As I went to this movie I had no idea what to expect; I read a couple of reviews online and this movie seemed like it was gonna be an ultra pornographic romp-house sudo-masochist bdsm film. It wasn't. Yeah there's some nudity, a sex scene that is totally pointless, and you'll see a giant blue penis, but seriously grow up. This is probably the best movie I've seen all year so far; and it's also a brilliant study of why we created these people called superhero's. But it is also very bleak and a very dark look at humanity that at times seems hopeless; this is not everyone's cup of tea. By the way Titanic had more nudity than this flick.Watchmen takes place in 1985 and Nixon is in his fifth term, yes Nixon, you read it correctly; what if America won in Vietnam? what if Nixon didn't screw up? This is what kind of world the Watchmen live in. Now all of these superheroes have no superpowers but they are heroes with masks that beat people up and have fun doing that; that was until Nixon told them that it was illegal to be a masked vigilante. So now the Watchmen are no more and the only one with superpowers, Dr. Mannhattan, is developing his own super weapon. Now Dr. Mannhattan can do anything, he's can manipulate matter and create stuff out of it, so he is compared to God. This movie touches upon how the human race is a disease and how we don't deserve to be saved but many times these characters touch upon how God really does care about us; and others say that God is long gone. So these superheroes take matters into their own hands as Russia is believed to be nuking the U.S. at anytime.
Watchmen is all about how these hero's are tainted, the comedian is the worst of all of them; he's done everything wrong in his life, killed pregnant ladies, killed innocent people, raped woman and hits on his daughter and he's supposed to be the funny one. So why do we idolize this "hero"? Because America is exactly like him well that's what the comedian says; this the comment on american culture and society and the comedian dies at the beginning; so is this culture really just gonna kill itself? This is a brilliant depiction of our north american life and a scary one at that.
Well this movie has an excellent plot that comments on theology, philosophical issues, and why we created tainted superheroes just like the Greek gods in a sense. This movie is our mythology for a new generation but at a simple surface level Watchmen is a fun adult superhero extravganza filled with amazing imagery and brutal content in a sense some of this movie would be considered a horror movie. I also love this movie because there isn't a movie like this that has ever hit cinema and it's so brilliantly complex that everytime I watch this movie I get something new out of it. This is a brilliant film filled with fun characters and disturbing themes that will make you think about how we live our lives. And it's a different America that we've never seen on film before.
Who's watching the Watchmen? Umm..well I'll be glad to. Best film of the year. So far.
