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‘WATCHMEN’ CREATOR ALAN MOORE CONDEMNS SUPERHERO MOVIES: ‘THEY’VE BLIGHTED
CINEMA AND CULTURE’


"ALL OF THESE CHARACTERS HAVE BEEN STOLEN FROM THEIR ORIGINAL CREATORS, ALL OF
THEM," MOORE SAYS IN A NEW INTERVIEW.

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“Watchmen” creator Alan Moore shared his belief in 2017 that superhero movies’
impact on popular culture was “tremendously embarrassing,” and the comic book
icon remains just as critical of Marvel and DC films three years later. In a new
interview with Deadline to tout his feature film “The Show,” Moore says he
remains retired from writing comic books in part because “most people equate
comics with superhero movies now.”

“I haven’t seen a superhero movie since the first Tim Burton ‘Batman’ film. They
have blighted cinema, and also blighted culture to a degree,” Moore said.
“Several years ago I said I thought it was a really worrying sign, that hundreds
of thousands of adults were queuing up to see characters that were created 50
years ago to entertain 12-year-old boys. That seemed to speak to some kind of
longing to escape from the complexities of the modern world, and go back to a
nostalgic, remembered childhood. That seemed dangerous, it was infantilizing the
population.”






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Moore believes there is a connection between the enduring popularity of
superhero movies and current political events, saying, “This may be entirely
coincidence but in 2016 when the American people elected [Trump] and the UK
voted to leave the European Union, six of the top 12 highest grossing films were
superhero movies. Not to say that one causes the other but I think they’re both
symptoms of the same thing — a denial of reality and an urge for simplistic and
sensational solutions.”

When asked by Deadline if he has any interest in watching contemporary superhero
films, Moore responded, “Oh christ no I don’t watch any of them. All of these
characters have been stolen from their original creators, all of them. They have
a long line of ghosts standing behind them…I have no interest in superheroes,
they were a thing that was invented in the late 1930s for children, and they are
perfectly good as children’s entertainment. But if you try to make them for the
adult world then I think it becomes kind of grotesque.”

Moore’s “The Show,” directed by Mitch Jenkins and starring “The Souvenir”
breakout Tom Burke, is being launched in hopes of jumpstarting a new film and/or
television IP for the writer. The feature exists in the same world as several
short films Moore scripted, and the writer already mapped out three to five
seasons worth of episodes for a TV continuation of “The Show.” The film was set
for a SXSW premiere in March but will now debut at the Spanish genre festival
Sitges this month.

Head over to Deadline’s website to read Moore’s latest interview in its
entirety.

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NATE November 4, 2020 4:01 pm

Dissappointing the the creator does not appreciat his work and influence on what
he deems juvenile, Watchmen,V amd Miricleman were 3 of the most influential
series written and (2) of the 3 have been made into movies with varying sucsess
but not a note of satisfaction from its creator. He finds ir easier to diminish
other peoples work than have a moment of appreciation for what they attempt to
achieve, Sad

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wolf face October 10, 2020 3:27 pm

I think comic book movies are going to be the end of cookbooks and rightfully
so. There is no point if chinos at all. Poeple should live their lives instead
of taking stories about other people’s lives.

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MOrda October 10, 2020 11:02 am

TTHANK YOU ALAN. You nailed it perfectly.

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MuscleG October 10, 2020 10:58 am

Oh man the comic book babies are out for Alans blood. Grow up. Get out of your
parents basements The movies truly suck.

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Lucius October 10, 2020 1:14 am

He’s entitled to his opinion and should be left at that. He doesn’t speak for me
and all those that enjoy some great fun movies. It’s fiction. There’s different
types of fiction for everyone. Getting all psychoanalytic over comics is a waste
of energy. Personally I enjoy seeing the comics I read as a 12 year old boy jump
onto the big screen. With today’s technology it makes those comics seem real.
But that’s it. I have a full time job and family that preoccupies the majority
of my time. But when there’s an Avengers or Justice League opening, I’ll be
going to the theaters. I marvel (no pun intended) at the GGI, etc, enjoy the
popcorn, drive home talking about it with my kids and the next day I go back
doing other things in my life. So Mr. Moore and Mr. Coppola, thank you for your
contributions but stay in your box and don’t tell me how to live and enjoy my
life.

Looking forward to Aquaman 2…

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Billy October 9, 2020 9:51 pm

It’s unfortunate that Moore claims to believe that comic books are for children,
considering the fact that he made his mark in creating The Watchmen, perhaps the
one of the first Graphic Novels to be taken seriously in the comic book art
form. Without Alan Moore and Watchmen, it could be said that the medium might
not have reached the same level of legitimacy that it received afterwards.
Typical of Moore to believe in an alternate version of history, where he has no
hand in laying the ground work for where we are now. I will always respect his
talent, but in Moore’s mind, he will always be the victim, and never share any
responsibility for the results of his own work.

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Rob October 9, 2020 4:57 pm

Oh, so he’s a psychologist now? He spewed nothing but word soup. They are
movies, calm down dumb dumb

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Tandy McBean October 9, 2020 3:02 pm

What a complete joke of a man. Imagine thinking superhero movies are even
remotely connected to Trump or Brexit. And he has the audacity to accuse anyone
of being infantalized while spewing such juvenile fallacies?

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Mooby21 October 9, 2020 2:43 pm

So glad someone is speaking out about the infantilism of comic book movies. They
also happen to be all the same movie . Be gone Locusts of devolution.

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Brandon October 9, 2020 1:11 pm

Hasn’t seen any since Batman Returns and he thinks he understands the landscape?
LMAO!

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