tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3679439644886867333.post4702142109583257774..comments2023-10-28T04:58:47.483-07:00Comments on The Way We Read: Watchmenfairrosahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01694731883888390105noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3679439644886867333.post-46443791480864443192009-07-14T22:18:12.653-07:002009-07-14T22:18:12.653-07:00Watchmen grew on me over five readings. I don'...Watchmen grew on me over five readings. I don't apologize for being a slow/poor reader. That I read at all is some sort of miracle.<br><br>I felt that Adrian Veidt's backstory was necessary, but came too late in the graphic novel to allow the audience to understand him. A "villain" should get as much exposition as possible early in a story so people can grasp what motivates him.<br>Many of my friends criticize Rorschach, calling him a "teen-angst BS character" because he broods and hates. To me, he's unpleasant, stubborn and extremely uncool. Even his close friends and associates wince at the thought of him. He hardly seems to me to be anything short of fascinating.<br>I also loved the idea of Nite Owl and Sally Jupiter, two unhappy pathetic retirees finding each other in the stir of oblivion. <br>Doc Manhattan mentions the unlikeliness of anyone being born. The fact that it happens in the most outrageous way is sort of what makes humanity worth living its course out.<br><br>Alan Moore had clearly remarked distaste for anyone trying to make a movie of his book. I think that's a little pompous and purist of him, but that's only my opinion. I am not going to MAKE him watch the movie, even if I think he would be delightfully surprised.<br>The director of the movie made a comment that Moore didn't appreciate, and that was all the excuse he needed to boycott. Meanwhile, I think the alternate ending is a much more fitting and cojent way to find closure and gives Doc Manhattan a legacy to leave on Earth.<br><br>This book converted the idea of comic books into graphic novels. Without it, concepts like "Death of Superman" would be impossible.Amazing Krisnoreply@blogger.com