoreau throughout， takes up the quintessential American philosopher directly， and in relation to Heidegger; he also returns to his great philosophical love， Wittgenstein。 His collection of essays ends， appropriately enough， with an essay on collecting。
Seeking for philosophy the same spirit and assurance conveyed by an artist like Fred Astaire， Cavell presents essays that explore the meaning of grace and gesture in film and on stage， in language and in life。 Cavell's range is broad--from Astaire to Shakespeare's soulful Cordelia。 He also analyzes filmic gestures that bespeak racial stereotypes， opening a key topic that runs through the book: What is the nature of praise？ The theme of aesthetic judgment， viewed in the light of passionate utterance， is everywhere evident in Cavell's effort to provoke a renaissance in American thought。 Critical to such a rebirth is a recognition of the centrality of the ordinary to American life。 Here Cavell， who has alluded to Thoreau throughout， takes up the quintessential American philosopher directly， and in relation to Heidegger; he also returns to his great philosophical love， Wittgenstein。 His collection of essays ends， appropriately enough， with an essay on collecting。
Reviews
Chris House
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Informative history of the craziest saga in cinema。 Both in depth， and yet simultaneously not as in depth the feel new for those already initiated。
Quattro
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If you're not familiar with the Snyder Cut movement and meta， you can understand far more （and much more truthfully and accurately） from articles written by Andrew Dyce or Sheraz Farooqi for free， then reading a mediocre summarised blog post in book from， that doesn't really bring anything new even despite the interview access to Zack Snyder himself。 This book was an opportunistic money-grab at a trend which other fans worked hard to build up to prolific status and the author is simply milking i If you're not familiar with the Snyder Cut movement and meta， you can understand far more （and much more truthfully and accurately） from articles written by Andrew Dyce or Sheraz Farooqi for free， then reading a mediocre summarised blog post in book from， that doesn't really bring anything new even despite the interview access to Zack Snyder himself。 This book was an opportunistic money-grab at a trend which other fans worked hard to build up to prolific status and the author is simply milking it with superficial 'sincerity' and faux-professionalism。 。。。more
Jules
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I really enjoyed getting to read about the full story of the #ReleasetheSynderCut movement; however， I felt that this book could've been edited down significantly。 I really enjoyed getting to read about the full story of the #ReleasetheSynderCut movement; however， I felt that this book could've been edited down significantly。 。。。more
Michael Hicks
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Say what you will about the vision and creative success of Zack Snyder’s films， one thing that is difficult to dismiss is the real-life drama that took place behind the scenes of his Justice League。 Set against the backdrop of the competing franchises of the ultra-successful Marvel Cinematic Universe and DC Films racing to catch up， unhappy executives， and Snyder leaving the project， the story of the Snyder Cut is a Hollywood epic all its own。 In March 2017， Snyder's 20-year-old daughter， Autumn Say what you will about the vision and creative success of Zack Snyder’s films， one thing that is difficult to dismiss is the real-life drama that took place behind the scenes of his Justice League。 Set against the backdrop of the competing franchises of the ultra-successful Marvel Cinematic Universe and DC Films racing to catch up， unhappy executives， and Snyder leaving the project， the story of the Snyder Cut is a Hollywood epic all its own。 In March 2017， Snyder's 20-year-old daughter， Autumn， committed suicide。 The director， already under assault by studio executives fretting about the film's tone and Snyder's pervious films， Man of Steel and Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice， failing to perform well beyond already-lofty box office expectations， no longer had the energy to fight and， consumed by grief over the loss of his child， left Justice League before its post-production could be completed。 Joss Whedon， who'd previously scored big with two Avengers movies for Marvel， was brought in to all but remake the film as a superhero action-comedy on an exceedingly tight timeline。The resulting film was an unmitigated disaster， but one that ultimately made cinematic history thanks to the fervent support of Snyder's fans who had but a singular demanded from Warner Bros。: Release the Snyder Cut！ Over the course of three years， the Release the Snyder Cut movement campaigned hard for the real Justice League movie to finally see the light of day， getting their message to trend on Twitter and making headlines for the work on various ComicCons。 