Water Motif in Watchman

• dirty water
• tears
• rain
• blue
• sweat
• puddles
• steam
• condensation
• snow
• sea/ocean
• fountain
• hoses/ water cannon
• toilet
• snow globe 
• perfume vase
• mars
• harbor
• dog slobber
• snot
• reflecting
• pool
• beverages
• alec the great
• blood
• jesus
• ketchup
• glaciers
• sewer

hahaha.... I think of the Incredibles when I read Watchman

The Incredibles and Watchman are so completly different, they tend to have a few aspects that are the same. Listed below are some of the similarities and differences I found when reading the book.

Similarities:

• Superheroes are living out in the open
• Are being killed of by someone
• Both have a war type thing that is going on
• While most of the superheroes have retired, they have to come out of retirement to fight 

Differences

• Watchman is ten times darker then the Incredibles
• The problems that are looked at in Watchman are a little more complex then the ones in the Incredibles
• There are a lot more symbols in Watchman then in Incredibles

So yes, the Incredibles is a Disney Movie... and yes I am probably not making any sense. But I really did think of the Incredibles when I read Watchman.

Watchman... and Moby Dick

So I am not going to lie, this book was really dense and a lot to take in. It was still really good, but at the same time it was funny that the last book we read in the class is soo dark and ridiculous. 

I was reading an article somewhere online about Watchman and the creator Alan Moore. There was a quote in the article that kind of made me go "ahhh... that's why the book is so deep." Moore states "a superhero Moby Dick; something that had that sort of weight, that sort of density." So it only made sense that one of the reasons I couldn't get through Watchman was because Moore wanted it to be as dense as Moby Dick. And while both of these books are great, they both carry so much symbolism that its very easy to loose your place while reading.

So let's just say that it took me a while to get through Watchman, because I had to keep reading over and over again.

Top 5 Iconic Superheros

Batman

• Humanity
• Duality
• Emphasis on the bat (echolocation, nocturnal, blind- justice)
• Tragic origins
• intelligence

Captain America

• Patriotism
• Shield
• Morality
• Tragic Turn
• Liberty

Wonder Woman

• Lasso of Truth
• Supernatural origin
• Morality
• Feminism

Spiderman

• Responsibility
• Webs
• Problems
• Tragic Origins
• Spider Symbol
• Youth

Superman

• Hope
• Strength
• The Big "S"
• Cape and tights
• Messiah situation
• Tragic origin (death of the planet)

Colors and Shapes

Everywhere you look you can find an icon. With every color and shape that you encounter you can somehow match it with an important icon in today's society. While some of these shapes and colors may not make a huge icon, they still can create something that is really important to someone. To me I can almost always relate a certain color or shape I have seen to an important icon. For instance whenever I see the color pink I automatically think of the breast cancer ribbons. When I look at an apple, my mind wanders to think of the apple company. Sometimes these icons are more important to the world then others. And then there are some that are just important to you. To me it doesn't matter how you look at it... an icon is an icon no matter how big or small.... no matter how important.

Religion Icons and my bowl of cereal

In today's society religion icons are around us 24/7 wither we know it or not. The cross being the most popular is just the tip of the iceberg in regards to just how many of these icons populate our culture. In my British Literature class all we do is talk about the references to religion and how most of the paintings in our book have at least one religious icon woven into it. Wherever you look you can somehow place a religious icon into it. It was funny because just the other day I was eating a bowl of lucky charms. I look down and notice one of the shapes in my bowl is of the "Jesus fish." I inform one of my friends of my discovery and he then proceeds to relate all of the non marshmallow shapes in my bowl to something religious. It was kind of a shock that my once meaningless bowl of cereal could hold so many important icons. They are all around us.... in cereal, paintings, literature, cars, TV etc etc. These icons have survived centuries and centuries only to be put into the most obscure places.

Confessions of a Superhero

So I don't know if anyone has heard of it but there is a pretty recent documentary out called "Confessions of a Superhero." It's about four people who dress up as superhero's and work for tips in the front of the Chinese Theater in Hollywood. Most people believe them to be panhandlers, but to these people it's a way of life. For some they are just trying to make it in the acting business, for others they believe that they are the superhero's they dress up to be. So check it out and learn to love Superman, Wonder Woman, Batman and the Hulk.