Poll: Anyone else prefer the Watchmen movie ending?

[boholikeu]

I realize I'm probably the minority here, but did anyone else prefer the ending of the Watchmen movie to the book's? When I put all my "the book is better" bias aside, the movie's ending is just more thematically interesting to me because of the way it ties Dr. Manhattan's character into it all.

Thoughts?

 

[the Dept of Science]

The book ends with a giant psycic octopus, this discussion is pointless.

 

[StriderShinryu]

I think both fit the themes and the medium used.. and I do personally prefer the movie version of the ending.

 

[grimsprice]

LOL. Are people who have only seen the movie allowed to give their opinion? [small]joking[/small]

 

[maninahat]

We are comparing two totally different mediums so it would be unfair to compare the two without some serious leeway.

Tying Doctor Manhatten in was a really good idea, just because it actually made use of Doctor Manhatten in the first place, changing him from a verbose support character to someone who actually was directly relevant to the movie plot. Plus it was very pragmatic, getting rid of a huge amount of inevitable exposition that would have had to come with making a giant psychic octopus appear.

 

[maninahat]

Oh, and why are we calling it a book when it is clearly a comic? I don't say that to imply a comic is in anyway inferior or less academic than a book. Quite the contrary in fact. I hate the term "graphic novel" because it implies that a "comic" must be a less adult, less intelligent product. If more people went around calling Watchemn of V for Vendetta a comic, people would respect the medium a lot more. "Graphic Novel" just sounds like a desperate attempt to get away from the childish image "comic" has, when instead people should refuse to reinforce such a view and treat comics like an adult entity. (well, some comics anyway).

 

[Sewblon]

I liked the comic ending better. The giant psychic squid was pretty stupid but Dr.Manhattan's voluntary exile makes the movie's ending marginally less credible. The pacing and what they did to The Silk Spectre killed the movie for me.

 

[CZS PublicEnemy]

The comics ending seemed like he ran out of ideas. lol

 

[Mr. Gency]

I never saw the movie so I can't really say

 

[Hollock]

Humanity could theoretically defeat an unknown interdimensional alien race, they can not defeat Dr. Manhatten,he is a god. Plus he left. And nobodys mentioned this before about the ending so I am. When they visited The old Silk Spectre at the end they didn't dye their hair. Blasphomy!

 

[boholikeu]

We are comparing two totally different mediums so it would be unfair to compare the two without some serious leeway.

I don't think it's quite at the apples/oranges level though. Even if you discard how silly a giant squid would've been in a movie, I still think the Dr. Manhattan ending is the stronger one.

I liked the comic ending better. The giant psychic squid was pretty stupid but Dr.Manhattan's voluntary exile makes the movie's ending marginally less credible.

How does it make it less credible? Seems perfectly logical given his characterization up until that point.

Oh, and why are we calling it a book when it is clearly a comic? I don't say that to imply a comic is in anyway inferior or less academic than a book. Quite the contrary in fact. I hate the term "graphic novel" because it implies that a "comic" must be a less adult, less intelligent product. If more people went around calling Watchemn of V for Vendetta a comic, people would respect the medium a lot more. "Graphic Novel" just sounds like a desperate attempt to get away from the childish image "comic" has, when instead people should refuse to reinforce such a view and treat comics like an adult entity. (well, some comics anyway).

I just called in a book because my version of the comic looks more like a book from the outside than a comic. Though I also called it a comic in the poll.

 

[Nautical Honors Society]

I read the graphic novel, and it was amazing. But the movie ending made so much more sense. Even the author praised the movie, so honestly it isn't that big of a deal.

 

[Satin6T]

The graphic novel was soooooo much better
but i enjoyed the "it's doctor manhattan's fault" ending better thant the giant squid

 

[MiserableOldGit]

The film ending does tie-in in a more robust fashion - as well as demonising and alienating Doc Manhattan (which was key to Ozy's plan) it plays on the whole cold war paranoia more directly as well. Yeah, you're probably right.

 

[michiroo]

Comic was better, but the movie's ending made far more sense.

I just wish they had of either completely removed OR explained Ozymandias' pet in the movie. It was like.. ok random purple lynx for no reason, in the movie.

 

[TheDrunkNinja]

Where's the "neither" option?

 

[boholikeu]

I read the graphic novel, and it was amazing. But the movie ending made so much more sense. Even the author praised the movie, so honestly it isn't that big of a deal.

Um, I'm pretty sure the author vowed never to see the movie after his previous works were ruined (in his opinion) on film. Could be wrong though.

I just wish they had of either completely removed OR explained Ozymandias' pet in the movie. It was like.. ok random purple lynx for no reason, in the movie.

Yeah, I know what you mean. The Lynx makes much more sense with the genetically-engineered alien ending. Still, a part of me is glad that we got to see the lynx in CG (just like a part of me would've liked to see what the CG alien would've looked like even though I think that ending is inferior).

EDIT: Fear of Dr. Manhattan seems more likely, as they would likely view him as him considering himself a god passing judgement on the cold war, and be afraid to provoke that "judgement" again

Actually this is a really good point, and it's a bit of a shame the director didn't exploit this a little more. It really would've changed some of the themes of the movie, though.

Where's the "neither" option?

I purposefully didn't include it because people that didn't like either can't really add anything to the conversation here (unless you have a better idea of how to end the story, that is).