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Anyone who’s into their comic books will be pretty excited about this trailer. Next to Watchmen, The Spirit is the most anticipated comic-book adaptation. Which isn’t surprising considering it’s being written and directed by Frank Miller, a famed comic-book writer, and creator and co-director of Sin City, a film which argubly revolutionised comic-book adaptations.
The trailer was premiered at the New York Comic Con, and uploaded by MTV (who didn’t grant access to international users), and fortunately been placed on Youtube (for the time being). So how does it look? Well, it does look impressive, with it’s black-white-red colour scheme, and moody monologue. The music is an interesting mix of 40’s crime caper and Morricone Western. Yet, it’s also painfully obvious that it owes a lot to Sin City’s visual techniques, as if Miller like Robert Rodriguez’s idea and decided to copy it for his own idea. Yet, the movement feels a little off, especially when The Spirit slides off a roof. It has a video-game feel to it.
Nevertheless, The Spirit still looks tantalising. While the relatively unknown Gabriel Macht plays the eponymous hero, who after a near-death experience decided to stop being a cop and start being a vigilante crime-fighter, the support consists of Samuel L Jackson, Scarlett Johansson, and Eva Mendes. The only real down-side is that The Spirit won’t be out until next January.
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April 21 2008 @ 3:42 pm
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Nathan S said
April 21 2008 @ 9:41 pm
I had just watch The Untouchables yesterday for the first time (AWESOME!!!) and I noticed that the music fro this trailer is the same as the main theme for the untouchables. Is it exactly the same or is it just that exact same harmonica part?
Wes said
April 22 2008 @ 11:25 pm
Hi Nathan S- the genre and feel of the original comics (circa 1930’s/40’s) is totally Untouchables based. I believe that Miller is doing his best to maintain the essence of the era- with respect to Eisners creation (please, I hope so much!) Will created this stuff during an incredible part of our nations history- before the man of steel! America needed a hero that came from the streets, and represented the common man. A)Read any Eisner Spirit reprints! B) In the hands of Frank Miller (a comic book legend) I believe (and hope)that the greatest respect will be given in this translation.
As for the music- there isn’t the broadest library of diverse material to choose from this era- without going outside the box. Kudos to you for bringing up the analogy!