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Post by thisguy4000 on Sept 26, 2020 18:58:05 GMT
This seems like a hotly contested debate among certain online circles.
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Post by hobowar on Sept 26, 2020 21:17:21 GMT
The general consensus seems to be that the movie was too focused on looking cool to effectively portray the idea of superheroes and how they'd function in reality.
But I don't know anything about the TV show and I've never read the comic.
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Post by hobowar on Sept 26, 2020 21:20:48 GMT
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Post by DarkManX on Sept 26, 2020 22:46:16 GMT
Zach Snyder was probably more obsessed with the murder and the killing than trying to tell a good story or adapting the comic correctly.
I haven't seen the show yet.
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Post by lenlenlen1 on Sept 29, 2020 22:28:11 GMT
The general consensus seems to be that the movie was too focused on looking cool to effectively portray the idea of superheroes and how they'd function in reality. But I don't know anything about the TV show and I've never read the comic. Go. Read. The COMIC.
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Post by lenlenlen1 on Sept 29, 2020 22:31:34 GMT
This is not a fair question.
Watchmen the movie was an adaptation of the comic itself.
Watchmen the TV series was a sequel to the comic.
They have different goals even though they use many of the same characters and themes.
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Post by thisguy4000 on Sept 29, 2020 22:57:44 GMT
This is not a fair question. Watchmen the movie was an adaptation of the comic itself. Watchmen the TV series was a sequel to the comic. They have different goals even though they use many of the same characters and themes. But which one stays more true to the spirit of Alan Moore’s writing? That’s ultimately the question being asked.
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Post by hobowar on Sept 29, 2020 23:57:41 GMT
The general consensus seems to be that the movie was too focused on looking cool to effectively portray the idea of superheroes and how they'd function in reality. But I don't know anything about the TV show and I've never read the comic. Go. Read. The COMIC. I actually bought it years ago. I just never got round to it.
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Post by hobowar on Sept 30, 2020 1:42:36 GMT
This is not a fair question. Watchmen the movie was an adaptation of the comic itself. Watchmen the TV series was a sequel to the comic. They have different goals even though they use many of the same characters and themes. But which one stays more true to the spirit of Alan Moore’s writing? That’s ultimately the question being asked. What do you think?
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Post by csale on Sept 30, 2020 3:21:51 GMT
I know that many DC fans will likely lean Snyder simply out of misplaced loyalty, but I really don’t think he understood Watchmen. I’ve never felt such a shallow rendition of something I loved, yet being so close to the source material at the same time. Detached from this - that intro does everything right - I sometimes use it to show my classes how you can world build so efficiently and effectively in a short scene (it is a masterpiece amongst the rest of the middling work).
The TV show can’t compare plot-wise, but the spirit of the show was absolutely duplicated in Lindelhof version. I was let down a bit with some parts of the climax, but also felt like all the characters were building upon Moore legacy. I’m actually sad that he’ll never watch it!
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Post by thisguy4000 on Sept 30, 2020 4:39:18 GMT
But which one stays more true to the spirit of Alan Moore’s writing? That’s ultimately the question being asked. What do you think? I haven’t seen the show myself.
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Post by lenlenlen1 on Oct 1, 2020 15:45:35 GMT
This is not a fair question. Watchmen the movie was an adaptation of the comic itself. Watchmen the TV series was a sequel to the comic. They have different goals even though they use many of the same characters and themes. But which one stays more true to the spirit of Alan Moore’s writing? That’s ultimately the question being asked. IMO, the TV series... because it humanizes the characters, which was the point of the comic anyway.
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Post by lenlenlen1 on Oct 1, 2020 15:46:53 GMT
I actually bought it years ago. I just never got round to it. If you can get through the first 2 or 3 issues/chapters you will be hooked, I think.
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Post by moviebuffbrad on Oct 2, 2020 0:36:59 GMT
Let's see, the comic is about questioning authority using extremely flawed and realistic human characters.
The show is about questioning authority using extremely flawed and realistic human characters.
The movie has a scene where Silk Spectre punches a guy 6 feet through the air. It's fucking badass, yo!
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