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Watchmen - Adapting The Unadaptable

Jinx says...

I enjoyed the movie. I read the book first, but only because I saw the trailers and wanted to see the movie, but I was advised to go to the source first. Perhaps because it was all fresh to me etc, that when I saw Zac's "moment montage" I was able to fill in the gaps.

I guess it depends on your definition of adaption. I feel that implicit in adaption is transformation or evolution. The story is in the telling no? Can you cut the story out, leaving behind all context, and still call it "Watchmen"?

The homage to Batman's suit is perhaps not literally true to the source material, but I think in some ways it is kind of true to the spirit of it. Here's Watchman, the graphic novel, was playing with our preconceptions of what makes a superhero comic book. Perhaps Snyder's intention was to use motifs of superhero movies in the same way Watchmen used preconceptions of its medium. maybe.

Mordhaus said:

I disagree that it cannot be adapted to film. It could be done with a director that can function in a storytelling environment, which Snyder simply cannot do. The problem with Snyder was covered very well here recently, *related=http://videosift.com/video/Nerdwriter-Fundamenal-Flaw-Zack-Snyder-Batman-v-Superman
He was exactly the wrong director to have film this. I would have went with Del Toro or Whedon, but even they have their flaws.

Now, if the question is, can an adaptation be done that Alan Moore will feel 'suits' his vision? Probably not. He is an artist, in very good ways, but also in some very bad ones. He has a specific idea of how his creation must flow, which means he will never be satisfied with a medium outside of the graphic novel or comic.

Personally, I think one of the few un-adaptable works would be Gaiman's Sandman, but that's just my opinion.

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Foo Fighters with Zac Brown: "War Pigs"

dag says...

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Was just about to submit this but you beat me by a mere 5 hours. ;-) Really nice cover. Yes, the lyrics were a little off but, I thought Zac Brown did an otherwise good job, the tune lends itself to a country style in those sections I think.

I remember listening to this song on my Walkman in about '84. Takes me back.

Foo Fighters with Zac Brown: "War Pigs"

ChaosEngine says...

Who is Zac Brown? and can he not learn the damn lyrics? and goddamn it, they ruined the ending.

Still, Taylor Hawkins is killing it on the drums and looks like he's really enjoying himself! and auto-upvote for anything that involves a Flying V

note to self: buy a Flying V

Dude, I think you have a drinking problem - WORKAHOLICS

Dad's Dicks - Workaholics

Conan tries a US Citizenship Test

Merry Christmas From the Family - Robert Earl Keene

peggedbea says...

I don't miss being married, young, poor, and white trash very much, but I am sort of sad my kids were too young to remember christmas with their dads side of the family. They will never know the awesomeness of piling in the broken trucks and driving 30 minutes through the woods to uncle zac's house.... to the eat a christmas pig he shot and cooked inside of a trash can. theyll never watch their gramma take bong hits and then get sent into town to get pick her up some panty liners and virginia slims. great uncle 8-finger-james will never teach them how to widdle an assualt rifle out of the christmas tree. and theyll never get to watch 3 pregnant aunts ride a broken refrigerator down a hill or learn how to make a bomb out of old lawnmower batteries and blow up the aforementioned refrigerator. burning plastic xmas bonfire motherfuckers!!!

The American Akira

A flying face-full of Bruno

Zac brown band, Chickenfried (official video)

Zac Efron's Pool Party

Lebanese Blonde - Thievery Coporation

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Snoop Dogg - Gin and Juice (uncensored)

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