Watchmen

[snidegrrl]

Since I finished re-reading Watchmen last night, I was wondering if I could get you all interested in some cheap internet punditry

Comments

[life_unexamined]

Commenting before reading the other comments, but (and this may tie in to the The Dark Knight issues I'm having) I'm worried that they'll miss some of the moral ambiguity of the whole tale.

[simplesimon]

My worry is that the story won't translate well as it is very dated. Will they try and hold onto that very eighties feel of the film? And will it translate?

[snidegrrl]

Fortunately, 80s nostalgia is going strong, so it may just work in their favor.

[examorata]

I don't have the kind of investment, emotionally, that I did with LotR, but my hopes are similar - that they stay true to the spirit and (as much as possible) the letter of the "law." When I first read about the project as being "updated" I was terrified. Having read an interview with the director, I think he sounds cocky, but it sounds like he fought for the right things. I got some visceral visual thrills from the trailer, so I think it's a good chance he got some of the iconic visuals completely correct.

[puck_eater]

I like the overall darkness of the trailer but am worried that they sexied it up too much. There is enormous potential for disappointment with the ending. Not just the whole Ozy plan but Dr Manhattan and Rorsach encounter. I think it will be difficult for hollywood to grasp the idea of a movie that is not designed for a sequel.

[snidegrrl]

I'm sure they will have sexied it up too much. I am trying to steel myself for that now.

[turbogrrl]

My reaction to sitting through a host of trailers including Watchmen (and NO, I haven't read it, so nyaaaah) was that I am almighty sick of all these apocalyptic and post- vehicles already. Comics or not. I understand that it's clearly a reflection of current popular psyche and fears, but, eh. Just Done.

[snidegrrl]

I usually loathe that theme but for some reason, and I haven't put my finger on it, in this case I do not. Probably because of the characters.

[mikailborg]

Watchmen and The Dark Knight Returns were wonderful examples of sequential art. Their many many many imitators drove me crazy in the 80s, and still do today.

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[professorbooty]

Watchmen is actually very much pre-apocalyptic.  It's set in (an alternate history version of) the cold war era, when impending nuclear war between the superpowers was more of a going concern.