“I Don’t Know How It Could Be Done”: This movie theme is 15 years old, and it’s still impressive

“I Don’t Know How It Could Be Done”: This movie theme is 15 years old, and it’s still impressive

Cinema is full of cult titles like Seven, Cold Sweat or even Catch Me If You Can. Among these notable openings, it is impossible not to mention the superhero feature film Watchmen – The Guardians, a brilliant adaptation of the DC comics by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons.

Released in theaters in 2009, Zack Snyder’s masterpiece, which the main current director considers “ahead of its time”, tells the story of several superheroes who fight crime in America at the turn of the century. Vulnerable, human, imperfect, they have as many qualities as flaws and for the most part show their dark side, a mixture of cruelty and selfishness.

To kick off his Uchronia (alternate reality), very faithful to the DC graphic novel, Zack Snyder delivers the credits in a real tour de force. This opening, which actually takes place after the comedian’s (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) death scene, takes on the challenge of summarizing roughly fifty years of American history in nearly six minutes, all in rhythm. First they changeBob Dylan’s iconic song (remixed for the occasion because it’s only three minutes long).

You can watch this fabulous movie moment below.

Titles in which two groups of superheroes (Minutemen and Watchmen) accompany major moments in US history, such as the Kennedy assassination or man’s first steps on the moon, are visual splendor. But it was extremely difficult to make, to the point that Warner Studios didn’t want it!

“This scene was completely created by Zack Snyder. I don’t know how it could have been done”David Hayter, the screenwriter of Watchmen, marvels. On David Hayter’s podcast (The comment was reported by the DailyPlanetDC site). “I talked to my co-author about it. Alex Tse Who was on the set when it was being made and told me that the studios kept asking themselves, “Why are we paying for this complicated opening scene… it’s crazy!”

“Obviously, Zach said to Alex, ‘I know what to shoot. We’ll do it anyway.”, concludes David Hayter. Based on the result, it is clear that the American filmmaker was right, he stood firm!

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