"We live in a society," or so we thought. Last month, Zack Snyder's upcoming restoration of Justice League became the toast of meme-town, thanks to a key line. The post-title stinger of a trailer released that weekend featured the world-famous Joker saying the most beautiful and iconic five words online: "We live in a society."

IM FUCKING CRYING JOKER ACTUALLY SAID "WE LIVE IN A SOCIETY" LMAOO pic.twitter.com/9sHizj6OkV

— Star (@Star_Powerup) February 14, 2021

The excitement for the film reached a new plateau, with the line signaling that the finished product would be an even greater piece of fan service than previously suspected. Jared Leto, who reprised his role as the Joker in the movie, even tweeted the line, cementing the production's understanding of just how important that line was to the film's marketing.

We live in a society https://t.co/3OaJxZlfOy

— JARED LETO (@JaredLeto) February 14, 2021

But now that people are beginning to see the film, some are wondering what kind of society we live in. Apparently, the line does not appear in the film, so any gamers hoping to rise up might want to consider other avenues, maybe shorter avenues, ones that aren't four hours long.

By the way, Joker does not say "we live in a society" in the Snyder Cut.

— Matt Patches (@misterpatches) March 15, 2021

Not mentioned in the review: The Joker doesn't actually ever say "WE LIVE IN A SOCIETY!!!" in the movie. Sorry.

— Chris Evangelista (@cevangelista413) March 15, 2021

me sitting through four hours to hear joker say we live in a society and he doesn't even do it pic.twitter.com/YYqsfkpiJZ

— Jas 🏳️‍⚧️ | B L M (@JasTheLass) March 15, 2021

Of course, this isn't an uncommon tactic for movie trailers, which are, at the end of the day, a commercial. Though some are seeing this as a pretty cynical and calculated method of attracting eyeballs. It might disappoint fans, gamers and members of society, but from a marketing perspective, though, it worked like a charm. What else there to say? Release the society cut.

shooting this bit only for the trailer is probably the most brilliant marketing of the decade. serious kudos to zack snyder https://t.co/KRRlr40ccd

— robert franco, wandering ronin (@responsiblerob) March 16, 2021

H/T GameSpot