just because he directed/co-directed both movies doesn't mean they have to be almost carbon copies (visually) of each other. he may believe this is the way to contemporize the character for a mainstream audience, but no artist ever wants to make two pieces that look exactly alike whether it's on canvas or film, and he should have given this film its own look. if Sin City had never been released, we probably wouldnt have half of this complaining.
well i'm only familiar with the original Spirit and i have no idea what kinda for changes the character went through since then. of course when i think of The Spirit i think of the blue trench coat and fedora, so with that picture in mind i still dont like what Miller is doing. i was just replying to his statement as an artist myself, and i feel what Miller has done with Spirit following the Sin City formula is a cop-out.
A little off? The Octopus is suppose to be white and you're not supposed to see his face. He's more than a little off.
the colors are so desaturated that they barely count as color. and how about all the backgrounds with their high contrast and dramatic lighting? you cant look at what Miller has given us so far and not think it looks very similar to Sin City. and for the record, i said almost carbon copy.
It's more than him being black or white, you really arent supposed to see his face. But instead Miller makes him an over the top moron who needlessly wears a billion different outfits. Did anybody see the part where the octopus is dressed up like a Nazi?A little off? The Octopus is suppose to be white and you're not supposed to see his face. He's more than a little off.
well speaking as an X-Men/Biker Gang fan i welcomed Singer's vision and changes because i thought they were a smart move considering when they came out comic films were considered a joke, and him playing it safe with uniforms (who woulda thunk a team would wear uniforms...) and grounding the movie considerably.the crying and moaning here is sometimes ridiculous. some of you, i value your opinion/distaste for it. because generally youre right, its not 100% faithful. and youre opinions are consistent from film to film.
but then theres those of you that bash this for not being faithful, yet youre staunch defenders of the X-Men/Biker Gang movies. you know who you are, the ones that flip flop on your beliefs from movie to movie.
i personally look forward to this, its not 100% Eisner's spirit, but it looks entertaining.
p.s. anyone know the song?
Maybe they chose sam jackson to play the octopus ( a master of disquise with a billion disquises) because Jackson has played in a billion movies. I would have picked a caucasian man and would not show his face.
well that still doesn't mean he couldn't give this movie its own look.In case you didn't know, Frank Miller's style in Sin City is derived from Will Eisner's film noir style in The Spirit comics. So, now you know.
Also, in a relatively recent interview, Miller said they tested the blue color on The Spirit several times. It just didn't look good.
