Welcome to the Heavy Spoilers show I'm your host Paul and as the saying goes,
life is good but it can be better. Zack Snyder's Justice League is finally here and throughout
this video I'm gonna be pointing out some insane details I haven't seen found in any other videos.
I’ve also just appeared on Prime Video Uk’s new show the Screen test to discuss the best
war movie of all time with Chief film critic of The Independent Clarisse Loughrey and Joe
Ikhinmwin from the Cyber Nerds so I’d love it if you headed over there after this.
Anyway our film ends with a lot of major teases towards what could be coming down the line
if Warner Bros Restore The Snyder Verse....which...do it.
This includes a look at the War Machine Batmobile from Frank Miller's The Dark Knight Returns
which is one of the most iconic incarnations of the classic car.
However you might also notice that not only has Batman stopped killing but he's also captured
some of the mutant gang members from that comic. If we zoom in on clip we can actually see their
infamous red visors on over their faces making this for a cool little callback to that classic.
That's not the only detail hidden way at the ending either and when Martian Manhunter is
flying away from Bruce's lakehouse the lake itself is purposely shaped to look like the Batsymbol.
We can also make out the Hall Of Justice which is currently being constructed. Teased
at by Bruce this actually appears as something that is destroyed in the Knightmare timeline.
The hall is situated right in front of the Darkseid Omega Symbol that Batman too emerges
infront of during Batman V Superman and thus we can gather that it was not only connected
to the lakehouse but also the batcave itself which he was hiding under during that timeline.
Now in that scene we saw as The Dark Knight travelled to get The Rock...to star in Black Adam.
This was a trap and he ended up being captured by the Sons Of Superman which led to his death.
During this moment Superman took his cowl off and held it in his hand which is what we
see him doing in this clip, likely meaning that this happens after he murdered Bruce.
I kinda feel like everytime we go into the Knightmare version that it's a slightly
altered timeline in which Bruce refused to lay down his life and that each incarnation we see
showcases Bruce's death at the hands of Supes. In each one he's trying to get a
certain object to defeat the character and this is why they have inconsistencies across them.
Joker also discusses how many knightmare scenarions that the Dark Knight has created
because he refuses to sacrifice himself and we know from behind the scenes info that Snyder was
always planning to have the fate of the world rest on his shoulders in the Justice League 2 and 3.
You can also catch Kilowog here who is one of the high ranking members of the Green Lanterns.
(credit @jannesd_) When passing through the rubble we can also make out the Joker's card that Mr. J
gave to Bruce at the end of the film as a way to cement the truce between the pair.
Looks like this truce with Bruce was kept through the majority of the Knightmare timeline
as we can also make it out as something that's stuck onto his gun in BVS.
During Darkseid's ramppage he shoots omega beams out of his eyes
and these spell out the words End. However, if you like to reach...and I don't mean reach
arounds...this also looks like it could spell out ZSJL aka Zack Snyder's Justice League.
Other cool little details in the Knightmare visions are that in the aftermath of Darkseid
killing Lois, you can see The Robin suit that Dick Grayson had on when Joker murdered him.
Typically in the comics it was Jason Todd who fell victim to the clown prince of Crime
but Snyder changed it to Dick to explain why Grayson wasn't in this universe.
It also explained why Bruce never took on another Robin
and ey I guess Snyder just doesn't like sidekicks.
We see the Batcave at several points throughout the movie and during one we
can also make out the armored batsuit in the background which Batman wore in BVS.
(credit - Chawki Chennoufi) Now one thing you may notice is that this shot has been
reupurposed from Man Of Steel. In that it came after Supes had just killed Zod and in doing so,
made it so that he'd wiped out his one connection to his old world.
Luckily he was comforted by Lois who kept him from going off down a darker path.
However with Darkseid, the villain kills Lois and
thus he is vulnerable once more which explains why he turned into a tyrant.
It's not the only callback to Man Of Steel either and not only is there a
scene in which Clark pulls off a christ like pose above the earth,
when he returns to the farm there are echoes of his childhood.
Here we get a shot at the swing and an the image of a kent staring down from a window. A butterfly
too appears at these moments and this plays a big part in the motif of Superman's journey.
Gabriel Labrana pointed out on twitter that typically Butterflies represent rebirth
and flight. Superman has returned from beyond the grave and he is
ready to fly once more and lead humanity into a brighter future.
In the film we see that there is a pregnancy test in Lois' draw and Snyder did confirm that she was
in fact bearing a child which is confirmed by the baby basket that she carries into the farm
at the end of the film. In the theatrical cut this was a different object and Bruce also
says 'congratulations by the way' cementing that they're gonna be having a little bebby.
There's also a sign for Suicide Prevention which is a very important message and is
something that the Snyder Cut following have raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for.
It has the tagline 'you are not alone' which is also a saying that popped up in Man Of Steel
but here it takes on a whole new meaning. This is probably one of the best placements
of a company in a film that I've ever seen and I'm so glad they included it.
Now Superman is a character that has a long rich history in comics, film and tv. Snyder wanted to
reference this in his updated adaptation and the scene in which Martha arrives and hugs
Clark is also extremly similar to a moment in the Christopher Reeves film. This is followed
by a shot from inside the house showcasing how things are like poetry...they rhyme.
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Other carryovers from Man Of Steel are that on the kryptonian ship we also see an open pod which
Snyder stated would belong to Supergirl. During Man Of Steel Clark also rubbed the dust off the
top of one of the capsules and we can see this continuity detail carried across in the movie.
