Talking about signature traits, Tarantino is popular for his dialogues and writings, Nolan has his ideas, Stanley Kubrick for his stunning symmetricals, and directors like Snyder and Wes Anderson have their element in visuals. Though it would be a proper crime to put Snyder and Wes Anderson in the same bracket, we can’t disagree that visuals are their element.
But to be up there, to be in the halls of being the very best, an artist needs to get out of his elements, needs to think outside the box. And Snyder might do that experiment with his new project.
Talking about his recent project, Rebel Moon suffered the same fate as most of his films. Though some were all-rounders and perfect in all aspects, shout out to Justice League Snyder Cut, most of his films carry the same problem. They are just visually extraordinary; the rest is just ‘’Meh’.
And talking about the present Netflix run, Rebel Moon has collected the worst reviews in his career, and the only positive thing it had was the visuals; they were spectacular. So, not taking the visuals route is definitely a brave choice for him, especially with such mediocre writing.
When asked about his future project, he stated:
“It could be one of those, I don’t want to say exactly because it’s going to be a bit of a surprise. I really wanted to do something that’s not a visual effects extravaganza, just because I’d like to just do something a little grounded.”
“Horse Latitudes is a perfect example of that. It’s much more just like a movie we can go film. I know that sounds, like, ‘Isn’t that every movie?’ But a movie like this [Rebel Moon], there’s nothing for free. There’s nothing to film unless you build it. So, it’d be nice to not have to do that.”
How will Snyder execute that?
See, firstly, Snyder will have to improve one of his major flaws, and that is writing. And with writing comes character build-up; there must be improvements. Though he achieved something good during his DC days, if he eliminates his prized possession, he needs to be miles better than the contemporary situation.