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Actually—to be 100% serious for a moment—I think the preview music is a very smart choice. Using a musical cue that's indelibly associated with another superhero film—in fact with one that exemplifies all that's worst about the genre—shows us, I think, that Snyder's got more on his mind than a straight adaptation of WATCHMEN the comic; such a thing would, frankly, be both impossible and pointless, given that much of the impact of WATCHMEN the comic stems from its use of the format.
What Snyder's doing, I think—I hope—is using the tropes of the superhero movie to comment on the superhero-movie genre. The sculpted-rubber costumes—very different from the costumes in the comic, but very like the costumes ubiquitous in other superhero movies—seem like more evidence of this. Using the Smahing Pumpkins track would seem to inidicate further that WATCHMEN the movie is going to be about superhero movies, in the same way that WATCHMEN the comic was about superhero comics—i.e., a satirical deconstruction of the subgenre.
(P.S. to Adam A.: There's the way to hate on BATMAN AND ROBIN, by the way: If you say "It was a crass, lazy hackwork, reeking of cynicism," that just shows that you've got working eyes and a functional critical sense. If, on the other hand, your stated reason for hating the film is "ZOMG Teh Ghey cootiez!!!1!", it tends to show you in a less-flattering light. Just sayin'.) |
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