Yahoo has a new teaser poster for Watchmen, and I love it. I don’t even know why, exactly, as the tagline is still a bit awkward, and there’s nothing terribly dynamic about Rorschach’s pose. I think it’s that the art looks like the cover from an old sci-fi paperback; something that draws equally from Dick and, in my dreams, Dashiell Hammett. Or maybe it’s that this could be production art for an alternate universe version of Taxi Driver. (Or Water Power!)
These images are coming fast, and well they should be. There’s another trailer that should debut with Quantum of Solace next week, according to Dark Horizons. That will really help raise awareness, as anyone who might like Watchmen but didn’t see The Dark Knight is liable to see Bond.
The Dark Horizons piece is interesting, too. Director Zack Snyder reiterates the 2:42 runtime of the theatrical cut, and mentions a three-hour director’s cut for DVD, solidifying what we’ve heard before. He also downplays the movie’s action quota, saying that the scenes shown in the 25-minute preview are ‘among the only’ big action scenes in the film. He also talks about ‘the squid problem’ and laughs about online concerns, saying what we should really be worried about are things like “shooting the pregnant woman, ‘God is real and he’s American’, whether THAT’s in the movie. That’s my point of view, maybe I’m crazy.”
That’s a good point that I haven’t seen raised. Everyone is concerned about the big bigs, like the rape of Sally Jupiter and the squid, but there are many more small, potentially volatile bits that would be notable omissions. So how about it, Zack? Are those two bits you mentioned in the film?
Read the whole piece, including the well-marked spoiler sections, at Dark Horizons.
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Shooting a pregnant woman? Is that a worry? It was in Vietnam shortly after the war there and far worse things have been done than that.
Also, i thought the line was "The super man exists, and he's American." which had a whole Nietzsche thing going on.
"The super man exists, and he's American." Yes his name is obama.
In the book, the professor says that he was deliberately misquoted by the media and that he really said "God exists and he's American."
Kinda neat. Most of the time the hero is above the city, looking down. Clues you in that Rorschach isnt your normal hero.
oh nice. doesn't look anything like the joker poster for dark knight. all rorschach needs is a knife behind his back
"oh nice. doesn't look anything like the joker poster for dark knight. all rorschach needs is a knife behind his back"
The difference being that this artist actually understands the concept of perspective.
Resembles the old, '70's painted Taxi Driver poster that used to be on my wall. Nice image.
Russ this is not working through Chrome
The taglines still stink.
Two sentences. One period.
The yellow highlights on Rorschach's coat are very Gibbons indeed. Nice touch. The whole thing is nice and grimy.
Yeah! Get another 'full-stop' on that poster right now!
That tagline is missing a semicolon.
"Everyone is concerned about the big bigs, like the rape of Sally Jupiter and the squid…." Hey, man, if they leave out the squid rape, I'm demanding my money back.
"Two sentences. One period."
"That tagline is missing a semicolon."
Movies are a visual medium, don't expect grammatical correctness. Which is it by the way?
That poster is so Darkman.
This has been my by most anticipated film for quite some time. I just read the spoilers at the link, and now I don't even want to see the movie anymore. Why make a Watchmen movie if you're not going to make a Watchmen movie? Allen Moore isn't mad at Hollywood over nothing…
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