What will you do when a movie you have been waiting for is released and you are not satisfied?

1. Cry loudly 2. Suffer silently 3. SF blade 4. Take out the keyboard

None of them seem to work? DC fans gave themselves option 5 - redo it for me!

Fans use their cooking skills to change the ending of a released work? In the past, this kind of idea was only regarded as delusion and obscenity driven by fans' emotions.

Yet it has happened. Just tomorrow, the completely remastered version of "Justice League" will be launched on HBOMAX. And this kind of operation where the producer slaps himself in the face under the pressure of fans is almost unprecedented no matter what kind of media format it is placed in.

Why are fans of "Zheng Lian" so energetic? I’m afraid it all starts with DC’s unfortunate fate.

In 2016, four years had passed since the critically acclaimed "Batman" trilogy. At this time, the film market had already been completely dominated by DC's rival Marvel. Naturally, DC's parent company Warner urgently needs a team-fight movie that brings together Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman to fight against the Avengers. It is against this background that "Batman v Superman" was promoted. Arrived in front of the stage.

However, due to factors such as the dark atmosphere of the theater, lengthy and complex scripts, and editing, the combined box office performance of the two major Batman IPs was far less than expected. Although there are still some die-hard fans who can rely on comics to complete the story, and also like the narrative style of DC movies that is completely different from Marvel, but judging from the reaction of most public opinions, most fans may have the impression that apart from Wonder Woman’s stunning appearance, The most profound thing left is the sentence "My mother is also named Martha."

Such a polarizing result is obviously difficult to satisfy Warner. They began to re-examine the film's director Zack Snyder's plan for the DC movie universe. Warner used the rivals "Captain America 3" and "Deadpool" as reference directions. In other words, they hope that DC's movies will be more comedic and more interesting. Fun.

This was nothing. The success of "Wonder Woman" the following year proved that this idea was not unfeasible.

However, the terrible thing is that the filming of "Justice League" is nearly completed at this time, and the structure has long been determined. However, Warner wants to shoehorn something that does not belong into "Zheng Lian", which originally continued the atmosphere of "Super Series". This kind of operation is as absurd and unreasonable as asking Araki to change "JOJO" into a female-oriented otome romance comic, and insert a chicken-fighting mode into "Genshin Impact" to make it an e-sports.

Misfortunes never come singly. Just as director Zach and Warner were arguing about the style of the film, a human tragedy suddenly struck. Zach's daughter committed suicide due to depression. When everything went wrong, Zach had to give up his fight and return to his family.

"Legendary", which was supposed to compete with "Avengers", was left with a mess, but Warner didn't learn any lessons at all.

Reshoots and reshoots take time, but Warner insists on not changing the schedule for financial reasons; changing the style requires a new team, so Warner invited Joss Whedon, the director of "Avengers 1 and 2", to rewrite the original schedule. Director Zach took over the position; the most ridiculous thing is that at this time, the actors had already finished filming, and many actors were busy with other things and had no schedule at all. The results of forced filming were such as "filming in the air", "digital face-changing" and "cutting out pictures" "Grafting" is a sexy operation that you thought would only appear in domestic popular idol dramas, but it actually appeared in this movie with an investment of 300 million US dollars...

Superman's sad face was replaced with a P picture Typical face result

When "Justice League" was released on November 17, 2017, fans were dumbfounded: "It turns out that DC's biggest enemy is Warner", "Could it be that Joss Whedon is An undercover agent from Marvel?"

A large number of attractive scenes in the original trailer did not appear in the theaters at all, and were replaced by inappropriate pornographic jokes, inconsistent fight scenes, fragmented camera connections, and extremely insulting scenes. The plot of "Superman and His Four Little Brothers"

The confusing and greasy chest-attacking Play

Zhenglian's theatrical version was a disaster. Torn between the two styles, film critics called him a Frankenstein-like suture monster.

Especially for DC diehards who have been chasing after "Superman: Man of Steel", this result is undoubtedly a betrayal. So while they pointed the finger at Warner, they began to demand that Warner release the original director's cut of original director Zack Snyder - and the director's cut movement began.

They launched a petition about guide shears on the petition website change.org, and received more than 100,000 responses in less than a week.

Chinese fan Fiona Zheng took the lead in sending private messages to Zha Dao, taught herself programming, and built a website as a base for the petition group.

Someone even chartered a plane at the San Diego Comic Con with a "Release the Cut" banner hanging on the back to show everyone their determination not to give up until there is no result.

Then there are social media, station platforms, Premier League stadiums, advertising screens in Times Square in New York, and even sponsors of public welfare groups such as the American Suicide Prevention Organization. You can see it almost everywhere. Figures of DC fans who worked hard to release the director's cut.

Although this kind of enthusiasm will always be met with ridicule, after all, there is no precedent for this kind of thing, or the so-called guide cut does not exist at all, everything is just a catch-up for fans to comfort themselves. There are even people who can stand and talk without pain, treating this kind of activity of DC fans as a cult, and labeling them: D Guard, Zaslin...

However, the indifference from the outside world has not quelled it. The fans' enthusiasm actually intensified as the date went by.

Two full years have passed since "Justice League". At the end of 2019, Ben Ben, who plays Batman, and Gal Gadot, who plays Wonder Woman, also stood up and publicly expressed their support for the director. Then Aquaman, Cyborg, The Flash, and all the production staff involved in the movie came forward to respond positively.

Even my country’s famous old two-dimensional figure Louis Koo came out to lend his support.

Finally, on December 4th at the end of the year, Director Zack himself posted a photo on the social media Vero. Behind the photo was a backup film box of "Justice League" with ZS printed on it. Caption: Does it really exist? The answer is of course true.

At this point, it is no longer possible for Warner to pretend to be dead.

Finally, they called Director Zha’s home and agreed to meet. After another round of discussions and wrangling, they allocated $70 million to invest in the production of a new version of the "Justice League" movie. Although the true centerpiece of this directorial-cutting movement, director Zack Neck takes no money from it.

So is it the pressure from fans that made Warner change its attitude?

Not entirely, what capital values ??more is actually profits.

On the one hand, it is the rise of Netflix that has led major Hollywood manufacturers to start deploying online streaming media. On the other hand, including the epidemic and other reasons, the film industry has been severely impacted, so Warner needs a brands to expand the influence of their own website HBOMAX. It just so happens that the guide cutting movement can meet this premise. If it is made, it can attract the number of members and boost the performance. As for satisfying the fans' vision, that is just a passing mention.

But it is undeniable that without the unremitting efforts of this group of fans, "Justice League", a comic IP that has lasted for half a century, may really rot in the garbage heap of history.

Therefore, after Warner officially announced the cut, the simple fans chartered a plane and flew it over the Warner headquarters. They will still express their sincere gratitude to the company they have cursed for four years.

In fact, everyone who is familiar with Japanese comics should know that Warner, known as the maniac of comic adaptations, does not have no good works. Live-action movies such as "Death Note", "Gintama", "Rurouni Kenshin", etc., while being relatively loyal to the original works, have reached an upper level of quality. They have not only earned reputation outside the industry, but also achieved a buzz effect at the box office.

However, in the decision-making of the big IP of the superhero movie universe, it failed miserably to Disney. Letting DC, which originally has its own characteristics, imitate Marvel and compare with Marvel, it will mess up its own situation, which is called a pity.

In the final analysis, whether it is Warner, other film companies, animation companies, or major game companies, you want to eat, want to make money, and are eager to achieve results. These fans can understand. But don’t forget that while facing shareholders and the market, the fans who have accompanied you all the way are the foundation that supports you.

No matter how much trouble you make, please don’t let the fans down.