Many have said it before already, but it is nevertheless fascinating how 2 directors can direct and edit the same scene completely differently. I showed someone the Gotham sewer fight scene differences between Whedon and Snyder, and the difference was stark. Whedon jumped between different scenes, making the action incoherent and unexciting, and his choice of music made the scenes silly; finally Whedon capped it off with cheesy villain dialogue from Steppenwolf. Snyder on the other hand set the mood with excitement building music, and took time to show what each character was thinking and feeling in each action sequence, allowing the audience to savor each sequence and allowing time for the excitement to set in; and by allowing Steppenwolf to shut up, he was a far more effective villain.
The last action sequence was thoroughly butchered by Whedon. It was dumb, pointless, silly and forgettable. Snyder's on the other hand had a gameplan, with the team working together to accomplish a goal and bringing the audience along; and like all good action endings, the plan doesn't go to plan which allows the audience to feel the essential emotions required for action movies: tension and fear.
Wonderful Snyder!! Wondeful! You made me believe again!
The last action sequence was thoroughly butchered by Whedon. It was dumb, pointless, silly and forgettable. Snyder's on the other hand had a gameplan, with the team working together to accomplish a goal and bringing the audience along; and like all good action endings, the plan doesn't go to plan which allows the audience to feel the essential emotions required for action movies: tension and fear.
Wonderful Snyder!! Wondeful! You made me believe again!