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My name is Rebecca Johnson and this channel aims to use thoughtful and honest analysis in film criticism to encourage filmmakers to create their best art. I am an experienced podcaster (Supergirl Radio/kzread.info) who earned a Bachelor’s Degree focused in Telecommunications and Film from The University of Alabama with a previous career in entertainment (Turner Broadcasting/Warner Media) and news (WVUA23/WVTM 13) television. I currently shoot and edit video content for The University of Alabama Museums (kzread.info).
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The Snyder Trilogy is my favorite set films ever made. I can't believe I haven't seen your videos over the last 6 years. Great work, although I'm late to the party 😅
I rolled my eyes when i heard this too. I was so done with the movie. Legitiemately the worst and most hateful movie that i have seen. I audibly sighed. Seriously this movie dogs on men the entire runtime which i could easily ignore if they had an actual good character and plot. But the message is literally the only thing about this movie so normies liked it because they think politics should be in everything.
Am pretty sure the joke was about the Snyder cult i thought it was obvious but guess not
If it was, it would've been worded differently than how it actually was.
yeah, snyder is an overhyped, talentless hack, and his movies are terrible, specially his original work, btw, I actually liked the BArbie movie, and can't remember this reference you mention, either way, you should get some aloe for that burn
Also, I see you deleted my response to you where i pointed out how I apologized to you, and what a crappy thing you did during that charity event, so that it looks like you are blameless in the situation. Afraid for people to know how you rudely ignored me when I was trying to be nice to you for an hour? Afraid for people to know how you seemed to purposely platform people who stole my business? You claim to be goodness and kindness, but you're really just a sad person obsessed with bad movies. Have a nice life; I'm done trying to make peace with you.
I have absolutely no idea what you are talking about. I didn't delete any comment you made. As a rule, I don't delete comments even if they criticize my appearance (and some have). The comments I responded to are the ones that I saw in my notifications. I saw no comment where you apologized to me, which I thought was strange because it didn't seem like you read anything I wrote. All I did during that charity event was thank Supergirl.tv for donating to the cause (especially, since they gave quite a large amount). We had the Supergirl.tv people on one episode of Supergirl Radio and had a lovely time. They were always very supportive of our podcast and were nothing but nice to us. I thanked them for their donation and gave them a shout-out. That's a professional and polite thing to do. What you did was then blast me in the live chat for doing so and creating an awkward situation during what was supposed to be a fun and uplifting event. I could have acknowledged what a jerk you were being and called you out for it, but out of respect for you, I didn't. I let you say what you wanted to say and moved on with what we were doing. If you had beef with Supergirl.tv, that was not my business and had nothing to do with me. I made an effort with Supergirl Radio to create community among fans and the people who were associated with that website were part of it. I never “platformed” people just because they "stole your business" (could another Supergirl website not exist?). We interacted with them on Twitter and they seemed like fun and nice people. We invited them onto the podcast to talk about the show since they were so passionate about it and they agreed. I remember asking you if you wanted to come on Supergirl Radio and you said no. I'm sorry if you felt hurt by that, but we acknowledge people for their contributions and I said nice things about them because they had always been nice to me and Supergirl Radio and they did a generous thing by donating. Even if you didn't like me doing that, is being mean in the live chat of a charity event really the best way to handle that? If you felt like I was "rudely ignoring you", what was actually happening with me that day was that I was worried you would say something mean to me because our previous interactions prior to the charity event had been emotionally awful for me. You had been so mean to me on Twitter and Facebook so seeing you show up in our live chat made me uneasy. But, even so, I didn't tell you to leave. I let you be part of what we were doing even if truthfully, I would not have wanted you to be there. On top of all that, we got to as many live chat thoughts as we could during our conversation and I tried to mention comments that had different and unique comments. Would you have even expected me to address your comments after how incredibly nasty you had been to me and you kicked me out of your life? You have called me brainwashed, told me to move on from things that mean a lot to me, and accused me of things I didn’t do. How is that making peace with me? I don’t think I am a sad person. I have joy through my faith. I live near my family now so I get to see them and more of my friends more often. I have a ton of fun podcasting. I have been practicing photography and have been given opportunities to be a video director at church which are both very exciting hobbies. I get to tell people’s stories and learn things though my day job. And I am even celebrating ten years being Cancer-free this year. I might be obsessed with some movies, but they are usually ones I get a lot out of, that have entertained me, or carry special meaning for me. In addition to BvS, I am also obsessed with PEE-WEE’S BIG ADVENTURE, SOAPDISH, THE MUPPETS TAKE MANHATTAN, FERRIS BUELLER’S DAY OFF, WHAT ABOUT BOB?, and BIG BUSINESS...just to name a few. 😀 I think people loving things they love is awesome even if it is something I don’t love in return. You don't have to like the movies I like (I realize most people don’t), but I do wish we could disagree in a better way. I can’t change anyone’s opinions. I can only share mine.
