Umass Lowell is getting excited for Watchmen

On March 6th Watchmen, one of the most critically acclaimed graphic novels of all time, will hit theaters and buzz is building. Here at UMass Lowell there are very few people who are not aware of the release of the film. Even better, most of the people who know about it know that it was originally a graphic novel.

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With hype building towards as we grow closer to the release, the standard debate of whether to read the original novel first or to see the film first. “I plan to read the comic before I see the movie, I want to see how it is before the movie tells me.” said George Merdkhanian.  This debate is enhanced by the movie's marketing as a comic book adaptation as well as a new groundbreaking film.

Watchmen is the story of a group of ragtag superheroes forced into retirement by the government, and the trouble they go through when they realize they are needed again to stave off the apocalypse. It is a tale of love, hate, murder, and destruction. These are all the ingredients necessary for a great story. The original graphic novel was written by Alan Moore and drawn by Dave Gibbons. The graphic novel itself is very proud to tell you on its front cover that it is one of The Times' 100 best-selling novels.

Not everyone shares Merdkhanian’s point of view. “I have known about the comic book for a while, but haven’t had a great desire to read it. But I am very excited to see the movie.” said Jeff Hill.

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Zack Snyder is the director of the film version. Snyder is a self-proclaimed fan Watchmen, which is a comforting fact to hear when someone is at the helm of an adaptation. Snyder made himself noteworthy with his adaptation of 300. From glimpses given in the trailer, he seems to be continuing to perfect his style of sped down action scenes and computer generated image enhanced backgrounds and colors. If the response from 300 was any tip, then this movie will go far.

Kenny Sunnerburg, who has read Watchmen already, said “I am very excited, it seems like it is going to be pretty truthful to the original comic.” said a fan who had already read the graphic novel, Kenny Sunnerburg.  Just from the trailers it is easy for someone who is familiar with the story to place the scenes and see their transformation to film, or to get someone who knows nothing about the story very excited and interested in the film.

Watchmen comes to theaters on March 6th in theaters across the country. View the Trailer Below.