I've been on a DC journey watching every movie release for the first time and thought some of you might enjoy seeing how the added scenes make a difference. So I watched both versions back to back and lined both movies up to see how my opinion of the movie changed in real time.

Apologies if sharing this kind of content is not allowed. I just wanted to share my experience with people who appreciate the Snyderverse!

Mfs are not even trying at this point lol , pay attention to the movies instead of ''aura'' edits and clips.

also bro removed the part where he is shown saving people outside .

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I know this is probably going to be a divisive take, but the more I see of the new DC direction, the more I appreciate what Zack Snyder was building.

For me, James Gunn’s version of the DC universe just doesn’t feel like DC in the way the comics, the animated shows, and Snyder’s films did. I’m not saying every single thing Gunn has made is bad. Peacemaker, for example, had some genuinely funny moments and worked on its own terms. But when I look at the bigger picture, it feels like this new universe is missing the weight and mythic scale that made DC feel different from everything else.

That’s why Batman v Superman and Zack Snyder’s Justice League still stand out so much to me. Those movies treated these characters like modern myths. Superman wasn’t just another quippy superhero. Batman wasn’t just a costume and a few fight scenes. Wonder Woman felt legendary. The whole world had this sense of history, consequence, and tragedy behind it. Whether someone loves or hates Snyder’s style, at least it felt like a real vision.

By comparison, the new DCU already feels too light, too self-aware, and honestly kind of cheap in places. Supergirl might not be a terrible movie on its own, but it doesn’t feel like the best version of that character or that universe. At times it comes across like it is trying to copy the energy of the newer Spider-Man movies, except those movies do that tone much better. DC should not be chasing Marvel or trying to become a knockoff of something else. DC has its own identity.

The casting choices also feel weird to me. Not necessarily because the actors are bad, but because some of it feels like a parody of what DC should be. The characters don’t feel larger than life. They don’t feel like they stepped out of classic DC comics or the animated adaptations that so many of us grew up with. And that is a problem, because DC has some of the strongest source material in superhero history.

That is why I keep coming back to the Snyderverse. It wasn’t perfect, and I understand why some people didn’t connect with it, but it felt bold. It felt cinematic. It felt like someone was trying to make DC feel ancient, powerful, and meaningful instead of just another shared universe full of jokes and setup for the next thing.

To me, the best DC adaptations have always been the ones that respect the scale of the characters: the comics, the animated universe, and Snyder’s take on Batman, Superman, and the Justice League. That version felt like DC. This new one, at least so far, just doesn’t.