For some reason i couldn't reply to your condescending comment, which confirms to me you are a lost cause. Institutionalize yourself; you are in a cult.
They also make a joke about the godfather so I think they're just grouping the Snyder cut alongside it as things that guys are really into and won't shut up about.
The Snyder Fandom have always been lumped together with Incels.. STILL
Excellent take.
Thanks for watching and commenting. I appreciate you taking the time to do so.
Exceptionally well done from information gathering to analysis and finally to discussion and presentation. Thank you.
I really appreciate you saying that. I want to continually get better at film analysis so this was another way to practice.
good for you!!!
LOL Rebecca, I see you're still not over the notion that a majority of people thought the Snyder Cut was garbage. The "point" if I remember correctly was that that particular character suddenly became obsessed with something that ultimately doesn't matter. The general public moved on from those films, you really should too. xoxo
Hi, Craig. I didn’t initially see that you posted two comments. Thanks for helping with the algorithm. It doesn’t matter to me if other people thought the Snyder Cut was garbage. That’s also not the point of this video. I was actually trying to present a bit of film analysis about the writing on BARBIE and how that “joke” didn’t make sense to me, given the premise of the film. If you don’t like people talking about the Snyderverse and Zack Snyder’s films, this KZread channel is maybe not for you. I focus on those films a lot here because I like discussing them and hearing thoughtful opinions about what other people got out of them. I’m currently working on a video series featuring other fans who like them and why they like them. I’m recording interviews with them now and it has been so fun to hear why other people connect to films. Thanks for visiting my channel, I guess. Even if you have been a real jerk to me with these comments. If it was your intention to be mean and hurt my feelings, you have achieved great success. Then again, you have always been good at that. In spite of all of this, I have prayed for you and will continue to pray for you.
@@duckmilkprod I'm not a very religious person but I certainly have prayed for you when you were going through rough times. Again, that may come up empty for you, but it's true.
@@duckmilkprodmost people liked the snyder cut other than the length
The joke is the joke What is the biggest misconception regarding supporters of Zack and his works is that it is fully Male dominated. After all, what do they call the fandom, the "snyderbros" ? "Oh no the Snyderbros found me" you see that reply all the time when in fact the origins of RTSC was in fact started by Women. Fiona made the website. ItzMoe help organise that first small gathering outside Comic Con back in 2017 Funny enough the ones who call misogynist are in fact Bros themselves
I'm not surprised that female fans gets dismissed and ignored, but I guess I'm used to it.
@@duckmilkprod it defeats the whole base attacks on Zack and his fans to think à large majority are women
@@stevekasan3105 I also think this "joke" didn't take into consideration that there were actresses who were cut from the film, who only appeared in ZSJL. They were probably invested in the Snyder Cut!
Barbie is Woke Shit. But They Rigth. "Godfather", ZSJL and Beer in MEN thinks. And ITS COOL!!!
Yeah I don't like calling things woke but Barbie is unwatchable for me. There's nothing to latch onto other than "men bad". Because other than the human women, there are no characters.
