Really enjoyed the movie. I have a very hard time coming up with ways that it could have been more faithful to the source material and still be a watchable, good film.
I wanted to make a quick comment about the ending. First off, I've never read any analysis of the Watchmen, so if what I'm saying has been re-stated elsewhere, I apologize. It seems to me that Dr. Manhattan represents two things. 1) Being the only character with truly fictional powers, he most represents what we associate as being a true 'superhero'. 2) On a more metaphorical plane, I also think Dr. M represented the threat of nuclear war and the nuclear age. By weaving Dr. Manhattan into the ending plot line, the writers were able to do something Alan Moore was trying to accomplish, but did it even more neatly. One of the over-arching themes of the book points out the absurdity of the whole costumed hero concept. Making Dr. M the villain in the eyes of the everyday man slams that point home even further. Beings with power on the scale the he possessed will be feared and loathed, regardless of their intentions. By that same token, the nuclear age is something to be feared. Maybe even loathed as well depending on what side of the fence you sit regarding nuclear power as a viable resource. Neat stuff that was executed very well. Kudos to Zak Snyder and his writing team. On Mar 7, 5:24 pm, Edward Crosby <[email protected]> wrote: > Okay. So, even though I've read the comic close to 10 times, and just > finished reading it again about 8 months ago, I read it again (excluding > the Black Freighter story) this past week before the seeing the movie so > that I can have a refresh of the story. For some reason, when I read > something, no matter how good it is, I forget a lot of things about the > story a few days after reading it. That is why I have read it, and many > other good comics, more than twice. I guess, if you think about it, it's > actually a good thing that I forget these things because when I read it > over again, it's a fresh reading, like I've never read it before. > Saying that, I just got back from seeing the movie and I have to say > that I was not disappointed, however, I was not fulfilled. Since Tim > Burton's Batman started the popularity of comic book movies over the > past 15 years or so, each time I hear that they are going to make a > comic book movie, I always hope that it is exactly like the source > material. The same can say about a novel. Being such a huge Stephen King > fan, I am always pessimistic about King's story translation from page to > screen; sometimes I am not disappointed. > Well, with the Watchmen movie, I was extremely surprised to see this > movie was almost exactly like putting each panel of the book to the > screen; I mean, almost every dialogue in the movie was straight from the > comic. Granted, there was a lot of stuff they kept out due to time and > some conversations were moved to different parts of the movie. Of > course, the only thing different I could tell was the ending; instead of > an alien destroying New York, we have the experiment that made Dr. > Manhattan destroy New York. I am still debating whether I like the new > ending or not. I am sort of leaning toward the alien concept from the > book a better ending, even though everyone seems to like the movie > ending better. > Now, stating that I have always wanted an exact translation from book to > screen, I think I have seen that with the Watchmen movie, but now I > almost wish I hadn't. Something tugging on mind that I can't quite grasp > is telling me that I am not satisfied with this movie, even though it is > exactly like the book. I don't know what it is. I mean, don't get me > wrong, I thought the movie was really well done. I loved the soundtrack > and everything in it. The only thing I can think of that actually > bothered me in the movie was Dr. Manhattan. With all the innovation we > have had over the years in computer graphics, it seemed to me that the > Dr. Manhattan effect seemed very 1995 to me. He just didn't seem very > fluid in his movements and motions for being somewhat computer enhanced. > I honestly think they could have done a better job on this character. > The crappiness of the effect was distracting for me. But what is it > about the movie that doesn't make it fulfilling, I don't know. I got > what I wanted, for the most part, but I'm just not satisfied with the > end result. > I think after this feeling, I may stop asking to get an exact book > translation and just hope Hollywood does something innovative with the > comic book and novel movies in the future. > > -- > > Have a better one, > Edward Crosbyhttp://edwardcrosby.comhttp://techdiffpodcast.com --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Unique Geek" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
