Star Wars/DC mashup trailer.
December 8, 2016 7:48 AM Subscribe
The visuals are so exciting! but the sound design made me think I'd accidentally opened 4 different videos in invisible tabs, was that deliberate? or did I actually open 4 invisible Star Wars-themed YouTube tabs somehow, that's also possible knowing me
posted by Mooseli at 9:56 AM on December 8, 2016
posted by Mooseli at 9:56 AM on December 8, 2016
Well, that was something.
There were only a couple shots that really worked, in my opinion. The Vader suit in the Batcave with Affleck looking at it, and that TIE Interceptor popping up in the middle of the screen. Almost everything else just felt randomly inserted without having a lot of direct affect, partially because you have two very well known strong visuals that are being mashed together. The best mashups essentially take one thing and drop it as another, which is what Snyder was trying to do...DC characters are really in a Star Wars film...but the aesthetics between the two, from design to atmosphere, are almost impossible to successfully bring together.
For the amount of time I'm sure Snyder spent on it, it's fine, but it still hasn't convinced me to watch BvS. -_-
posted by Atreides at 10:31 AM on December 8, 2016
There were only a couple shots that really worked, in my opinion. The Vader suit in the Batcave with Affleck looking at it, and that TIE Interceptor popping up in the middle of the screen. Almost everything else just felt randomly inserted without having a lot of direct affect, partially because you have two very well known strong visuals that are being mashed together. The best mashups essentially take one thing and drop it as another, which is what Snyder was trying to do...DC characters are really in a Star Wars film...but the aesthetics between the two, from design to atmosphere, are almost impossible to successfully bring together.
For the amount of time I'm sure Snyder spent on it, it's fine, but it still hasn't convinced me to watch BvS. -_-
posted by Atreides at 10:31 AM on December 8, 2016
Yeah, it should be pointed out that this was actually *made* by Snyder, for... some new social media site? So I guess some FX team did a few extra shifts for him and shoved this together, which is... ok? Hopefully billable time? It is, however, a hot mess, and nobody really comes out looking good from it.
posted by The River Ivel at 10:37 AM on December 8, 2016
posted by The River Ivel at 10:37 AM on December 8, 2016
this was actually *made* by Snyder [...] It is a hot mess
Huh!
posted by beerperson at 10:58 AM on December 8, 2016 [2 favorites]
Huh!
posted by beerperson at 10:58 AM on December 8, 2016 [2 favorites]
That was "professional"? I was super confused by the visuals. Like why did Affleck look at the Darth Vader suit and then dressed up as Batman with the red lightsaber? And why does Superman need a lightsaber? Why are there random droid noise when you didn't see any on screen (at least I couldn't make out any in all the grim-dark)? I was expecting fight scenes between Vader and Superman spliced together somehow, which we've seen before, and that would've been kinda neat.
posted by numaner at 10:59 AM on December 8, 2016 [1 favorite]
posted by numaner at 10:59 AM on December 8, 2016 [1 favorite]
Yeah, it should be pointed out that this was actually *made* by Snyder
Oh, good, I can hate on it without guilt then.
Because god damn, this is shit. Random visual inserts, random audio inserts, no real thought given to meshing the two together, no real story, only isolated supposedly cool looking shots haphazardly slung together, all filmed far too dark to make much out.
....
Pretty much like any of his other films than.
posted by MartinWisse at 12:00 PM on December 8, 2016 [2 favorites]
Oh, good, I can hate on it without guilt then.
Because god damn, this is shit. Random visual inserts, random audio inserts, no real thought given to meshing the two together, no real story, only isolated supposedly cool looking shots haphazardly slung together, all filmed far too dark to make much out.
....
Pretty much like any of his other films than.
posted by MartinWisse at 12:00 PM on December 8, 2016 [2 favorites]
Well, that's what we get for trusting ALIENS!
(Erm, SPACE aliens!)
posted by Samizdata at 12:43 PM on December 8, 2016
(Erm, SPACE aliens!)
posted by Samizdata at 12:43 PM on December 8, 2016
This is terrible.
No self respecting director should release this, not even as a joke!
posted by Just this guy, y'know at 1:46 PM on December 8, 2016
No self respecting director should release this, not even as a joke!
posted by Just this guy, y'know at 1:46 PM on December 8, 2016
This makes no sense! Marvel published the Star Wars comics!
posted by AzraelBrown at 3:02 PM on December 8, 2016
posted by AzraelBrown at 3:02 PM on December 8, 2016
I honestly thought that was supposed to be a parody... I loved the foley effects, especially the jibbering jawas, ewoks and Salacious Crumb. And besides, Ben Affleck is a walking, talking joke, so...
posted by My Dad at 3:50 PM on December 8, 2016
posted by My Dad at 3:50 PM on December 8, 2016
This is not the mashup you're looking for. Move along.
posted by vrakatar at 5:08 PM on December 8, 2016 [1 favorite]
posted by vrakatar at 5:08 PM on December 8, 2016 [1 favorite]
For the amount of time I'm sure Snyder spent on it, it's fine, but it still hasn't convinced me to watch BvS.
I've been critical-bordering-on-rock-throwing of Snyder, but one thing I've always given him credit for is that he's normally really good with visuals. The opening montage of Watchmen was a brilliantly efficient solution to a problem no one else could solve: Introducing the "golden age" heroes' backstory without adding half an hour to the movie. He did it in less than five minutes with no dialogue. That takes skill.
So normally I'd watch something like this anticipating that it'd be good, since it's basically a trailer. But then BvS hit HBO this month, so I finally watched it, and it was so very stupid and cynical. I tolerate-to-hate most of his movies that I've seen, but this one's terribleness surprised me. And destroyed what credit I was still willing to give him that this might have something good about it.
This was basically that thing Lucas did with the revamped original trilogy: How much shit can I randomly cram on the screen?
posted by middleclasstool at 5:27 AM on December 9, 2016
I've been critical-bordering-on-rock-throwing of Snyder, but one thing I've always given him credit for is that he's normally really good with visuals. The opening montage of Watchmen was a brilliantly efficient solution to a problem no one else could solve: Introducing the "golden age" heroes' backstory without adding half an hour to the movie. He did it in less than five minutes with no dialogue. That takes skill.
So normally I'd watch something like this anticipating that it'd be good, since it's basically a trailer. But then BvS hit HBO this month, so I finally watched it, and it was so very stupid and cynical. I tolerate-to-hate most of his movies that I've seen, but this one's terribleness surprised me. And destroyed what credit I was still willing to give him that this might have something good about it.
This was basically that thing Lucas did with the revamped original trilogy: How much shit can I randomly cram on the screen?
posted by middleclasstool at 5:27 AM on December 9, 2016
I feel kind of vindicated that I got annoyed then bored by this and shut it off halfway through, because after doing so I looked at the thread and found out it's something Snyder did himself.
posted by kyrademon at 6:04 AM on December 9, 2016
posted by kyrademon at 6:04 AM on December 9, 2016
See, I got sort of annoyed and bored by it, and watched to the end because I thought it was a mildly amusing satire/commentary on Snyder's filmmaking style. Boy, am I glad I came into the comments to learn how right/wrong I was!
posted by Plutor at 6:25 AM on December 9, 2016
posted by Plutor at 6:25 AM on December 9, 2016
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