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Comparing Two Cuts Of Justice League

Photo illustration by Slate. Photos by Warner Bros.

Last week, something interesting happened. For the first time in what felt like forever, but was certainly at least about one year, a movie found itself smack dab in the middle of popular culture. The movie in question was Zach Snyder?s Justice League, which you?d be obliged to not confuse with Justice League, which is shorter not just in title but also in length, by a significant margin. For the uninitiated, the story of ?the Snyder Cut? is relatively straightforward. Snyder, in the process of making the film, suffered an enormous family tragedy that called him away from the project. Joss Whedon was brought in to wrap things up, film some reshoots, and doctor the script. The result was something that fans, and Snyder, completely rejected. A movement was born (on Twitter, naturally) to release Snyder?s original vision for Justice League, and the combination of a year-plus l...