Last night I watched Watchmen. I haven't read the graphic novel, but my husband assures me the movie is pretty much based frame-for-frame on it. It was dark, very gory, and long, but man...it was a good story. I loved how they blended together the histories of all of these very flawed heroes. For most of the "heroes", there was little to no difference between them and the bad guys.
The character I found the most intriguing, though, was Dr. Manhattan. He is what Superman would really be like. As he says, "The world's smartest man is no more a threat to me than the world's smartest termite." He is a being of such infinite power that he no longer understands humanity. He's an alien, without being an alien. He's just...weird. Scary weird.
And, without giving too much away, I'll be thinking of him as I continue to write Faith's story in TOPAZ.
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TOPAZ/SENTINEL status: Same as yesterday. I took a break last night and raided Naxx-10 with my guild in World of Warcraft. Sigh...no drops for me, though.
2 comments:
Haven't seen Watchmen yet.
I have to agree, that the idea of the "hero" having some "villainous" characteristics is something that intrigues me. I also love when a "villain" has "heroic" qualities, or at least, it's clear they have the capacity to do what is right, if he/she chose to.
It's the internal dilemma; what makes a person do what they do. For me, that's what makes a good story.
You'll love Watchmen then. Lots of hero-villians and villain-heroes. Be warned though...it's graphic in both sex and violence.
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