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I’ve been away for a while. Did me good. Got my head clear. Nothing like some days at the beach, wind in the hair, water on my feet, and lots of pretty girls to look at.
Anyway, managed to finish reading Watchmen today. Must admit my built up expectations from all the praise going around in forums and pretty much everywhere on the Internet was exceeded. It truly is a literary accomplishment. Not to say it’s perfect. Some issues turned out to be less wholesome as others, and some characters, while well established, seemed to be written a bit shaky.
On the other hand, you can’t ignore the multitude of themes and philosophical issues raised by the comic, not to mention the large amount of easter eggs tossed in. And done so quite intelligently, using a plethora of visual and writing techniques. It’s amazing to realize just how many movies, TV shows, and even books were obviously inspired by this comic book(be it at a conscious or subconscious level, Watchmen has been quite influential). But I’m sure it’s not just this one, but a lot of Alan Moore’s work.
The upcoming movie, as seen from the amazing trailer everyone was so excited about a month ago or so, when realeased, looks to follow the comic as much as anything could. The cast is well chosen (I applaud the choice of Jackie Earle Haley for the part of Rorschach), the director is capable of bringing a comic book to life (as seen with 300). It certainly won’t be The Dark Knight at the box-office, might even be criticized, but I do feel it will be quite entertaining.