Hey everybody it's time I talk about something that has been bugging me for a few days now. That is people who hate on Zack Snyder. Now before I tell you who Zack Snyder is, the reactions to his work specially he's DC Extended Universe films, and I rant on the people who hate him let me tell you my opinion on him. I think he's a pretty good director but just because I'm a fan of his that doesn't mean I don't find flaws in his films. Now all of this is a response to all those people you had the nerve to crack "jokes" when it was reported that he left Justice League after his daughter took her own life. Let's begin.
Who is Zack Snyder?
Before I talk about his haters let me tell you about the man himself. Now for anybody who already knows who is he feel free to skip this part. Anyhow Zack Snyder is an American filmmaker best known for films such as the 2004 remake of Dawn of the Dead, 300, Watchmen, Sucker Punch, Man of Steel, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, and this year's upcoming Justice League movie. His films critical range from negative, mix, or positive commercially however they make a lot of money how much you may as? Here's a quick rundown.
Dawn of the Dead(2004)
Budget-$26 million
Box Office-$102.4 million
300(2007)
Budget-$65 million
Box Office-$456.1 million
Watchmen(2009)
Budget-$130 million
Box Office-$185.3 million
Legends of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole(2010)-very underrated movie check it out
Budget-$80 million
Box Office-$140.1 million
Sucker Punch(2011)-This is so far he's lowest grossing film
Budget-$82 million
Box Office-$89.8 million
Man of Steel(2013)
Budget-$225 million
Box Office-$668.0 million
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice(2016)-For some reason critics say this is a box office bomb
Budget-$250 million
Box Office-$873.3 million
So yeah while his movies may be liked critical or may not be liked critical Hollywood is head over heels for him what with all the money he brings in.
Reactions to His DC Extended Universe Films
I could talk about the controversy around Sucker Punch or his other comic book films such 300 or Watchmen but it's when he started to work for DC's cinematic universe did things get out of hand. In 2013 Man of Steel was being promoted as a Superman fan I was very excited for this. Superman was finally coming back to theaters after being gone for so long. While I did have excitement I still had my doubts but I couldn't judge the movie because it wasn't out yet. Then the movie came out and I liked it however there were the critics & bloggers(ironic for me to complain since I am a blogger but hear me out). Holy shit the way people were talking about Superman's depiction in this movie you would have thought he was a psychopath. People complained about all the destruction in Metropolis but if you watch the movie a very large majority of it wasn't even his fault all the blame should be towards Zod not Superman. Then there was the ending what happened was Superman snapped Zod's neck my complaint to this was did anybody watch the ending to Superman II or are they just ignoring what happened? In Man of Steel after Superman killed Zod he dropped to his knees, screamed in remorse, and then cried in Lois Lane's arms in other words he was sadden by this. In Superman II after Superman killed Zod what did he do kissed Lois & then made a quip about Lex Luthor going back to jail. Tell me which one sounds more like a crazy person? Then at San Diego Comic-Con still in 2013 after the release of Man of Steel it was announced that the next movie would be Batman & Superman meeting for the first time. If your a true fan would be excited while at the same time still have some doubts but the critics/bloggers all they did was make "The Top 10 Reason Why The Batman/Superman movie will fail" or "Why the Batman/Superman Movie Won't Work". Let me remained you this was after the film was announced not when it started filming or when we were three or maybe fourth months away from it's release. Then form 2013 to 2016 all you got was complaints from the film being pushed from 2015 to 2016, the casting of Ben Affleck being Batman or the casting in general, the movie's title, why all the trailers suck, and basically they were complaining about every little thing. Then on March 25,2016 the movie was released & so were the reviews let me just say they weren't the most glamorous and of course everything was blown out of proportion. Articles ranged from "Why Batman v Superman is the worst superhero movie ever" to "Why Batman v Superman failed & Why Captain America: Civil War succeeded". it was ridiculous how people reacted hell somebody even made a petition to remove Zack Snyder from Justice League. Now I saw the movie all I want to say is the theatrical cut is okay where the ultimate edition is good.
Insulting Zack Snyder on a Personal Level - It Needs to Stop!
When Man of Steel was released people needed to calm down! They acted like Snyder dropped his pants and pissed all over Superman's legacy when he really didn't. Then Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice was released and people then acted like Snyder kicked a puppy, punched a blind man, and then burned down an orphanage. That was people insulting him on being a filmmaker however people started to insult him personally. On May 21st Lindsay Ellisn(of Nostalgia Chick fame) tweeted out this message "I have it on very good authority that Snyder hates his mother tho". Here's the thing Zack Snyder's mother has been dead for years. When she was called out she responded with "jfc it was just a joke dummy" or "don't make fun of zack Snyder on twitter dot com or they will come for you". If by "they" she means decent human beings calling her out then yes Lindsay they are coming for you it was gross that you said he hated his deceased mother! Just when I thought things couldn't get any worse I was wrong because then on May 22nd it was reported that Zack Snyder had stepped down from Justice League & Joss Whedon would take over. Zack did this so he could spend time with his family after his daughter Autumn sadly committed suicide back in March but what did these people say well here are some tweets I wrote down that they actually sent to Twitter some people have deleted them & I don't believe they took them down cause they felt bad I think they just did it so they would stopped being called out. By the way if you do go on their Twitter accounts don't harass them call them out. The last thing we need to give them is a victim card to hide behind.
@gearsticles - Fantastic news. Best thing for dc fans is snyder out
@max_kellermax01 - now THAT'S dark and gritty. Maybe his daughter should've taken up filmmaking
@maguirekevin - Thank you Jesus!
@windows9d8 - Zack Snyder bailed out of Justice League because his daughter died. Hopefully her death just saved the DC movie universe. Snyder is a hack.
Like I said I'm not making those up people were really happy that this happened and they actually said these things! All of these people are pieces of shit! I'm absolutely disguised by their behavior and they should ashamed by their actions! You shouldn't be excited about this you should feel sorry for the guy! Zack Snyder is a father who lost his daughter! Big deal you don't like his movies but that's no excuse tweet and say oh goody her death will make the DC Extended Universe better. Hail Joss Whedon! Besides taking pleasure out of this the worse thing is they probably went to sleep at night thinking they did a good thing or they think their still good people for doing this! Just because they took down the tweet doesn't mean they get a free pass & if they apologize guess what too late for forgiveness! They made their beds now it's time for them to lie in it!
A good friend of mine named TheFilmJunkee made an excellent video on this subject far better than what I'm doing here's the link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G4PKdh4wBNk
So anyhow I just wanted to write this down because I've had it with this people. It's one thing to make fun of his films it's another thing to make fun of his dead family members. They think people who are fans of either Zack Snyder, the DC Extended Universe or both are worse than Donald Trump supporters(and yes they actually said this & they actually believe this) but yet they do things like this! Anyhow guys send your support to Zack Snyder he already said thanks to all of his fans or people who were just being nice but still show some support for him. The poor man is going through a very dark time in his life & if want to show your support use the hashtag #WeAreWithYouZackSnyder. Zack I know your probably never ever going to read this but if by luck or by magic you come across this all I have left to say is I'm sorry for your loss. No parent should ever have to bury their child. That's all I have to say.
#WeAreWithYouZackSnyder
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