The thing about the Barbie movie is it's not trying to tell you what the "right" thing to do is. All it does is highlight the "wrong" things and then let you decide what to do instead. Is it "wrong" to become too invested in the Snyder Cut of Justice League? I would hope we all know the answer to that. Every fandom has its toxic elements, and not being able to acknowledge them is definitely "wrong". I was part of the Release the Snyder Cut movement from before that hashtag was even coined, and there were definitely elements of the movement that made me cringe. I'm cringing now, even, at people who get offended when jokes about the fandom crop up in pop culture. Zack was okay with the Barbie joke, and so am I. You can believe it was important that it get released *and* acknowledge that some people were just "too invested" in seeing it released. It's out now; let's just be happy about that.
Idea of Barbie is Next: "Its wrong to be a MAN, you can only be Annoying Whiny Bitch."
You mean there arent cringe people at the other side too? Its a Hollywood standard film with the same push for traditionall dresscodes for men while also handpicking out a transwomen for one of the barbies, which makes the message fall flat The film has to take itself out of the conformist format first before it can try to be against norms Hollywood is what creates our norms nowadays
In my opinion, it’s not so much that the film says that nobody can be invested in the Snyder Cut. Just that women who were/are were brainwashed by men to be so, which is silly given how many actresses with crucial roles were added back in and female characters were treated better. Zack doesn’t seem to be bothered by it and that’s great. But that joke is taking more aim at his female fans. I’m not outrageously offended by it (though I do think that a “joke” not actually being funny is offensive), but I do think it is bad writing that contradicts the premise and purpose of the movie. I aimed to structure this video to be an attempt at film analysis more than anything else.
@@duckmilkprodI doubt it the director and writer even wrote joke, it was ordered by higher ups, they have been doing this for a while now
It was a harmless joke, nothing else, they also made fun of The Godfather
Nah it was clearly further damage control orchestrated by higher ups and not the director I doubt it the director is into superhero films since shes one of those who wants political messaging etc and not straight up entertainment
You’re right. According to BARBIE, I’d be a brainwashed woman if I liked or talked about THE GODFATHER, too.
@@duckmilkprod I mean, you are pretty brainwashed when it comes to this. Didn't you get upset when someone snickered when you said BvS had humor? Did you or did you not give up on at least one friendship because someone thought those movies were bad? That seems brainwashed or cult like to me.
@@thecraigbyrne Hi, Craig! Thanks for commenting. Hope you are doing well. Yes, I did get upset when someone called me a liar when I was not. I was actually so upset it that I cried when the panel was over. I’m admittedly more of a sensitive person than most people so I get it if other people think it was stupid to be upset about. Not too long after it happened, I ran into a stranger outside of the building who told me that he was at that panel and that even though he didn’t like BvS, he appreciated my unique thoughts on that film and his comment made me feel better. It was a kind thing for him to say at a time I needed encouragement. I have never given up on a friendship because someone disliked a movie that I liked, but people stop being friends with me because of my opinion. If you are referring to yourself and chose to make this a public comment, I’d like to set the record straight. I don’t know where you got the idea that I stopped being friends with you or anyone because of a dislike of BvS. I have tried to be your friend, but you were continually verbally abusive to me (cussing at me and berating me in public Facebook comments and through Facebook Messenger). You deleted me from Facebook because I made a joke about how much I love Chick-fil-A minis (which I don’t even eat that much because I try to avoid fried foods). You took that as a personal slight which was never my intent. I was genuinely making a joke about how those Minis are delicious and addicting. And even when I said something to the effect of “If you don’t like Chick-fil-A, you don’t have to eat there”, I said that out of my own personal philosophy to vote with my dollars to suggest that if you hate the company so much, the good news is that you do have to support them. After that exchange, I realized you had deleted me as a Facebook Friend because I could no longer reply to you. In Facebook Messenger, you would routinely cut me down for liking BvS. You ruined a public CHARITY live stream I did by being nasty to me in the live chat (just because I gave another Supergirl website a shout-out because they donated money to the charity we were raising money for; what was I supposed to do?...not thank them?). When I say “ruined”, I mean because of you, instead of celebrating how much we raised for a good cause after it was over, I cried for a long time. You were randomly awful to me on Twitter when I tweeted from Supergirl Radio to promote our TeePublic store and the Girl of Steel S Shield we included that looked like Henry Cavill’s Superman. You did that because you knew it would hurt my feelings because Henry Cavill’s Superman means a lot to me (MAN OF STEEL helped get me through Breast Cancer). You have demonstrated time and time again that you don’t want to be my friend. That’s not the kinds of things friends do to each other. I only ever tried to encourage you during your hard times, even going as far to offer to help you financially (which you rejected). You were the one who kicked ME out of YOUR life. Because of the way you have treated me, I have left you alone since that is seemingly what you wanted. But for whatever reason, you keep attacking me. In any case, I sincerely hope you have a wonderful day and are doing well in whatever you are doing.
