Comments on: Movie review: Watchmen http://www.ladyvulcan.com/2009/06/05/movie-review-watchmen/ Tue, 10 Nov 2009 18:49:06 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Odette http://www.ladyvulcan.com/2009/06/05/movie-review-watchmen/comment-page-1/#comment-6151 Odette Sat, 06 Jun 2009 01:40:11 +0000 http://www.ladyvulcan.com/?p=303#comment-6151 Thanks very much! :o) Thanks very much! :o )

]]> By: Unifex http://www.ladyvulcan.com/2009/06/05/movie-review-watchmen/comment-page-1/#comment-6150 Unifex Fri, 05 Jun 2009 22:44:11 +0000 http://www.ladyvulcan.com/?p=303#comment-6150 I haven't seen the movie, although of course I have read the 'graphic novel' aka comic :), but I thought your review was amazingly well written and so I just had to leave a comment. I haven’t seen the movie, although of course I have read the ‘graphic novel’ aka comic :) , but I thought your review was amazingly well written and so I just had to leave a comment.

]]> By: Odette http://www.ladyvulcan.com/2009/06/05/movie-review-watchmen/comment-page-1/#comment-6148 Odette Fri, 05 Jun 2009 15:48:22 +0000 http://www.ladyvulcan.com/?p=303#comment-6148 Yes. Yes, exactly. Although -- despite my usual feelings about romance, the characters who really get me through the story are Dan and Laurie -- they're the only ones who come out of everything happier and more whole than they started out. They're what passes for a happy ending here, and I love them for it. They aren't the best or the brightest, but they make up for it with nice normal-people sorts of values -- compassion, importance of family, having the strength to leave an unhealthy relationship. And hey, they even get to kick ass once or twice. Yes. Yes, exactly. Although — despite my usual feelings about romance, the characters who really get me through the story are Dan and Laurie — they’re the only ones who come out of everything happier and more whole than they started out. They’re what passes for a happy ending here, and I love them for it. They aren’t the best or the brightest, but they make up for it with nice normal-people sorts of values — compassion, importance of family, having the strength to leave an unhealthy relationship. And hey, they even get to kick ass once or twice.

]]> By: Tae http://www.ladyvulcan.com/2009/06/05/movie-review-watchmen/comment-page-1/#comment-6147 Tae Fri, 05 Jun 2009 09:09:17 +0000 http://www.ladyvulcan.com/?p=303#comment-6147 I'm a bad comic book geek- I still haven't read Watchmen. And I don't know if I ever will. As much of a cynic as I am (somewhat), I refuse to give into total pessimism. I personally think that is the lazy way out. You must fight against shitty things even if it seems futile. There's that old adage- 'Fall down seven times, get up eight'. Most of the time, it's not going to work but there are tons of points in history where it DID work. And while I can get behind the idea, the whole reason behind Watchmen and stories like it- they still leave me cold, vaguely dirty and a little less bright. There's no balance in stories like that- they're so hell bent on perceiving the world as going into hell in a handbasket they can only show optimistic or less pessimistic people as simpletons or ignorant. And that's all got right now. I should probably get back to work. I’m a bad comic book geek- I still haven’t read Watchmen. And I don’t know if I ever will. As much of a cynic as I am (somewhat), I refuse to give into total pessimism. I personally think that is the lazy way out. You must fight against shitty things even if it seems futile. There’s that old adage- ‘Fall down seven times, get up eight’. Most of the time, it’s not going to work but there are tons of points in history where it DID work.

And while I can get behind the idea, the whole reason behind Watchmen and stories like it- they still leave me cold, vaguely dirty and a little less bright. There’s no balance in stories like that- they’re so hell bent on perceiving the world as going into hell in a handbasket they can only show optimistic or less pessimistic people as simpletons or ignorant.

And that’s all got right now. I should probably get back to work.

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