The Watchmen series is said to be a masterpiece by those who think the words "comic book" and "masterpiece" can be used justifiably in relation to one another. It does seem to have been a landmark of a kind. And based on a quick perusal and my viewing of this movie, it was a classic--a classic in the annals of commie claptrap. What is more, Watchmen is one of the most dated pop-culture works imaginable . . .
Ha! Commie claptrap!
But Podhoretz makes a point: we like superhero comics and movies because we like superheros. Cynical superhero stories leave us cold - we can have cynicism anytime. Why fill our fantasies with it?
The sudden drop off in the box office receipts of the movie prove the point.
I read, and enjoyed, the graphic novel back in the 80's. I liked it for what it was trying to do but, ultimately, it was, well, commie claptrap. It held ideas that wouldn't last.
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