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Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016)
This is not a movie. It is a product.
This is NOT a movie. It is a PRODUCT. The counter statement to this would be "almost all films are products", which is partially true. But the one thing that most well known/successful films have is: An artistic vision. Because in the end, that's what film is. An art form. Sure, a lot of artists worked on this film, but they are overshadowed by the enormous involvement from the studio.
I feel bad, because they'll be known for doing the visual effects, make up, any kind of contribution to this "film". Their work wasn't what brought this movie down. It was the writers, the director, & the studio who made this into the insult that it is.
Like with most films involved with pre-existing properties (especially comic book films & their cinematic universes), the studio that's in charge of funding attempts to change the vision of the filmmaker. This is something that happens regularly. I'm not a huge fan of them having such a big part in the decision making of the film, but I understand.
BUT, Warner Bros showed it's true colors with Zack Snyder. Zack, is known as a YES man. Agreeing to most things that a studio puts forward. So, Warner Bros tells Zack what they want in the film, no big deal. EXCEPT, Zach said yes. He said yes to a lot of it.
Showing that Warner Bros has absolutely no idea what they're doing. After recently seeing Suicide Squad, their input is also messing up the track record of directors. Regardless of their talents. Warner Bros should be ashamed of themselves.
The Legend of Tarzan (2016)
Not a review.
This is not a review. Or at least this portion isn't anyway. This is simply something I noticed while watching the film.
What would you say Tarzan is most identified with? I would bet that your answer is most likely going to be his famous yell. Since the early years of cinema, we've been making Tarzan films. This is not a complaint. One of the first incredibly recognizable sound bites from that era goes to Tarzan's yell. I've seen it used a lot in modern day films, paying homage.
Now what if I told you that the Tarzan yell in this movie is featured only off screen? Twice. He's never on screen while doing it. We only get reaction shots of the bad guys saying: "He's close", or something along those lines. Because you see, there's literally a legend of Tarzan in this movie. He is the legend. The story with Tarzan & Jane is well known. This is established.
But not having Tarzan visible while he does his famous yell, is similar (to me) to constantly cutting away from the T-Rex in Jurassic Park whenever it roars. It's something that is so rooted to the character, that it's crazy to me that it would be thrown to the side.
There could've been a scene where he finally does the yell on camera while taking out one of the higher ranking bad guys. A moment where everyone in the audience could think: "RIGHT. HE DOES THAT."
But, in the end, this is just a rant about how nearly absent one of the most iconic yells in all of cinema is in The Legend Of Tarzan.