The_Return
08-13-2006, 07:38 PM
Well I heard awhile back that they were making a movie of Watchmen. Supposedly it's been in various stages of production for awhile now, but is now really starting to get on track, with Zack Snyder attached to direct.
When I heared this, I thought "Great, another new superhero movie, cant wait!".
That was before I had actually read Watchmen.
Hollywood will butcher it, there is no question in my mind.
*Spoilers*
The plot is the main thing thats going to get fucked. One of the things I loved about the graphic novel was that it had the balls to let Veidt win. I was going to say "it had the balls to let the bad guy win", but that just opens up another aspect: Was Veidt really a bad guy? The story and characters were all so complex and detailed....Hollywood will just turn it into another run-of-the-mill, big budget CGI action flick.
Another thing that wouldnt work is Rorschach. One of the coolest parts of the first half of the book (for me at least) was when he was revealed as Kovacks. No matter how well cast he may be, that just would not translate to film. Nor would most of the book for that matter.
Im not exactly against the movie...even if they screw it up, it'll be interesting to see how it turns out. I am worried though...
When I heared this, I thought "Great, another new superhero movie, cant wait!".
That was before I had actually read Watchmen.
Hollywood will butcher it, there is no question in my mind.
*Spoilers*
The plot is the main thing thats going to get fucked. One of the things I loved about the graphic novel was that it had the balls to let Veidt win. I was going to say "it had the balls to let the bad guy win", but that just opens up another aspect: Was Veidt really a bad guy? The story and characters were all so complex and detailed....Hollywood will just turn it into another run-of-the-mill, big budget CGI action flick.
Another thing that wouldnt work is Rorschach. One of the coolest parts of the first half of the book (for me at least) was when he was revealed as Kovacks. No matter how well cast he may be, that just would not translate to film. Nor would most of the book for that matter.
Im not exactly against the movie...even if they screw it up, it'll be interesting to see how it turns out. I am worried though...