Dr. Manhattan can't simply see the past and future, he sees his OWN past, and his OWN future. He makes that very clear in the film. He would have had no idea that Rorschach wrote and submitted that journal for publishing.
well i dont care because Sucker Punch he wrote it and it was amazing.. sadly people just dont understand the visual story that he is trying to tell.. Its kinda weird film has always been about visual storytelling yet Snyder gets a lot of hate from doing that
It's fine to create a film that tells a story through a visual collage, but there's a level of coherency that has to come with it. Some of my favorite films have little details through visuals that I didn't notice, but have a straightforward story you can connect with. Batman v Superman is a film composed only of details and not much else. In that regard, they're not really details, they're just...tails. It's hard to explain, but it mainly has something to do with the jarring editing.
2deepy what jarring editing? if you're talking about theatrical cut then its a cut where he tried to squeeze in as many details as possible. For me the edits didn't matter because I myself from the story and visuals could put every piece of the puzzle on my own and understand the movie. But most people who didn't loved the Ultimate Cut
Danny Guy Many people said that they had to view it multiple times to put those pieces together. I'm not saying you had to. If not, then excellent on your part. But a film that seems to rely on people to mentally put together a huge puzzle as the film is going on won't make for an overly cohesive one. Some of the greatest films of all time have a plethora of complex details that don't hinge on the audience finding them, as they have a straightforward story to be on the surface. That's how I usually view stories in general. The surface, with story, acting, directing, etc. And then there's the depths, with themes, motifs, etc. A film should have both, not just the latter. It seems as though the ultimate edition accomplished that, but not the movie that was cut down and released to theaters.
2deepy Because the ultimate version is the real movie he wanted to tell. Theatrical version he made it for the fans to understand. Which is a bad idea but they did it anyway. And still love both versions.
I think Snyder's focus is on creating iconic still images. Since Watchmen he chooses to shoot single camera despite how time consuming this is. He does this because he wants every shot to have the best composition possible. I also think this is why he uses Slow Mo so much. He really wants his images to stick in the audience's head.
@@Luizanimado #1 rule in film. Show me don't tell me. His visual story telling is Amazing. Sucker Punch not a great movie but some scenes were awesome. Same with his animated film. The 🦉 film. Bats vs Sups was fantastic. I could continue but I'm guessing you don't like him no matter what. Your probably a mar-vel fan
@@erichoopes7643 I think he's alright, he is good visually, but his movies are always very mediocre, the concept of "Show, don't tell" definitely doesn't apply to him, his movies is just people talking and slow motion
@@Luizanimado that's every movie. You'll have to be more specific. Give me a comparison between Nolan action scenes compared to Snyder, or something equivalent.
The majority hated the movie yet: 1. BvS is number one bestseller in blu ray and DVD 2.BvS made almost $400 million 3. On RT, the viewer score is still 65% months after release. (FYI: 65% is still a comfortable majority). It is well within your right to hate the movie, but stop with the broad statements.
LMAO! BvS was the "number one bestseller in bluray and DVD" because it was paid DLC for the movie since you had to watch it if you wanted to see the full movie they released in theater. It didn't make almost 400 million. It made almost 900M but that is trivial when you learn they spend 250M on the budget, another 200-250M on the marketing and that the theater takes 1/3 of the gross. Not to mention that this movie, a movie with 2 of the biggest superheroes Batman and Superman should've easily break a billion dollar mark and was supposed to make The Avengers type money of around 1.5B. 65% on RT is not "comfortable majority" because not everyone who has seen the movie actually voted there. The reception of BvS was very split with majority of people disliking it which eventually led to Zack Snyder being fired from Justice League.
Zack Snyder is one of the rarest director who knows how to perfectly make a movie From colour grading to slow Mo From visuals to inspiring story telling From music selection to immersive cinematic experience
What you perceive as weaknesses are actually conscious artistic choices. He lets you work it out. The signs are ALWAYS there. Nothing's missing. Nothing. There's always subtext and depth.
I'm a film maker and I thought this was suppose to be about how to direct like Zack and instead I received a negative outlook on how much you don't like the way he directs while at the same time saying how innovating he is. I respect your opinion but bout time you got to your "good" the video was almost over and I was writing this. I thought this was suppose to be a informative video? Yes you briefly spoke about techniques he uses but it was smothered by your opinion like an over use of gravy that's if this was suppose to be informative for film makers looking to grow and learn. I may be misled but I believe your bias tainted your purpose.
+Jahshua Wolf not all directors have 5 minuets of good content to talk about and if you want to talk about how to direct like somone you have to talk about the good and the bad. Because there bad habits are just as much there style as there good ones. Also this is a personly based channel as it is a film one. Sorry if that's not what you want but that's what it is.
Same i must say. The truth is everyone can be a film critic but do they know what it takes to make a film? the countless hours and sleepless nights put into the project. every director has his or her flaws. Respect!!!
The Film Guy I get what you’re saying man, but when your title is “How to direct like ZS”, people watching are expecting an objective look on how he does things and how that can be emulated. Comments like this wouldn’t exist if the title was “my take on ZS’s style” or “Zack Snyder’s Direction Analysis”. I personally really like it, I find it interesting and immediately recognizable, but I get it’s not for everyone and you’re allowed to not like it. The title is just alluding to something more objective. Not trying to be negative, I’m just letting you know why the original comment is right to be saying what it’s saying.
"I thought this was suppose to be about how to direct like Zack" Have you not been on YT long enough to know how deceptive titles like these are? These are just grabby. I don't feel sorry for you, it was pretty obvious this video was never going to be what the title said it was going to be. What channel is going to give you a guide as to how Zack directs....?
Excellent video and all valid points on Snyder's directing. He is by far the greatest visual director we have today. He consistently has jaw-dropping visuals in all of his movies. I do believe his story telling and characters usually have some issues, but that's because he's not about telling a story as much as he is about playing with themes. Watchmen isn't a story as much as it is a commentary on superheroes, justice, and good vs evil. He breaks down the idea of a good-guy who does "all good" because the real world is much more complicated than that. He also shows us how superheroes would really be, instead of these non-stop justice machines they are people with insecurities, needs, complex relationships, and emotional faults. When I see a Snyder film I open my mind to try and catch the big picture, to understand what he's trying to tell me about something that's important. My discussions with friends about his films usually revolve around themes.
Great observation. I would agree with you that he puts a big emphasis on thematic elements, which is something I really enjoy. I don't like throwing the word around because a lot of people (who probably don't know what it actually means and just think its a pretentious buzzword) get triggered for some reason, but it really does feel like post-modern storytelling. There's more of a focus on symbolism and big themes than continuity or straightforwardness. Does this mean you have to like this style? No, but I wish more people would be open to the fact that there might actually be a reason people like his movies besides "explosions and slow mo."
Ian Levinson I agree, Bay's movies are fun in their own way but they rarely if ever deal with themes like most Snyder films do. Also Snyder has a visual style that's very distinctive, he's one of the few directors that I can point to a scene in a movie and say that looks like a Snyder film. I love his style, visuals, and the way he tells stories that are less focused on narrative and more on themes. But hey, to each their own. I let people like what they like and don't allow others thoughts to influence what I should like.
Lucas M. So true!! I've accepted that maybe Snyder's style isn't for everyone and I'm more than fine enjoying something that a majority of people are not into. At the end of the day, I'm the one watching my blu rays on my TV and others' opinions don't change my viewing experience.
that would be true if you weren't actually wrong about watchmen watchmen is a story about many characters that are really fucked up, watchmen is about saying how sad and pathetic their attempts of being superheros is, or just to fitt in society, thats why it destroys the superhero gendre. you think that writers and artists made such a long novel just to make a simple commentary on superheros? the novel main focus was in the characters, to see how the characters deal with their stuff, and like this you see how fucked up they are, the novel is about substance, completely opposite to the movie but that is not at all in the movie because, snyder was too busy making them kick ass, or making too graphic blood explotions here and there, or animating a giant blue penis. this movie never once mocked heros, cause at the end, the watchmen stayed as heros, he completely lost the essence of the novel now as only a movie it is boring, the overuse of slowmotion makes it tireing, its really hard to follow when the story doesn't make sense, and the characters are completely characterless, watchmen wasn't for him to direct, well actually nothing is, he could direct a linkin park music video or perfume commercials not movies.
Snyder and Nolan have actually worked on a film together and in my perspective was beautifully constructed. It does have its flaws, such as character development and logic, but overall the dialogue and flow of the movie is so compelling. It keeps you in the movie, rather that bored and sawed off. I loved Man of Steel
Lex had a motive he was abused as a child but God never saved him so when an almighty being like Superman appeared it was something tangible for him but I agree it wasn't further expanded on, which it may in the ultimate cut. & I see what you mean about Zack changing his style every film. BvS had so much less battle and action scenes then MoS, he tried to tell a different story but instead got shat on lol. I loved BvS I thought it was a brave piece of filmmaking and I respect Zack for that a lot.
+baggiebat There was nothing brave in a convoluted pretentious mess like BvS. The fact that Snyder thinks the movie is deep doesn't make it deep. He doesn't understand story or characters. Directors aren't judged by the ambitions of their projects but for it's execution. BvS will down as one of the worst comic book movies of all time and nothing changes that.
The Film Guy Yeah hoping it will solve most of the quote on quote story problems. Even if like me you loved the film it's hard not to acknowledge them.
