The one thing missing from the Watchmen movie?
Tales from the Black Freighter was the story-within-a-story that broke up the original Watchmen book, alluding somewhat to the plight of the main characters'. Apparently the Black Freighter alludes to the song "Seeräuberjenny" ("Pirate Jenny") from Brecht's Threepenny Opera, of which Alan Moore is a big fan.
This 20-minute animated version of the Black Freighter was commissioned for a DVD release this month to coincide with the Watchmen's cinematic release, and stars Gerard Butler of 300 fame in the lead role of the nameless mariner....enjoy it - it's awesome.
BlackFreighter from Tristan Bath on Vimeo.
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