After seeing the [url=]fantastic news that Zack Snyder is looking to helm the next Superman adventure[/url], I got to thinking. Which is usually very dangerous, if you are someone like me. I’m not the biggest comics fan, but I’m all about a damn good story, and Watchmen has one. In fact, I’d go so far as to say that the plot, characters and series of events that comprises Watchmen has a particular amount of unshakeable hold on me. It’s one of the finest stories I’ve ever heard, ever. Ever. And the talented Mr. Snyder ruined that.
Prepare for fanboy rage. Zack Snyder, please, for the love of whatever God you choose to bow before…stop. You know what. Read on for why.
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I’m pretty sure that nobody goes into anything to fail miserably. In fact, I think that everyone goes into something with the greatest intent of success, no matter your personal pessimistic/optimistic slant. It’s with this principle in mind that I understand a little bit about where Zack Snyder thoug
After seeing the fantastic news that Zack Snyder is looking to helm the next Superman adventure, I got to thinking. Which is usually very dangerous, if you are someone like me. I'm not the biggest comics fan, but I'm all about a damn good story, and Watchmen has one. In fact, I'd go so far as to say that the plot, characters and series of events that comprises Watchmen has a particular amount of unshakeable hold on me. It's one of the finest stories I've ever heard, ever. Ever. And the talented Mr. Snyder ruined that.
Prepare for fanboy rage. Zack Snyder, please, for the love of whatever God you choose to bow before…stop. You know what. Read on for why.
I'm pretty sure that nobody goes into anything to fail miserably. In fact, I think that everyone goes into something with the greatest intent of success, no matter your personal pessimistic/optimistic slant. It's with this principle in mind that I understand a little bit about where Zack Snyder thought he could do something deemed impossible by his peers and potential audience, with nothing more than the power of determination carrying him forward. I get that. I understand that feeling quite well, to be told that you can't do something and that fueling your desire to prove that person/those people wrong. But, as ancient Taoism will teach you, there are two opposite forces at work in perfect, harmonious balance in everything, and his counter-balance to the power of sheer will was this: his detractors were, and still are right, on some level. Sometimes you shouldn't do something just to prove that you can do it, and on the subject of an adaptation of what most would consider a masterclass work in its own right, the true level of the devotion you possess and deference you show will undoubtedly show itself in the final product. Snyder may have been a fan of the comic, as a lot of people are, but he may not have been enough of a fan to do it the proper justice it deserved. This is the basis for why I want him to stay the hell away from adaptations in the future.
To capture something visually is an art in and of itself. To recreate something visually, down to the most minute of details, is a craft. In this respect, Snyder
