THREAD: Anyway, let me tell you my story of how I became a huge fan. It was 2015. I was in college and I was just a casual movie watcher. Never really cared for comix book movies at the time as I was into other things and was busy with uni. #RestoreTheSnyderVerse

When I heard BvS was coming out. I was a bit intrigued. I was reminded of when I was a kid, I watched Teen Titans, and all the DC Animated TV Shows. I was always felt drawn to the stories. They felt like my own at the time. #RestoreTheSnyderVerse

I even remember forcing my parents to buy me a DVD set of all the old Batman movies when Batman Begins was coming out. (I actually thought I was buying a Batman Begins DVD) but was surprised to watch Keaton Batman instead #RestoreTheSnyderVerse

Anyway, BvS was coming out and I knew that it was connected to Man of Steel (which I hadn't yet watched at the time and I didn't watch it because of bad reviews from people I knew) #RestoreTheSnyderVerse

As more and more details came out (wonder woman first look, lex Luthor, the logo) I became more and more intrigued about it. During that comic con before bvs comes out the next year, I watched the panels and just the main plans in general. And it got me #RestoreTheSnyderVerse

They were planning on building a universe! By this time, I'd already been through 2 seasons of Arrow and had watched a Suicide Squad Assault on Arkham film. And I was excited that they're turning it into a live action movie connected to BVS! #RestoreTheSnyderVerse

And soon, my excitement for BvS became an all time high. Trailers were coming out, details about Suicide Squad and the then-unnamed DC film universe are starting to get released. I was pumped. Soon, I finally watched Man of Steel. #RestoreTheSnyderVerse

Man of Steel was everything I wanted and more. I expected the flight sequences to be CG heavy and be flat. But it was actually dynamic. It felt like the animated series I was watching as a kid. After watching the movie, it made me fall in love with Supes! #RestoreTheSnyderVerse

I was gob-smacked! And was even more excited for the things to come. I started reading New 52 comics, I started consuming all the DC content I could! #RestoreTheSnyderVerse

I watched the DC Films special with @ThatKevinSmith as the host. It featured Geoff Johns and plans for the future of DC films. And I was so stoked! This it it. In the weirdest of ways, in the most unpredictable way, my childhood has returned to me. #RestoreTheSnyderVerse

At a time where I was busy with school work, young adult relationships, complicated friendships, and just the wholeness of life, my childhood has returned to me in the form of @DCComics. And it was because of the films. #RestoreTheSnyderVerse

Then came BvS. I rewatched man of steel with my friends the night before to prep for the premiere. I already booked tickets. (I even got a free Batman poster from that early booking!) i was ready. My friends were ready. #RestoreTheSnyderVerse

We watched the film, I was silent the entire time. It was my first time feeling that way watching a superhero movie. I wanted to shut up and just watch the films. The theatrical cut has a lot of flaws but it still gave me those brilliant scenes. #RestoreTheSnyderVerse

BvS, despite its flaws gave me Wonder Woman's epic entrance, it gave me Superman sacrificing himself for the world, it gave me action, intrigue and gravitas that I've never seen in a Superhero movie before. #RestoreTheSnyderVerse

The credits rolled and I was surprised that I had tears in my eyes. It was wonderful. It felt like an embrace from my child self. It was the first time I felt...at home #RestoreTheSnyderVerse

But when I went home. I was surprised to check on twitter and see that the world didn't feel the same. Batman v Superman was trending. People were talking about it, shitting on it like it's their profession. #RestoreTheSnyderVerse

At first, i was angry. I confronted anyone who disagreed with me. I felt this, so YOU'RE wrong. But it became too much so I decided to block people. Try to focus on why I love these movies instead. #RestoreTheSnyderVerse

What I loved about the experience of BvS was that I didn't know what I was going to get. It felt like opening a gift on Christmas Day. It was exhilarating and nerve-wracking at the same time. #RestoreTheSnyderVerse

Still the hate continues. I started to listening to people who loved the movie instead. One day, I accidentally came across @Allenfire and @ScottDC27's podcast. And I was bracing myself for a negative review at the time but I was pleasantly surprised to hear they loved BvS too.

