So far I have enjoyed all the readings and everything about this class, but there was something about The Watchmen that I just really loved. While I was reading the novel, I never wanted to put it down and I would find myself reading it over Easter Break, starting at 11pm and then look up and all of the sudden it would be 3am! I lost myself completely in the reading and felt like I really entered the world of The Watchmen. I had that whole feeling when I put the book down that I was in their world and then it would take me a second to snap back to reality and realize I was sitting in my living room in Monmouth, reading a comic book. It was kind of a letdown. Just like it was a letdown when I finished the novel. The nice thing though, was that unlike when you really get into a book that you're reading and then you finish and have no one to talk about it with, this was for class, so I got to talk about it all last week! That really made my life. I was so jazzed whenever I got to Reflections last week because I was so excited about The Watchmen and liked reading it so much.
I'm not even really sure what it was about the book that I liked so much. Yeah, the art was good, but I think it was the writing that captivated me. It wasn't a mindless read, you had to think while you were reading it and look for what the authors had included, but had not made blatantly obvious. The parallel story with the pirate comic was really interesting and their use of imagery at the beginning of every chapter with time and the blood was great. The characters made me like it as well because they weren't one dimensional as characters in books, movies, etc. can be. They had multiple problems, they changed as they aged, they had real emotions, and they struggled with inner demons and issues like they were real people and not characters on a page. Everything about The Watchmen was AWESOME. I saw the movie last semester and I had no idea what was going on and kind of hated it, so I didn't think I would like the book at all. Now that I've read it though, and liked it so much, I think I'll re-watch that movie and see what I think.
I felt the same way about the novel as you did. I must have re-read Dr. Manhattan's chapter 5 times and re-viewed it multiple times. If Dr. Harrison was going to keep just one segment from this class I would have to say it should be this section.
ReplyDeleteGreat minds think alike I guess because I wrote about the same thing this week. We should just start a book club on Monmouth College campus that way we could geek out over books! I wasn't as captivated when reading the novel as you were, but I could see that the different human personalities were well represented and I could, if nothing else, respect that! Now don't get me wrong I love the book, but I became a lover of the book after we were able to talk about its significance in class.
ReplyDeleteI loved reading the book too! It's sort of like the movies that make you think like Inception. There is something about them that just make you want to keep reading or watching so you can find out what happens next.
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