Alan Moore is a fascinating guy. I
found myself furrowing my brows several times as we watched Mindscape in class. While he initially
seemed very strange to me, he had many poignant things to discuss throughout
the documentary. I feel that at some points he came across as a bit
pretentious. Sometimes people want to enjoy material for the sake of enjoying
it.
Considering that Alan Moore’s
graphic novel, Watchmen, is also a
parody of the superhero genre, I’m not surprised that he finds superheroes to
be a “cultural catastrophe.” Watchmen
is a fantastic read, but I don’t think anyone could understand the true value
of it until you’ve actively read some comic books. It’s very critical, almost
jarringly so. I can’t say that I’m an expert when it comes to the superhero
genre as well, so I feel like I missed a lot of points Moore was trying to
bring about as I read Watchmen. I
think there was a lot more to the graphic novel than what was on the surface;
and I realize that there was a lot of critical disdain for the movie for this
reason. Interestingly enough, I think most movie adaptations of comic books are
getting increasingly better because of its growing popularity with mainstream
audiences. Much to the dismay of Alan
Moore, I bet. While I enjoy superhero films, I do think that they follow a very
similar formula that has been growing more apparent to me with each new movie
they release.
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