A group of heroes, forced into retirement a decade before are called together once again to investigate the murder of one of their own. What they discover is an age-old conspiracy to change the balance of power in a world not different from our own. In 1985 where former superheroes exist, the murder of a colleague sends active vigilante Rorschach into his own sprawling investigation, uncovering something that could completely change the course of history as we know it. I may be in a unique situation here, I am a huge Superhero fan, but not a huge fan of reading comics. How is this possible you ask? Well my love for the Superhero is based on Cartoons and video games I indulged in as a kid from the 80's and 90's. So it'll be of no surprise that I write this review with no prior access to Watchmen, but saw the movie with a raw sense of intrigue.<br/><br/>Watchmen was unique for me in the sense that it gave me the chance to reverse roles. Spiderman, Fantastic 4, X-men etc I had no choice but to have expectations going into these films, so I found them frustrating in the sense that the character development was deliberately slowed in order to open the film up to a new audience. Also the story lines in the aforementioned movies were often hacked up for the same purpose. So here comes Watchmen where I had no idea what I could expect so I just sat back and enjoyed the ride.<br/><br/>Watchmen for the best part delivers a dark and noir-ish feel to the superhero genre. It shouldn't be compared to the "Dark Knight" I don't feel it fair to either film to pair them together. Christopher Nolan's effort had a responsibility to salvage a franchise that had become disenfranchised.<br/><br/>Zac Snyder's film on the other hand attempts to re-invent the superhero movie concept using Watchmen almost as fresh clay to mould. He does this by focusing on themes murder, sex, and politics which are illustrated by extreme violence , nudity and satirical exhortations. Watchmen emancipates the superhero genre from the turgid stink of teen angst (Spiderman), stupidity (Fantastic Four) and patronising lessons in humility (X-men) that have blighted previous superhero efforts.<br/><br/>The cast is terrifically ensemble, perfect for a story that refuses to single out any character as central. However through no fault of the films direction Jackie Earle Haley dominates as the tough talking, tough walking vigilante Rorschach. And gives the film it's Noir like feel, as he investigates the murder of one of his former colleagues. Following on from Haley is Patrick Wilson as Nite Owl a character manages to combine elements of Batman and Clark Kent, whilst giving Nite Owl an authentic feel of his own. Still as previously mentioned it's a great team effort with Crudup as the Powerful Dr Manhattan, Jeffery Dean Morgan as the wild Comedian, Carla Gugino and Malin Akerman both add a feminine touch as the Mother and Daughter crime fighters. The delightfully plucked Soundtrack add's a depth to the film mixing in some popular music from some of the best in American musical history including Dylan, Hendrix, Simon and Garfunkel to name a few.<br/><br/>Overall Synder delivers a movie rich in cinematic bluster and verve whilst creating a dark atmosphere in a world rife with paranoia and fear. The story ticks over nicely with plenty of educating flash-back sequences which enables the new viewer to get to grips with both plot and characters. The only negative is that you're treated to over 2 hours of a gritty, edgy adult viewing then the last 30 minutes leaves you feeling like you had just watched any other superhero film. Which is a slight let down but not enough to tarnish a very entertaining piece of work.<br/><br/>A must see for superhero fans. One way reading (books or graphic novels) differ from movies is that they don't rely on motion. Continuous motion. With books you can digest the words and pictures and absorb their meaning at a pace that permits you to develop your own understanding at your OWN pace. Its how really complicated stories get told very well. Watchmen as a graphic novel is second to none and both in its original monthly format and in its compiled form, lets you go back, re-read, examine the art, embrace the connections and the meaning. Movies can achieve a similar feeling but because they are slave to time (unlike Dr. Manhattan) the information is ALWAYS coming at you, never giving you any time to really appreciate the gravity of any particular scene. I have to agree with the folk who couldn't stand it, even though I think it was very well made, sadly it fails completely in providing the gravitas that the graphic novel does because its creators fail to realize that you cannot just translate these things shot for shot. It just doesn't work. Neither does this movie. (and the violence was just pointless and groan inducing, way too much and it totally detracted from the high-brow story.) Bleh. Okay, it isn't the graphic novel, but Zack Snyder clearly gives a toss, creating a smart, stylish, decent adaptation, if low on accessibility for the non-convert. Watchmen is based on a comic series written by English writer Alan Moore and illustrated by co-creator Dave Gibbons. It was originally published by DC Comics as 12 issues from 1986 to 1987 and was later republished in graphic novel format. Yes. Although earlier drafts of the script had a present day background, replacing the Cold War with the "war on terror," it was ultimately decided to retain the 1985 Cold War setting, as the film's producers decided that, as is, there are already enough eerie parallels between the world of the graphic novel and our own. One modern touch that appears in the film is Adrian Veidt (<a href="/name/nm0328828/">Matthew Goode</a>) and Doctor Manhattan (<a href="/name/nm0001082/">Billy Crudup</a>) attempting to create a new fuel source. This is very briefly touched on in the comic: Dr. Manhattan is having a conversation with Hollis Mason (<a href="/name/nm0570385/">Stephen McHattie</a>), the original Nite Owl, at his retirement party. Mason says his occupation as a vigilante has become obsolete with Manhattan coming on the scene, so he's going to retire and repair cars. Manhattan tells him that the new electric cars will soon be everywhere; there never was enough lithium to power them before, but since he can easily synthesize it, gasoline-based cars will soon be obsolete. After this point in history, there are electric cars seen frequently in the background, and one scene has a delivery man recharging his truck at a news stand. Watchmen is based on a graphic novel which emulates and satirizes the history of characters from the Charlton Comics company, which had been acquired by DC Comics. Many of the modern superheroes people know today, like the Flash or Green Lantern, are actually the second bearers of those names and, in the Charlton Comics world, there were two Blue Beetles. The first were characters from the "Golden Age of comic books" of the 1930s and '40s, when superheroes first became a growing fad. The trend eventually died away, but was revived in the late 1950s by the introduction of new characters with new costumes and altered powers, bearing the names of their wartime counterparts, thus beginning the "Silver Age", which led to superheroes becoming a permanent part of Americana. In the world of Watchmen, Nite Owl and Silk Spectre represent this pattern, with their more modern-time incarnations being the main characters, having taken off from the Greatest Generation. a5c7b9f00b Download A Damn Shame full movie in hindi dubbed in Mp4Chill of the Night! movie download in hdThunderbirds sub downloadDouble Cup malayalam movie downloadThe Warriors full movie hd 1080p download kickass movieCrowning Glory: Part 2 tamil dubbed movie free downloadHalo full movie free downloadSonic Underground movie in hindi free downloadKab Kyoon Aur Kahan in tamil pdf downloadBoris Jackson: Maniac Mal Compris 720p torrent
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