What are the main differences between the movie watchmen and the graphic novel?
I decided to read the graphic novel again a couple of weeks ago so the story would be fresh in my mind. And first thing’s first, Zack Snyder pulled off an excellent adaptation. His big screen version of possibly the best graphic novel of all time was faithful and exact to the tee…almost. In general terms, it was perfect. But there were a few discrepancies. The most noticeable of these was the ending. Instead of the giant squid-like alien being attacking major cities, Veidt attacked the cities with a Dr. Manhattan-like power and framed the invincible man for the crimes. While this is quite a major difference, I liked it. I hate to say it, but I may have liked it more as an ending than Alan Moore’s elaborate alien attack. It made more sense. And while graphic novels are not exactly known for making sense, I tend to like sensical plotlines. Most of the minor discrepancies that I noticed revolved around Rorsach’s story. For example, in the movie, he did not cuff the kidnapper to the radi
