Could be the worst thing since the Keene Act was passed in '77

Now that I've seen the trailer for Watchmen, I'm a little torn. It looks great, but I still can't conceive of how they're going to turn it into a movie.

The original graphic novel (written by Alan Moore) is basically that medium's Citizen Kane, in that it revolutionized graphical storytelling and packed so much into every panel that it turned into a kind of visual poetry, while still respecting the history of the comic book and incorporating that into its truer-to-life reality. It's my favorite comic book ever... I'm re-reading it now for something like the fifth or sixth time.

The problem is that what makes it great is so rooted into the structure and history of the comic book that the transition to movie form seems likely to strip the story of that greatness. Plus, I'm watching 300 right now, a comic book-to-film adaptation by the same director (Zack Snyder), and, besides featuring author Frank Miller's trademark misogyny, it's just wayyyyy too overly stylized, with every shot done in front of a green screen to more easily imbue every shot with dramatic lens-flare sepia-toned backlighting. It's like watching a two-hour commercial for the Marines (circa 480 BC).

The real question is, if Watchmen is going to be stylized and commercialized in such a fashion... can Lego Watchmen be far behind?

And can angry Lego Alan Moore be far behind that?

Sorry, Lego Alan Moore, but you should have retained creative control and kept your name on the project! It's your own fault!