I have now read the graphic novel, and found few differences apart from the cosmetic. The nihilistic heart of the story exists in both media. So I stand by what I wrote before.
Only two things to add to it.
One- a comment I read, posted to the review of the film at Christianity Today, which I thought summed up the proper Christian approach to the film more or less perfectly: "If you do decide to watch it, let it make the cross more necessary for you." Can't really put it better than that.
Two- a worthwhile juxtaposition which occurred to me the other day in this connection:
Quis custodiet ipsos custodes.- Juvenal
Who watches the watchmen?
Nissi Dominus custodierit civitatem, frustra vigilat qui custodit eam.- Psalm 127:1
Unless the Lord watch the city, the watchmen stand guard in vain.
Sabbato infra octavam Corporis Christi ~ Semiduplex II. ordinis
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*Commemoratio: S. Aloisii Gonzagæ Confessoris*
Sat, 6/21/25:
Today is the 3rd day in the octave of Corpus Christi under the 1954
(semi-double) rubrics.
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