The best adaptation of Alan Moore to another media

Rating: 9/10 (12 September 2016)

It is not from today, Zack Snyder has been highlighted in the film industry. He directed the excellent "Dawn of the Dead" and especially praised "300", where Snyder can show its ability to adapt, whether in an acclaimed remake of George Romero movie, a genre master, or from iconic comic symbolizing one break from all that had been presented so far by major publishers. Watchmen is an adaptation of the eponymous comic book story written by Alan Moore and illustrated by Dave Gibbons, published by DC Comics. It was one of the first stories that also managed to attract a more adult audience, with a more serious story, that despite being set in a very fictional and futuristic environment is considered very realistic, because it deals with serious issues of the time and for a cruel narrative and without fear of censorship. The adaptation was very well received by critics and audiences and is considered by many as the best adaptation of a comic to theaters already held.
Like most comic book adaptations to film, Watchmen also has a long, nearly three hours, but at no time prejudice the smooth progress of adaptation due to the quality of the script that director Zack Snyder at hand, he can develop each of the characters, bringing the moral conflict in each of them and also giving importance to a reflective real political plot experienced by humanity, interspersing brilliantly past and present effectively. Written by David Hayter and Alex Tse. The latter, reconfigured earlier versions of the script already written by David Hayter, abandoning the idea of a contemporary atmosphere, entering again the cold of the original story War as the background and this was a more than right decision, not only for loyalty the HQ, but because Snyder has created an amazing solution for the opening minutes of adaptation. Of course there are holes and gaps, especially at its climax.
In the film, instead of acting alone, Veidt involving Dr. Manhattan in an ingenious plan to end the need for fossil fuels and thus prune the human greed that motivates wars. Veidt build a reactor that simulates the energy of Dr. Manhattan and decimating several world big cities simultaneously. Humanity is attacked by Dr. Manhattan and is united against this "enemy", nothing more than an unsuspecting supporting Veidt's plan. The concept was well executed, in its proposal. And here comes the greatest of all the changes: the outcome. In the graphic novel, Ozymandias dispatches one "alien" creature - created with the help of scientists and artists who are gone the world believing they are on the production of a major film production - playing this nuclear bomb to Times Square, causing millions of deaths, but joining the planet against an unexpected threat.
After showing an opening very well choreographed and full of action showing the murder of a major character, is shown presenting the opening credits to the sound of Bob Dylan - explaining the events of alternative US history from the time of history - becoming one of most celebrated sequences ever seen in cinema. Soon after, the funeral comedian is used as the main event for the meeting of superheroes, and to show a history and relationships with each other between these characters.
Snyder assembled a cast unknown to a certain extent, but that did not attract unnecessary attention and made the audience focus on the characters. Billy Crudup plays efficiently Dr. Manhattan, built with visual impact and emotional complexity. Only hero with special powers, even as a human, is prominent and central role in the plot. Jackie Earle Haley is the narrator and best character of the plot. The actor manages to convey the mystery tormented Rorschach. Matthew Goode, methodical Ozymandias and Carla Gugino, the first spectral (ridiculous when aged, but not enough to compromise). Jeffrey Dean Morgan, perfectly as the amoral Comedian. Patrick Wilson as the hero Nite Owl and Malin Akerman, the beautiful Silk Espectral that although heroes, crave affection, love and reason to live. The couple, in fact, carries one terrific sex scene throughout the film.
For the budget valued at just over US$ 100 million, the visual effects were very good employees, leaving no ill feeling finalized scenes. Already the soundtrack to Tyler Bates, added to Nat King Cole, Smashing Pumpkins, the virtuosity of Jimmy Hendrix, folk rock of Simon & Garfunkel and K.C. & The Sunshine Band guarantee the joy of the audience. The photography Larry Fong, who had previously worked with the director previously is another highlight, the gloomy weather, gloomy and mysterious present throughout the movie, create the perfect atmosphere for the type of developed story and threats presented by the script.
Zack Snyder delivers a film that certainly please most fans of comic books, giving the deserved importance to the work, and learned to migrate to the big screen, the tense, threatening visceral and climate, so much so, that in America the classification was severe taking into account gender due to frontal nudity scenes and sex, beginning of rape, murder pregnant, fractures, bars across parts of the body, much blood gushing. The audience who likes comics, used to the wild action and a somewhat shallow script and obvious, can surprise the lack of a greater amount of action scenes, used here with a lower budget, but who abuse creativity and competence of direction to achieve their goals. The project fully meets its goal to cause reflection, with a strong political bias and is happy to be obsessively faithful to the original material, while having the signature of its competent director. It is undoubtedly one of the best adaptations of DC Comics for audiovisual language. There is no doubt that we are on the best adaptation of Alan Moore to another media.