10 Scenes That Could Have Been Cut From Zack Snyder's Justice League

10. The Arrow

After Steppenwolf steals the Mother Box from Themyscira, Hippolyta shoots a flaming arrow at The Shrine of the Amazons to signal to Diana that an invasion is imminent.

It may sound a little bit blasphemous but this is one of the few moments that was done better in Joss Whedon’s version. Why? Because Snyder shows EVERY part of the ceremonial arrow being fired. We see the Amazons slowly drag out the box that carries the arrow, opening the box, lifting the arrow out, setting it on fire, shooting it, and its entire journey through the sky before it engulfs the shrine in flame.

This scene takes place immediately after an 11-minute battle with Steppenwolf, which you could argue is also unreasonably long. Extensive scenes are perfectly fine in a movie but you can't elongate every moment or viewers get bored, especially when there's even more set up to come after this.

In Whedon's version, we see Diana learn about the invasion less than two minutes after Hippolyta shoots the arrow. Many of Whedon's cuts robbed scenes of depth but this is one of the few times where being concise would've served the story better.