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Honestly. Aside from us comic book readers, will people get it?
I personally don't think so. And I'm not saying that they shouldn't have bothered. Seeing our favorite characters go from the page to the screen is a blast, even if their stories aren't always intact. But lets face it...this is one intelligent piece of work we're dealing with here. Are the general audiences (particularly the general American audience) ready for Watchmen?
Let's forget about the widespread critical acclaim and the Oscar wins that Pan's Labyrinth had. This is a film that somehow made it's way into mainstream American cinemas...and from what I can tell, roughly half of its viewers actually "got" the movie. I loved it. But for many, the most intelligent criticism they could muster up was, "It was depressing." I heard several horror stories of people actually bringing their young children (because nobody can pay attention to the ratings I guess)! You just know there are going to be plenty of morons who think, "It has superheroes in it, so it must be okay for my five year old."
Even if the movie is great, accurate, and the fans aren't let down, the majority of movie goers STILL aren't going to understand Watchmen.
That's just my two-cents.
I personally don't think so. And I'm not saying that they shouldn't have bothered. Seeing our favorite characters go from the page to the screen is a blast, even if their stories aren't always intact. But lets face it...this is one intelligent piece of work we're dealing with here. Are the general audiences (particularly the general American audience) ready for Watchmen?
Let's forget about the widespread critical acclaim and the Oscar wins that Pan's Labyrinth had. This is a film that somehow made it's way into mainstream American cinemas...and from what I can tell, roughly half of its viewers actually "got" the movie. I loved it. But for many, the most intelligent criticism they could muster up was, "It was depressing." I heard several horror stories of people actually bringing their young children (because nobody can pay attention to the ratings I guess)! You just know there are going to be plenty of morons who think, "It has superheroes in it, so it must be okay for my five year old."
Even if the movie is great, accurate, and the fans aren't let down, the majority of movie goers STILL aren't going to understand Watchmen.
That's just my two-cents.