They didn't just champion Zack Snyder's work， though。 They worked to honor his daughter's memory and helped to increase awareness of suicide prevention， and raised money for the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention。 While it's impossible to deny that the RTSC movement did have some toxic members， author Sean O'Connell devotes his energies here to the positive and more uplifting members of the groups that formed to save Snyder's film from the cinematic waste bin。 Reading about the work RTSC did behind the scenes is heartwarming， and what they've accomplished should be celebrated。 Fandoms can grow incredibly toxic （see， for instance， the so-called fans of Star Wars who chased Kelly Marie Tran off social media for having the audacity of being an Asian woman in a Star Wars flick and attacked author Chuck Wendig for including sexually and racially diverse characters in his Aftermath trilogy。 See， too， sci-fi's Sad and Rabid Puppies， whose members spent several years championing anti-diversity slates for Hugo nominations because they were worried too many authors who weren't white men were winning awards。）， but it's clear from O'Connell's balanced reportage here that the good most certainly outweighed those loud and obnoxious bad fans who used the Release the Snyder Cut mission statement as an excuse to attack journalists and other DC Films actors。 Those positive voices helped to make the Release the Snyder Cut community a far cry from the toxic， racist， far-right Phantom Zone of ComicsGate and GamerGate movements。O'Connell's focus is on the positive， and for good reason。 Those positive voices and those forces for good are what ultimately saved Justice League and convinced Warner Bros。 to work with Snyder to complete his vision for the film。 In a David vs Goliath-like struggle， these fans won and were able to convince a massive major movie studio to allow the film's original director to finish his work after those executives did everything possible to muck it all up the first time around。While the focus here is ultimately on the RTSC movement and their work， the Release the Snyder Cut book itself is a damn fine piece of well-rounded entertainment journalism。 As managing editor for CinemaBlend， O'Connell knows his way around Hollywood and reporting on the ins and outs of Tinseltown and provides an excellent bit of reportage here， tying together first-hand accounts with thorough research。 Release the Snyder Cut explores the storied history of filming Justice League， the behind-the-scenes battles with executives who wanted a lighter， fluffier， more colorful movie， the changes made by Whedon， and fan reactions to the 2017 release of the heavily altered theatrical cut。 Early on， O'Connell notes that Snyder is a natural showman， but the author himself shows a similar knack with his well-paced reporting and cliffhanger endings。 He does a great job doling out information and building it to a crescendo， such as during the climax of his reporting on the Man of Steel virtual watch party with Snyder， which culminates with an appearance from Henry Cavill and fan questions that led to Snyder's HBO Max reveal。 It's a great piece of writing that proved to be just as emotionally satisfying as the actual event itself。 O'Connell's book is a hell of a page-turner， and the highs and lows of of the narrative pack a real emotional wallop。 Readers looking for new and juicy information on Ray Fisher versus Joss Whedon will be disappointed， though， as the findings from that investigation had not been released at the time of this book's writing。 Also unexplored is the potential role， if any， the COVID-19 pandemic played， in conjunction with the efforts of the RTSC community， in convincing AT&T executives to greenlight Zack Snyder's Justice League for HBO Max。 That， perhaps， is a topic for another day， and another book - especially if reactions from fans and critics （which， at the time of this writing， is currently at 76% approval across 108 reviews on Rotten Tomatoes） to Snyder's four-hour flick are enough to sway studio executives to #RestoreTheSnyderVerse。As it stands， O'Connell's Release the Snyder Cut is a compelling and thorough look at the making， undoing， and rebuilding of a major Hollywood blockbuster and the role fans played in making it all happen。 Even if you're well-versed in the drama surrounding 2017's Justice League， you'll likely find new pieces of information and informed speculation， as well as a fresh perspective on a global protest movement and fan community that made cinematic history thanks to their unwavering support of film director Zack Snyder and each other。 。。。more
kesseljunkie
