Indy Comics Writer

Alan Moore has long said that his graphic novel “Watchmen,” the one that everyone points to as one of the most important ever written, is unfilmable.

That word has popped up again several times during stories written about the upcoming film, due to open, unless a legal battle sidetracks it, in early March.

I’m inclined to side with Moore here. I remember when I first read the story. I never could imagine a big-screen version. The story is long on drama, character development and intrigue. But its real beauty is how densely packed it is, with story, plot and, most of all, mood. It’s hard to capture all this on the movie screen.

Besides, we already have a wonderful visual production of “Watchmen.” Why do we need what will probably be an inferior film version?

There are some works of fiction that Hollywood should leave alone. Moore might be right in suggesting that all of his stories fall into this category.

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