15 years in the making. Watchmen, The Movie.
Finally on the big screen.
The story of the Watchmen is really what got me interested in world politics as a young girl. I wasn't into the superhero thing. It opened my eyes to a world that's bigger than I am out there. It woke my awareness of people doing things that they felt they ought to do- doing what's right versus doing the right thing.
To condense 12 issues into 160 minutes is a huge challenge. No director wanted to touch the making-of-the-movie with a 10-foot pole. Till Zack Snyder decided that it had to be done.
*possible spoilers ahead*
I'm not going to give anything away. I wouldn't say the movie adhered closely to the comic series. There are discrepancies (big and small) that fans will spot straightaway. I love those gory scenes. I love that the movie featured the original Leonard Cohen's Hallelujah. I love it that the finale song was a Bob Dylan cover Desolation Row by My Chemical Romance.
I can only say that the movie isn't disappointing. It's pretty good.
Oh, don't bother staying on till the end credits finish rolling. There ain't lollipops handed out at the end.
3 comments:
What were the smaller ones ? The big one at the end was understandable, cuz it wouldn't have made sense given that they cut out all the small parts that led up to it.
my husband is really looking forward to this. don't know if we'll make it to the cinema though!
JM: like someone who's supposed to smoke but in the movie she doesn't smoke.
beanbean: try! or get the dvd! those special scenes in there will be good!
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