So I trudged along. I was already in. I loved DC and I loved DCEU. And it started to show on all my social media. In my friend group in college, they make fun of me for liking DC while the rest of the world loved Marvel. It felt a lot that way #RestoreTheSnyderVerse

I was the odd one out but I found a community in these DC fans. I felt othered because I liked on thing but there were always people out there in the interwebs who felt the same as I did. #RestoreTheSnyderVerse

Suicide Squad came along and I was pleasantly surprised. Especially at the Flash cameo and Ben Affleck's cameo. It felt interconnected and I loved that. But I did felt weird watching Suicide Squad. It already felt like a different movie at the time. #RestoreTheSnyderVerse

Wonder Woman came along and I cried at the No Man's Land scene. I remember seeing a old man stand up and clap that scene. It was everything. It made me more and more excited about Justice League. #RestoreTheSnyderVerse

Then it was announced that Geoff Johns was going to be the head of DC Films. I was excited! Finally, our own Kevin Feige. I loved Rebirth and I couldn't wait. All interviews stated hope and optimism was the goal for DC Films moving forward and I liked that. #RestoreTheSnyderVerse

"Hope and optimism" sounded good and it felt coherent to what Zack was saying in his interviews for BvS. I liked that. It felt earned. So I was excited that it was finally happening. My child self would be screaming #RestoreTheSnyderVerse

But a few months later, in a shocking headline, it was announced that Zack was leaving JL to focus on his family because of Autumn's death. It was devastating. #RestoreTheSnyderVerse

It was announced that Joss Whedon would be taking over for Zack. At first, it felt weird knowing that Joss makes tonally different films from Zack. It felt kind of random. But I let it pass because I was so sad for Zack. #RestoreTheSnyderVerse

Comic con came along, and I was very confident about JL. The cast's chemistry was brilliant and my excitement for everything was just through the roof. JL was finally coming #RestoreTheSnyderVerse

Trailers came, so many discussions about whose movie it really was. I was still hyped tho. Details about the solo Aquaman movie were starting to come out. Even stills and I remember being so hyped. #RestoreTheSnyderVerse

JL finally came. I remember being nervous. I'd already booked my tickets and I watched with a friend. The movie went along...I remember being confused when the credits rolled. Like i didn't know how I felt. The gravitas, the scale. All gone. #RestoreTheSnyderVerse

But still, I remember fairly liking the movie. It was coherent, still. I remember sitting down through the credits and saying to my friends, "I now live in a world where a Justice League live action movie exists." But I was in denial #RestoreTheSnyderVerse

News about the behind the scenes debacle started to emerge. And since, it has become a blur. I gave up on DC Films news. I even gave up on Release the Snyder Cut. I didn't want anything that had anything to do with JL anymore. #RestoreTheSnyderVerse

I was ready to move on. I watched Aquaman. I met some friends during the hype of that movie. It pulled me back in again but still not quite as tight a grip as what I'd gotten with BvS. #RestoreTheSnyderVerse

After Aquaman, it all felt like a huge void. I stopped thinking about DC again. I didn't join trending parties for the Snyder Cut. I was of the opinion at the time that people should just let things go. #RestoreTheSnyderVerse

I only felt hype when the films were coming out. It didn't feel the same anymore. #RestoreTheSnyderVerse

2020 came, and the rest is history. I watched the Snyder Cut #RestoreTheSnyderVerse bishbashbosh.

Now is an important moment. I feel that this moment will literally either make me or break me as a DC fan. I've been through this so many years. So many ups and downs. So many twists and turns. #RestoreTheSnyderVerse

I am not pleased with what's going on right now. With how the studio continues to undermine its fans and its supporters throughout the years but I have one thing, they can't take away tho. Hope. #RestoreTheSnyderVerse

Childlike wonder and hope. It's what I felt enjoying those animated series when I was a kid. It was what I felt watching Man of Steel, BvS and ZSJL for the first time. It's here inside me and it burns so bright. #RestoreTheSnyderVerse

I hope you have it too today. Past few weeks, I've been avoiding this fan account. I cannot and will mot feel sad. But as soon as I open this account and see all my friends here fighting for #RestoreTheSnyderVerse, I come back to when I was a kid.

These universes are successful. It taps into the child in us. It taps into the memories we had as children. Tying towels on our necks, and pretending we can make anything into a batarang or a sword. #RestoreTheSnyderVerse

This is why it matters to all of us. And I hope you see that. So please, @ATT @WarnerMedia @wbpictures from the bottom of my heart, please #RestoreTheSnyderVerse.