When the director Zach Schneider decided to direct the film "Watchmen" based on the comics, he clearly realized that he chose not only a work that had a huge impact on the future, but also that many people in the past 20 years Unfulfilled expectations are a hot topic that has attracted controversy. Because this story about “superheroes” is not ordinary. It describes a world full of crime and conspiracy. “Superheroes” are exiled. The most important thing for them is not to save humanity, but to be in extreme anxiety, Save yourself from nothingness and loss.
After getting the original comics of "Watchmen", Schneider knew very well that the original author Alan Moore and the painter Dave Gibson created "superheroes" for adults, with heavy themes, and these two originals People do not have much interest and enthusiasm for adapting comics into movie versions. Schneider also knew that many directors had tried the same before, but they all ended in failure. He anticipated that he might have to fight tirelessly with the film company to ensure that he could complete it as he wished. Shoot. However, Schneider said that the biggest challenge he really faced was how to meet the expectations of the fans of this comic. These people, like him, regarded "Watchmen" as a masterpiece of postmodern stories. If Schneider The filmed version of the movie deviated too much from the original, and these fans would definitely break him into pieces.
The film opens with two introductory paragraphs. Schneider stated that this is a compromise for those who have not read the original "Watchmen".
Since taking over the project, this has been a problem that Schneider has been facing and has to solve-how to retain the richness of the multi-level and multi-characters in the original "Watchmen" to satisfy the desire of comic fans. On the other hand, it must be in the film Make a footwork to ensure that more viewers who don’t know the original are willing to sit down and watch this 160-minute R-rated movie.
