Watchmen "Tales of the Black Freighter" - Trailer [HD]

[squick1842]

this was the story i liked best in watchmen! damn its hardecore!

[t8rtot789]

whats the song in this?

[XTC707]

Question: How does this trailer come up when I look for Pirate Jenny- Nina Simone? That confuse anyone else or just me?

[JoeNostalgiaReturns]

the nina simone song is in the film's soundtrack. I could delete the tag if it makes browsing difficult.

[Jeneparlepasfrancais]

Also, the song Pirate Jenny is the inspiration for the title, hence the chorus, "and the ship, the black freighter, with a skull on it's masthead, will be coming in."

[drugzox3]

Ok, Gerard Butler + Watchmen?

AMAZING IDEA.

gotta see thiiiiis.

I personally think they should have Gerard sign up for a character in the Avengers. Agree? :D

[Diddodditopsecret]

Saw it. Great, and at the end so sad and pessimistic...and gory of course...and Nina Simone in the ending credits was priceless. Lol

[imondru]

what this story had to do with watchmen i kinda skiped that part in the novel

[JoeNostalgiaReturns]

It tells the story of a sailor who is lost at sea.

Bernie reads it at the newsstand.

The story is a metaphor for Dr. Manhattan and Ozymandias.

SPOILER ALERT

part1 is about a captain stranded on an island alone, and relates to Manhattan's exile on Mars in ways.

pt2 is about the man's journey back to his town and how he must kill so that he can save his town from the coming Black Freighter. this relates to Ozymandias killing so many people so he can stop coming World War III.

[imondru]

ohh now i get it thx...

SPOILER

but when he go back to his town he relize he was just crazy and it did all for nothing not like with adrien lol

[PockyBebop]

Thank you!

When I was reading Watchmen, I knew that the Black Freighter story had something to do with the main story and the characters (why else would it be there?), but I couldn't quite figure out what. I thought it was about the main characters of Watchmen and how they're dealing with the ever-present threat of nuclear war that loomed over their everyday lives. Reading your description, it all makes sense!

The Black Freighter movie looks cool, btw.

[JoeNostalgiaReturns]

Yeah, Ozymandias like the sailor, must do bad deeds to save loved ones from his greatest fears.

In the end, he learns that it was only his fear of War, and that's what the Black Freighter represents. What fear is and what it does to people.

The town was in no danger.

World War II was around the corner, but if Manhattan had stayed, the other countries would continue to stay in fear of the US and not strike.

He saved the world from an imaginary threat, but his actions in saving it were real.

[JoeNostalgiaReturns]

I do not really know how it relates to Manhattan exactly...

but I believe this story of a leader who is respected by all...

only to disappear...

and in his absence learns the harsh truths of humanity...

but begins cherishing it once more...

and returns... but is made an outcast...

and must leave again, outcast, becoming a leader for a new world he has crafted for himself, now cautious of what he has become...

I think the movie's ending helps support this even more

[kauesantos45]

lalala

[misao44love]

The song in the trailer is called "The beast at our door" by Groove Addicts

[AjaxPaladin]

whats the song playing in the background?

[MadScout]

Saw it, and it was so damn cool.

"More blood! More blood! More blood!"

[Verokarhu]

I seriously doubt that this story will work very well all by itself like this, taken out of context. Without the juxtaposing with the main story, and Snyder's directing, we'll just properly get a lot of gory scenes that seem to be there for nothing else but shock.

[JoeNostalgiaReturns]

to tell you the truth, I'm buying this for Under The Hood with Tales of the Black Freighter as a bonus feature.

And yeah I'll eventually get the Director's and Ultimate cuts of the Watchmen movie with the Freighter footage put in it.

Although, if your a fan of the book, it'd be neat to get. If you only watched the movie, you will not understand how this ties in to the story. There was like only one scene with the two Bernies and no one payed attention to the posters.

[JoeNostalgiaReturns]

I saw it a little while ago. It wasn't that bad. I liked it.

The animation was great.

Snyder didn't direct btw.

But yes, there was a lot of gore, but there was close to the same amount in the comic book anyways.

[andrej149]

aaaaaaa... i want to see iiiiiit.... noooooooow