Jul 24 2008
Who watches the WATCHMEN?
Who watches the Watchmen?
Whoever had just seen (or been able to see) THE DARK KNIGHT? You have probably seen the most amazing trailer for another superhero film called THE WATCHMEN. This will no doubt be a film event. The film is based on one of my favorite comic books (of the same name)
Written by Alan Moore. It was published back in 1985 and for at least twenty years it spent the good portion in developmental hell. Ths was the comic book ath made the adult comic books possible, no thought bubbles, no sound effects and no stupid plot points, this book had normal people playing superheros. The subject matter of the comic book has been extremely praised and celebrated that it won the prestigious HUGO award for “other forms” in 1988. Other winners of the HUGO award include Robert Heinlein, Arthur C. Clarke, Orson Scott Card and Ray Bradbury. It was also nominated as one of the best 100 novels from TIME MAGAZINE. This makes it the only comic book story/graphic novel to ever be considered yet win the award. It’s considered the Citizen Kane among comic fans and a great piece of literature among literature forums. This said, bringing this remarkable piece of fiction to the screen has been no easy task. With directors in the past being attached the project like Terry Gilliam and Ridley Scott, the times were not ready for this work. It took a young man who actually made a great remake of DAWN OF THE DEAD and an eye popping interpretation of a graphic novel 300, to even be considered for this directing gig: Mr. Zack Snyder.
A devout fan of the comic, Mr. Snyder promises the theatrical film and already talked about DVD will be faithful to every panel of the comic. With the man’s previous work blowing audiences away left and right he feels like the right choice to bring the WATCHMEN to life.
In closing, when this film enters theaters March of 2009, I think Mr. Zack Snyder will make motion picture history and open millions more fans to the text and ink that is the WATCHMEN.
And finally the answer the question: Who watches the Watchmen? Will be the entire world.
Please purchase a copy of the graphic novel on amazon.com or check out a clever motion comic of the actual text on itunes.com.
http://www.watchmencomicmovie.com/index.php
