Thomas Flight | Justice League vs. The Snyder Cut - Filmmaking Comparison @ThomasFlight | Uploaded March 2021 | Updated October 2024, 1 day ago.
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Comparing Zach Snyder's Justice League and the original Theatrical Cut finished by Joss Whedon provides a unique opportunity to look at exactly how filmmaking decisions- how a film is shot, colored, edited, written, and directed dramatically impacts how we perceive the plot it contains.

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Chapters:
00:00 Dark vs Light
01:07 Part 1 - Introduction and Context
02:55 Part 2 - The Tale of Two Tones
08:20 Part 3 - Pacing and Running Time
13:10 Part 3.5 - A Brief Aside About Editing
14:14 Part 4 - Story, Characters, and Stakes
22:01 Epilogue - Bad Re-Shoots and Additions