I had completely forgotten it was May 4th today until my daughter wished me a happy one in the car this morning. Proud parent moment. And she doesn't even really like Star Wars.
Watchmen is a masterpiece in both mediums. The movie was so obviously a labour of love that the wave of criticism was mostly unfounded.
The ending had to be changed to appeal to a more modern, and mainstream, audience but the point is makes is the same as the comic.
While I agree that the pirate story-within-a-story was not needed for the film (it would be very difficult to translate to the screen and have it make any real sense) but I feel it is an integral part of the comic, both mirroring and juxtaposed with the main theme.
Alan Moore seems into the counterpoint narrative, which he also used in V for Vendetta. I recall the pirate story working well in the book, though I have less patience for that literary pattern than other people. I recall they did make the pirate comic into its own short, but part of what I liked about it in the book was the subplot with the newsie and the young comic fan.
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