PAGES 14-15
This
is the only two-page spread to be found in the entire book, and the
utiliziation of this technique, and the larger panel bridging the two pages,
not only adds drama to the action and accentuates what is happening, but the
fold of these two pages acts as the mirror for this symmetrical chapter of Watchmen.
Panel 2: Note that the pool in the foreground is
another reflective surface, reinforcing the overall theme.
Panel 4: This tall panel bridging the gap is the
mirror for the chapter. The pool
reflects the action while the stance of Veidt and the collapse of his attacker
coupled with the large “V” in the background forms another symmetrical “X” to
reinforce, yet again, the theme of the issue.
Panel 6: More reflection in the pool and the floor in
the background.
Panel 7: As Adrian
crushes the assailant’s skull against the bronze Egyptian mask on the edge of
the pool, it forms a rather morbid, and blood-soaked, symmetrical image of two
faces coming together. Also, note that a
spot of blood has fallen onto Adrian’s
yellow flower, echoing the blood on the Comedian’s yellow smiley face button.
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