I’ve actively enjoyed exactly one Zack Snyder film-the cartoon owl one-and get mild entertainment out of 300, Watchmen, and Man of Steel. We would go on to discuss his contributions to the DC film franchise in another episode, as well as doing “spinoff” episodes on each of his three other unrelated works, Sucker Punch, The Owls of Ga’Hoole, and Army of the Dead. By covering his directorial beginnings and rapid ascent up the Hollywood studio-IP ladder so early on in our podcasting career, I think we (or at least I) formed something of a sentimental attachment to the man’s trajectory and tenure in the industry. Prior to that, I had only seen Snyder’s DC franchise ventures, Watchmen, and maybe part of 300.
The second trilogy we ever covered was one of our own curation, which we dubbed “The Rise of Snyder,” wherein we covered the director’s first three features. In 2020, my friend (and fellow Yap writer) Logan Sowash and I started a podcast called Odd Trilogies. I feel personally invested in Zack Snyder’s career.
