I was given the book The Watchmen for Christmas with a high recommendation. (This graphic novel appears on Time’s List of the 100 Best Novels, a list compiled of books written between 1923 and 2005 in the English language.)
The story addresses the possibility and possible issues of living in a society with costumed vigilantes, ‘heroes’, or ‘watchmen’. Only one being in the story actually has ‘superpowers’, all the others are merely good fighters.
Some of the heroes,
perhaps most of them, have a skewed sense of ethics and justice. This, combine
with everyday problems, as we have today, made for an interesting story and a
surprising, rending ending.
This book makes you wonder about what is right and what is wrong, and how far you should go to achieve the better end. The movie is an amazing adaptation from the book and nearly entirely the same.
My Favorites:
- Character:
- Rorschach, Ozymandias
- Scene:
- the climax in Antarctica
- Passage:
- “I did it thirty-five minutes ago.”
No comments:
Post a Comment