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• 1. Use Slow Motion. Lots of Slow Motion

  What is it about slo-mo that is, and always will be, so fucking cool? There are numerous ways to use it for emotional effectiveness. It can be funny, serious, dramatic, sad, happy, aggressive, or pretty much any other emotion out there. It all depends on context. In Snyder's case, he's a man who's willing to slo-mo at any moment. Some look at this as a cop-out, or a way to "trick" the audience into feeling a certain way, but if used in the right context, it can certainly help a film achieve what it wants to.

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• 1. Bringing Your Mother

  Moms ARE NOT props! One of the ultimate clichés of an award show is when an actor or actress makes the decision to bring their mother as their date…as if the person they’re currently having sex with had somewhere else more important to be, like AA! Of course, the decision to tote mom is to try and come across as the most humble and deserving nominee of the category. But it’s a facade! They mean to say that in all the expensive places they frequent to do illegal things in, they haven’t seen at least ONE pretty person in the last week that could have escorted them to the Emmys? That’s just offensive. Nominees: stop pretending a seat at the awards is the best way to thank your mother for working four jobs so you could pay for your headshots. Man up and go alone. If you actually cared for her, you’d have already given her your “happy ending” masseuse for a week.

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