@@duckmilkprod I absolutely did not kick you out of my life. YOU unfollowed me on Twitter because of BvS stuff. YOU chose to promote that website when you know how emotionally it affected me, which was classless considering I helped bring you up and had been part of the whole charity event. That whole night I was FREQUENTLY complimenting your opinions and you just rudely ignored me, and then when you promoted those people who stole my business, yes, I'm going to be mad. I know you know what they did with the domains, and since I see how you only focus on how it affected you, then clearly you weren't sorry for it. (Also, calling BS that you followed/shared them on Twitter rather than me, when I feel like I always had a good sharing relationship with the podcasting network.) Do I regret freaking out about that during the event? Maybe a little, but there was no other way to get through to you when you ignored me all night, and I did get my point across. But again, go on about how you were the only one hurt by that interaction, or hurt when being told that one couldn't participate in future events. If you had treated me with respect, it would not have gone to that level, but the ignoring showed you didn't respect me. Frankly, I don't care if I "ruined" it for you, because you did the exact same thing to me. Maybe consider that when someone is extending an olive branch, it is just that. Honestly, and this shouldn't be public, but I even tried to apologize to you, to at least get to a place of peace, and you ignored it. That hurt a lot. It also hurt that I heard you freaked out when I came into a Supergirl Radio stream - I wanted to be there to cheer you on and encourage you, with something that we both loved. You know who else cried as a result of our interaction? Me. I was scared as all heck when you had Breast Cancer and was so grateful that you got through it. I worried about you SO MUCH. I am glad these movies helped you have strength, and I hope I'm not making assumptions with that. I cared about you a lot. I hope if you ever got anything out of our interaction it is that I did care. I know you went through a LOT. Would never take that away from you or diminish or deny that. As for Chick-fil-a - I believe what you said might be right though I honestly don't recall all the details and I assume it came after you unfollowed on Twitter. It was around the time you were spreading anti-Hillary Clinton propaganda which is the kind of stuff that got Trump elected, so maybe I lumped them all together. I'm sorry for that, if that was something that affected you so much. At least hey - now my feelings are known! I understand if we are toxic to each other, but I would really appreciate it if we could at least acknowledge it and agree to disagree, in which case I promise to never leave a negative comment like the ones I left ever again. But please don't just assume the worst of me, either. It hurts to feel rejected by someone you considered a dear friend; especially when you put a lot of time and possibly unseen energy into worrying about them. Hurt people hurt people, they say, and I was definitely hurt, especially by the ignoring and then promoting those scummy people.
I think you're choosing to take it as a diss. Nothing about the joke itself was dissing zack snyder. Keep in mind, i say this as a zack snyder fan.
I'm just curious to know what the reaction would be if the joke wasn't about ZSJL but about Marvel movies or superhero movies in general. Cause in the past I've seen the reactions to people joking about women not caring about "nerd stuff" and they've never been enthusiastic or amused.