+Jim Macros Daredevil, hulk, howard the duck, batman and robin, fant4stic, fantastic four, fantastic four rise of the silver surfer, green lantern, x men 3, x men origins, superman 4, blade trilogy, steel, swamp thing, ghost rider, ghost rider 2, elecktra, catwoman, all of the punisher movies, the original judge dredd, spawn, the spirit, league of extraordinary gentlemen, the 1994 fantastic four movie,jonah hex. I would go on but I think i've made my point. Even if you didn't like bvs it is no where near as incompetent as the movies I listed
George Daugherty You might have liked them more, which is fine but the majority of them are universally hated while bvs is divisive. Some hate it and some love it and because of that I don't think it will be regarded among the worst. Maybe most controversial or disappointing but certainly not worst
Lex Luthor hates superman because he is a GOD, because Lex Luthor sees in him GOD's representation. The GOD he hates so much because he did not lift a finger to save him when his father abused him as a child. If you watch carefully the movie Lex explains this to the senator and to superman towards the end. Batman vs Superman was a great movie, with it's flaws, the characters have real motivations and flaws and they have to deal with this in their world, this is why Batman vs Superman feels superior to Marvel movies from my point of view.
btw your point of view is shit. sorry, mate. it may feel superior and you may think its a great movie but the movie was crap. their motivations were crap. you said lex disliked god but then he resurrected a god. superman disliked batman for being a destructive vigilante but he was a destructive vigilante. batman hated superman for being too strong for his own good and a vigilante but batman was also a vigilante putting people in harms way with good amount of collateral damage from what we saw. so all the motivations were shit and were hypocritical so it turned all the characters into hypocritical douchebags that no one cared about...
Not trying to defend BVS (because I personally am not a huge fan of the movie) but Lex did explain why he hates Superman. It's more of he hates God, or anything that resembles God due to the way he was treated as a child from his father. "No man in the sky intervened to deliver me from daddy's fists and abominations." He hates God because he feels that God never helped him when he needed him, now since Superman is the closest thing to God that there is, he already has built in hate. He wants to take it out on God and that's why he wants to kill Superman.
I don't think it is so much that he blames God as that he doesn't believe true goodness can exist. It does relate to his father and the beatings he got as a child, but comes from his father being praised as being a good person, while all the time Lex was being abused. So he's out to prove that Superman isn't a boy scout, this paragon of goodness, by making him kill another hero, to validate and justify his worldview. It essentially makes Lex Snyder in terms of his views of Superman, as Snyder doesn't buy into the Superman as "the boy scout" ideal either.
Whether or not it's briefly explained in a throwaway line in amongst the random "philosophy", the problem is that this doesn't come across. There's still a huge problem with the character in the fact that hardly anyone get's this meaning from the movie. It's not clearly delivered and Lex says so much bullshit in the movie that you just learn to ignore half of his dialogue anyway.
@@blyzer7373 Because he was so consumed in his hatred for Superman that he was willing to do anything. Also because Doomsday wasn't going to be treated as one by the public.
i think ther is no director can pool off a fighting scenes like Zack Snyder epic legendary that what I can say about his movie If akira want to make a new DBZ movie he must give Zack the control
Snyder is definitely one of the best, but there are several directors out there on the same level when it comes to action. The Wachowskis, Guillermo Del Toro, the Russo Brothers as well as any decent director out of Hong Kong. keep an eye on Civil War. it will likely set up the Russo bros as the premier action directors in hollywood.
+FURognar I watched civil war they shake the camera during the fight scenes plus the big fight in the airport scene wasn't that epic compering to mos zod fight or BvS last fight not mentioning the bad CGI .
+Abdbari Kao many people hate zack Snyder because his vision is soo deep he makes movies like a documentary with jawdropingly awesome visual effect most of people dont like they are used to with dull basic movies with predictable plot but he takes risk and does something different that make him superior atleast in my eyes i guess no one can make dbz movie better than him
+Abdbari Kao many people hate zack Snyder because his vision is soo deep he makes movies like a documentary with jawdropingly awesome visual effect most of people dont like they are used to with dull basic movies with predictable plot but he takes risk and does something different that make him superior atleast in my eyes i guess no one can make dbz movie better than him
I really like Zack Snyder. I actually very much love Sucker Punch and us one of my favorite movies for a lot of things that go unnoticed, hit some of the points in this video though. I do think he is a great director. i think he would make a great artistic director and leave the movie itself to someone better at continuity and storytelling.
So if the general audiences(95% of the audience)doesn't understand his style,then who does?If the biggest part of the audience doesn't "understand" him it means that his style is bad
this aged well. people hated on snyders work now his working is ageing like fine wine. Batman vs superman DVD sold out in every store in minutes. The snyder cut is doing numbered and is the same rating as endgame and infinity war on imbd.
What I like about Zack is his ability to add in different perspectives in a real and meaningful way. It feels like all of the characters have their own personalities and make their own decisions, right or wrong, based on their OWN beliefs under those circumstances. This is what people fail to grasp. A big problem that confuses people is that they themselves wouldn't do something in some way so it seems implausible that someone else would. I also enjoy how he adds fun along with depth. It's like playing in the ocean; you put your head under the water but have to come back up eventually. I think that's why he tries to remind people that it's just a movie and not to always take things too seriously. I also find interesting his use of dramatic irony, using certain visual cues to give information to the audience which the characters wouldn't be able to see. He really uses the medium to its fullest potential.
the examples you gave were extremely bad on his supposed lack of character motivation, lex's motive was clear, it was philosophical which apparently a lot of people simply dont understand. it was the notion of a powerful being being worshiped as a deity. people like you need literal but really boring motivations like "oh he wants ultimate power"or "he wants to make a lot of money" etc... try to think about the movie next time before blaming it on the filmmakers. sometimes and often is the case with snyder's films, the fault lies with the viewer thinking too small.
I love that you actually know all of the things you said you didn't. At the end you said Zack has to get out of his own head and that's true. I love him but you have to love comics and history and pop culture as much as he to understand one of his films. They have so many layers, which I love but not everyone thinks the same.
The writer tells the story, the director creates the visual tone of the writers words. It's usually the studios that mess up screenplays by letting their friends and people they need to repay favors to do rewrites.
5:55 I have to respectfully disagree with that statement. Personally i don't think that movies always have to immerse you in a realistic sense, just look at Tokusatsu, or the French new wave, those types of movies often tried to remind the viewers that they were watching a movie, either through obviously miniature buildings or odd editing styles. It depends on the type of movie you want to make. It really comes down to substance though. If a movie has at least SOME substance, then it Doesn't need to be "realistically" immersive for it to be good. Of course there's also good writing, acting, directing, etc, to consider in addition to cinematography, but you get my point.
I like your videos, it shows you have knowledge of film, and I learn from them. I'm a film student, and future Film director, and I like Snyder, he inspired me just like the other directors you analyzed. But one of his problems, like other directors, which shows their lack of knowledge of film. Is the script, and the way they shoot. A lot of these directors came from making music videos and commercials. So they have no knowledge of filmmaking. Some directors believe film school is unnecessary. There the reason why films use horrible scripts, that are shot incorrectly. Since we're talking about Snyder, I'll use him as an example. Because Snyder has no knowledge of film, he has no knowledge of screenwriting. His films use scripts with no character development, incoherent plots, and action driven stories without character purpose. Then they are shot without the the image and the camera telling the story. Every shot is for style with no connection to the story or characters. One of the problems I have with Snyder's style, that you didn't speak of, is the fact that his shots are mostly still shots, there is no camera movement. For me that makes his camera direction dull. The camera should tell and be a part of the story as much as the characters. As a film student, studying film enables me to understand screenwriting and how the world, story, characters, drama, and action go together to make cinema. And how the camera brings the images inspired by the script to life. Film is about stories with characters who take you on a journey and change your life forever. As a film student now, and future Film director, studying film will enable me to change lifes and inspire the future. I would like to see you analyse Christopher Nolan, a great director in my opinion.
"Can you tell me why Lex Luthor wants Superman dead?" ...... Yes. I can. And Lex tells the audience several times. This is the problem I run into with Snyder naysayers: they believe that his film is style over substance; his stories are thin. No, they aren't. You are getting caught up in the visuals and are missing clear dialogue. This is a great example: Lex clearly tells Clark why he can't abide his existence. Because of his childhood, his suffering at his father's hands, he has a skewed perception of good and evil. His father was evil but the world hailed him as a god among men. Lex has cultivated his own Godlike status and Superman presents a direct conflict to his goals of power and control. "And now, god bends to my will.." Lex doesn't believe that Superman can be all good and he intends to show, "the holes on the holy." Either he kills god and proves that God isn't all powerful or he gets God to kill and proves that he isn't all good. Simply put: Lex fears Superman and the loss of his own power. "That's how it starts, sir. The fever. The rage. The feeling of powerlessness that turns good men.. cruel." Powerlessness is the central theme for the male leads (women and motherly love being the saving grace). And the movie clearly shows how each character handles their own powerlessness. Edit: Zack Snyder is dyslexic and it was a struggle for him growing up. So he speaks heavily with visuals which is what drew me to his work. He wants the audience to see the story, not just hear it. This is one reason why he draws out every frame of his movies beforehand
I love Snyder's use of Slow-mo. It helps to show the details you would normally miss in a fast action sequence. And when done right, it looks cool as fuck and Snyder is one of the few who gets it right. I can understand people being fatigued by it, but I personally love it. Especially in 300
Im a huge Zack Synder fan! Everything I do is inspired by his films. Zach, if you are reading this. I would love to work for you one day! I can just be your coffee runner if that's what it takes.
Love you Zack, get Flash to take you to your timeline coz you're way too early. We owe you man for all the epics you gave us and plz forgive all those morons who couldn't understand your art and ambition. We don't deserve you.
awww man i loved sucker punch... and you barely even mentioned the music video style, especially the montage intros, I would say thats Zacks thing, the opening credits, hes really good at setting the stage and tone of the movie and whats going on and getting sparking interest in the first few mins with little or no dialogue. imo hes no tarantino but I love his movies his dawn of the dead is like the perfect zombie film, Man of steel and watchmen are such a breath of fresh air in the shallow soulless world of hero movies
Luthor hates Superman for being the closest thing he has to a living god, having suffered from child abuse from his father. The god he believed in didn't help him. He spells out his motivations: "The bittersweet pain among men os having knowledge with no power."
