For better or worse, The Snyder Cut has a lot to say about authorial intent. Auteur theory is one of the most hotly debated topics on the Internet. Now, a new, unlikely movie has entered the fold, and it seems to unintentionally prove that there's merit to a director's authorial intent. Remember just a little over a year ago, when the hottest debate on the Internet was whether or not Marvel movies were part of the cinematic landscape or just cookie-cutter amusement park rides? At the time, Martin Scorsese longed for comic book movies to embrace a unique director's vision and become more than themselves. Well, this past week, The Snyder Cut dropped on HBO Max, and it seems to be the comic book movie Scorsese has longed for—but don't take my word for it. Check out what brilliant critic Matt Zoller Seitz had to say about the film: "This four-hour cut is the kind of brazen auteurist vision that Martin Scorsese was calling for when he complained (rightly) that most modern superhero movies don't resemble cinema as he's always understood and valued it." Read More...
Published By: NoFilmSchool - Wednesday, 24 March, 2021