How Watchmen movie betrays graphic novel (Part 1/4)

Hartley of 'The Hartley Show' discusses why the Watchmen movie misses the mark. Debate ensues..

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[alekesam]

As much as nit-picking drives me up the wall, this is one of those rare times where there is a legitimate gripe. If the new ending doesn't work right, it'll take the rest of the story out of context, literally. Everything in the book was put in for a specific reasoning/purpose and if the new ending doesn't shadow the author's intent, then why do it? It's not that people are mad because they changed the ending, but rather because it changes intent.

[byronbca]

loved the book, and loved the movie. I can appreciate the differences knowing that the story wasn't completely butchered and that this is an easier to swallow ending.

[RenownedRyan]

The giant squid tried absolute best to RUIN the graphic novel. Thankfully it didn't succeed but nearly.

[sekmand]

Frankly the giant mutant squid ending of the graphic novel was a bit silly, and not prone to endure. By framing Dr. Manhattan you get rid of the distorting element he represents and Ozymandius preserved the ability to enforce his idea of peace. Let things get too far out of hand, then he cranks up his Dr. Manhattan device and delivers the faux message that Dr. Manhattan disapproves of how things are going. The space squid plan would fail as soon as the aliens didn't actually invade.

[halorocks1001]

I think nobody could do a better job than zack snyder (the director of watchmen) he read the book as a kid and he is the best directer for this comic book movie.

[bushbasher42]

I'm still pissed they left out the fucking squid

[HartleyHolmberg]

And I agree.

Both are entertaining for what they are.

I actually thought that the way they shortened the movie via eliminating the squid was an act of genius.

And the opening montage was amazing.

[HartleyHolmberg]

Thanks for actually paying attention to what I had to say!

[HartleyHolmberg]

I never said that it would taint the book, just that its a shame it has to be dumb-ed down, and that in so doing the main message of superheroes in the as close to the real world as possible is lost.

And its sad to me that all of the hype stating "we stayed true to the spirit of the original" when the whole point of Watchmen was to place the Superhero in the unpredictable world we live in was such bullshit hype.

The characters remained true, but not the spirit and message of the story.

[HartleyHolmberg]

I state time and again in this vid that I'll enjoy both fuck head.

And I was completely bang-on in all my points after having seen it.

I enjoyed Watchmen then movie quite a bit, but it was silly drivel compared to the source, and missed all the points of realism that Moore made with his comic.

[natmanprime]

I saw the website and this 'avenging world' chap is a fool. Apart from the the moloch bit and the laurie crying / statue crying bit.