rabbitislove
24 Carrot Magic
I feel like such a nerd for posting this, but I haven't posted in a while so what the hell.
I recently read Alan Moore's highly acclaimed (and highly awesome!) graphic novel, The Watchmen. If you've read it, you know about Laurie's decision to leave Jon (typical superhero build) for the chubbier Dan. Although Dan's character is far from what most on this board would consider BHM, I'd still consider him meaty, and of course I loved all the sex/post sex scenes between him and Laurie. Best of all, Dan's body is never discussed in the comic, and Moore makes no excuses for this; the emphasis rather is that Laurie has an intimate and interpersonal connection with Dan, that she doesn't have for Jon, who became more distant from humanity in the course of their relationship.
I know the movie version comes out in 2009, and I wonder if it will stay true to the comic book, since there are few if any sex scenes with even moderatly chubby guys. I have little faith; they've already made Laurie's costume wayy sexier than it was in the book (ironic, since she criticized her mother's pride in being a pin-up icon and building a career on her sexuality). Somehow based on the trailer, and my cynicism for Hollywood, I have a feeling they'll brush over Dan and Laurie's relationship completely and she and Jon will be together the entire movie.
On a positive note; Patrick Wilson, the actor who will play him in the film, seems to feel positively about the character:
"I love Dan. I miss Dan. You always pull for Dan. You want him to pull through. He's flabby. He's morose. He's down on his luck. He's lost. He's all these really negative words, when you look at the first few panels, especially.When Rorschach and I go down to the Owl Chamber (in the graphic novel), there's a shot of him saying, "You don't think that' s a little paranoid?" And there's a little smile on his face. That's a whole different level when you get to see the artwork [than just reading a script]. It's not like I try do the same poses, but that helped me so such to see that the guy who's so down... still has a light. You see this sense of smile, these shots in the graphic novel that he's smiling and you see him fighting for it. That's something that keyed me into Dan."
Patrick Wilson has a cute face, so at least he'll be cute chubby guy. I guess we'll have to see when the movie comes out in 2009. I could just be wayy disallusioned by the mainstream media.
In the meantime, DISCUSS!!!!!
Taken from: http://io9.com/5029319/weve-seen-awesome-new-watchmen-footage
I recently read Alan Moore's highly acclaimed (and highly awesome!) graphic novel, The Watchmen. If you've read it, you know about Laurie's decision to leave Jon (typical superhero build) for the chubbier Dan. Although Dan's character is far from what most on this board would consider BHM, I'd still consider him meaty, and of course I loved all the sex/post sex scenes between him and Laurie. Best of all, Dan's body is never discussed in the comic, and Moore makes no excuses for this; the emphasis rather is that Laurie has an intimate and interpersonal connection with Dan, that she doesn't have for Jon, who became more distant from humanity in the course of their relationship.
I know the movie version comes out in 2009, and I wonder if it will stay true to the comic book, since there are few if any sex scenes with even moderatly chubby guys. I have little faith; they've already made Laurie's costume wayy sexier than it was in the book (ironic, since she criticized her mother's pride in being a pin-up icon and building a career on her sexuality). Somehow based on the trailer, and my cynicism for Hollywood, I have a feeling they'll brush over Dan and Laurie's relationship completely and she and Jon will be together the entire movie.
On a positive note; Patrick Wilson, the actor who will play him in the film, seems to feel positively about the character:
"I love Dan. I miss Dan. You always pull for Dan. You want him to pull through. He's flabby. He's morose. He's down on his luck. He's lost. He's all these really negative words, when you look at the first few panels, especially.When Rorschach and I go down to the Owl Chamber (in the graphic novel), there's a shot of him saying, "You don't think that' s a little paranoid?" And there's a little smile on his face. That's a whole different level when you get to see the artwork [than just reading a script]. It's not like I try do the same poses, but that helped me so such to see that the guy who's so down... still has a light. You see this sense of smile, these shots in the graphic novel that he's smiling and you see him fighting for it. That's something that keyed me into Dan."
Patrick Wilson has a cute face, so at least he'll be cute chubby guy. I guess we'll have to see when the movie comes out in 2009. I could just be wayy disallusioned by the mainstream media.
In the meantime, DISCUSS!!!!!
Taken from: http://io9.com/5029319/weve-seen-awesome-new-watchmen-footage