In fact Superman's quote-unquote first flights are shot in exetremly similar ways across both films.
Superman exits the craft in his suit with the doors slowly opening.
He then neals and using his intrinsic field levitates the objects arround him
before taking off. This attention to detail and repetition is really well put together
and in the words of George Lucas...it's like poetry they rhyme...I'll stop doing that now.
It's clear that Snyder and the actors developed little mannerisms for the characters to have
and when Bruce exits the helicopter at the start of Batman V Superman
he steps off before it lands. This is something he also does in Justice League showing how much
attention to detail they were paying. He bloody loves leaping off helicopters...what a maverick.
Cyborg also does similar motions when his parents die and at both points in the film
that this happens he reaches out with one arm almost trying to stop it from happening.
Steppenwolf too shows up in the same spot as Darkseid did and similar to the
villain he picks up dirt off the ground before smashing it to reveal the Anti-life equation.
I said I wasn't gonna say it.
When Superman goes back to the ship
this scene is very similar to when he first met his father and was given the grand tour.
There's also a Kryptonian scout suit which we saw in Man Of Steel.
Now the black costume is of course in reference to the one that Kal-El wore
upon coming back to life. However, the colouration goes far beyond that and Snyder
recently told Esquire that it was also chosen because black is a colour that absorbs sunlight.
As Superman is powered by the Sun he flew up into to the sky to supercharge
himself before flying off to take on Steppenwolf.
We can also see at the front of the ship is a flattened
car and this is a by product of the gravitational
Now as for Steppenwolf, the snyder cut fills in the plot hole of how he manages to get the
location of the Mother Boxes. In Josstice League he managed to find an island that was so well
hidden not even Diana knows how to get back to it and a secret tower on the bottom of the ocean.
However here we see him using spider like interrogation devices
that sit over someones face and pull their thoughts out directly from their brains.
In my opinion this is actually the Snyderverse version of Starro
The Conquerer, an alien that would attach to someones face and then control their minds.
The villain is rumored to appear in the upcoming James Gunn Suicide Squad Movie
so hopefully we see more of it soon. #RestoreTheStarroSnyderVerse
Ok and before we get into the next part of the video just a quick thank you to
all of you watching this for getting the channel to the point that I was asked
to be on the new movie vodcast The Screen Test on Prime Video UK’s Youtube Channel.
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Now throughout the film there are some cool little cameos and when Lois goes to
get coffee at the start of the film you might notice Zack Snyder sitting in the window. Marc
McClure also appears as a policeman for the Superman Memorial. In the theatrical cut he
showed up as a security guard for the prison but here it's more linked in with Superman
because the actor actually played Jimmy Olsen in the original Superman film series. Marc plays a
character called Jerry which is a reference to Jerry Siegel, one of the creators of Superman.
I'm also sure right. I am sure that the homeless guy we see Linda Reed giving her tips to, I'm sure
that's the I tried guy from the theatrical cut. The dog is the same I think...I'm sure.
Linda Reed is also the name of a golden age character who was a love interest of
Green Arrow but Snyder has said there's no connection and this was purely coincidental.
Huge thank you to Sai Naeeraj for pointing out that Cyborg is resurrected with Object 61982.
If we break these numbers down and assign them dates then they equal
june 19th 1982 which is the day that cyborg was introduced.
Now shoutout WitFist on twitter for pointing out that during the Flash Introduction scene
we can see a truck pass which has the name Gardner Fox on it.
This is actually the name of the person who created the Flash. There's also a sign which
says Reduced Speed Ahead which is a nod to the Speedster that of course lives in Central city.
Flash states that he's fluent in Gorilla Sign language and this is
likely setting up how the character will communicate with one of his big villains
Gorilla Grodd should Warner Bros manage to go a movie without completely destroying everything.
Another great easter egg appears in the intro when we visit Themyscira
and see where the mother box is held. On the roof of it is a star
and this symbol also appears on Diana's tiara. We also see Hippolyta's robe is
similar in design to the armor of Asteria who appeared with it in Wonder Woman 1984.
We also see Yalan Gur in the movie who was a green lantern from the golden age
that protected the space sector that Earth exists in millenia ago.
Now Snyder also placed some callbacks to other films in the movie.
Not only is the scene in which superman arrives similar to how the T-rex did in Jurassic park,
Joe Morton's character Silas also references his previous roles.
Now Joe played Miles Dyson in Terminator 2 and this revealed that he was the top
scientist at Cyberdyne, the company that created Skynet. However it goes far beyond
him just creating a machine that can destroy the world in both films and his death in JL
also mirrors that movie. Miles killed himself with a remote control
and through a switch which is similar to how Silas dies in this movie.
Anyway that's the most obscure references that I could find. I will be doing a big big big
breakdown on the film that covers it scene by scene, just in the mean time I wanted to get
some of the more obscure ones out that I haven't seen mentioned in other breakdowns or videos.
I had people sending me stuff like, Martian Manhunters in it at the end,
you might miss him. I didn't miss the lad yeah, I'm just doing the obscure ones, and
count yaself bloody lucky I blurred ya name out otherwise me and the boys would be coming for ya.
Now if you wanna see something included in the big breakdown then
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With that out the way thank you for sitting through the video, I’ve been
Paul and I’ll see you next time. Take care, Peace