![]() So stoned that my friend and I initially went to the wrong theater. And when I say stoned, I mean extreeeemely stoned. This might be too much information but it’s pertinent to my original Watchmen experience: I got stoned with my friend Andy before the screening. And my lasting impression was mostly negative, though I also couldn’t remember much of it. Like many people who read and loved the graphic novel, I saw Watchmen upon its release in 2009. But the end result was that it made me want to revisit Snyder’s Watchmen film. Or maybe he was throwing some subtle shade, implying that Snyder did not fully appreciate the ethical quandaries of making Watchmen without the consent of one of its creators. Perhaps Lindelof was complimenting Snyder for his in-the-moment appreciation for having the opportunity to interpret one of the most beloved comic-book of all-time. ![]() “When Zack was making Watchmen - and I only know this because I watched the DVDs - I was like, ‘This guy is having the time of his life!’” he marveled. Psychological professionals would probably suggest that I emotionally created the curse as a way of creating balance for the immorality.”īefore Lindelof self-flagellated with hypothetical magic, he contrasted himself with another Watchmen adapter, Zack Snyder, who directed the 2009 film version. “I did not enjoy any of this,” Lindelof sighs. Lindelof even suggests that Moore - a Gandalf-looking British man who supposedly practices magic - has put a curse on him, which Lindelof insists that he deserves! ![]() He points out that it was offered to him three times before he finally set aside his misgivings, including the extremely vocal non-blessings of the book’s writer, Alan Moore, who currently does not control the rights to his own work. In a recent interview with Vulture, Lindelof goes to near-comic lengths to emphasize that he did not enjoy the process of making this television show. ![]() Take Damon Lindelof, the maestro of HBO’s stunning new self-described “remix” of the classic ’80s graphic novel, Watchmen. Now that’s we’re all deeply entrenched in a violent “who’s better?” war between Marvel movies and ’70s New Hollywood lions, it can be easy to lose sight of how our modern-day comic-book adapters occasionally resemble the tortured cinematic auteurs of yesteryear. ![]()
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