I don’t really have a whole lot to say about Watchmen, actually. It was extremely impressive, and it’s still sitting with me. I’m still forming impressions, coming back to certain events, thinking about how everything tied together. The politics are so relevant, and I never thought about superheroes in the context of what liberals and conservatives would think of them. Or what their impact on society would be. The story is so nuanced, I’m still trying to decide what I understood and what I missed. I’m also still thinking about some of the morality issues–what I think of the Comedian/Silk Spectre plotline, for example. So I don’t know what I can add to 20+ years of discussion about this masterpiece that hasn’t already been said.
Archive: August 19, 2008