My analysis and interpretation of the “joke” (I use quotations because for it to be comedy, it needs to be funny and for it to be funny, it needs to contain truth in it, which it did not, in my opinion) as I have tried to present in this video is actually making fun of female Snyder Cut fans. Maybe the studio wanted to take a swipe at Zack Snyder, but the context of the scene is aimed at women. I’m choosing to take it that way because that is how the film includes it.
@@HumbleSiPilot77 Zack seems like a pretty chill dude who doesn't take criticism of his work too seriously. I admire that about him because it's tough for me not to take that kind of thing personally. I don't know how he does it. But, he seems to focus on doing the creative work and then moving onto the next thing. He's also a big family man and has lots of hobbies so that probably also helps. "Touching Grass" is good advice for a reason. I was more offended by the "joke" in BARBIE not being funny. It was really irritating to me as a female fan of ZSJL because the movie took a swipe at someone like me without actually realizing that was what it was doing and that it undercut the message the movie seemed to be making (though, I'm still not overly sold on what the message actually was; I watched it twice and it seemed to be trying to say a lot of things without ever settling on a focused outcome). I'm over the "joke" and I mostly don't care about it because BARBIE was such a overall disappointment to me (visually, it's fantastic and the performances are great, but the writing was so rough). I did want to share my thoughts on this, though, because I didn't see or hear anyone else mentioning this contradiction.
Too bad Zack made Martha Kent the Martian Manhunter - so there goes that theory of a deep relationship.
Zack Snyder on Film Criticism and Meaning: A #FullCircle Interview: ➡bit.ly/4cci82Q
What an honoring video to the Gospel! Not only an honoring video to the Gospel and the Lord but also to the Zack Snyder Batman V Superman film. I love the detailed input you put in for this video for each symbolism such as the crosses, Wonder Woman representing Peter, Bruce Fall of Man to changed man such as changed men in Christ. At first when I saw this movie, I thought it was an attack against the Christian faith. But after exploring it more, I realize what the multiple symbology that Zack Snyder put into this film it was actually honoring our Christian faith the whole time, just in a creative way that is outside the box. A huge thanks to Zack Snyder for honoring our faith and thank you for pointing out the Christian imagery and symbolism in one of the best superhero films ever.
I was worried about it when the trailers came out, but was surprised by how it preached the Gospel through metaphor and allegory! Thanks for sharing your thoughts!
I also love bvs!!!! ❤🎉😊
You are a person of great taste! :)
Can’t wait to hear your analysis and breakdown of rebel moon!!!!
You are actually ABSOLUTELY RIGHT. Zack Snyder makes the women in the male characters lives so important to the story, its AMAZING !!! Every actor in BvS ultimate edition did PERFECTLY ! PERFECTLY !!! But, Amy Adams performance was ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE !!!
I loved BvS UE. Zack is the Goat
It's like don't abuse us That easily or I'll Murder you Back!! 😄
How do you mean? Are you talking about the revolutionary aspects of the film?
it's the segment. You know, when I'm watching Movies, I'm absorbing the segment 😄@@duckmilkprod
Watch the Movie Instead!! 😄
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I'm hyped
Me, too!
Great analysis- it got me a lot more excited for the film.
You’ll have to drop back by and share your thoughts with me after you watch!
Pollux is the planet look like Roman imperial
Thanks for the info! Trying to stay somewhat spoiler-free has resulted in me being a little bit ignorant! 🤣
❤🇧🇷 I'm ZACKTIVADED!💪🏾
Stay Zacktivaded!
REBEL MOON | Teaser Trailer Reaction and Analysis: ➡bit.ly/49wIVWq
I am so excited for this movie !!!! Zack Snyder and his crew never disappoints !!! It all looks so beautiful !!! Great breakdown. Zack Snyder also broke this trailer down. Surprisingly, he didn't spoil any of the story. God bless you Rebecca !!!
@@richardabia9735 I am glad that Netflix is giving Zack Snyder opportunities to share his creative process! Could be beneficial to future filmmakers.
