Watchmen
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- JerseyRaindog0
So here's the thing... I read the book in my early twenties and loved it. I'm now 38 and I was quite looking forward to seeing it. So I re read the book this year and felt very ambivalent towards it. The story has no relevance to me now. An omnipresent Nixon, threat of nuclear war, it's all pretty old hat. The graphic novel is beautifully drawn sure but it's storyline and dialogue is so sprawling and portentous it's only it was never going to translate that well.
I would agree Synder has done a brilliant job of faithfully mimicing the book but therein lies its downfall. The framing devices and attention to detail evoke a nostalgia for the book but nothing more. In fact the slavish desire to retain as much as possible of the original is it's biggest downfall, making the film too slow and far, far too long.
So if you're in your teens or twenties and adore the book you'll probably love this. Now, approaching my forties I found it dull and humourless and frankly, a bit of mess.And if you haven't read the book and you watch this expecting a superhero, comicbook extravaganza, you'll be confused, bored, utterly bewildered and wondering what all the fuss is about. Word of mouth will most likely kill this film.
- It does become harder to be entertained, as one grows older. Good thing I still like 22 year old girls.
homeostatic - Aye.JerseyRaindog
- It does become harder to be entertained, as one grows older. Good thing I still like 22 year old girls.