WATCHMEN: Fanboys Unite!
March 5, 2009
WATCHMEN
Courtesy of Warner Bros. Studios
Directed by: Zack Snyder
Starring: Malin Ackerman, Billy Crudup, Matthew Goode, Jackie Earle Haley, Jeffrey Dean Morgan
Okay, so this isn’t a review, mostly because I haven’t seen the film. I figured I could get away with it though because i ahve been waiting for this move for at least a year now. I’m actually doing a documentary on comics in the media with a large focus on the release of Watchmen, so I have been constantly thinking about the film. I try not to let my inner-fanboy come out but I think this movie deserves as much attention as possible.
To start it off, this film is adapted from the 1980s comic written by Alan Moore and drawn by Dave Gibbons. To sum it up, Watchmen is the comic book. Because of this book, comics changed forever. For you non-comic book fans, Watchmen is to comics as the Ipod is to listening to music. It was a revolution in its one right. But I digress.
From what I’ve seen in the trailers, the movie looks visually amazing. Zack Snyder and his crew seem to set on making this film look as similar to the source material as possible. I think this may have the affect of The Dark Knight, if not box office wise, then definately in respect as a solid movie.
I think where the movie will fail is that most viewers won’t have read the graphic novel. Some people might get lost in the info overload that is Moore’s storytelling. I think it might not be understood initially by the average viewer but I think after multiple views and cult following, Watchmen will become an instant classic.
Check out the trailer here.