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This is a wonderful love letter to the fans who championed the release of Zack Snyder’s cut of Justice League。 If you care about that story， you’ll love it。If you don’t， you won’t。 If you hate Snyder’s comic book movie work， it’ll anger you as it’s not entirely objective in its approach。Personally I think it would have worked better as a long-form series of articles。 It lends itself more to an oral history format than a book format。But again， if you’re invested in the saga of getting Zack Snyder This is a wonderful love letter to the fans who championed the release of Zack Snyder’s cut of Justice League。 If you care about that story， you’ll love it。If you don’t， you won’t。 If you hate Snyder’s comic book movie work， it’ll anger you as it’s not entirely objective in its approach。Personally I think it would have worked better as a long-form series of articles。 It lends itself more to an oral history format than a book format。But again， if you’re invested in the saga of getting Zack Snyder’s Justice League out there， you’ll dig it。 And as someone who’s looking forward to seeing the cut for a variety of reasons， I did。 。。。more
Cary
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You’ll Believe a Fandom can FlyIt’s just an incredible， and unbelievably real story of how a group of fans， just by necessity to bond together from unfairly negative reviews， decided to put their money where their hashtags were to cause a shelved movie to come back from the dead。 Sean has always been a great movie critic， I have come to trust， along with the others on the Reel Blend team for fair critiques mixed with infectious passion for the movie-going experience。 That fairness and passion sh You’ll Believe a Fandom can FlyIt’s just an incredible， and unbelievably real story of how a group of fans， just by necessity to bond together from unfairly negative reviews， decided to put their money where their hashtags were to cause a shelved movie to come back from the dead。 Sean has always been a great movie critic， I have come to trust， along with the others on the Reel Blend team for fair critiques mixed with infectious passion for the movie-going experience。 That fairness and passion show up page after page in his book as he curates what actually happened online and behind the scenes to resurrect the Snyder Cut from the dead。 。。。more
Faruk Bayraktar
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Seeing my past and our accomplishments in a book was an amazing feeling。 This thing will always have a special place in my life。 I congratulate the author Sean with all my heart。 And thank you for telling this unprecedented history。 If you're calling yourself a movie enthusiast， you should have this one on the "history" shelf。 Seeing my past and our accomplishments in a book was an amazing feeling。 This thing will always have a special place in my life。 I congratulate the author Sean with all my heart。 And thank you for telling this unprecedented history。 If you're calling yourself a movie enthusiast， you should have this one on the "history" shelf。 。。。more
Rachel
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One of the more fascinating stories behind a movie's creation， release， and resurrection。 Sean's book details the journey eloquently and with humour。 A unique aspect of this book that fans will appreciate is the voice that O'Connell gives to the members of the RTSC movement -- after all， this Zack Snyder's Justice League wouldn't be if it wasn't for them。 Would recommend this for anyone interested in learning more about the RTSC movement or film buffs in general， this really is historic stuff fo One of the more fascinating stories behind a movie's creation， release， and resurrection。 Sean's book details the journey eloquently and with humour。 A unique aspect of this book that fans will appreciate is the voice that O'Connell gives to the members of the RTSC movement -- after all， this Zack Snyder's Justice League wouldn't be if it wasn't for them。 Would recommend this for anyone interested in learning more about the RTSC movement or film buffs in general， this really is historic stuff for the industry。 。。。more
Spencer Ricker
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A well written， well researched， and extremely well rounded telling of the RTSC movement。 For those fans such as myself who were "in the trenches" the whole time there isn't a whole lot of new info， but it makes for a great nostalgic read from a more objective perspective。 Absolutely great for those less informed in these matters and as an excellent conversation starter with those same folks。 Thanks Sean， for taking us seriously。 A well written， well researched， and extremely well rounded telling of the RTSC movement。 For those fans such as myself who were "in the trenches" the whole time there isn't a whole lot of new info， but it makes for a great nostalgic read from a more objective perspective。 Absolutely great for those less informed in these matters and as an excellent conversation starter with those same folks。 Thanks Sean， for taking us seriously。 。。。more
Fernando Granadino
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Great read and extremely well researched！ Enjoyed every page of it。 If you’re interested in really understanding why this movie is such a big deal to us fans， read this book。 Highly recommended。
