I had to return a textbook, so instead of using the money to buy $50 worth of Ramen (like I probably should have), I decided to pick up a copy of The Watchmen, which my comic-book nerd friends have been raving about for as long as I've known them. It was a hell of a ride, a hell of a read... but I was really, really disappointed by the ending. It just didn't have the impact some of the other scenes had. I couldn't feel contented or interested with any of the conclusions it reached.
(WARNING: Here be spoilers)
-An ending involving psionic aliens just seemed too off-the-wall for such a gritty, realistic story
-Maybe it's because I didn't grow up in a world of Cold War paranoia, but it didn't seem worth it. I wished the other characters would've reacted with more anger.
-Rather than get a warm, fuzzy feeling from the final scene with the "Hollis" family, I just sort of thought; "those contented bastards"
-And the final, final panel, which seemed to offer some hope for readers like me who just weren't convinced... well, it wasn't enough to go on.
Hmm, yeah. I didn't like its conclusion, at all. Didn't feel successful to me. Otherwise a very good read.