Watchmen
Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
Who indeed watches the watchmen? This question is most relevant in today's world, especially in societies ruled over by the elite, the intellectuals, the wealthy, the power-brokers, technocrats, or self-constructed meritocrats. For this Hugo Award-winning novel, the only graphic novel to be on Time magazine's 100 Best Novels since 1923 list (and ranked FOURTH!), is all about that kind of thing, and the decisions that the mighty among us might make.
It looks like the movie is on track! I cannot wait to watch it. But I have to. Sigh. Who can wait for the Watchmen?
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Note: There are many annotations of Watchmen. Many of them are useful. Here's one.
Who indeed watches the watchmen? This question is most relevant in today's world, especially in societies ruled over by the elite, the intellectuals, the wealthy, the power-brokers, technocrats, or self-constructed meritocrats. For this Hugo Award-winning novel, the only graphic novel to be on Time magazine's 100 Best Novels since 1923 list (and ranked FOURTH!), is all about that kind of thing, and the decisions that the mighty among us might make.
It looks like the movie is on track! I cannot wait to watch it. But I have to. Sigh. Who can wait for the Watchmen?
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Note: There are many annotations of Watchmen. Many of them are useful. Here's one.
etched with acid at 4:16:00 pm
2 Comments:
er. God?
wait...was that rhetorical? sorry if it was :p
Yes, Watchmen is very excellent.
But I've always thought it was a bit unfair to put it on that list with ordinary books.
It's like comparing Death of a Salesman to West Side Story.
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