What the Snyder Cut can do for other filmmakers going forward.

[TheSweetieMan]

So after watching that film super early in the morning (which I thoroughly enjoyed as a non-Snyder fan who doesn't know much about the lore of DC) I started thinking about what the benefits of streaming services could have for filmmakers going forward, as opposed to the usual 'doom and gloom' takes you usually get from filmmakers that are resistant to streaming.

1.) Between the Snyder Cut and Martin Scorsese's 'The Irishman', these services now make it more feasible for directors to do every little thing they want to commit to screen, without having to worry about limiting its run-times for the benefit of studio chains and the amount of show times they can do per theater -- as well as not having to worry about restless audience members, since people can get up to relieve themselves, or top off their beverages/snacks at their own discretion.

2.) Full creative independence. This ties a little bit into point one; With not having to worry much about having to account for a specific run-time, it now allows filmmakers and content creators to flesh out every idea they find important, without having to compromise for any specific reason. Plus, we've yet to really hear anything about a streaming service attempting to dictate the artistic direction of a filmmaker's ideas. So, if you can reduce the always cringe 'white-collar executive that thinks they know what it means to be creative' stuff that usually seems to ruin films more than the filmmakers themselves, it also allows more directors to explore this avenue of filmmaking with full creative reign.

3.) More tools to play with. While this could coincide with point two, with services like Netflix and Amazon mandating 4K-shot films/shots, with HDR and Dolby Vision as well, it means they won't be restricted by studios to do 2K-DIs or find ways to cut corners to save production costs. So they not only get to stretch their narrative structures out to lengths that fit their creative vision, but they also get to optimize their visuals in every aspect for the streaming service to market to their subscribers. This is actually one of the things I really like about Netflix and Amazon.

Any thing else anyone wants to add?

I think regardless of what people's thoughts are on Zack Snyder or his films, what HBO Max did with the Snyder Cut was unprecedented -- and looking at both the surprisingly well-received critical response, and overwhelmingly positive audience response, I think this could have streaming juggernauts using similar templates to lure talented filmmakers away from the traditional Hollywood system. I mean, just look at what Netflix is doing now with David Fincher.

So, in contrary to the typical knocks against streaming services, I thought we could use this to show the benefit of what it can do for the content creator.