Dinhternet

If your Latin is rusty, that phrase means, “Who watches the Watchmen?” (From Least I Could Do.)

I just saw it today, and before I went into the theater, I sent out a Tweet that said, “On a man-date with Will N to see glowing blue penis.” And now I think one of my old friends thinks I’m gay.

Anyway, I don’t want to get into too many specifics, but I feel like the movie was enjoyable, but it was a cleaned up version of the comic.

The fights pushed the limits of human ability. (Remember, everyone is just a normal person in a mask until Dr. Manhattan came along.) Rorschach was definitely glossed up to make more sympathetic; a lot of his ultra-conservative/vulgar material was cut. A lot of the little touches that built specific characters weren’t really there. The climactic attack was changed, and I’m not sure why. It changes the dynamic between the Watchmen, though, and I didn’t hear one of the most important exchanges in the story. (It is mentioned by another character afterwards, though.) So as not to spoil it for people who haven’t seen or read it yet, I’ll put the quotes without the speakers.

“The ends justify the means.”
“Nothing ever ends.”

I feel this quote is so true, too.

Also, I read the book so I knew the story already, but if you saw the movie without reading it, did you know who the villain was ahead of time? I felt like it was so obvious.

So yeah, if you haven’t seen or read it, I would recommend both, but if you had to do only one, definitely read it. There is so much more depth, it’s amazing.

I came across a post-modern take on Batman recently at JayPinkerton.com:

It’s hilariously offensive! Both in general and to the Batman mythos.

I tend to like post-modern stuff when characters are genre-savvy. Who doesn’t like it when Road Runner takes advantage of the “you won’t fall if you don’t look down” rule to get away from Wile E. Coyote, or when Spider-Man mentions tropes in his banter?

I sometimes like it when characters break the fourth wall, but it has to be done in a particular way. I like Deadpool, but didn’t like Filth.

I think that for me, a big part of it is the humor. I like usually self-referencing parody, but only in things with an established light side. And serious post-modernism is just something I usually don’t get. How do you feel about post-modern art? What are your favorite and least favorite examples?

Oh, and since I’m talking about comics… I’m off work tomorrow. Does anyone want to hit up WonderCon with me? It’s only $12 if you pre-reg online.

As I mentioned on Twitter, I didn’t really enjoy He’s Just Not That Into You. For one thing because it makes girls seem crazy and guys seem like assholes. But it also seems to send a message that you should just resign yourself to fate.

I don’t know if I can accept that no matter who I choose to pursue, fate will just drop someone into my lap, and it may or may not be the person I’m pursuing. Like the cynical theist (See the Terry Pratchett section near the botom), I will take my chances with pursuit if it will happen with or without my involvement. Like Style said, it would not have happened if he hadn’t put himself out there for her to choose him.

Do you believe in “The One”? Is there an alternate universe of potential mates battling it out on a ziggurat for your affections? If there was, maybe it would look something like this.