Question for Politics

Is Watchmen a political Rorschach test? Do you think that people can see into it what they want to? Is this deliberate? What do you think of the work philosophical themes?



You are astute. Watchmen *IS* a Rorschach test--you see in it what you want to see in it. And yes, that was deliberately done.





Some people read the graphic novel then saw the movie and thought it was a let-down: they were expecting to see on the screen what they saw on the page. These people cannot let go of their own pre-conceived notions of what it *should* be.





Some people didn't read the graphic novel and thought the movie was either too long, too boring, or whatever. Honestly, I don't know what they expected to see because I wasn't one of these people.





Some people read the novel and saw the movie and thought it was well-done and well-made...people like me. It captured the grittiness of the graphic novel and managed to include all the essential elements even though little things here and there were changed.





The problem with Watchmen is that so many of the characters are correct in their worldview. Rorschach is right--we make the world and see what we want. The Comedian is right--lots of things in life are just big jokes...and sometimes the joke is on us. Ozymandias is right--the only way to solve some problems is to think outside the box. Dr. Manhattan is right--trivial details are trivial and we cannot always see the greater pattern as to how life unfolds.





The character we, the audience, are really supposed to identify with most closely is Nite Owl II. At the beginning of the story he is uncertain and afraid, but when he realizes that he can make a difference he loses these disadvantages. Nevertheless, he always holds true to his ideals and maintains a practical, level-headed clarity throughout the story.




movies w/any political message tend to make me sick..this is why hollywood hasnt been doing very well... i watch a movie to be entertained not preached to.