An explanation...

Ok, perhaps I should explain the childish gibbering below. That I enjoyed the source book must be self evident. But the trailer suggest that the plot has been adhered to. Every scene in that trailer seems to be lifted from the pages of the original comic. Well with the exception of the Silk Spectre, who is now clad in yellow and black latex, but I can hardly kick off over that! (Interestingly (If you are a nerd like me.) the reason for the costume change is because Laurie's costume, in the comic, was supposed to be extremely provocative. In today's sexual climate, with films like Underworld and X Men having gone before, it was felt the Silk Spectre needed to step up a gear, sexually speaking that is, to get this point across to modern audiences.) So it looks like we may be in for a rare treat; a movie that stays faithful to the original book. This seems to be becoming a more common thing these days; Lord of the Rings tried hard, Harry Potter films follow the books. Though there are still script writers that think they know better than successful authors. I Am Legend springs to mind as I type this.

Alan Moore is reported to have a downer on the idea of his work being interpreted into a movie. After V for Vendetta I can hardly blame him. I was a teenager when I first read Watchmen. I was blown away by the complexity of the plot, the jumping from past to present; the very idea of setting it in an alternate timeline. One where Watergate did not happen and America wins the Vietnam War. I can still remember my friends debating the true identity of Rorschach, guessing incorrectly that 'he' could possibly be a she! I still enjoy re-reading it today, even though I know every plot twist by heart, and a part of me wants to share this with others. I've lent my copy of Watchmen to all those I can convince to read a 'comic,' including my own children. But some can't/won't stoop to read comics. Until now I've pitied them, and their loss. Hopefully this film will show them the error of their ways, or at least allow them to glimpse the genius of Mr Moore's work. If he has had his name removed from the movie and his royalties sent to Dave Gibbons (The artist) then that is a shame. People should know where this movie came from, it may get them to modify preconceived ideas about graphic novels.