Herm "I Honor My Contract When I'm in the Mood" Edwards

I think Moore had it completely correct when he said the book was untranslatable to film…unless you wanted a watered-down and corrupted version of what he wrote. I’m also not sold on Zach Snyder telling the story as Moore meant it to be told. Moore’s views were almost the polar opposite of Frank Miller’s in “300”…“300” was very much a black and white “good versus evil” piece of pro-fascism fluff (which is what Frank Miller apparently wanted because he was happy with the adaptation) and I’m concerned that Snyder will turn “Watchmen” into a rah-rah pro-vigilante piece, which isn’t what Moore was saying. Moore’s views in there were much more nuanced than “300”…he was pointing out the perils of extremism in all of the viewpoints of the characters. In a two or three hour movie it’s extremely difficult to convey a complex message. In my opinion, “Watchmen” is simply better suited for either an animated miniseries (preferably on HBO…who did an outstanding job with "Spawn") or to be left alone as a graphic novel.

Of course I’ll go see it anyway, because I’m curious what they’ll do with it. But my hopes aren’t very high. But if Snyder can come as close with the adaptation of “Watchmen” as James McTeigue did with the adaptation of “V for Vendetta” (which was acceptable, although not great) I’ll probably be satisfied. It’s not easy source material for even an experienced director and writer to adapt.