Zack Snyder, divisive as he may be, is a great director. For me anyway. I appreciate that he doesn't choose to have long 'word dump' scenes where characters are telling each other the story. For the most part, if it's important to the main narrative of the film, he takes us with the characters as they experience what happens in the story. Many other great directors do this. I don't understand why they are praised for doing it but Snyder isn't. Sure, most of his films tend to be very strong in the visuals but that does not mean they are lacking in storytelling. I would say that the visuals are a way that he tells the story. Especially in the film that people seem to hate most by him, Sucker Punch. His 'style' is to tell the story with the visuals.
Lex hates Superman because Lex was abused by his father and he blamed God for not helping him. "No man in the sky intervened to deliver me from daddy's fists and abominations." That is why he has a hatred for Superman. God represents Good but Lex was never saved by God. He realizes God cannot be all good. "Good is all-powerful. He cannot be all good." He wanted to prove to the world that God isn't all good. He wanted to defeat a Godlike being to avenge his past. He wanted to prove that God is not good. But superman is good. He tries to be good. Honestly, I don't understand the film's hate. Sure, something was exaggerated and it tried too hard to be philosophical but at least it TRIED to be compelling. It was more thought-provoking than compelling than movies like Justice League. Maybe some motivation was lacking sure, but it wasn't all about that. There was a lot of good this film also had. The visuals, action choreography, the music, the costumes, the performances, and the debate over Superman. I think he did a great job of making us question what it is like to be a God-like being in the contemporary world and also making a fearsome vigilante who is at the end of his emotional attachment to anyone. People just don't understand the film. Everything needs to be spoon-fed to modern audiences. Example: the infamous Martha scene. people really thought that Batman spared Superman because their mom's had the same name. Really? Batman spares Superman because, throughout the film, he didn't believe Superman was all good and that one day he will turn against humanity. However, during superman's final moments, he wasn't telling Batman to spare him. No. He told Batman, the man who was going to murder him to save his mother. Despite his incoming death, he was thinking about others. Lex was manipulating the scene. He made it seem like Superman was degrading Batman and Brice took the bait. So when Clark says "Save Martha," They didn't know their mothers had the same name so Bruce thought he was playing mind games on him. That's why he says, "Why did you say that name?" Then Lois comes and tells him that "it is his mother's name." Batman then realizes Superman was just trying to save his mother. He knows what that is like. To save your parents but being too helpless to do anything. He realizes what he has become. He became that man in the alley that killed his parents. A murderer. Superman showed mercy and thought about his mother during his final moments. it was the most human thing Bruce has seen since Robin has died. So Batman won the fight with Superman but in turn, Superman saves Batman and he makes him realize what he has become. I am not a DC/Snyder fanboy who has wild opinions and disregard criticisms of the film have just hate. I am barely a DC fan. However, I do believe the criticism this film gets is due to the fact that people didn't understand it because it wasn't your regular spoon-fed blockbuster film. "Lex didn't have the motivation?" "Why does Batman kill?" "Did Batman spare Superman because their mothers have the same name?' Those three critics come up a lot yet they were addressed in the film clearly. Also, I clicked on this video to see Zack Snyder's visual breakdown, not an opinion filled review on his work.
He has the same problem, George Lucas had when it came to the prequels. Too much power he needs someone over his shoulder to tell him that this might look cool but it has no place in the story the movie has, Another issue Snyder has is that he can't take criticism when you're working on something millions of people see and give opinion on you have to keep yourself open to critics and learn from your mistakes. "People are too stupid to understand the movie" or "Star Wars blew up planet and no one talked about that" are not valid responses to people not liking your movie.
+Talha Masood I agree, also the right people over his shoulder.. Not sure DC no what they are doing at the moment.. they need there own Kevin Feige, and yes he is super defence about his work..
***** Hey man thanks for you comment. I got that stuff from lex but that doesn't cause him to kill let alone create a beast capable of destroying the earth haha. (that in itself would be more godly than him) Also The director has complete control over the script.. ask any Writer half the time the script they write is very much little like the final product. Because the Directors change liens and ask things to be changes by fill ins all the time. Thats why the Oscar is for best screenplay not best script. they are very Different things :) Also zack is always heavy involved in all his scripts
Yes Lex says MANY times why he doesnt hate superman. Because he feels inadequate to this god that never saved him from his horrible childhood. He wants to not hate him. He wants to CONTROL him. If he can't control him then he doesn't deserve life in his eyes.
just found your channel and am loving these director style videos. Keep them up! and if you could please make one about Robert Rodriguez. I feel he's a sort of alternage version of Tarantino with a wide range of genres and exploitational films.
The Film Guy Thanks! the fact that he does the editing, vfx, cinematography, music, producing and directing for most of his films I feel would make him an interesting topic for ine of your videos. Either way you've earnt yourself a subscriber :)
And they don't know anything about filmmaking. Movie is such a variabel medium. Not everything must forcest to be straight forward. Like art in general. It's ok to not like something personaly. But to say it's bad in general, because of limited ideas of movies is a bad behavior.
Zack Snyder can no doubt compose a shot, as far as I'm concerned he's been responsible for several of the most epics shots in all of superhero movies ever. On the other hand, his ability to develop engaging and well-paced stories along with emotionally resonant characters is a bit debatable. All in my opinion, of course.
All great points, and I'm glad you touched on both positive and negative aspects of him. I honestly think Zack is incredibly talented in a lot of aspects, he's one of the few directors today that puts immense detail into all departments such as the production design, lighting and character. I do however think he's a prime example of what happens when you focus on one area so much (in this case being visuals), that other areas start to suffer.
Man in black pulls out two scimitars and begins to swing them menacingly towards Indiana Jones. Indy reaches for his gun. SLOW-MO Indy points the gun forward. CU TRIGGER His dirty finger hesitantly pulls the trigger back. CU GUN BARRELL Explosion of sparks and a bullet emerges. Slow motion bullet flying through air. Slow motion bad guy in mask reacting to gun shot with shock and fear. Slow motion eruption of blood from swordmans abdomen, as he slowly slow-mo collapses to the ground. CU Harrison Ford's Face The look of a man who was just told he has prostate cancer. Fade to black.
@True Gooner He is a fantastic director who directed Masterpieces like Man of Steel, Watchmen and Batman V Superman. All of these are really good . You should watch these amazing films and then judge whether he is a good director or not
@True Gooner Well that's the best you got. I've seen worse. FAR WORSE than what you can say about Snyder. The Fifty Shades Films, The Twilight Saga, ANY Adam Sandler movie bar Hotel Transylvania, Etc. What a wuss? Snyder is the worst? Is that all you got.
@True Gooner Not gonna bash you but tell me why his movies are trash? His movies are not perfect (I don't think anything is) but they are masterpiece because of his unique style. When you are watching a SH movie, it always feels unreal, you can't feel what the characters feel or in another word, it is not relatable because you know it is not real. Everything is there because the director put it there. But Zack's SH movies always feel real like you were there when it happened, you saw it with your own eyes, heard with your own ears
@True Gooner dude, are you following or what? You're basically telling me that his style is dumb but what in his style is dumb? Thus is dumb, that is dumb, why it is dumb? Huh? Critical thinker?
I've been trying to articulate many of these same points about Zack Snyder's filmmaking style for years. Well done. I like that you make a point about how, even though his films are flawed, that Snyder is one of the few directors in big budget genre cinema who at least tries new/progressive storytelling techniques.
The other day I saw Man Of Steel purely for the director standpoint.. and I was really impressed of how it is directed, sometimes he uses long shots and then unites scenes with several fast cuts, the use of the zoom in and out it was just spot on and the shaky camera it`s used in a very effective way only to accentuate POV and stress, and then from a shaky camera changes to a very well composed and still shot... on a technical level on Man Of Steel Snyder is awesome... one can argue for sure of the payoff of his themes but as a technical filmmaker he is right there with the best in my opinion... I like most of his work even if it is not perfect especially on the aspect of content... I like your review ... I been subscribed to your channel for some time now, so yeah keep it up
What I liked about BvS was the darkness. I also liked the brutality in it, that's what kept me at the edge of my seat, still needed a better story but BvS is prob one of my all time favorite movies because of the style used.
If you have a problem with the character decisions in Watchmen or with Lex Luther wanting to kill Superman and those are your issues with Zack Snyder you need to read a comic book. Neither of those are things Zach created they are things he took over from the source material especially Watchmen
Sucker punch is actually a good movie..and he knows exactly what wants to do..and has signature elements and is a great Storyteller ....you have him all wrong .
Actually, reminding the audience that it's all fiction has been popular for a while in literature; it's a resource called "willing suspension of disbelief", and it has been used in quite known works such as Charlotte Brontë's "Jane Eyre".
I agree that he should make a movie that's a bit less serious. My favorite movie of his was dawn of the dead because it was so ridiculous and fun. He should get back to that
+George Daugherty I'm all for visualist directors. And his vision is amazing. Really. But his pacing is so nonsensical I can't be invested in a movie hat doesn't make sense. Now. Don't confuse that with someone like Nolan who makes confusing movies that make sense. Snyders movies don't make sense. And Matthew Vaughn is wayyyyy better than Snyder. Not even close
Hmm. Interesting, but is being meta the same thing as trying to 'pull you out of the experience'? Personally, I don't think so. It's possible for good art to acknowledge its own artifice. Think of the prologue to Henry V, or pretty much the entirety of The Tempest. I think you're looking at this a little too literally. To me, acknowledging the artificial and unreal nature of the film/play, and speaking directly or indirectly to the audience, can, if done well, enhance the work's effect. The limits of the fictional world are delineated, and we know what to take seriously and what not to. Commenting on the nature of the art form within the performance (i.e. directly breaking the forth wall, or indirectly acknowledging the artifice of the production) doesn't necessarily break immersion. Why? Because everyone is aware all the time when they're watching anything fictional, that they're viewing something that isn't real. Never try to pretend otherwise.