@@duckmilkprod Yes ! I 1000% agree with you. Netflix definitely gives more creative freedom than WB. I am glad Zack has found a place where they value his Great ideas. I am still praying that he finishes his JL vision soon, until then, he deserves a win !
another interesting bit with the painting: Bruce ascends from underground to the sky and at the beginning of the film, Lex has a painting of the devils coming from the underground. Later on, the captured women call Batman a devil. Also Devil=Batman v Angel=Superman. End of the film when the painting is flipped, Devil is above and angel is in the ground. Holy shit this movie is bloody brilliant.
I can't wait !!!!!!!!!!!!! For Rebel Moon !!!!!
Amy Adams is the Greatest Lois Lane since Margot kiddler !!! She did it PERFECTLY !!!
Excellent reaction i just subscribed
Im a bit late to this but if you didn’t know the feathered robe on staz nairs character is a Māori korowai from here in New Zealand used for ceremonies and the top braiding binding design is their own take on it for this movie
You are the only one who referenced mythological creatures among reactors that I watched. They always reference Buckbeak from Harry Potter movies. It seems they don't read books at all.
I think when Jimmy is talking about Issa, he is speaking alegorically. Issa (Isa) is Jesus in the Quran, also known as the redeemer. It could be just artistic license with Zack, it could also mean that Rebel Moon takes place far in the future where Earth's myths have changed through the eons of telling them. Jimmy could also be literal, but if he is, i still think it is a misdirect. The blond girl in the snow portion is Issa, i think that jimmy couldnt save her and that she is dead. The story isnt meant to convey that Kora is the redeemer, just that anyone can choose to be the redeemer. Just kinda my thoughts on the trailer
The fact that Issa is the little blond girl and that she´s already dead have been circling around my mind too. The way that Jimmy says "I was given memories of a world I will never see (future); loyalty to a king I cannot serve (present); and love for a child I could not save (past)" strikes me.
@@jorgechavez613Your dedications are better than mine, cuz I had pegged “a world I can never see” as being also in the Past, like a Camelot. 😅
The way the trailer was cut did give me the impression that Kora was the princess, but from what I have heard since, the little blonde girl is the Princess Issa. Thanks for sharing your thoughts!
Zack shot some scenes 750fps. I know, crazy right? 😅
We are visiting 8 planets in part 1... They showed like 4. There's a whole lots we have not really seen...there's ship called dreadnought two times the star destroyer. Zack chose a lot of closer ups to save much for the official trailer. Because the aerial shots would reveal a lot about the movie for now. There's much fantasy to come, it has magic, supersoldiers & More. 😊 Great reaction by the way. 🤗
Excellent analysis, I agree that Kora might not be the princess Yssa, I even doubt she is the Scargiver...I mean the teaser could have been trying to plant some misleading ideas so that we could be surprised by the time of watching RM. I am really hyped!!!
It's definitely possible that the teaser trailer was misleading. Guess we'll have to see more to find out!
I definitely think Kora is the Scargiver, I don't think she is the redeemer though. I'm expecting more along the lines of when Palpatine was talking to Anakin in Revenge of the Sith speaking of the tragedy of Darth Plagueis. The person may have existed but the point is to get the listener to think about what they can accomplish, not what someone else could have accomplished.
@@136redscorpionYeah I think “Scargiver” is her nickname back when she was a good little soldier for the Imperium. So when the “pretty face” guy from Alita said he found the Scargiver, he was referring to the talented soldier who had the audacity to jump ship and stop serving the emperor.
@davidw.2791 definitely is more of what you are saying than anything else. Certainly not a name, title or some such, very fantasy-esque
Great Breakdown, am very excited for this one!
Fun reaction and great breakdown. The movie looks great.💪🏽
Thank you for this!! Hopefully more videos on Rebel Moon as the time comes.
I might do that! Pretty excited for it!
Good video
Excellent analysis and breakdown. Best one on YT IMO.
Great breakdown
Watch Rebecca Johnson's interview with Zack Snyder! ➡ kzread.info/dash/bejne/g5mIxKyIfLKbp9I.html
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