Major Issues with a 1990 "comic book" movie
So we get what with all this taken into account?
A film about a washed up hero named Nite-Owl, brought back to avenge the death of his friend the Comedian. He deals with an ex-hero turned psycho, and stops his plot to "trick" the world into peace. The film ends with the Soviet Union falling apart by the people peacefully protesting, and Nite-Owl gets to smile knowing that in the end people do the right thing.
- Too long
- To stick to the book one needs a lot of time
- Studios and audiences will not stand for a comic book movie taking so long
- Not for kids?
- "Bob I want to make a movie about superheroes who are depressed, lonely, murders, and ends with a massive genocide!"
- Expect the 1990 studio controlled film to be sent through a series of rewrites so it can meet marketing, and censor approval.
- Too expensive
- Thinking blade runner with capes right?
- Wrong!
- Scott made his film due to the actors strike which made many people willing to work for much lower wages.
- CGI sucks so much of the awsome city shots, and other sets must be built, modeled, and designed
- Too depressing, dark, violent
- Given the common type of superhero movie at the time would anyone want to see such a downer?
- A movie about nuclear holocaust, ending in millions dead and no real happy ending?
- I fear a reedit would occur, which makes people like Watchmen, but the directors cut making nerds love watchmen.
So we get what with all this taken into account?
A film about a washed up hero named Nite-Owl, brought back to avenge the death of his friend the Comedian. He deals with an ex-hero turned psycho, and stops his plot to "trick" the world into peace. The film ends with the Soviet Union falling apart by the people peacefully protesting, and Nite-Owl gets to smile knowing that in the end people do the right thing.