To be fair, when that newspaper received the diary of Rorschach, it was in the original graphic novel of "The Watchmen". Zach Snyder wanted to remain accurate to the source material, even though he got rid of the giant space squid. Dr. Manhattan was so omnipotent, he has grown so detached from humanity that he does not care about humanity and just wants to be a god full time somewhere else. Perhaps he could have spent some time on character motivations to explain that.
I would love to see Wes Anderson next his directing style is so recognisable you notice it's one of his movies as soon as you watch films such as The Daarjeeling Limited, Fantastic Mr. Fox, the Royal Tenebaums and others.
Probably, because ummm... he DID NOT WRITE the stories, he just (visually) TOLD them!?!? if a story isnt good, it's not the directors fault... just make it look good! LOL I do like how you mentioned he doesnt know what kind of movies he actually wants to make.... I'd actually like to see him do a STAR WARS movie.. him and NOLAN!!
De'lahn Day of course he can, but that's him basically getting permission, because he would be proposing an idea... if they like it, then they do it... but ultimately, it's NOT his decision...it's the studio's. It's ALWAYS a creative collaboration, but there is a final say-so from the studio, the executive producer, etc. whom the director works for.
De'lahn Day actually Nolan had creative control over ALL of DCEU until they had creative differences, that's why he bowed out, but was STILL Executive Producer.. now he's still involved but not as he was... he wants to do his own stories, because Nolan ties ALL his movies together, in some way.
De'lahn Day but my point was... Zack did NOT WRITE the stories... he was given a script. He did NOT initiate the story... he adjusted it... which validates my original point from the start.. go back and read my original comment.
Batman V Superman is a dialogue heavy movie. If you go in expecting a marvel kind of movie without paying attention to the dialogue, then you'd find more supposed "plotholes" in the movie. About Lex hating Superman, Lex even gives his reason almost at the end of the movie.
5:26 - Interesting that you should use a Joss Whedon movie as the example of zoom shots that are intended to give the impression of a human camera operator trying (and initially failing) to seek out something within the frame, when in reality it's a meticulously-planned effects shot. As I recall, in one of his commentaries to a Firefly episode (possibly the pilot episode?), he criticises the use of such shots in the battle scenes at the end of Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones as being out-of-place with the aesthetic of the rest of the film, so that when he chose to have such shots in Firefly, he had to justify it and ensure it was in keeping with the rest of the series' shooting style.
+variousthings that's a super interesting comment man :) I still can't see why it was in the scene. It's no secret he was over worked and overrun on that set. Perhaphs it slipped his mind :(
+Brian Kent Pirrie can't sorry. His estate is suing people who use his footage on TH-cam. I'm a nobody, making no Money from this. I can't take that risk. But I have a David fincher one out next week
Zack Snyder is actually a really smart guy. He doesn't always seem like it because he's not very good with words in interviews and he usually relies to much on visuals to tell stories, but guys, I watched the man f steel behind the scenes not too long ago, and he puts INCREDIBLE amounts of detail into his movies. A lot of practical effects/stunts, usually mixed with visual effects, he makes (for the most part) really good casting choices, his movies are always beautiful looking, and I personally love his style! I think he's so divisive because he's so unique. He relies so much on his visuals that some people don't get it or just don't like it cause it's not what they're used to. Others love it and can appreciate it a lot (such as myself). He has his flaws but I would never say he's a bad director like Michael bay.
They went to the same school. They always use the same things; it's all found on the surface. There's nothing more than what you see (don't say there's symbolism; that's visual, too). The story is always bland or convoluted, so he relies on luring people in by making it look catastrophic or stylized to lure people into the theater.
+Redfox I disagree! But your entitled to you opinion :)what I've noticed is Michael bay makes movies directed at teenage boys (he said that once) and puts racist stereotypes, one dimensional overly sexualized female characters, annoying comedy relieve characters, and tons and tons of explosions in his movies. Like I said, Zack actually tries to give us compelling, and emotional stores, and puts ALOT of effort into his movies. His problem is that sometimes he focuses to much on how the movie looks and ends up not thinking everything through when it comes to the plot. To me, Zack at least tries to be a good director whereas Bay has flat out admitted to being a shallow director. To me that speaks volumes of how Zack is a way superior director.
+Redfox Michael Bay is a film historian he is one of the most knowledgeable filmmakers out there right now. He graduated the top of his class in film school, the problem is he's money hungry and lazy. He understands the mass majority of the audience don't want smarts well thought out movies that want explosion tits and things that make kids go ahh cool!!
Alek Blaylock Good points. I think Zack's problem mainly is in telling stories. He's passionate about his work, but he just doesn't understand what makes them appealing to a majority of people, and that's where he falls short as a director. The Film Guy That's the most depressing part of his story, sadly. He has the potential to make a competent film (shown with the Bengazi movie he did a few months ago), but he doesn't do that and instead aims to make tons of money. It's sad, really.
@1:17 because Lex believes that all powerful cannot be all good and he wants to prove to the world that Superman isn't all good And let alone a god! Isnt that obvious?
6:53 "He will often shoot something small dozens of times until he gets it the way he wants to look. I can only think of a couple other directors who have that diligence." *shows David Fincher* You're totally forgetting Kubrick.
Good points, before this I really didn't think there was anything good about Zack Snyder (other than the visual appeal of his movies, anyone who has seen any of his movies knows that) but you showed me that there is a lot more to like about him than just that!
Dr. Manhattan can't simply see the past and future, he sees his OWN past, and his OWN future. He makes that very clear in the film. He would have had no idea that Rorschach wrote and submitted that journal for publishing.
Besides, Snyder didn't write the story but Alan Moore did. This fools are trying to directorial styles with no apparent knowledge.
Besides he cannot changes what he sees... he is a puppet of time like the rest of us
Basically, Rumfoord from Sirens of Titan, but he can give you cancer.
Fun fact: in Flash's time travel scene, thats the exact same thing he says.
"Make your own future, make your own past..."
feel sad for snyder.. for getting all the hate.. he is my inspiration
well i dont care because Sucker Punch he wrote it and it was amazing.. sadly people just dont understand the visual story that he is trying to tell.. Its kinda weird film has always been about visual storytelling yet Snyder gets a lot of hate from doing that
It's fine to create a film that tells a story through a visual collage, but there's a level of coherency that has to come with it. Some of my favorite films have little details through visuals that I didn't notice, but have a straightforward story you can connect with. Batman v Superman is a film composed only of details and not much else. In that regard, they're not really details, they're just...tails. It's hard to explain, but it mainly has something to do with the jarring editing.
2deepy what jarring editing? if you're talking about theatrical cut then its a cut where he tried to squeeze in as many details as possible. For me the edits didn't matter because I myself from the story and visuals could put every piece of the puzzle on my own and understand the movie. But most people who didn't loved the Ultimate Cut
Danny Guy Many people said that they had to view it multiple times to put those pieces together. I'm not saying you had to. If not, then excellent on your part. But a film that seems to rely on people to mentally put together a huge puzzle as the film is going on won't make for an overly cohesive one. Some of the greatest films of all time have a plethora of complex details that don't hinge on the audience finding them, as they have a straightforward story to be on the surface. That's how I usually view stories in general. The surface, with story, acting, directing, etc. And then there's the depths, with themes, motifs, etc. A film should have both, not just the latter. It seems as though the ultimate edition accomplished that, but not the movie that was cut down and released to theaters.
2deepy Because the ultimate version is the real movie he wanted to tell. Theatrical version he made it for the fans to understand. Which is a bad idea but they did it anyway. And still love both versions.
I think Snyder's focus is on creating iconic still images. Since Watchmen he chooses to shoot single camera despite how time consuming this is. He does this because he wants every shot to have the best composition possible. I also think this is why he uses Slow Mo so much. He really wants his images to stick in the audience's head.
There isn't too much slow motion in BvS OR MoS.
but if the stories themselves aren’t good, the “epic” scenes wouldn’t hold any emotional weight. They will be just fancy scenes meaning little.
@@Amonny there is barely any slomo in bvs and none in men steel
Exactly what I said. @@HeyIntegrity
Amonny Shooting single camera in movies is the norm though, not the exception...
"He is just a visual Storyteller" ... As far as I know... that's exactly what cinema is.
Spot on. 🔥
His storytelling itself is bad
@@aishikmukherjee06 His storytelling is great . You just have bad tastes
That's so true
@@aishikmukherjee06 his storytelling is awesome.
He's an amazing director
Your definition of amazing is really bad
@@Luizanimado #1 rule in film. Show me don't tell me. His visual story telling is Amazing. Sucker Punch not a great movie but some scenes were awesome. Same with his animated film. The 🦉 film. Bats vs Sups was fantastic. I could continue but I'm guessing you don't like him no matter what. Your probably a mar-vel fan
@@erichoopes7643 I think he's alright, he is good visually, but his movies are always very mediocre, the concept of "Show, don't tell" definitely doesn't apply to him, his movies is just people talking and slow motion
@@Luizanimado that's every movie. You'll have to be more specific. Give me a comparison between Nolan action scenes compared to Snyder, or something equivalent.
@@Luizanimado Man of Steel had NO slow motion and BVS had NO slow motion fight scenes.
The majority hated the movie yet:
1. BvS is number one bestseller in blu ray and DVD
2.BvS made almost $400 million
3. On RT, the viewer score is still 65% months after release. (FYI: 65% is still a comfortable majority).
It is well within your right to hate the movie, but stop with the broad statements.
LMAO! BvS was the "number one bestseller in bluray and DVD" because it was paid DLC for the movie since you had to watch it if you wanted to see the full movie they released in theater. It didn't make almost 400 million. It made almost 900M but that is trivial when you learn they spend 250M on the budget, another 200-250M on the marketing and that the theater takes 1/3 of the gross. Not to mention that this movie, a movie with 2 of the biggest superheroes Batman and Superman should've easily break a billion dollar mark and was supposed to make The Avengers type money of around 1.5B. 65% on RT is not "comfortable majority" because not everyone who has seen the movie actually voted there. The reception of BvS was very split with majority of people disliking it which eventually led to Zack Snyder being fired from Justice League.
