July 20, 2008
Movie Trailer: Watchmen
Alan Moore's classic graphic novel is in good hands. Zack Snyder (300, Dawn of the Dead), has a gifted eye and obviously is in tune with this kind of work. How successful he is at bringing this to screen is something that obviously remains to be seen but based on what I see below, he's certainly on the right path.
I don't hold graphic novels in high esteem. They are punched up comic books regardless of fanboy insistance to the contrary. This said, The Watchmen is the dominant title in the medium and stands as an important work. Even comic books deserve respect when they reach the pinnacle of their kind.*
Take a look at the trailer, it does look good - if you're into superheroes, alternate universes and special effects (which I am).
Don't know anything about The Watchmen? You'll probably need some help making sense of the trailer. Cinematical's Elisabeth Rappe has an outstanding primer to help you on your way. It is a must read for those who haven't seen the comics...er, "graphic novels".
I don't hold graphic novels in high esteem. They are punched up comic books regardless of fanboy insistance to the contrary. This said, The Watchmen is the dominant title in the medium and stands as an important work. Even comic books deserve respect when they reach the pinnacle of their kind.*
Take a look at the trailer, it does look good - if you're into superheroes, alternate universes and special effects (which I am).
Don't know anything about The Watchmen? You'll probably need some help making sense of the trailer. Cinematical's Elisabeth Rappe has an outstanding primer to help you on your way. It is a must read for those who haven't seen the comics...er, "graphic novels".
Screenwriter: David Hayter (X-Men) and Alex Tse
Director: Zack Snyder (300)
Actors: Jeffrey Dean Morgan (Kabluey), Malin Akerman (Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle), Billy Crudup (Big Fish), Jackie Earle Haley (Semi-Pro), Patrick Wilson (Hard Candy), and Matt Frewer
Labels: adaptation, Billy Crudup, film, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, movie trailer, Zack Snyder
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7 Comments:
c'mon, a novel is not a punched-up short story; a movie is not a punched-up TV show; a graphic novel is not a punched-up comic book. length is part of form and format, and affects the nature & quality of storytelling; it's a legit genre consideration.
of course, you can edit episodes together and call them a movie, and that would be bad, but it wouldn't prove movies don't exist....geez. come off yer high horse, dude! ;-)
I like it up here, its breezy.
Alright - yes, graphic novels DO exist and creating them has more care than a general comic book. The point here is that they're still comic books. They're fancy, have nice thick paper and there's more room to explore narrative elements, but in the end, The Dark Knight is still a comic about Batman.
I don't hold these things in high esteem in the sense that I don't consider them to be worthy of the praise they get. Are there some that are remarkable, sure. There's good works in all mediums. I just don't think this particular medium should be held with such high regard - because in the end, they're still just comic books with emphasis on the "book".
A great video game with a thoughtful narrative, interesting characters and thrilling graphics can be called high art all day - its still a video game.
understood, but just remember: a great movie is still just a YouTube video
:-)
PGE
HA!
If you watch the movie, it's really good. The moods are different from Christians but the message itself is real in the sense that's how the real world works.
Well, since this is a site for Christians...
The message itself presents a false image of how the real world works, for the most part.
Scott in what sense? It shows that good guys can be bad and life it not always good. Everyone have different believe how life is but because it's not Christian you need to throw everything is not true is bad and confusing. This movie is a superhero movie but it's smart and it gets you to think. I love superheros movies and I was not going to see it because the trailer was dumb but once you watch it, I was surprise. It question everything. It's a good movie for everything that have question about the world. Well when you say that this is a Christian site you closing yourself out to everyone that you don't believe. Only judge that you seen and if you have not seen then keep quit.
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