Wednesday, March 11, 2009

Who watches the Watchmen...

I have to admit, I hadn't read Watchmen till recently. I remember the time we all pooled in and bought Bharath the graphic novel. He was very happy, to put it mildly. He's a comic freak. Now that I've read it, I can safely say it's a masterpiece. A work of art. A monumental piece of cynicism.

Make no mistake, this one is not for people seeking some philistine pleasure. Watchmen is right up there beyond the best. It is not always a pleasant read and there are times where Alan Moore's sanity is called into question. But it always oozes oodles of class. This one is for the well-read. Respect.

Oh, I haven't yet seen the movie, and I will soon. I'm very curious about how the film handles the complicated storyline. Moore has apparently always been against turning his books into movies, but that doesn't seem to stop people from doing it. Hmmm.