I picked it up as I was about halfway done, took out my bookmark (a Dark Knight movie ticket, if you are curious), and now have no need for it.
Holy shit.
Definitely one where the ending isn't the best (or even most memorable) moment. Not to say that it's a shitty Chappelle-esque wrap it up type ending. It's actually a pretty solid closing.
Just... there are so many other parts that make you stop and think. Or just sit there in awe at how two completely non-related aspects of the story tie in later at a much more elaborate level than simply through the plot.
It's all kind of hard to explain with IB English being nearly two years in my past now.......
But yea.... just wow.....
Parts that jump out now after just reading it:
1.) The whole of chapter/issue 9. Basically, while trying to not spoil it, it revolves around a normal human being essentially trying to get the only true superhero in the novel to actually give two shits about Earth. In it is a whole "uniqueness of human life" shpiel that really gets to me.
2.) Two chapters before that, Moore has a little non-graphic piece of one of Nite Owl's acedemic pieces that is a masterful suppliment to the whole chapter/issue 9 shpiel. It's really hard to explain without giving stuff away, but if you have read it before and just read those two parts back-to-back it'll jump right out. Pretty neat.
3.) The whole Nostalgia motif, and the irony of it all (in terms of the businessman behind it and what not
4.) How most of the time I didn't give two shits about the Black Freighter storyline, then once the last page of chapter/issue 11 came (again, if you read it you should have an idea of what I'm talking about) I had to hold back from getting emotional.
The only thing that has me really worried about a movie adaptation is that you can't really take much out of it without really losing a solid chunk what makes this book great. The fact that it all fits together so well, almost like a good 1500 piece puzzle, is partly what is so rewarding. It's almost like Lord of the Rings in that a whole world was created. Who knows though. There's a reason they always say, "the book was better."
Just watching the trailer for the movie again, this time actually knowing what happens, and i think this will blow the dark knight movies out of the water, at least for the comic book reader demographic. just watch the dude at the end of this... he has to hold back TEARS for god's sake! over a trailer!!!!
and now... with the only time I will probably EVER use the comic tag
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And there's your proof...all it takes is one read through of Watchmen and you automatically become a convert.
Thank you to everyone, there's one more comic geek in the world...
Space monkeys, unite...
Your comment about "you can't really take much out of it without losing a solid chunk [of] what makes this book great" is exactly my worry.
I understand that it's going to be a 2.5 hour movie. There's really not much wiggle room beyond that, and that they're going to have to excise much of the details/plot to get to 2.5 hours, but how the heck can you take out even one single panel?
The Black Freighter isn't going to be in the film, for example. Sure, it'll be a DVD extra (as they've already announced), but it won't be in the film.
The connection between The Freighter and the main plot is almost integral.
How can you take out even one single speck of the story and hope to still have anything even remotely as great?
Okay...Chemguy has been talking about Watchmen forEVER and his reviews have made me interested in checking it out, but then you likened it to LoTR, so now I think I'm going to have to read it...
thats disappointing that they are not putting any of it in the movie, but im not surprised. the big negative of taking it all out is that now all the people that just watch the movie are just going to see the main plot, which is good, but not see much of the artistic quality of the work. its gonna be a "thats all??" type of deal. you heard it here first.
still. can not freaking wait to see the movie. every time i think of the trailer i get a little more anxious. the music choice is perfect too. and the voice for rorsach. and the airship flying out of the water. GAH! stoked.
Dude...you get eager, not anxious. Think anxiety - bad.
wv. mukik
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