>>107062587>And he was going to become the symbol of hope in any event, because he is Superman.Then maybe do that part BEFORE killing him off? Again, these movies are trying to jump to the center of the arc without any of the buildup, because Snyder has it in his head that the darkness of the middle of the arc is what makes it compelling- what he doesn't grasp is that the darkness is compelling because the journey that brought us there made us care about the characters having to endure the darkness.
>First, it's debatable on Snyder's talent - he's clearly got some or else he wouldn't be hired in the first place. He's no long hired, he's been fired from the DCEU for his repeated and costly failures.
>Second, it's applicable, Watchmen was part of DC's canon as well, it's not wrong to apply such things to other parts of the canon.It's not wrong, and it can even be done well, if the right writer is behind it. Snyder isn't that writer.
>Finally, the plot isn't....that hard to figure out?It's not that it's hard to figure out, it's that the audience didn't like it. As I mentioned above, Snyder doesn't do the legwork, and it shows in how audiences respond to his movies- or rather, how they DON'T respond. They don't resonate with viewers because he hasn't actually tried to give them something with which to resonate... He just jumped right ahead to the darkest part of the story and expected everyone to roll with it.
You said in your OP that Marvel is only now starting to take a darker turn, and that's true- people are taking it seriously and responding with excitement because this darker turn comes at the tale end of TEN YEARS of buildup. Yes, that's a lot of work, but laying a solid foundation usually pays off.
