Sunday, March 15, 2009

LEAGUE OF MELBOTIS: The League (Finally) Watches: Watchmen

LEAGUE OF MELBOTIS: The League (Finally) Watches: Watchmen

"I won't belabor what is a lengthy post here with a plot synopsis, but in re-reading Watchmen and seeing the movie, its fascinating to note that we should be starting our second generation at this point who has no concept of the Cold War as a fact of life, and how and why it influenced so much of culture. I, for one, fully believed I would be nuked at some point in my life, probably before I was old enough to drink. The very specific fear of a terrorist driving a plane into my office building seemed rather small in comparison. I do not know if the Cold War means anything to those in their twenties or younger."