@@blyzer7373 Zack Snyder left Justice League to mourn the death of his daughter after she committed suicide. Where are you getting your sources?
@@blyzer7373 You are wrong at so many levels.
@@blyzer7373 las time I checked there is a justice leagues coming out directed by Snyder. Now fck off hater
@@blyzer7373 imagine being wrong infront of everyone, but think you're right lol. Pathetic.
Zack Snyder is one of the rarest director who knows how to perfectly make a movie
From colour grading to slow Mo
From visuals to inspiring story telling
From music selection to immersive cinematic experience
yes and no, the slow motion is not that uses well , the watchowskis on the other know how to use the slow motion
Well I for one, love Zack Snyder's style.
+Kix Musaid that's good you are aloud haha :)
+The Film Guy Aloud?
+Kix Musaid allowed ** Haha I really cant spell
+The Film Guy Ah, makes more sense now.
I agree as well :)
What you perceive as weaknesses are actually conscious artistic choices. He lets you work it out. The signs are ALWAYS there. Nothing's missing. Nothing.
There's always subtext and depth.
Absolutely
I love his style so much.
+MrDeathmaster131 awesome man
I wonder how he does it
Me too
One of the few mainstream directors that actually have a style.
They guy is good at his job, give him credit, movies are visual and beautiful spectacle that also helps to tell his stories.
yeah the visuals are great, that's awesome. Gotta give credit where it is deserved. however coherent or decent storytelling not so much.
I'm a film maker and I thought this was suppose to be about how to direct like Zack and instead I received a negative outlook on how much you don't like the way he directs while at the same time saying how innovating he is. I respect your opinion but bout time you got to your "good" the video was almost over and I was writing this. I thought this was suppose to be a informative video? Yes you briefly spoke about techniques he uses but it was smothered by your opinion like an over use of gravy that's if this was suppose to be informative for film makers looking to grow and learn. I may be misled but I believe your bias tainted your purpose.
+Jahshua Wolf not all directors have 5 minuets of good content to talk about and if you want to talk about how to direct like somone you have to talk about the good and the bad. Because there bad habits are just as much there style as there good ones.
Also this is a personly based channel as it is a film one. Sorry if that's not what you want but that's what it is.
Same i must say. The truth is everyone can be a film critic but do they know what it takes to make a film? the countless hours and sleepless nights put into the project. every director has his or her flaws. Respect!!!
The Film Guy I get what you’re saying man, but when your title is “How to direct like ZS”, people watching are expecting an objective look on how he does things and how that can be emulated.
Comments like this wouldn’t exist if the title was “my take on ZS’s style” or “Zack Snyder’s Direction Analysis”. I personally really like it, I find it interesting and immediately recognizable, but I get it’s not for everyone and you’re allowed to not like it. The title is just alluding to something more objective.
Not trying to be negative, I’m just letting you know why the original comment is right to be saying what it’s saying.
@@alexman378 100%
"I thought this was suppose to be about how to direct like Zack" Have you not been on YT long enough to know how deceptive titles like these are? These are just grabby. I don't feel sorry for you, it was pretty obvious this video was never going to be what the title said it was going to be. What channel is going to give you a guide as to how Zack directs....?
Excellent video and all valid points on Snyder's directing. He is by far the greatest visual director we have today. He consistently has jaw-dropping visuals in all of his movies.
I do believe his story telling and characters usually have some issues, but that's because he's not about telling a story as much as he is about playing with themes. Watchmen isn't a story as much as it is a commentary on superheroes, justice, and good vs evil. He breaks down the idea of a good-guy who does "all good" because the real world is much more complicated than that.
He also shows us how superheroes would really be, instead of these non-stop justice machines they are people with insecurities, needs, complex relationships, and emotional faults.
When I see a Snyder film I open my mind to try and catch the big picture, to understand what he's trying to tell me about something that's important. My discussions with friends about his films usually revolve around themes.
Great observation. I would agree with you that he puts a big emphasis on thematic elements, which is something I really enjoy. I don't like throwing the word around because a lot of people (who probably don't know what it actually means and just think its a pretentious buzzword) get triggered for some reason, but it really does feel like post-modern storytelling. There's more of a focus on symbolism and big themes than continuity or straightforwardness. Does this mean you have to like this style? No, but I wish more people would be open to the fact that there might actually be a reason people like his movies besides "explosions and slow mo."
Ian Levinson I agree, Bay's movies are fun in their own way but they rarely if ever deal with themes like most Snyder films do.
Also Snyder has a visual style that's very distinctive, he's one of the few directors that I can point to a scene in a movie and say that looks like a Snyder film. I love his style, visuals, and the way he tells stories that are less focused on narrative and more on themes.
But hey, to each their own. I let people like what they like and don't allow others thoughts to influence what I should like.
Lucas M. So true!! I've accepted that maybe Snyder's style isn't for everyone and I'm more than fine enjoying something that a majority of people are not into.
At the end of the day, I'm the one watching my blu rays on my TV and others' opinions don't change my viewing experience.
George Miller?
that would be true if you weren't actually wrong about watchmen
watchmen is a story about many characters that are really fucked up, watchmen is about saying how sad and pathetic their attempts of being superheros is, or just to fitt in society, thats why it destroys the superhero gendre. you think that writers and artists made such a long novel just to make a simple commentary on superheros?
the novel main focus was in the characters, to see how the characters deal with their stuff, and like this you see how fucked up they are, the novel is about substance, completely opposite to the movie
but that is not at all in the movie because, snyder was too busy making them kick ass, or making too graphic blood explotions here and there, or animating a giant blue penis.
this movie never once mocked heros, cause at the end, the watchmen stayed as heros, he completely lost the essence of the novel
now as only a movie it is boring, the overuse of slowmotion makes it tireing, its really hard to follow when the story doesn't make sense, and the characters are completely characterless, watchmen wasn't for him to direct, well actually nothing is, he could direct a linkin park music video or perfume commercials not movies.
Snyder and Nolan have actually worked on a film together and in my perspective was beautifully constructed. It does have its flaws, such as character development and logic, but overall the dialogue and flow of the movie is so compelling. It keeps you in the movie, rather that bored and sawed off. I loved Man of Steel
Lex had a motive he was abused as a child but God never saved him so when an almighty being like Superman appeared it was something tangible for him but I agree it wasn't further expanded on, which it may in the ultimate cut.
& I see what you mean about Zack changing his style every film. BvS had so much less battle and action scenes then MoS, he tried to tell a different story but instead got shat on lol. I loved BvS I thought it was a brave piece of filmmaking and I respect Zack for that a lot.
+baggiebat Thats cool man.. I look forward to seeing the directors cut.. fingers crossed
+baggiebat There was nothing brave in a convoluted pretentious mess like BvS. The fact that Snyder thinks the movie is deep doesn't make it deep.
He doesn't understand story or characters. Directors aren't judged by the ambitions of their projects but for it's execution. BvS will down as one of the worst comic book movies of all time and nothing changes that.
The Film Guy Yeah hoping it will solve most of the quote on quote story problems. Even if like me you loved the film it's hard not to acknowledge them.
+Jim Macros Daredevil, hulk, howard the duck, batman and robin, fant4stic, fantastic four, fantastic four rise of the silver surfer, green lantern, x men 3, x men origins, superman 4, blade trilogy, steel, swamp thing, ghost rider, ghost rider 2, elecktra, catwoman, all of the punisher movies, the original judge dredd, spawn, the spirit, league of extraordinary gentlemen, the 1994 fantastic four movie,jonah hex. I would go on but I think i've made my point. Even if you didn't like bvs it is no where near as incompetent as the movies I listed
George Daugherty You might have liked them more, which is fine but the majority of them are universally hated while bvs is divisive. Some hate it and some love it and because of that I don't think it will be regarded among the worst. Maybe most controversial or disappointing but certainly not worst
Lex Luthor hates superman because he is a GOD, because Lex Luthor sees in him GOD's representation. The GOD he hates so much because he did not lift a finger to save him when his father abused him as a child. If you watch carefully the movie Lex explains this to the senator and to superman towards the end. Batman vs Superman was a great movie, with it's flaws, the characters have real motivations and flaws and they have to deal with this in their world, this is why Batman vs Superman feels superior to Marvel movies from my point of view.
You mean the riddler
Bvs was a dumb, mindless, illogical film that tried way to hard to be smart and philosophical, that it became messy and over the top
Alexandru Duica
like batman v superman all you like, but sin't defend it as a thinking man's movie, it isn't
btw your point of view is shit. sorry, mate. it may feel superior and you may think its a great movie but the movie was crap. their motivations were crap. you said lex disliked god but then he resurrected a god. superman disliked batman for being a destructive vigilante but he was a destructive vigilante. batman hated superman for being too strong for his own good and a vigilante but batman was also a vigilante putting people in harms way with good amount of collateral damage from what we saw. so all the motivations were shit and were hypocritical so it turned all the characters into hypocritical douchebags that no one cared about...
he didnt ressurect a god he ressurected the devil like HE SAID in the movie " if man can't kill god , maybe the devil can "
Not trying to defend BVS (because I personally am not a huge fan of the movie) but Lex did explain why he hates Superman. It's more of he hates God, or anything that resembles God due to the way he was treated as a child from his father. "No man in the sky intervened to deliver me from daddy's fists and abominations." He hates God because he feels that God never helped him when he needed him, now since Superman is the closest thing to God that there is, he already has built in hate. He wants to take it out on God and that's why he wants to kill Superman.
