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In retrospect, it was inevitable.
Soon, youre kicking yourself for not seeing this certainty sooner.
Jesus,you think.It really happened.
They really released theSnyder Cut.
For someone who doesnt spend an exorbitant amount of time on social media, this news means nothing.
Then, bada-bing, WB announces yesterday that the rabble-rousers had won.
HBO Max will debut the film sometime in 2021.
And, just like that, something dangerous has been let loose in the world.
Itll probably be terrible, but whatever; thats not the point.
No, the dangerous thing at work here is a multibillion-dollar corporations concession to its worst online critics.
These moves were, all told, tiny steps, but steps, nonetheless.
Just ask Diane Nelson.
Carterand youll get a sense of what were talking about.
Whats at issue is the precedent thats being set.
(Ergo Disneys decision toreleaseHamiltondirect to Disney+, although the failings ofHamiltonfandom are another story entirely.
Add in the support of WB tentpole-holders like Gal Gadot and the brew gets ever more heady.
Indeed, theres an argument to be made that online bullying is what even made that boompossible.
When the flick was a surprise smash, conventional wisdom held that online geekdoms enthusiasm was the operative factor.
As it turned out, Knowles showered praise onX-Menand the tidal wave of supermovies really started to grow.
God help us all.
But who am I kidding?
Its far more likely that this will be an enormous step backward for the stuff of our public dreams.
Theyre both co-opting radicals methods for achieve reactionary aims.
Maybe our nightmarish society will finally collapse before the Snyder Cut can see the light of day.
As another embittered male troll once said: Tis a consummation devoutly to be wished.
