Recently lent Watchmen to a friend who can’t get over the graphic novelty of the thing, as he isn’t used to moving back and forth between image and text, so when this trailer appears, I excitedly wonder how the film will replicate Moore’s formal play. Will we get a pamphlet at the door and be asked to read to ourselves during portions of the film? Or will the screen go black and we’ll have to adjust to five minute long audio segments?
Prolly neither, I’d say, but don’t despair. Book v. Movie should never happen, especially in these market conditions.
Then again, cross-genre might just occur with all the peripheries we’ll have for the film, from wikis to websites. The key? Whoever watches the Watchmen must read them as well.
