The Comedian is one of the “bad guys” in the book. A super-hero who has done a lot of evil deeds in his career. Kind of like a corrupt cop. But we come to understand him eventually and see that he actually had love in his heart. The stand out character in the story is Rorschach, who is based on the Charlton comics character The Question. The Question was created by Spider-Man co-creator Steve Ditko who was a hard core Ayn Rand follower. He believed in absolute right and wrong. Moore added that emphasis in Rorschach, making him a kind of demented avenger seeking absolute justice in the world. He immediately became the most popular character.
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An interesting review of "The Watchmen" graphic novel
I have no interest in seeing the movie until it hits DVD, but this review from Big Hollywood's Janes Hundall is a cool read, whether you agree with its findings or not. I would note that unlike many Liberal writers, I saw a great deal more of Conservatism in Alan Moore's "V for Vendetta" than most seem to regard. One of the fallacies of Liberal benevolence is that the State taking absolute power is a Conservative fantasy. It is not, nor was it ever. From Hundall's review of "The Watchmen" graphic novel:
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The movie certainly looks good. I am going to try to get out and see it tomorrow night (first movie premier I've wanted to attend since 'Phantom Menace', thus is how much I love Watchmen).
ReplyDeleteAlan Moore is a pretty odd fellow; I have never been able to make sense of him. Ideologically speaking, he can be taken many different ways... he is almost like a human Rorschach test (pun completely intended). Whatever else he is, he is an incredible story teller in a genre that is tragically undervalued in our society (not that it would matter anymore if people read comics... they've managed to fuck those up beyond repair too).
Creede, if you were glad you saw The Dark Knight at the theater, don't miss Watchmen. It is definitely a movie whose effect is enhanced by the big screen. I loved it and think it is unequivocally the best superhero movie done to date (granted, the source material was a cut above the rest as well).
ReplyDeleteRorschach was raw and uncompromising and perfect. Dr. Manhattan was done better than I could have expected. All the major themes of the graphic novel were captured perfectly. They changed the ending up cosmetically but not philosophically, and I actually thought their twist made more sense than what heppened in the book. In short, this is my favorite movie I've seen in the theater since Return Of The King.