Watchmen – holy fucking hell
I’m not a graphic novel/comics fan in general. I never have been, and really haven’t grown into one. That being said, I do appreciate graphic novels and occasionally read them, usually after any hype has died down.
I read Watchmen this year, mostly because of the movie coming out. The book, obviously, is amazing. Very dense, cinematic and prescient in today’s climate.
The movie however, exceeded all my expectations and completely kicked my ass. I saw the movie at a screening with a lot our artists, including former animator/graphic novelist Gerard Way from My Chemical Romance (we’re putting out the soundtrack), and not a soul moved through the whole thing.
Echoing Wil Wheaton’s opinion: it’s an amazing piece of work.
I wish I enjoyed it as much as you did. Unfortunately, though I was really impressed by it, I felt over-saturated by the hype and previews online. I wonder… if Dune was a graphic novel, would it would be easier to pull off?