Charlie
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A great read for getting a look into the #ReleaseTheSnyderCut， what it was even about， the timeline of everything。 I’ve been in it for a while so most of this information isn’t new to me， but it still found it engaging and well written。 If you or someone you know is interested in learning more about the Snyder Cut， definitely check this out。
Zach Blankshain
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A very enjoyable read detailing the events that led to the botched Warner Bros picture Justice League in 2017。 And the grass roots movement of fans that mobilized and campaigned to Release The SnyderCut which releases on HBOmax on March 18th 2021。 This book chronicles the events primarily from the fan’s perspective while providing interesting insider information。 The book includes quotes from fans and the film’s creatives including the director Zack Snyder himself。
Luis Santos
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A fascinating look on the #ReleaseTheSnyderCut movement and how it helped make the availability of Zack Snyder’s version of Justice League a reality。 More than that， this book emphasizes how a tragedy became the catalyst for a united cause against suicide。 Very insightful book。
Michael Cook
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Thanks to Edelweiss and the publisher for providing me with a digital ARC。 All thoughts are my own。I’m a fan of creators having control over the things they create。 Yes， to a degree， all art is a process of collaboration， whether it’s written or visual。 But there’s nothing worse than seeing a creator either forced down an avenue they don’t want to explore or having their entire project taken out of their hands。 The latter， it seems， is what happened with 2017’s Justice League movie。 Full disclos Thanks to Edelweiss and the publisher for providing me with a digital ARC。 All thoughts are my own。I’m a fan of creators having control over the things they create。 Yes， to a degree， all art is a process of collaboration， whether it’s written or visual。 But there’s nothing worse than seeing a creator either forced down an avenue they don’t want to explore or having their entire project taken out of their hands。 The latter， it seems， is what happened with 2017’s Justice League movie。 Full disclosure: I’m pretty neutral on Zack Snyder as a filmmaker— I’ve liked some of his films， and I’ve disliked some of his films。 I’m also pretty neutral on the fandom that surrounds him—every fandom has positive and negative elements， and I think it’s disingenuous to paint any fandom based on its worst aspects。 So， I don’t have any skin in the discourse that surrounds the Snyder Cut。 What I do have， however， is an interest in the behind-the-scenes stories of films like Justice League。 This interest is what brought me to Sean O’Connell’s Release the Snyder Cut。 Going into it， I was hoping for a well-sourced examination into the making of the Justice League movie—what went wrong， how it went wrong， and how we got to a point where Snyder’s original cut could be made。 Unfortunately， that’s not what the book is。 Instead， O’Connell’s book reads as more of an extended blog post， briskly chronicling the history of the DCEU—from its earliest days with Man of Steel up until the disastrous theatrical release of Justice League and the subsequent fan-driven campaign to restore Snyder’s original cut。 It’s fine， but there’s not much here that isn’t available elsewhere。First things first， if you’re coming to Release the Snyder Cut for an in-depth look at either the making of Justice League or the fan-driven campaign to get Warner Bros to release Snyder’s original cut， this isn’t the book for you。 Not only is it too short to go into any real depth on either of those subjects， but it also tries to cram both of them into its short page-count。 What results is a book that never dives below the surface level of anything it’s trying to discuss。 In terms of its attempt to cover the history behind Justice League and the DCEU， Release the Snyder Cut bites off a bit more than it can chew with its page count。 There are just too many things to discuss in too small an amount of time for O’Connell to be able to do so in a satisfying manner。 He breezes past the beginnings of the DCEU， essentially recapping the making-of， and reactions to， Man of Steel and Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice， using this as a precursor to talking about the behind-the-scenes drama that befell Justice League。This wouldn’t necessarily be a problem if he had a bunch of information about what happened behind-the-scenes of Justice League。 But he doesn’t。 It quickly becomes clear that O’Connell doesn’t have much to report here that hasn’t already been reported。 Sure， he’s got a new interview with Zack Snyder that he sprinkles excerpts from throughout the book， but there’s not much from that interview that reveals anything particularly enlightening。 