Finally!!! after all these years reading it, rereading it again...trying to get and understand the story behind the story, studying it panel by panel, i get to see it on film. Zack tried to stay true to the book but he can only do so much. Some things only work on printed matter and on another media is a whole story altogether, but i'd say he done right by fan boys or at least by me.
Its grim and dark, an alternate futuristic reality of the 1980's...watchmen is about what if superheroes really existed, caped vigilantes, masked crusaders, heroes and villains or what have you. How it would affect the sociology, politics, economy, science and technology, every aspect of human life. If you could change the world how would u shape it to be and what price would u pay?
Its not your average superhero movie...dont expect coming in u get to see famous playboy billionaire by day, crime fighter by night or parttime photographer/friendly neighbourhood caped crusader. U get flawed superheroes from this one. Broken, battered, sociopathic the works. They cross so many morally grey areas they cant differentiate which one is black or white.
Take away all of the shit, and u find at the core its basically is a whodunit with problematic heroes thrown in for a lil flavor. I loved the movie and i cant wait to get the DVD version of it. An extra 30-40 minutes, under the hood, the tales of the black frieghter (a story within a story). Now excuse me while i find the copy of watchmen and tick off the checklist whats in the movie and what wasnt ;)....
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