I am not sure that there is a point to this post. You have been warned.
Saw Speed Racer yesterday, the movie. And I loved it. Wachowskis -- you are forgiven for the soulless drivel that you beat the Matrix to.
Then, through events not under my control, I saw the
Watchmen trailer again. Last time I saw it, it made me read the book once more. With the book fresh in mind, the song used in the trailer took on new meaning. I think it's the perfect song for Watchmen. It describes the characters and the plot so well, that it's scary. Now, I am not sold on the movie yet** but this song has certainly given me hope.
With that, I am going to indulge in the most blatant act of fanboyism known and practised throughout the internet. I am going to break the song and then present which lines reflect which characters and moments from the book.
SPOILERS AHOY!!! Listen to the song, with lyrics,
here. Then, read on.
(I feel like diry fanboy. Tee hee.)
Send a heartbeat toThe void that cries through youRorschach, the mommie-abused fascistRelive the pictures that have come to passFor now we stand aloneManhattan's miserable life (esp. that bloody awesome photo montage; on Mars was it?)The world is lost and blownAnd we are flesh and blood disintegrateWith no more to hateSilk Spectre (the mommy that was raped)Is it bright where you are?
Have the people changed?Does it make you happy you're so strange?
Manhattan's and Comedian's lonely existenceAnd in your darkest hourI hold secrets flameWe can watch the world devoured in its painAdrian Veidt's gameplan for the worldDelivered from the blastThe last of a line of lastsCould be all of them but I'd like to think the Comedian (although, more literally re: blast -- Manhattan)The pale princess of a palace crackedSilk Spectre (the daughter) after she realizes the truthAnd now the kingdom comesCrashing down undoneAnd I am a master of a nothing placeVeidt, after he lets loose the squid and Manhattan walks out on his question, leaving him aloneAnd I am a master of a nothing place
Of recoil and grace
Rorschach again, when his mind is unravelled to us during the interrogation and the prison scenesTime has stopped before usManhattanThe sky cannot ignore usRorschach/Night OwlNo one can separate usFor we are all that is leftNight Owl/Silk Spectre in the endThe echo bounces off meVeidt, not listening to Night Owl's pleasThe shadow lost beside meComedian, when he breaks down and criesThere's no more need to pretendCause now I can begin againI'd like to think Silk Spectre when she meets her mom in the endI REAAAAAAAAAALLY doubt this movie can deliver. But after TDK, I believe in miracles. Also, I would really like to
watch the world devoured in it's pain. Sounds fun. Oh and if nothing else,
the trailer sold more books. Which is great. Everyone should buy a copy and fill Moore's pockets so that he can bring us more
porn.
**If there ever was a book that you shouldn't adapt to motion picture, Watchmen would be it. It is so rich is information -- every panel a treat, stories interweaved, characters that and grow in depth, then surface shallow, adrift with the pages like that marooned sailor in the metastory... Why would you pin something so fluid to a film medium? It's the most bizzare act.I am equally skeptical on the movie's ability to paint the characters
with the richness they deserve -- there simply won't be enough time to
do them justice. And then there's the ending. Yeah, don't see that
happening either. There is already talk of Tales of the Black Freighter
being released separately from the movie and then included into the DVD
release. If true, the movie will suck. That metastory is so integral to
Rorschach's character that they might as well not bother. Because
Rorschach, the fascist murdering bastard that he is, is the soul of the
book. Him and the Comedian.