It’s just a few anecdotes about how he feels about his fanbase and， vaguely， about how he and Warner Bros initially parted ways in 2017。 Devoid of anything new or revealing， much of what Release the Snyder Cut says about the making of Justice League has been reported elsewhere， and in more depth， already。 The book sort of reads as an extended blog post that’s simply aggregating and rewording information that already exists。 It feels more like a really long book report or Wikipedia summary than a journalistic book about the making of a film。Even with that in mind， this could have still been something special had O’Connell pivoted towards exploring the Release the Snyder Cut movement with the depth he couldn’t afford to Justice League’s actual production。 And， at times， it does seem like that’s what he’s trying to do。 Numerous chapters feature fairly long excerpts from interviews O’Connell’s held with various members of the Release the Snyder Cut movement。 And these are kind of interesting。 But， again， he never really goes into any depth with it。 There’s no real discussion about how the group managed to do any of the things they did; he just reports on it and occasionally gets the opinion of someone who was kind of involved。 To a total outsider， it doesn’t seem like O’Connell managed to snag any interviews with anybody who could be classified as a leader of the movement—he mostly seems to just be talking to random people who participated in the campaign。Like with the lack of depth in his examination of Justice League’s behind-the-scenes woes， the lack of any kind of true peek behind the curtains of this fan-driven campaign hurts the book。 None of the interviews with the members of the campaign are particularly insightful or revelatory。 It’s nice getting to hear from them and getting to see a fanbase that’s done some positive things （for all that’s been written about the negative side of the Release the Snyder Cut movement， they’ve also raised quite a bit of money for the AFSP）， but throughout the book， I felt like I wanted to hear more about them。 The book’s synopsis suggests this is the untold story about the folks who campaigned for Warner Bros to release Snyder’s cut of Justice League， but the book’s not really about them。 Half of it is spent on recapping the history of the DCEU/the making of Justice League， a quarter of it is spent recapping what the campaign did， and then that final quarter is spent talking with some of the people in the campaign。 Again， I can’t say any of this is bad， but it is disappointing。And， ultimately， that’s how you could describe Release the Snyder Cut as a whole。 It’s a competently written piece examining both the behind-the-scenes drama that led to the disaster that was the theatrical cut of Justice League and the fan-driven campaign that led to Warner Bros allowing Zack Snyder to complete his original vision for the film。 But， aside from these brisk overviews of these topics， the book doesn’t offer much that’s unique。 It’s a quick read， but I’m not sure it’s worth the price。 If you’re interested in learning about the behind-the-scenes aspects of the film， you can find all of that from various media reports pretty easily online—though， I suppose， it is pretty nice to have so much of it aggregated here for those who have only a cursory interest。 If you’re interested in how the Release the Snyder Cut campaign did the things they did， you’re not gonna find that out here。 You’ll hear about what they did， and you’ll hear about how a few of the people in the movement felt， but you won’t get any real insight into how things are run。 The book is a solid recapping of all that’s happened since Justice League was made—but not much more。 I’m not sure it’s worth the price of entry。 。。。more
Nicolas
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I'll preface my review by saying that I never considered myself part of the RTSC movement。 I was incredibly excited for Justice League in 2017 and knew about some of the director shifts beforehand。 But I was so disappointed when I heard about the 2 hour runtime mandate and subsequently saw the disheveled mess that was Josstice League。 While I didn't participate in the movement， I followed them periodically and watched coverage of their actions， as well as some of Snyder's updates。 Needless to sa I'll preface my review by saying that I never considered myself part of the RTSC movement。 I was incredibly excited for Justice League in 2017 and knew about some of the director shifts beforehand。 But I was so disappointed when I heard about the 2 hour runtime mandate and subsequently saw the disheveled mess that was Josstice League。 While I didn't participate in the movement， I followed them periodically and watched coverage of their actions， as well as some of Snyder's updates。 Needless to say， I watched the Vero MOS stream since I had heard rumors， and I have been following everything religiously ever since。 I am disappointed that I had not contributed previously to such a great movement。