Snyderverse, The Flash, and The Failure of the DCEU - Video Essay 

Late to the discussion. But I'd say Hack Snyder would be perfect architect if any studio decided to make a Worm cinematic universe. Considering Worm's story pretty much follows The Watchman's footstep and show what a realistic world with super power (if you ignore the alien space whale giving people parasites which give them super power part) would end up looking. The main character Taylor is every bit the hopeful super hero model one should look up to in a super hero world like Superman and Spiderman. But in worm, she just get her teeth kicked all over the floor not by some super powered shmuck in a Halloween suit (got to love The Comedian as a character even if he's an asshole), but by real life and societal problems that only get exaggerated when super power get thrown in.

Honestly the movies Snyder made feels like they should be at the end of a franchise not the beginning. We should have had a bright hopeful movie whit superman then a slightly darker one whit a younger batman then a Wonder Woman movie a flash and so on then a justice league after a JS two and a second flash batman and superman movie between a year after that I would loved to see a B vs S and sometime after that flashpoint

Awesome video, really articulated the whole thing properly and had a hopeful ending!!

There’s a RU-vidr called Pikashades that has a saying that symbolizes the DCEU as a whole, which is “The story moves the characters rather than the characters moving the story”.

There’s a comic store owner in Las Vegas that STILL claims Flash and ZSJL was a success. He rants about it 3-5 nights/week on his channel.

Great video.

Damn I’m glad I got recommended this video. Feels like you perfectly articulated my takes on these movies can’t wait to binge the channel!

God I hate Zack Snyders version of these heroes but I know for a fact he would've made an incredible Gods and Monsters movie!

Yup, they rushed, they always tried to copy the MCU,

Can’t say the Synder Cut is a masterpiece of a film but this video essay is a masterpiece. I agreed with everything you said in this video, I’m hopeful for the new future of DC with Superman: Legacy. And possibly…. hopefully too Blue Beetle as well.

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Good video. It pretty much sums up my feelings for the Snyderverse. My favorite DCEU films have been Wonder Woman, Shazam, The Suicide Squad, and The Snyder Cut of JL (the one Snyder film I legitimately enjoyed.) I'm looking forward to what James Gunn has planned for the new DCU.

Recently we got the news that the Snyderverse was going to conclude with a Flashpoint movie and I’m so glad that never happened. He was guaranteed to ruin that story especially after he wasted the Death of Superman arc. And it's not like his version of Flashpoint was going to be any better than the one we got last month.

Zack Snyder tells stories like a 6 year old boy.

Sucide dark tone is amazing that comic con trailer is epic

What makes Injustice Superman great is that he had a choice. He chose to become a dictator he chose to kill The Joker instead of mourning the loss of Lois Lane and his unborn child. But Snyder wanted Darkseid to force Superman to become evil which completely diminishes what Superman represents. Superman would never submit to Darkseid all willy-nilly.

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I feel like i need to constantly remind people that Zack didnt write man of steel. Nolan wrote it. This version of superman is the way Nolan envisioned it. Zack just directed the movie.

Snyder was a solid choice for Man of Steel and the DCEU and able to deliver a movie, that was divisive and provoking to some extend. He was a bad choice as the architect of the DECU overall and should´ve been a creative advisor, visual supervisor and storyboard artist. I don´t see his strength in writing and directing, but in visual language, visual directing and cinematography. There was a lot of money available at WB DC, as they wanted to catch up with Disney Marvel, but a combination of bad management in combination with the wrong captain sunk the ship before it could reach its first harbor.

Very solid , good points and there are meh points as well , but overall a great video essay

Lol Zach Snyder gets to ahead of himself and never cares enough to develop the characters. Man of steel is the embodiment of character development lmao 🤣 rookie

They had to release the Zack Snyder's Justice League because WB/DC destroyed what was started with there version.

