wow that is nothing like the book. she could have at least popped the cashier in the beginning. but it already seems like they're after him from the getgo. That is stupid. i might go see it. i hate jolie so i don't know if i will. 50/50 only because the only thing he seems to be wanted for is being the son of the #1 assassin in the world. not ****head, no imp guy or rictus. could have at least shown ****wit.
I've never had a problem with them stripping away the superhero elements --- the brainwashed spandex retards who can't remember their heroics as anything but a dream and the 'illuminati' of psychos and gimmick-bearing bullies --- simply because I felt that it was just 'fun' dressing for what is essentially turning a good guy origin into a bad guy origin.
I know I've already brought it up here and in other threads before, but it's as simple as this: the coming of age story is essentially a 'personal' one, and is often coded into superhero origins or mythological journeys simply because it's more tolerable to make "personal stories" turn the protagonist into the good guy. It's personal for HIM, so he's got to be the good guy, right?
But in
Wanted, it basically takes the super villain jerk wad story and attempts to LEGITIMIZE that origin by making it a personal story too. Sure, Wesley becomes a jerk, but that's still a rite of maturity that is important to HIM. That he grows into being a jerk is merely incidental to that.
What the trailer suggests --- and I say 'suggest', because its only fair to acknowledge that this is JUST a trailer --- is the story of a guy who ascends to a better life than corporate drone, one where he can make a difference by doing reprehensible things that keep the world stable and safe.
That's not a fundamentally wrong headed direction to go, but it sort of loses a lot of the points that the comic book made, while only retaining the superficial trappings of it.
