Storytelling
The Story Problem at the Heart of The Snyder Cut
Why The Snyder Cut and The Whedon Cut of Justice League actually tell two different stories
Storytelling
The 3 Biggest Storytelling Problems in Shazam!
A hero is only as good as his villain, and that’s where Shazam’s plot problems start.
Armchair Sociology
Why We Replaced Heroes with Antiheroes
From Superman to Iron Man, the difference between a hero and an antihero was always clear.. until now. Here’s what changed, and why it matters.
Storytelling
Why the Justice League Movie’s Marketing Flopped
How did Justice League become the lowest-opening movie in the DC Extended Universe?
Storytelling
How DC Should Have Built Their Movie Universe
NOTE: This post was written in June 2013. Since then, DC and Warner Bros have released Batman v Superman, Suicide Squad, Wonder Woman, and Justice League, plus a parallel DC TV Universe on the CW. While DC and WB stuck to their vision, I still think my strategy would have Read more…