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Dimetre · Posted: Sun Dec 28, 2008 12:58 am Post subject: The Spirit (POSSIBLE SPOILERS)

I checked this new movie written and directed by Frank Miller yesterday, and was stunned by the Daredevil references. And it's the Spirit. It has nothing to do with Daredevil. Two examples, just off the top of my head.

1. The femme fatale, named Sans Serif, is said to have "an Elektra complex." She was the Spirit's girlfriend when they were both younger, but her father was killed and she went away. Now she's back, and is on the other side of the law.

2. Sans Serif leaves behind a clue at the scene of the crime. The spirit picks it up and, in an internal monologue, says, "Nice piece of work Sans. You shouldn't have signed it."

blacktyphoid · Playing to the Camera Joined: 10 Aug 2007 Posts: 137

rgj · Posted: Sun Dec 28, 2008 9:03 pm Post subject:

I never read The Spirit, or seen the film, but from the previews I see lots of DD in it (like the Spirit running, very DDish, between rooftops on a guywire). I concluded that Miller no doubt used alot of his stuff to make this film. The "you shouldn't have signed it is another example."

By the way was the Spirit comic really like the film? Did FM stay "true" to the comic? The reason I ask is because Miller was so adament about not having his stuff done on film, becasue "Hollywood" would crap all over his creations. So, did Frank stay true to Will Eisner? Or is Will spinning in his grave becasue "Hollywood" crapped all over his creation??
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Kuljit Mithra · Hardcore Joined: 29 Jul 2004 Posts: 1530 Location: Canada

Pete · Posted: Mon Dec 29, 2008 5:13 pm Post subject:

Kuljit, it was The Comics Journal #70 (Winter 1982)

Interviewer: " What was your reasoning in creating Elektra?"

Miller: " I wanted Daredevil to have a female antagonist, like Sand Saref in The Spirit. In fact, I ripped off the first Sand Saref story to do the first Elektra story. Rather than just regurgitating it though, I put a harsher edge on the conflict...Elektra is definitely one of the bad guys in the strip"

FatalRose · Posted: Mon Dec 29, 2008 6:52 pm Post subject:

My mini review I posted in another forum...

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