I've read the book, several times, and now watched the film, and a review of my own will follow. Couldn't resist commenting though.
I'd slightly question the idea that the Watchmen were ineffective. Rorschach's activities, while generally disproportionate, could be argued to have the effect of reducing crime (at least repeat offences).
Also, while the violence was there (possibly even worse) in the comic, it was mostly between screens, somehow. It was... more depressing, than visceral. I certainly found the film violence more unpleasant than the book violence.
I also loved the introductory montage and quite liked the sex scene in Archie. Which I think was always meant to be a bit... silly. The story is that Dan can only, er, perform in costume - which is fairly silly or at least un-superheroly!
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Date: 2009-03-16 02:36 pm (UTC)I'd slightly question the idea that the Watchmen were ineffective. Rorschach's activities, while generally disproportionate, could be argued to have the effect of reducing crime (at least repeat offences).
Also, while the violence was there (possibly even worse) in the comic, it was mostly between screens, somehow. It was... more depressing, than visceral. I certainly found the film violence more unpleasant than the book violence.
I also loved the introductory montage and quite liked the sex scene in Archie. Which I think was always meant to be a bit... silly. The story is that Dan can only, er, perform in costume - which is fairly silly or at least un-superheroly!