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.
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a comic with some literary merit, that's what it is. great graphic novel. also watch Persepolis, if you get time. one of the better movies-made-from-graphic-novels.
ReplyDeleteSome philistine _123 will look at watchmen and say - "Kya be, saala gaurd logon ka movie banadiya. Woh bhi kuch to oot-patang kapade pehenthe hain. CC2C kya ulti movie tha be..."
ReplyDeletewatchman is good movie u shud watch it super scenes
ReplyDeleteYeah I watched it the day I wrote this blog... Nice movie. Read book. enjoy book. watch movie. enjoy movie. don't compare book and movie. live happily every after.
ReplyDeleteSubbu: :D CC2C reminds me of the acronym shastri made up for the likes of ashwath in college: TC2D
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