The Spirit is a movie directed by Frank Miller in 2008 and based on the comic book of the same name by Will Eisner, first published in 1940. The movie features Gabriel Macht, Samuel L. Jackson, Scarlett Johansson, Eva Mendes, Jaime King, Paz Vega, and others.
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“The comic book is better than the movie”
But the movie is worth watching.
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Storyline
Denny Colt, also known as ‘the Spirit’, learns about a major case from Detective Sussman involving his nemesis, ‘the Octopus’. The Spirit dons his costume and travels across rooftops, saving a woman before connecting with Officer Liebowitz. At the swampland, femme fatale Sand Saref rises from the water to shoot Sussman.
Movie vs Book
Year
2008
Minutes
103
Movie Rate
4.80
Source: IMDb
Year
1940
Pages
187
Book Rate
7.86
S: Goodreads
Comic Book
The Spirit
Author: Will Eisner
Country: USA
First published in: 1940
Length: 187 pages
Genre: Fiction
User polls & recommendations
“The book is a film that takes place in the mind of the reader. That’s why we go to movies and say, “Oh, the book is better.”
PAULO COELHO (Writer)
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