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Zack Snyder slams the concept of respecting canon (boundingintocomics.com)

posted 264 days ago by dagthegnome 264 days ago by dagthegnome +25 / -0

'Justice League' Director Zack Snyder Slams The Concept Of Respecting Canon: "You're Protecting Your God In A Weird Way"

Former DCEU architect Zack Snyder has admitted that he is not a fan of strictly adhering to a character's established canon.

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– The_Shadow_of_Intent 20 points 264 days ago +20 / -0

I always wondered about the etymology of the term "canon" but I haven't found where it started. Obviously it's a descendant in some way from the term "the Western Canon," but that's a collection of great novels by different authors that are in no way related to each other. Somewhere along the way, "canon" became "what fans are supposed to believe about a made-up setting" which is useful up to a point, but quickly becomes byzantine.

Why do I have to accept that the events of Disney Star Wars took place? Because Disney paid money for the IP and now they get to tell me what to think? It's not integral to the original story in any way. Also, it's FICTIONAL.

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– AlfredicEnglishRules 13 points 264 days ago +13 / -0

It comes from the Hebrew word for pots. When the Hebrews returned to Israel after the Babylonian take over they found pots with their sacred texts in them.

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– LauriThorne 9 points 263 days ago +9 / -0

Canon, however, comes from the Greek word kanōn, meaning "rule." Although canon has a variety of meanings, it is most often found in the senses of "a rule or law of a church," "an accepted rule," or "a sanctioned or accepted group or body of related works."

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