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Er -- doesn't this describe a great deal of Western pop culture beyond the shallow waters of comicbookery, Jack-darling?
Certainly not to anywhere near the same extent, but even if it does, that's not really my point - the only reason I mentioned that is because Frank Miller's Spirit is likely to be pretty representative of the majority of comics published over the last god knows how long. A lot of people buy the kind of comic this represents, and to a lot of casual readers of comics or people only aware of, and them through Burton's Batman, Singer's X-Men or Raimi's Spider-Man, this is comics... which is why they've hired Miller to direct it. All of which means that you're not the target audience. I loathed Ghost World, thought it was pretentious drivel, and American Splendor was only saved by Giamatti being kind of a genius... but then I probably wasn't the target audience either.
But, really: can't we have aspirations? Can we not aspire to things?
If you like, but it's not you making the movies, so it doesn't really matter much what you aspire to. I don't mean any offence by that - it's just that you pretty much get to vote with your wallet by not going to see the movie, and that's it. Hollywood aspires to make money. Even here, I doubt they see this as a cash cow... it's being released in January by Lionsgate, so it's a reasonably low budget flick compared to the big tentpole superhero flicks. I really don't think it's that big a deal - either it sucks and is dull, or it sucks and it's fun, but you're unlikely to see it anyway, right?
Hell, I don't really expect a faithful Spirit movie, and I never did. I wanted one, though, where it doesn't feel like Frank Miller's writing crossover Batman/Sin City fanfics. I mean, that's awkward, right? When people write fanfic about their own stuff?
Definitely, and it's certainly a creatively bankrupt endeavour... kind of what you'd expect from Miller these days. Have to say though that I think a really faithful Spirit movie would be dull beyond belief. What, a masked two-fisted crimefighter in a domino mask bringing criminals and arch-enemies to justice with a secret lair in a cemetary? Eisner's old comics are only really remembered fondly because he's a comics storytelling genius. The concept - the property itself - is dull as you like. Pulp/film noir gubbins. At least Miller's version might be mindlessly entertaining... might watch it when it comes on Sky Movies if I've nothing better to do and (as is likely) a hangover. :} |
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