Watchmen reviews: 'Maybe it's better to grow up'
source: http://gawker.com/5165732/watchmen-reviews-maybe-its-better-to-grow-up
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So how is this biggest-movie-ever Watchmen superhero flick? Well, not so good if many critics are to be believed. Should have been kept in holy reverence as a comic book (or graphic novel or whatever).
A.O. Scott at the New York Times think it's about time devotees of the dystopian tale grew the F up:
And the dramatic conflict revealed, at long last, in the film's climactic arguments is between a wholesale, idealistic approach to mass death and one that is more cynical and individualistic. This idea is sickening but also, finally, unpersuasive, because it is rooted in a view of human behavior that is fundamentally immature, self-pitying and sentimental. Perhaps there is some pleasure to be found in regressing into this belligerent, adolescent state of mind. But maybe it's better to grow up.
A.O. Scott at the New York Times think it's about time devotees of the dystopian tale grew the F up:
And the dramatic conflict revealed, at long last, in the film's climactic arguments is between a wholesale, idealistic approach to mass death and one that is more cynical and individualistic. This idea is sickening but also, finally, unpersuasive, because it is rooted in a view of human behavior that is fundamentally immature, self-pitying and sentimental. Perhaps there is some pleasure to be found in regressing into this belligerent, adolescent state of mind. But maybe it's better to grow up.
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ocanada
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The A.O. Smith review wasn't very good. Funny thing is I think Alex Tse and Alan Moore are better writers than him. The philosophy isn't meant to be adulated its meant to cause revulsion and self examination.
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ocanada
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SinCity26
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ocanada:
....agrees.
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SinCity26
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DeliaTheArtist
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That's some harsh shit right there.
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DeliaTheArtist
