Zack Snyder’s Justice League Is Well Worth The Wait — And The Four Hours It Takes To Watch It

After years of speculation and seemingly endless rumors, Director Zack Snyder’s Justice League has finally been exhumed and released to stream on HBO. In all its 4-hour-long glory, it’s an epic project reflecting an equally epic vision comparable to Brian Wilson and the Beach Boys’ fabled concept album, Smile. 

Much like Wilson’s Smile, Snyder’s initial vision for Justice League was never fully realized. Although Snyder amassed more than 4 hours of film for the project, family tragedy tore him away from his work, leaving Justice League at the mercy of Warner Brothers. Scrambling to release something, the studio brought in Joss Whedon who cast Snyder’s vision aside, splicing together a downscaled version for 2017’s Justice League — akin to the feeble form in which Smile was first released, Smiley Smile.