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ICYMI, back in May 2020 — when we were all, approximately, 30 years younger than we are right now — HBO Max announced that they planned to release the long-awaited, long-rumored “Snyder Cut” of 2017’s hot mess, Justice League.
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A quick primer: Zack Snyder — the director behind both Man of Steel and Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice — was supposed to direct Justice League, as all of his previous work was building to it. Due to a tragic death in his family, Snyder stepped down and Joss Whedon took over directorial duties. Fans believe this drastically changed the vision of the film, as Whedon began doing massive reshoots after he took over. The story is, what the kids would call, “A whole thing.”
Then, in November 2020, we received a very moody, black and white teaser for the re-cut, likely prepping fans for the overall tone of the film:
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Though, Snyder’s obsession with using Leonard Cohen’s Hallelujah in his films is still a whole mood, TBH.
Well, after months and MONTHS of teasing, we finally got our first official full-length trailer over the weekend, and — honestly? — just watch it. Stop reading the words I’m writing and watch it. Here ya go:
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The trailer is action-packed and features a lot of brand new scenes, which is definitely what fans have been hoping for.
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But the stand-out bit of newness is, of course, that the Joker is now in the film — oh, and it’s not just any “Joker,” but a new interpretation of Jared Leto‘s now-infamous Suicide Squad version.
And — far more importantly (to the internet, at least) — he said it. He said the thing:
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Follow yours memes, Zack Snyder.
For those who AREN’T familiar with the meme, the whole “we live in a society” thing is, well, peak meme culture.
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In it’s most simple, basic sense (because, like an ogre or onion, it has layers): It’s a not-so-deep-deep quote incorrectly attributed to the Joker, which picked up ironic internet steam as a meme in 2019 when trailers for Todd Phillip’s Joker were released.
And, of course, the internet had thoughts:
Zack Snyder making Joker say we live in a society
Because it does, honestly, kinda feel like a long-con joke:
The entire development of Zack Snyder’s Justice League was just a years long prank to put “We live in a society” into a trailer
Heck, even Jared Leto himself was just straight-up like:
We live in a society https://t.co/3OaJxZlfOy
So, uh, yeah. There ya have it. Anyway, be sure to catch the “Snyder Cut” of Justice League when it officially hits HBO Max on March 18!
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