Let’s Just Say The Spirit Trailer Plays to Frank Miller’s Strengths
Before we get into the New York Comic Con coverage, let’s watch this Spirit teaser trailer. Think of it as the pickled ginger before the sushi of news arrives. Do you think Frank Miller realizes that there’s an appreciable difference between movies and comic books? Because in the trailer above, I saw a lot of scenes and heard dialog that would make for a decent comic, but when shown as a motion picture, are goofy as hell.
I’ve not read The Spirit (I know, I know), so I have no idea if he really lives in an empty loft with two dozen cats or if that’s Frank Miller just doing his Frank Miller thing along with the all-black suit, the city-lover-mother thing and the rest. Can anyone tell me?
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