I don't think it is so much that he blames God as that he doesn't believe true goodness can exist. It does relate to his father and the beatings he got as a child, but comes from his father being praised as being a good person, while all the time Lex was being abused. So he's out to prove that Superman isn't a boy scout, this paragon of goodness, by making him kill another hero, to validate and justify his worldview.
It essentially makes Lex Snyder in terms of his views of Superman, as Snyder doesn't buy into the Superman as "the boy scout" ideal either.
Whether or not it's briefly explained in a throwaway line in amongst the random "philosophy", the problem is that this doesn't come across. There's still a huge problem with the character in the fact that hardly anyone get's this meaning from the movie.
It's not clearly delivered and Lex says so much bullshit in the movie that you just learn to ignore half of his dialogue anyway.
Why does he make Doomsday then? If he hates God why make something worse than him?
@@blyzer7373 Because he was so consumed in his hatred for Superman that he was willing to do anything. Also because Doomsday wasn't going to be treated as one by the public.
@@blyzer7373 He though he was able to control doomsday, WB deleted that line
i think ther is no director can pool off a fighting scenes like Zack Snyder
epic legendary that what I can say about his movie
If akira want to make a new DBZ movie he must give Zack the control
Snyder is definitely one of the best, but there are several directors out there on the same level when it comes to action. The Wachowskis, Guillermo Del Toro, the Russo Brothers as well as any decent director out of Hong Kong. keep an eye on Civil War. it will likely set up the Russo bros as the premier action directors in hollywood.
+FURognar I watched civil war they shake the camera during the fight scenes plus the big fight in the airport scene wasn't that epic compering to mos zod fight or BvS last fight not mentioning the bad CGI .
+Abdbari Kao many people hate zack Snyder because his vision is soo deep he makes movies like a documentary with jawdropingly awesome visual effect most of people dont like they are used to with dull basic movies with predictable plot but he takes risk and does something different that make him superior atleast in my eyes i guess no one can make dbz movie better than him
+Abdbari Kao many people hate zack Snyder because his vision is soo deep he makes movies like a documentary with jawdropingly awesome visual effect most of people dont like they are used to with dull basic movies with predictable plot but he takes risk and does something different that make him superior atleast in my eyes i guess no one can make dbz movie better than him
+zayan syed true
I really like Zack Snyder. I actually very much love Sucker Punch and us one of my favorite movies for a lot of things that go unnoticed, hit some of the points in this video though. I do think he is a great director. i think he would make a great artistic director and leave the movie itself to someone better at continuity and storytelling.
I hope they do that with justice league. Zack for the fight scenes and ben affleck for the storytelling
Idk man. All of his films make clear sense to me. The examples used as "why characters did this/that" are answered in the films.
"He doesn't focus enough on getting his story to make sense."
Correction: "I didn't focus enough to make sense of the story."
Snyder is a awesome director, his film writing isn't bad as people are claiming to be it's just very complicated for general audience to follow.
true that exactly what i think
So if the general audiences(95% of the audience)doesn't understand his style,then who does?If the biggest part of the audience doesn't "understand" him it means that his style is bad
+Dave Ethan (d1988) Nope. Nolan is hard for some people to follow. Snyder is very simple and usually too obvious.
Everton Guilherme I don't think so, Christopher Nolan maybe exceptional but his screenplay is mostly easy to follow like a children's book.
rodrigo i said "hard for some people", not just hard.
this aged well. people hated on snyders work now his working is ageing like fine wine. Batman vs superman DVD sold out in every store in minutes. The snyder cut is doing numbered and is the same rating as endgame and infinity war on imbd.
Well IW and Endgame are far superior than ZSJL.
In the Philippines, Zack Snyder is hailed as the greatest filmmaker to have ever lived.
Ummm..
@@aishikmukherjee06 Ummm what ? Truth hurts doesn't it
@@darknemessis6880 Snyder fanboy detected
@@aishikmukherjee06 Snyder hate-boner drone detected
@@darknemessis6880 😂
What I like about Zack is his ability to add in different perspectives in a real and meaningful way. It feels like all of the characters have their own personalities and make their own decisions, right or wrong, based on their OWN beliefs under those circumstances. This is what people fail to grasp. A big problem that confuses people is that they themselves wouldn't do something in some way so it seems implausible that someone else would.
I also enjoy how he adds fun along with depth. It's like playing in the ocean; you put your head under the water but have to come back up eventually. I think that's why he tries to remind people that it's just a movie and not to always take things too seriously. I also find interesting his use of dramatic irony, using certain visual cues to give information to the audience which the characters wouldn't be able to see. He really uses the medium to its fullest potential.
Here right after watching his JL, and I can safely say that he's getting good with character motivation
the examples you gave were extremely bad on his supposed lack of character motivation, lex's motive was clear, it was philosophical which apparently a lot of people simply dont understand. it was the notion of a powerful being being worshiped as a deity. people like you need literal but really boring motivations like "oh he wants ultimate power"or "he wants to make a lot of money" etc... try to think about the movie next time before blaming it on the filmmakers. sometimes and often is the case with snyder's films, the fault lies with the viewer thinking too small.
"Why did DM kill Rorschach and not see his journal in the future?"
Because Ozymandias obscured DM's view from looking into the future.
not a fan of Zack but Watchmen is probably my fav superhero movie
dam son Read the Novel
@@de_lahn A novel that has squids at the end? The movie is better.
I agree with “style over substance”.
I sometimes don’t understand the character development of his movies. But I can say the visual is amazing.
Because you are dumb as a brick . And no it's not style over substance, if you want that go watch Michael bay . Zack actually knows to tell a story
I love that you actually know all of the things you said you didn't. At the end you said Zack has to get out of his own head and that's true. I love him but you have to love comics and history and pop culture as much as he to understand one of his films. They have so many layers, which I love but not everyone thinks the same.
The writer tells the story, the director creates the visual tone of the writers words. It's usually the studios that mess up screenplays by letting their friends and people they need to repay favors to do rewrites.
Zack's movies do have a lot of substance, just watch the BvS extended cut
5:55 I have to respectfully disagree with that statement.
Personally i don't think that movies always have to immerse you in a realistic sense, just look at Tokusatsu, or the French new wave, those types of movies often tried to remind the viewers that they were watching a movie, either through obviously miniature buildings or odd editing styles. It depends on the type of movie you want to make. It really comes down to substance though. If a movie has at least SOME substance, then it Doesn't need to be "realistically" immersive for it to be good. Of course there's also good writing, acting, directing, etc, to consider in addition to cinematography, but you get my point.
I know a lot of you love Snyder and others hate him, please don't kill each other just love and eat Tacos :D
lol, I was eating tacos when I saw this 😂😂
+Jansher Aquib I am so glad :D
+The Film Guy ha-ha !! thanks for these vids tho. loving these. 👌👌
I like your videos, it shows you have knowledge of film, and I learn from them. I'm a film student, and future Film director, and I like Snyder, he inspired me just like the other directors you analyzed. But one of his problems, like other directors, which shows their lack of knowledge of film. Is the script, and the way they shoot. A lot of these directors came from making music videos and commercials. So they have no knowledge of filmmaking. Some directors believe film school is unnecessary. There the reason why films use horrible scripts, that are shot incorrectly. Since we're talking about Snyder, I'll use him as an example. Because Snyder has no knowledge of film, he has no knowledge of screenwriting. His films use scripts with no character development, incoherent plots, and action driven stories without character purpose. Then they are shot without the the image and the camera telling the story. Every shot is for style with no connection to the story or characters. One of the problems I have with Snyder's style, that you didn't speak of, is the fact that his shots are mostly still shots, there is no camera movement. For me that makes his camera direction dull. The camera should tell and be a part of the story as much as the characters. As a film student, studying film enables me to understand screenwriting and how the world, story, characters, drama, and action go together to make cinema. And how the camera brings the images inspired by the script to life. Film is about stories with characters who take you on a journey and change your life forever. As a film student now, and future Film director, studying film will enable me to change lifes and inspire the future. I would like to see you analyse Christopher Nolan, a great director in my opinion.
Very cool man I agree. Thanks for this comment.
"Can you tell me why Lex Luthor wants Superman dead?" ...... Yes. I can. And Lex tells the audience several times.
This is the problem I run into with Snyder naysayers: they believe that his film is style over substance; his stories are thin. No, they aren't. You are getting caught up in the visuals and are missing clear dialogue.
This is a great example: Lex clearly tells Clark why he can't abide his existence. Because of his childhood, his suffering at his father's hands, he has a skewed perception of good and evil. His father was evil but the world hailed him as a god among men. Lex has cultivated his own Godlike status and Superman presents a direct conflict to his goals of power and control. "And now, god bends to my will.."
Lex doesn't believe that Superman can be all good and he intends to show, "the holes on the holy." Either he kills god and proves that God isn't all powerful or he gets God to kill and proves that he isn't all good.
Simply put: Lex fears Superman and the loss of his own power. "That's how it starts, sir.
The fever. The rage. The feeling of powerlessness that turns good men.. cruel." Powerlessness is the central theme for the male leads (women and motherly love being the saving grace). And the movie clearly shows how each character handles their own powerlessness.
Edit: Zack Snyder is dyslexic and it was a struggle for him growing up. So he speaks heavily with visuals which is what drew me to his work. He wants the audience to see the story, not just hear it. This is one reason why he draws out every frame of his movies beforehand
The worst thing a movie can be is something we have already scene.
Say what you want about Snyder but never say he isn’t unique.
I love Snyder's use of Slow-mo. It helps to show the details you would normally miss in a fast action sequence. And when done right, it looks cool as fuck and Snyder is one of the few who gets it right. I can understand people being fatigued by it, but I personally love it. Especially in 300
+FURognar very cool :)
Im a huge Zack Synder fan! Everything I do is inspired by his films. Zach, if you are reading this. I would love to work for you one day! I can just be your coffee runner if that's what it takes.
