I spent the evening watching the movie The Spirit. It is a Frank Miller film based on Will Eisner’s comic book of the same name. I have to say that I am not impressed. It does have some really good points. I love the cinematography. In one of the readings from class, I don’t remember which one at this time, talked about the comic book artists framed their panels as if they were filming the scene. But it seems more like many movies and TV shows now film their scenes as if it was a comic book. The cast is filled with many actors and actresses I like. But the film feels like it has no heart.
It feels as though they don’t know how they want this movie to feel like. They jump from film noir to camp to comedy and back again. And what is with Samuel L. Jackson in a Nazi uniform? The film does seem to keep true to the comic books in some ways. The Spirit still has a thing for Sand Saref and the Commissioner and his daughter are still his allies. I haven’t read the comic books but I am pretty sure I would like them more then I like this movie. But not every comic book movie can be Iron Man.