How would you have ended WW? If she never found Ares how would you prove to her that Ares isn’t hiding somewhere else or indirectly pulling the strings I think she needed to be able to confirm it there is no Ares

I saw BVS in Cinema...it was a claustrofuck, there were like 6 Movies in one...as superman died, i felt nothing, there was no connection to that superman...all i know him for is being sad and destroying Metropolis...then he dies in the SECOND movie?! WHAT?! a guy who sat next to me cried...HE CRIED...i was like "am i the strange one?"....nope, i wasnt xD i mean, how can you cry for THIS superman? A cold, arrogant stud...he was playing bruce wayne xD

Say what you want about Snyder, but a HUGE part about how you are saying he "rushes into it" was the higher ups forcing it because they wanted to copy Marvel SOOO bad and get that MCU money. So much of what failed in the DCEU was them trying to copy Marvel, Snyder trying to do a dark tone and WB wanting to change the tone and then finally being able to fully change the tone when Zack had to leave JL. They even messed up the ending of WW, which I really liked but the end part was the weakest part and it was shoved in because minds were changed on whether Ares would be a factor or not.

8:19 EXACTLY!!!

Love the intro! Very jim henson

I propose they structure the DCU (or whatever it's called now) around a new character called Slapshot who is played Will Smith

You should retitle this to the failure of Warner Brothers and their greed. That's why the Dc brand is being destroyed. I finished Wonder Woman 2017 yesterday and today Wonder Woman 1984. Both films are great in their own way. 1984 is also a sad film. When Diana has to renounce her wish. Love that the Batman v Superman Theme is playing while she is asking everyone to Recounce their wishes. This movie is just getting better and better the more i see it. Also it came out at the Wrong time of Covid. Next Up my Personal Favorite of the DCEU Man of Steel. Thanks Chris Nolan for giving Us the Best Superman ever put on the Big Screen. Loved it from day One.

I don’t care what anyone says Man of Steel is awesome, it presented a more human and vulnerable Superman than we’ve had in recent years. That film works for me because Zack Snyder wasn’t interested in pleasing the fans, it was interested in taking Superman to new places. If by by calling Wonder Woman bright and colourful you mean it looks bland and like every other superhero film, then I agree. The reason MoS and BvS has desaturated colours is because they’re made by someone with his own style of directing, they weren’t all colourful and boring, they were daring, they took chances, they had they’re own style that’s what all the best superhero movies have. Also, Wonder Woman is so not more charming and likeable than Superman. If you think Gal Gadot isn’t the best actress but works really in the Wonder Woman solo film, that’s still not a particularly high bar.

Well I can see the way you have no idea what you're talking about seeing as it wasn't Zack Snyder's ideal to rush his movies but the people at the top of Warner Brothers who wanted to get their Christmas bonuses who pushed to have everything catch up to the MCU because they were jealous and wanted that money right away and therefore they push Zack Snyder to keep going Josh Whedon to try to turn it into the Avengers 2.0 and Zack Snyder have nothing to do with it. He did not want to go from Man of Steel right into Justice League and he didn't want to make Batman versus Superman into what it was but the people at the top demanded it goes that fast so don't put that all on Zack Snyder when it was literally everyone at the top of Warner Brothers that get all of it

Good video but Warner Brothers jumped the gun and forced directions to change for including world building in BVS due to it not grossing $1 billion. Originally was going to be 5 movies for Man of Steel if I remember correctly. Regardless the MOS soundtrack is imo I'm incredible.

I much prefer the Snyderverse and the DCEU decline when they moved away from it. Too bad the Gunnverse will fail like the Hamadaverse.

I disagree Snyderverse really save DC films.

Flash is boring hero thanks to snyder to ruined it hope flash been kick out from justice league

WBs fault. The Snyderverse is PERFECT.

An adult with a child's attention span. Movies can be over 4 hours long, dear me.

4:00 yes

There is no marvel formula and marvel isnt a comedy. Even if it was, that’s not a bad thing.

Yup, they rushed, they always tried to copy the MCU,

Yup, they rushed, they always tried to copy the MCU,