Regarding the book， I will say that I'm glad the author doesn't bury the lead。 He gets to the endgame in the first chapter and then goes back to tell the story。 I love the insight throughout on how Zack perceives the movement， some of the behind the scenes things he did to help it， and also how his pitch session to HBO Max went。 Needless to say， I really really loved this book。 It's utterly fantastic actually， and a quick read at that！ （Maybe it's because I voraciously consumed it in two days？）。 It balances the right amount of history， back story， studio culture， and interviews。 It is geared towards the general public， those who may not know how studios work or what the heck happened with Justice League。 I also like how the author acknowledges the problematic members in the movement and is quick to reconfirm that they were fringe members and did not speak or reflect the greater movement。 I also loved how the final chapter is messages to Zack from all the fans （though I will admit I didn't read everyone since there are quite a few）。TL/DRThe book is great， quick read， and all you need to know to get hyped for the March 18th release of Zack Snyder's Justice League on HBO Max。#Snydercut 。。。more
Tom Carter
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I was sent a digital ARC copy by the author - Sean O'Connell in return for an honest review。I loved this book！An informative， deep dive into the #ReleaseThe SnyderCut world this book goes into great detail of the behind the scenes drama surrounding the production and release of WB/DC 2017 release of Justice league。Going into the book I thought I'd be well versed on a lot of the information I was about to read considering I was dialled in on the behind the scenes turmoil and the RTSC movement。 Bu I was sent a digital ARC copy by the author - Sean O'Connell in return for an honest review。I loved this book！An informative， deep dive into the #ReleaseThe SnyderCut world this book goes into great detail of the behind the scenes drama surrounding the production and release of WB/DC 2017 release of Justice league。Going into the book I thought I'd be well versed on a lot of the information I was about to read considering I was dialled in on the behind the scenes turmoil and the RTSC movement。 But I found myself frequently reading pockets of information I had never heard before。 Sean has gone to great length to gather information and interviews from not only the man himself - Zack Snyder - but prominant members of the community that played a key role in managing to get the Snyder Cut released。Upon hearing about the release of this book and subsequently beginning to read it， I assumed it would only appeal to fans of Snyder or the DCEU series of movies。 I was wrong。 Those people will love this book for sure， but so will anyone who has a passing interest in the film industry or the behind the scenes machinations of studios and their executives。Give this book a go！ 。。。more
Scott
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This book provides an effective and efficient primer/summary of the behind-the-scenes drama surrounding Warner Brothers Pictures' DC Extended Universe film franchise， and more specifically， the troubled 2016-17 production of the film "Justice League" and the fan movement that followed to fight for the release of the director's original film。Insiders may not find much new to glean from the contents of this book， but the book succeeds in providing several things for the uninitiated or casual fan:1 This book provides an effective and efficient primer/summary of the behind-the-scenes drama surrounding Warner Brothers Pictures' DC Extended Universe film franchise， and more specifically， the troubled 2016-17 production of the film "Justice League" and the fan movement that followed to fight for the release of the director's original film。Insiders may not find much new to glean from the contents of this book， but the book succeeds in providing several things for the uninitiated or casual fan:1） What happened with the movie "Justice League" （2017）？ 2） What is "the Snyder Cut"？3） Why does it matter， especially to the group of global fans identified as the #ReleaseTheSnyderCut Movement？4） Why and how have those fans of director Zack Snyder been so vocal for the last three years， and what did they accomplish with their commitment？The story is fleshed out with interviews from various fans who contributed to release efforts from 2017-2021 and also an exclusive interview from director Zack Snyder himself。With the release of "Zack Snyder's Justice League" （the official title of the Snyder Cut） imminent on HBO Max in March 2021， this is a quick， breezy read to get you， your friends， or your family members caught up on three years of drama， rumor， and passion。Full disclosure: I was interviewed for this book， so I am closely connected with the subject matter。 I was given the opportunity to read and review this book by means of a digital ARC provided by the author。 。。。more
Ben
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