Love you Zack, get Flash to take you to your timeline coz you're way too early. We owe you man for all the epics you gave us and plz forgive all those morons who couldn't understand your art and ambition. We don't deserve you.
awww man i loved sucker punch... and you barely even mentioned the music video style, especially the montage intros, I would say thats Zacks thing, the opening credits, hes really good at setting the stage and tone of the movie and whats going on and getting sparking interest in the first few mins with little or no dialogue. imo hes no tarantino but I love his movies his dawn of the dead is like the perfect zombie film, Man of steel and watchmen are such a breath of fresh air in the shallow soulless world of hero movies
Luthor hates Superman for being the closest thing he has to a living god, having suffered from child abuse from his father. The god he believed in didn't help him. He spells out his motivations: "The bittersweet pain among men os having knowledge with no power."
LEX hate superman because his father. Its in the dialogue
Zack Snyder is in my opinion one of the greatest film makers of the modern era.
Please do Christopher Nolan
+T.O. Dipe will do.
ALSO the late Tony Scott, his style inspired me to get into editing !!! great channel keep up the good work !!!
Could you do M Night Shyamalan next? I love this series! Keep it up!
It's hard to do christopher nolan , because every movie is soo different than the other , although they are all still dark and gritty.
Zack Snyder, divisive as he may be, is a great director. For me anyway. I appreciate that he doesn't choose to have long 'word dump' scenes where characters are telling each other the story. For the most part, if it's important to the main narrative of the film, he takes us with the characters as they experience what happens in the story. Many other great directors do this. I don't understand why they are praised for doing it but Snyder isn't. Sure, most of his films tend to be very strong in the visuals but that does not mean they are lacking in storytelling. I would say that the visuals are a way that he tells the story. Especially in the film that people seem to hate most by him, Sucker Punch. His 'style' is to tell the story with the visuals.
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Lex hates Superman because Lex was abused by his father and he blamed God for not helping him.
"No man in the sky intervened to deliver me from daddy's fists and abominations."
That is why he has a hatred for Superman. God represents Good but Lex was never saved by God. He realizes God cannot be all good.
"Good is all-powerful. He cannot be all good."
He wanted to prove to the world that God isn't all good. He wanted to defeat a Godlike being to avenge his past. He wanted to prove that God is not good. But superman is good. He tries to be good.
Honestly, I don't understand the film's hate. Sure, something was exaggerated and it tried too hard to be philosophical but at least it TRIED to be compelling. It was more thought-provoking than compelling than movies like Justice League. Maybe some motivation was lacking sure, but it wasn't all about that. There was a lot of good this film also had. The visuals, action choreography, the music, the costumes, the performances, and the debate over Superman. I think he did a great job of making us question what it is like to be a God-like being in the contemporary world and also making a fearsome vigilante who is at the end of his emotional attachment to anyone.
People just don't understand the film. Everything needs to be spoon-fed to modern audiences.
Example: the infamous Martha scene.
people really thought that Batman spared Superman because their mom's had the same name. Really?
Batman spares Superman because, throughout the film, he didn't believe Superman was all good and that one day he will turn against humanity. However, during superman's final moments, he wasn't telling Batman to spare him. No. He told Batman, the man who was going to murder him to save his mother. Despite his incoming death, he was thinking about others.
Lex was manipulating the scene. He made it seem like Superman was degrading Batman and Brice took the bait. So when Clark says "Save Martha," They didn't know their mothers had the same name so Bruce thought he was playing mind games on him. That's why he says, "Why did you say that name?" Then Lois comes and tells him that "it is his mother's name." Batman then realizes Superman was just trying to save his mother. He knows what that is like. To save your parents but being too helpless to do anything. He realizes what he has become. He became that man in the alley that killed his parents. A murderer. Superman showed mercy and thought about his mother during his final moments. it was the most human thing Bruce has seen since Robin has died.
So Batman won the fight with Superman but in turn, Superman saves Batman and he makes him realize what he has become.
I am not a DC/Snyder fanboy who has wild opinions and disregard criticisms of the film have just hate. I am barely a DC fan. However, I do believe the criticism this film gets is due to the fact that people didn't understand it because it wasn't your regular spoon-fed blockbuster film.
"Lex didn't have the motivation?"
"Why does Batman kill?"
"Did Batman spare Superman because their mothers have the same name?'
Those three critics come up a lot yet they were addressed in the film clearly.
Also, I clicked on this video to see Zack Snyder's visual breakdown, not an opinion filled review on his work.
He has the same problem, George Lucas had when it came to the prequels. Too much power he needs someone over his shoulder to tell him that this might look cool but it has no place in the story the movie has, Another issue Snyder has is that he can't take criticism when you're working on something millions of people see and give opinion on you have to keep yourself open to critics and learn from your mistakes. "People are too stupid to understand the movie" or "Star Wars blew up planet and no one talked about that" are not valid responses to people not liking your movie.
+Talha Masood I agree, also the right people over his shoulder.. Not sure DC no what they are doing at the moment.. they need there own Kevin Feige, and yes he is super defence about his work..
***** Hey man thanks for you comment.
I got that stuff from lex but that doesn't cause him to kill let alone create a beast capable of destroying the earth haha. (that in itself would be more godly than him) Also The director has complete control over the script.. ask any Writer half the time the script they write is very much little like the final product. Because the Directors change liens and ask things to be changes by fill ins all the time.
Thats why the Oscar is for best screenplay not best script. they are very Different things :)
Also zack is always heavy involved in all his scripts
Yes Lex says MANY times why he doesnt hate superman. Because he feels inadequate to this god that never saved him from his horrible childhood. He wants to not hate him. He wants to CONTROL him. If he can't control him then he doesn't deserve life in his eyes.
just found your channel and am loving these director style videos. Keep them up! and if you could please make one about Robert Rodriguez. I feel he's a sort of alternage version of Tarantino with a wide range of genres and exploitational films.
+Mojofilms Productions I'll Consider it :)
The Film Guy Thanks! the fact that he does the editing, vfx, cinematography, music, producing and directing for most of his films I feel would make him an interesting topic for ine of your videos. Either way you've earnt yourself a subscriber :)
I decided Zack.was.one of my favorites when I seen Watchmen and I felt it did nail the fantasy and reality thinf.
The fun thing is, many people that are hating zack’s work, hasn’t done any flims in their miserable lifes😂😂
And they don't know anything about filmmaking. Movie is such a variabel medium. Not everything must forcest to be straight forward. Like art in general. It's ok to not like something personaly. But to say it's bad in general, because of limited ideas of movies is a bad behavior.
odin175 lorenz I know right. Film making is an expression of your ideas, but mostly it is a business and people doesn’t know shit about that
@@jaynazario88 sad but true
Zack Snyder can no doubt compose a shot, as far as I'm concerned he's been responsible for several of the most epics shots in all of superhero movies ever. On the other hand, his ability to develop engaging and well-paced stories along with emotionally resonant characters is a bit debatable. All in my opinion, of course.
I want to be a creative filmmaker. Zack is one of my inspirations. Sure he isn’t a great storyteller but his visual style and vision is unparalleled.
All great points, and I'm glad you touched on both positive and negative aspects of him. I honestly think Zack is incredibly talented in a lot of aspects, he's one of the few directors today that puts immense detail into all departments such as the production design, lighting and character. I do however think he's a prime example of what happens when you focus on one area so much (in this case being visuals), that other areas start to suffer.
imagine a Spielberg movie with Snyder as the cinematographer
Man in black pulls out two scimitars and begins to swing them menacingly towards Indiana Jones. Indy reaches for his gun.
SLOW-MO
Indy points the gun forward.
CU TRIGGER
His dirty finger hesitantly pulls the trigger back.
CU GUN BARRELL
Explosion of sparks and a bullet emerges.
Slow motion bullet flying through air.
Slow motion bad guy in mask reacting to gun shot with shock and fear.
Slow motion eruption of blood from swordmans abdomen, as he slowly slow-mo collapses to the ground.
CU Harrison Ford's Face
The look of a man who was just told he has prostate cancer.
Fade to black.
@True Gooner He is a fantastic director who directed Masterpieces like Man of Steel, Watchmen and Batman V Superman. All of these are really good . You should watch these amazing films and then judge whether he is a good director or not
@True Gooner Well that's the best you got. I've seen worse. FAR WORSE than what you can say about Snyder. The Fifty Shades Films, The Twilight Saga, ANY Adam Sandler movie bar Hotel Transylvania, Etc. What a wuss? Snyder is the worst? Is that all you got.
@True Gooner Not gonna bash you but tell me why his movies are trash? His movies are not perfect (I don't think anything is) but they are masterpiece because of his unique style. When you are watching a SH movie, it always feels unreal, you can't feel what the characters feel or in another word, it is not relatable because you know it is not real. Everything is there because the director put it there. But Zack's SH movies always feel real like you were there when it happened, you saw it with your own eyes, heard with your own ears
@True Gooner dude, are you following or what? You're basically telling me that his style is dumb but what in his style is dumb? Thus is dumb, that is dumb, why it is dumb? Huh? Critical thinker?
I've been trying to articulate many of these same points about Zack Snyder's filmmaking style for years. Well done. I like that you make a point about how, even though his films are flawed, that Snyder is one of the few directors in big budget genre cinema who at least tries new/progressive storytelling techniques.
+Ryan VanDalinda thanks man. Glad you liked it
The other day I saw Man Of Steel purely for the director standpoint.. and I was really impressed of how it is directed, sometimes he uses long shots and then unites scenes with several fast cuts, the use of the zoom in and out it was just spot on and the shaky camera it`s used in a very effective way only to accentuate POV and stress, and then from a shaky camera changes to a very well composed and still shot... on a technical level on Man Of Steel Snyder is awesome... one can argue for sure of the payoff of his themes but as a technical filmmaker he is right there with the best in my opinion... I like most of his work even if it is not perfect especially on the aspect of content... I like your review ... I been subscribed to your channel for some time now, so yeah keep it up
What I liked about BvS was the darkness. I also liked the brutality in it, that's what kept me at the edge of my seat, still needed a better story but BvS is prob one of my all time favorite movies because of the style used.
