Almost nothing has been consistent with the Gunn DCU. Everything has changed, some projects look like they won't even be happening or like they'll be stuck in Development Limbo for good. It doesn't seem much better than the DCEU, and in some aspects it comes off as worse.
Watchmen is his best DC film by a long shot.
I think his movies were perhaps treated too harshly. He's a good visual director and seems to actually enjoy DC, but like most directors given too much free reign, he needs someone to give him a story treatment, and an editor to tell him that he's already used 10 minutes of slow-mo.
His DC work was different. They took themselves seriously. A bit too seriously. To the point where we can laugh at it. It's unintentional shlock unlike intentional shlock where it's fun.
No. Even if you liked Man of Steel and his cut of Justice League Batman v Superman is still fucking garbage. The biggest issue with the DCEU was the lack of forethought that went into making it and they essentially luck themselves into success due to capeshit being a trend but they just do not hold up well when looked into as a shared universe. I hate because of the dreary and melancholic theme of MoS we're stuck with "heckin chungus" dork Superman now because there was nothing inherently wrong with the portrayal as goofy as the execution in some areas it opened up room for some character development if WB didn't get cold feet over the reception. The Synder Cut is really fucking bloated and feels like what was going to be a two part movie before they fucked up everything, its better than Wheldon's abortion but its such a low hurdle. I get Synder's appeal and hurt but I will never get why people like current Gunn he's the definition of a one-trick pony.
