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A friend of mine was talking about this a while ago and was saying that a proper adaption just wouldn't happen in Hollywood because of the things that happen in the source material, have to admit I@ve not read the source so I can't comment. What do you guys think? _________________ Pro Massacre Boy!
I think the adaptation of V For Vendetta could be held up as an excellent support for that argument. The graphic novel is amazing and deftly handles a strong political message that simply cannot be translated into a Hollywood movie for a typical Hollywood-standardised audience.
Same with Watchmen. The story about the heroes can easily be adapted but the political messages beneath? Not sure. But this then leads to my fear about Watchmen.
Watchmen is a 12 issue limited series that deftly moves from topic to topic, character to character, without missing a single bloody beat. It's earned its reputation as the best comic book ever written. I just cannot see how this can be translated to a 2 & 1/2 hour movie without removing tons of story in the process. Personally, I'd prefer it if they made an HBO TV mini-series out of it (8 episodes perhaps?) that can actually translate the whole frickin' thing.
And you've not read Watchmen? I can't recommend it enough. It will blow your mind. Literally. And then you'll need to re-read it - you get far more out of a second (and third) reading than you do the first. It's that good. _________________ With Great Power, Comes Great... Potential to ROB BANKS!!! HAHAH! THAT'S HOW TO BEAT THE RECESSION!!!
I did originally call shenanigans on this, but having seen this on AICN, I've changed my mind a little:
"The image seems to be of Rorshach... a major character from WATCHMEN, Zach Snyder's next project. Although - there seems to be some question about whether or not that image is genuine.
Well, I guarantee you it is. At Butt-Numb-A-Thon, Zach let me have a peek at his iPod, where that image was stored at the time, with a good deal more images, that I didn't get a peek at. This isn't final film still, but one of many test shots that Zach has done for WATCHMEN."
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