Watchmen: Better in almost every way than "The Dark Knight"

[Makepeacefox]

@ Noname: Hmm. Maybe my opinion was affected by the fact that firstly, I was so disappointed by TDK that almost any decent film was going to seem preferable, and secondly, because I hadn't read the novel?

 

I didn't feel too lectured about what I was supposed to think and feel, though maybe that's because, since I hadn't read the novel, I didn't have any prior understanding so I needed some things spelt out to me. You seem to be annoyed when they did spell things out and also when they didn't (Ozymandias' motivations)?

 

I think it's a very difficult balance to strike. For example, I love the film Dune as a film, but hate it as an adaptation of my beloved Dune novel. I hate however, the version which starts with the long voice-over explaining all of the back story but love the version without it, which is probably incomprehensible for those who haven't read the book.

 

I couldn't decide whether Watchmen would've worked better as a series of films rather as one long one. Overall I don't think it would have been an improvement despite the extra material they would've been able to cover as I think it would’ve ruined the film’s pace.