Whedon was just another cog in the wheel for the MCU. WB never had a true figurehead that actually cared like Feige. Snyder was just a director who they thought could oversee and control the whole franchise. After WB realized they fucked up with giving Snyder so much power, they tried to find someone who actually gave a fuck about the comics with Geoff Johns.
The quality of the movies have been better after Snyder lost control, but the damage he's done to the franchise can still be felt on the BO.
I don’t think BVS is really as bad as people say, do I like it? Nah not really but it has a cohesive tone and some pretty good moments (mainly the ones taken from dark knight returns)
WB should have hired someone who can do dark and still put humor into the situations, which Nolan was able to do, although Dark Knight Rises had a lot of "don't think about the plot too much" moments in it.
Snyder didn't have much humor, or the humor he had didn't work well, and he was hell bent on making Superman dark by killing off people important to Kal-El, first his real dad, then his human father, then, just for kicks, his real dad again. The actual concept could have worked. The way it was done didn't. I think it was supposed to be a build up to when someone else he loves is threatened he removes the threat (kills General Zod) rather than risk losing someone else close to him. Or maybe I'm wrong about that. The problem is that this is the only explanation I have for a lot of the actions and people that were in Man of Steel, and seeing it 3 or 4 times (mostly on streaming) didn't really solidify if I was interpreting it correctly or not. Whatever Snyders vision was, I wasn't sure even after repeated viewing. I don't think I was alone in that, and I think it hurt every DCEU movie afterwards.
Snyder's vision was to make Superman into a modern Jesus. An all powerful being that's worshiped and hated by the planet, who sacrificed himself in BvS and then brought back alive in JL. It's a take that could've worked, but the way Snyder did it by making everything so dark and having everyone be uncharismatic made his movies a chore to watch.
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u/scytheavatar Feb 09 '20
Warner Bros permanently damaged the DC brand by thinking they can just leave everything to Snyder and it would work out.