It looks like someone is trying to kill off all of the superheroes in New York City. But who? & Why?
I read this book on a recommendation from my friend Ryan. It was my first graphic novel, & I really enjoyed it, so I was looking forward to seeing the movie.
I wasn't disappointed. The movie follows the book very closely, going so far as to show exact replicas of frames in the graphic novel in slow motion. The book was written in 1986, & the film sticks to the style of the times flawlessly.
One word of caution: If you go into it expecting an action flick, you may be disappointed. This movie is much deeper than that. The topic (saving the world from destruction) may seem trite these days, but Watchmen was written when we were still in the middle of the Cold War, & when ideas like this were novel.
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Two magicians vye for the top spot in the public's eye with disastrous results.
It looks like someone is trying to kill off all of the superheroes in New York City. But who? & Why?
An old man lives in the poor part of town & works at the airport as a janitor. One day he finds a captain's hat in the trash & wears it home. The neighborhood kids are convinced he is a pilot, & he begins to tell them stories of far away places, living his own dreams through his stories. It is not only a study of rich versus poor, but a debate on what is right & what is wrong.
A nun is murdered in the Brazilian rainforest because of her advocacy for its preservation. This documentary follows the trials of those accused, including eye-witness interviews, as well as footage in the courtrooms. Martin Sheen narrates.
An agoraphobic man sits in his bathtub contemplating suicide as he narrates a series of flashbacks that explain his current state of mind.