If you have a problem with the character decisions in Watchmen or with Lex Luther wanting to kill Superman and those are your issues with Zack Snyder you need to read a comic book. Neither of those are things Zach created they are things he took over from the source material especially Watchmen
Sucker punch is actually a good movie..and he knows exactly what wants to do..and has signature elements and is a great Storyteller ....you have him all wrong .
What i noticed is that some people hate him for the same reasons others love him
One of the best comic strip director in the business today! 😉
Pj never disappoints
The Amazing SNYDER-Man!
Actually, reminding the audience that it's all fiction has been popular for a while in literature; it's a resource called "willing suspension of disbelief", and it has been used in quite known works such as Charlotte Brontë's "Jane Eyre".
very nice work man, keep going, your channel has a lot of potential.
+macaquinho11 very much appreciated :)
I agree that he should make a movie that's a bit less serious. My favorite movie of his was dawn of the dead because it was so ridiculous and fun. He should get back to that
+Ricky Carrillo indeed :)
+George Daugherty like kingsman. That movie blended fun with seriousness perfectly. That's why I want Matthew Vaughn doing justice league not Snyder
+George Daugherty I'm all for visualist directors. And his vision is amazing. Really. But his pacing is so nonsensical I can't be invested in a movie hat doesn't make sense. Now. Don't confuse that with someone like Nolan who makes confusing movies that make sense. Snyders movies don't make sense. And Matthew Vaughn is wayyyyy better than Snyder. Not even close
Hmm. Interesting, but is being meta the same thing as trying to 'pull you out of the experience'? Personally, I don't think so. It's possible for good art to acknowledge its own artifice. Think of the prologue to Henry V, or pretty much the entirety of The Tempest. I think you're looking at this a little too literally. To me, acknowledging the artificial and unreal nature of the film/play, and speaking directly or indirectly to the audience, can, if done well, enhance the work's effect. The limits of the fictional world are delineated, and we know what to take seriously and what not to. Commenting on the nature of the art form within the performance (i.e. directly breaking the forth wall, or indirectly acknowledging the artifice of the production) doesn't necessarily break immersion. Why? Because everyone is aware all the time when they're watching anything fictional, that they're viewing something that isn't real. Never try to pretend otherwise.
Lex hated Superman because he was a god and that made him feel weak and yes it is explained in the film during the rooftop scene.
To be fair, when that newspaper received the diary of Rorschach, it was in the original graphic novel of "The Watchmen". Zach Snyder wanted to remain accurate to the source material, even though he got rid of the giant space squid. Dr. Manhattan was so omnipotent, he has grown so detached from humanity that he does not care about humanity and just wants to be a god full time somewhere else. Perhaps he could have spent some time on character motivations to explain that.
Can you do a filmmaker like, Sofia Coppola or Spike Jonze directing style?
I would love to see you break down Guillermo del Toro, or Edgar Wright. Come on, who's with me?
Good breakdown. Agreed on all the points
+Rubeni Alimasi Thanks man.. Glad you liked it.
I would love to see Wes Anderson next his directing style is so recognisable you notice it's one of his movies as soon as you watch films such as The Daarjeeling Limited, Fantastic Mr. Fox, the Royal Tenebaums and others.
+Jack Moroney he is on my list :)
Wait, from what movie are the shots around 7:54 and 8:06 of the boy with his stick and a wolf?
+Kevin Desbiens 300
Probably, because ummm... he DID NOT WRITE the stories, he just (visually) TOLD them!?!? if a story isnt good, it's not the directors fault... just make it look good! LOL I do like how you mentioned he doesnt know what kind of movies he actually wants to make.... I'd actually like to see him do a STAR WARS movie.. him and NOLAN!!
Jeremy Williamson He can go over the script and change things he he wants to, plus directors talk with writers about things they want in movies
De'lahn Day of course he can, but that's him basically getting permission, because he would be proposing an idea... if they like it, then they do it... but ultimately, it's NOT his decision...it's the studio's.
It's ALWAYS a creative collaboration, but there is a final say-so from the studio, the executive producer, etc. whom the director works for.
Jeremy Williamson except he proposed the idea for the DCEU and had creative control until now
De'lahn Day actually Nolan had creative control over ALL of DCEU until they had creative differences, that's why he bowed out, but was STILL Executive Producer.. now he's still involved but not as he was... he wants to do his own stories, because Nolan ties ALL his movies together, in some way.
De'lahn Day but my point was... Zack did NOT WRITE the stories... he was given a script. He did NOT initiate the story... he adjusted it... which validates my original point from the start.. go back and read my original comment.
Does anyone know which film the scene at 5:23 is from and also 5:30 ?
star trek 2009 and star wars the force awakens
Do you know any scenes from zack Snyder films where I can find the use of action zoom ? apart from 300.
Batman V Superman is a dialogue heavy movie. If you go in expecting a marvel kind of movie without paying attention to the dialogue, then you'd find more supposed "plotholes" in the movie. About Lex hating Superman, Lex even gives his reason almost at the end of the movie.
I watch until the questions. And I actually answered all of them.
Greatest director of All time and the name is ZACK fuckin' SNYDER !!!!!
5:26 - Interesting that you should use a Joss Whedon movie as the example of zoom shots that are intended to give the impression of a human camera operator trying (and initially failing) to seek out something within the frame, when in reality it's a meticulously-planned effects shot. As I recall, in one of his commentaries to a Firefly episode (possibly the pilot episode?), he criticises the use of such shots in the battle scenes at the end of Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones as being out-of-place with the aesthetic of the rest of the film, so that when he chose to have such shots in Firefly, he had to justify it and ensure it was in keeping with the rest of the series' shooting style.
+variousthings that's a super interesting comment man :) I still can't see why it was in the scene. It's no secret he was over worked and overrun on that set. Perhaphs it slipped his mind :(
I love zack snyder!!!!
All Snyder need is a good screenwriter. Every frame in a Snyder film is beautiful, but when they don't have something important to say they're empty
I'd love to see a high powered writer, someone like Sorkin, work closely with Snyder to help with his characters.
+SkiDaBird same, but it would be hard for them to be convinced to work with him.
This was a good objective look. It's also hard to argue.
+EvilDewar haha thanks man. I have a David fincher one coming out soon. So Stick around
I will for sure!
actually he has literally no idea of what he is talking about
what is that owl movie called and is it any good
can you do how to direct like stanley kubrick.
+Brian Kent Pirrie can't sorry. His estate is suing people who use his footage on TH-cam. I'm a nobody, making no Money from this. I can't take that risk. But I have a David fincher one out next week
Zack would be a great choice for a masters of the universe movie
Zack Snyder is actually a really smart guy. He doesn't always seem like it because he's not very good with words in interviews and he usually relies to much on visuals to tell stories, but guys, I watched the man f steel behind the scenes not too long ago, and he puts INCREDIBLE amounts of detail into his movies. A lot of practical effects/stunts, usually mixed with visual effects, he makes (for the most part) really good casting choices, his movies are always beautiful looking, and I personally love his style! I think he's so divisive because he's so unique. He relies so much on his visuals that some people don't get it or just don't like it cause it's not what they're used to. Others love it and can appreciate it a lot (such as myself). He has his flaws but I would never say he's a bad director like Michael bay.
They went to the same school. They always use the same things; it's all found on the surface. There's nothing more than what you see (don't say there's symbolism; that's visual, too). The story is always bland or convoluted, so he relies on luring people in by making it look catastrophic or stylized to lure people into the theater.
+Redfox I disagree! But your entitled to you opinion :)what I've noticed is Michael bay makes movies directed at teenage boys (he said that once) and puts racist stereotypes, one dimensional overly sexualized female characters, annoying comedy relieve characters, and tons and tons of explosions in his movies. Like I said, Zack actually tries to give us compelling, and emotional stores, and puts ALOT of effort into his movies. His problem is that sometimes he focuses to much on how the movie looks and ends up not thinking everything through when it comes to the plot. To me, Zack at least tries to be a good director whereas Bay has flat out admitted to being a shallow director. To me that speaks volumes of how Zack is a way superior director.
+Redfox Michael Bay is a film historian he is one of the most knowledgeable filmmakers out there right now. He graduated the top of his class in film school, the problem is he's money hungry and lazy. He understands the mass majority of the audience don't want smarts well thought out movies that want explosion tits and things that make kids go ahh cool!!
Alek Blaylock Good points. I think Zack's problem mainly is in telling stories. He's passionate about his work, but he just doesn't understand what makes them appealing to a majority of people, and that's where he falls short as a director.
The Film Guy That's the most depressing part of his story, sadly. He has the potential to make a competent film (shown with the Bengazi movie he did a few months ago), but he doesn't do that and instead aims to make tons of money. It's sad, really.
You guys are really relying on negativity, right.
@1:17 because Lex believes that all powerful cannot be all good and he wants to prove to the world that Superman isn't all good And let alone a god! Isnt that obvious?
2016=zack Snyder is worst director in the world 🙄
2021=zack Snyder is the best and most popular in 2021❤️
6:53 "He will often shoot something small dozens of times until he gets it the way he wants to look. I can only think of a couple other directors who have that diligence." *shows David Fincher*
You're totally forgetting Kubrick.
OMG YAY, a film channel!!! This looks good.
Good points, before this I really didn't think there was anything good about Zack Snyder (other than the visual appeal of his movies, anyone who has seen any of his movies knows that) but you showed me that there is a lot more to like about him than just that!
Dawn of the Dead is his better movie because he was paired with a talented writer and had a more grounded fictional story than his later works.
You know a Zack Snyder movie when you see one. This can't be said for many directors.
Well now thats the reason why i subbbed to this channel!I would love to see David Fincher next
+lo ve he will be one of the next not sure if the next. I try to bring them out around the time one of there movies come out