2 posts tagged “alan moore”
I think that is why I am Dreading the Watchmen Movie. A friend of mine send me some Watchmen links including a link to Rorschach's Journal.(which vox will not let me link) I know that this excites other people, but I am not one of them.
There are so many reasons that the Watchmen is my favorite comic. The story is amazing, complex, both of the world and not of this world. It is everything that a comic should be and more. It is subtle, great, with action and meaning. It would take a long list for me to show you all the great things about this comic.
I just cannot see all of these great things getting into the movie. Even a three hour movie could not hold all of the great things about this comic. I do not see how you can do all the important story lines in two hours. I can see focusing on a few of the plot lines, but part of what makes this story great is how all the stories are connected.
A friend of me once said that there is no way that the second or third matrix movies could have been any good. In part they could never been as good as the ideas all the fans has in their heads. I might be having that problem. There is no way to bring this movie to the screen that would fit my standards. Even if someone makes a great movie, it might not live up to what I see in my head.
I would rather they not make a movie out of the Watchmen. I would have rather someone made a 12 episode show for HBO. I think on HBO this show could do a show without any compromise. The rape scene could still be in an HBO show. All of the Rorschach stuff could be in an HBO show. You could give every story the time it deserves. If it gets made as a movie that will never happen.
I will go to see the Watchmen movie. I will have to see it. I want to see how anyone could bring it to stange. I just don't see it being good enough for me. If If it is, I will swallow my words and say I was wrong. I just doubt that I will need to do that.
What are five books that changed your life?
Inspired by Ms. Genevieve.
1. The Sportswriter - Richard Ford
Ford is the first writer who used language in a way that was both interesting and accessible. I felt like I really knew the characters of this book.
2. Of Mice and Men - John Steinbeck
Short and amazing at the same time. I think there is not a word in this book that could be cut out. I think this books is timeless. He has something to say about the nature of manhood and friendship that I will never forget.
3. The Watchmen - Alan Moore & Dave Gibbson
My Brother Sean brought the Graphic novel of the Watchmen home with him Christmas Break from college. He had borrowed it from a class mate. I most have read it 50 times in that month. When he went back I had to give him money for a new copy.
4. Generation X - Douglas Coupland
I think this is the first novel I read as an adult
5. High Fidelity - Nick Hornsby
I think this novel changed the way I looked at the world. I sold off my 1000 CD music collection shortly after reading this book.
