DC

Nolan is the blueprint, netizens say, as Snyder’s opening scene of Justice League(2021) goes viral on X for being acutely similar to the former’s 2005 mega-hit Batman Begins

One monster franchise, one cinematic universe, one story-line, one pair of acutely similar scenes and two different directors. Zack Snyder, director of Justice League(2021), might have been  influenced “a little too much” by Christopher Nolan’s Batman Begins.

Zack Snyder, director of Justice League
Zack Snyder, director of Justice League

Fans believe that Christian Nolan is the blueprint. His The Dark Knight trilogy has changed the domain of superhero movies and is known for the use of revolutionary IMAX cameras which made the IMAX experience more unique. He had enough pull in the industry for the cinema giant to replace the latest Mission: Impossible rollout with Oppenheimer which turned out to be a good decision.  He is considered a “a leading filmmaker of the 21st century”. His cinematic techniques are internationally renowned and recognized. He is also credited with reforming Batman’s character and created an appealing picture which skyrocketed DC’s popularity. So, when fans caught a similarity between  a scene of Zack Snyder’s hit Justice League and another scene of Nolan’s Batman Begins, it went viral on X.

scene of Nolan’s Batman Begins, it went viral on X.
scene of Nolan’s Batman Begins, it went viral on X | nypost

Ben Affleck portrays Batman in Snyder’s movie while Christian Bale donned the cape for Nolan’s. The scene in question opens with a striking ice-capped mountain range in both movies. In the 19 second clip that went viral, you can clearly see the very similar scenes back to back without a break in the flow. It created annoyance among the fans as Snyder’s cut, which contains the concerned scene, was released after a grueling social media battle between them and the executives. A campaign named #ReleaseTheSnyderCut was trending on X, then Twitter.

Snyder was called a “plagiarizing hack” for this act. Funnily enough, Nolan has always publicly praised Snyder and his influence in the new generation of sci-fi movies. Having a huge director copy scene-for-scene from another huge director from the same franchise certainly disappointed fans who are now criticizing Snyder’s latest releases like Rebel Moon(2023) for lack of plot and substance.

From the looks of it, fans won’t be leaving this well soon enough. The superhero genre has a humongous following and Nolan created a remarkable niche for himself despite the heavy weight of their main rival, the MCU. That is also one of the main reasons why fans are so critical of Snyder. Nonetheless, we can agree that both movies were great works of art that helped in bringing the DC universe back to life.

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Back to top button