Although Zack Snyder’s Justice League will be released as a cut of a single four-hour feature film; the film will be an amalgamation of six different chapters, with each chapter focusing on a single significant aspect of the storyline. Zack Snyder previously revealed two of those six titles on his social media, but now the official Snyder Cut handles have released all six chapter titles for the film. The six chapter titles divide the overall narrative into six parts, each comprising six different subplots, ultimately brought together to form the Snyder Cut.
Zack Snyder’s Justice League 6 Chapters and their Titles
- Zack Snyder Justice League Chapter Titles
- Chapter I: Don’t Count On It, Batman
- Chapter II: The Age of Heroes
- Chapter III: Beloved Mother, Beloved Son
- Chapter IV: Changing the machine
- Chapter V: All the King’s Horses
- Chapter VI: Something Darker
This isn’t the first time a major Hollywood movie has taken a chapter-by-chapter approach to telling a story. Director Quentin Tarantino is famous for breaking his stories down into chapters, although they are all interconnected and depict events occurring alongside the other chapters, ultimately combining to form the ultimate climax. And it’s the same with Zack Snyder’s Justice League . Here’s how these six chapters can connect to the massive cliffhanger that Zack Snyder teased his movie’s ending with.
Part I: Don’t Count On It, Batman
The introductory part was titled “Don’t Count On It, Batman,” which is pretty self-explanatory. The part with Ben Affleck’s Batman in search of the superheroes, starting with Aquaman, was partially included in the Justice League theatrical cut . Some of it came from the original footage Snyder took when production was under his control. The first chapter here will explore Bruce Wayne reaching out to these heroes, to rally them against something he “saw in a premonition.” But Batman will likely be shown the door by everyone.
Batman, who was filled with a new hope of kindness and good in the world after Superman’s sacrifice, will be faced with a stressful situation where he will have to prepare for the threat to come; but will not find any help from anyone. In the theatrical cut, this part was reduced to atoms; However, since Zack Snyder’s Justice League is going to be pretty long, we might have a closer look at his distressing state, where he tries to put together a disoriented team, only for the looming threat, Steppenwolf, to join him before he can. he cannot prepare for it.
Part II: The Age of Heroes
“They said the age of heroes would never return.” The second chapter will not only deal with the current heroes who unite to form a new era of Earth defenders, but also the previous invasion of the planet by Darkseid and his forces of Parademons from Apokolips. This is the part that was largely removed and partly replaced by Steppenwolf in place of Darkseid in the theatrical cut. The Age of Heroes would take us back in time and be the first glimpse of Ray Porter’s Uxas (who at that time would not have taken the name Darkseid) and his fight against the combined forces of men, Amazons, Atlantians, lanterns. , and others.
Zack is known for telling non-linear stories, and The Age of Heroes could be one of them. He can come and go in time to portray the two different teams of heroes against evil. It’s possible that this will culminate with the Heroes’ first battle against Steppenwolf. In the theatrical cut, Joss Whedon made drastic changes to that streak, toned down the brutal action, and added unnecessary jokes to Ezra Miller to further destroy the significance of the stage. Zack’s vision is certainly going to be more action-packed and can be written differently than what we’ve seen previously.
Part III: Beloved Mother, Beloved Son
This part could be about Bruce’s plan to resurrect Superman from the dead. Or, it could be a focus on Steppenwolf’s plans with the Mother Boxes.
We know Steppenwolf, in Zack Snyder’s Justice League , is forced to serve Darkseid and tries to break out of his slavery. It’s possible that part of Steppenwolf’s plan to steal the Mother Boxes included his program to end his bondage and be freed from his nephew’s chains. Here the son and mother could point to the mother boxes and the son, Steppenwolf.
On the other hand, here the son could mean Clark, and the mother could mean Martha. Martha has been an important part of Clark’s life and the source of the Batman-Superman bond. Although “Martha Scene” met with mixed responses, she was deeply connected to Batman. Hearing Martha’s name reminded Bruce of the man he once was and his crime-fighting days for good as he was hopeful things would get better. Martha was the first step in restoring her hope for good, as well as in cleaning up her conscience. Here, Bruce could deal with Superman’s resurrection and his subsequent reunion with his mother, who, in turn, would ultimately “unite” the League.
Part IV: Changing the machine
“Change Machine,” if that speculation is correct, might be the most alluring part of the epic 4-hour saga. This part may feature the Knightmare sequence, which would feature Jared Leto’s return of the Joker to the DCEU. Zack Snyder’s Knightmare sequence in Justice League would feature Batman, Flash, and Cyborg collaborating with Joker to steal a Mother Box, which the team would then use to send Flash back in time and warn Bruce of the devastating future.
The word ‘change’ in the chapter title reveals it, and since it’s gone halfway through the movie by the time Part IV hits the screen, this would be a great time to witness the alternate future that haunted Bruce before. in a premonition.
Part V: All the King’s Horses
The “Horses” could be allegorical to the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse. Darkseid rules the planet called Apokolips and has Desaad, Granny Goodness, and Steppenwolf as assistants. It could point to the planned invasion of the planet, a glimpse of it we saw in the trailer, where Darkseid is surrounded by thousands of Parademons, serving in his army.
But a better conceptualization of this title seems to be the ultimate Justice League union that leads the fight to Steppenwolf at the end of the film. This could indicate the final showdown when the whole team, including Superman, finally get to form the League, which Bruce had hoped for. It could even culminate with the formation of the Hall of Justice, a renovated Wayne mansion, with Brice establishing a base for the team. According to details that have resurfaced before, the part would also lead to the death of Steppenwolf, where Wonder Woman would behead him before he could escape via an arrow tube.
Part VI: Something Darker
Well, that would be the scene that could have set the stage for DCEU’s future. Zack himself has revealed that his envisioned Justice League was a primer for two other films, on which Warner Bros. does not intend to work. This would be the part where the biggest threat, Darkseid, comes in preparation for live action in the future. This would also be the part where the huge cameo that Snyder teased makes an appearance, giving hope for Justice League 2 and 3 .
While the future of DCEU and Zack’s Snyderverse is currently under deep, dark shadows, we hope this film’s climax leads Warner Bros. to sanction Zack’s original plan for DCEU.
The film, which was supposed to be released as a four-part miniseries, was ultimately announced as a one-off after Snyder felt it would be too much for audiences to wait a week for episodes. And that’s a wise thought because a miniseries would have hampered the essence of the story and the DCEU legacy that this movie is meant to establish. As all the details on the movie show, it’s certainly going to be completely different from the theatrical disappointment we’ve all seen in 2017. Under the creative control of Zack Snyder, the movie has undergone covers, got some additional VFX work, restored the original character arches, and is finished as an R-Rated cut.
Zack Snyder’s Justice League would premiere worldwide on HBO Max and partner platforms on March 18. The film is written by Snyder and Chris Terrio; and stars Ben Affleck, Henry Cavill, Gal Gadot, Ray Fisher, Jason Momoa, Ezra Miller, Amy Adams, Diane Lane, Willem Dafoe, Jeremy Irons, JK Simmons, Connie Nielsen, Amber Heard, Kiersey Clemons, Harry Lennix, Zheng Kai , Peter Guinness, Jesse Eisenberg, Joe Manganiello, Ciaran Hinds, with Ray Porter and Jared Leto.
