In a gritty and alternate 1985 the glory days of costumed vigilantes have been brought to a close by a government crackdown, but after one of the masked veterans is brutally murdered an investigation into the killer is initiated. The reunited heroes set out to prevent their own destruction, but in doing so discover a deeper and far more diabolical plot.
This is not a normal super hero movie, it goes a lot deeper into the whole masked crime fighter concept. It asks the question "What makes people want to wear costumes and fight crimes?". The heroes in watchmen all have flaws, they act like real people. The heroes all want justice, some more violent then others. You might even say that some of them are extremely disturbed.
The movie is like Forest Gump with super heroes, meaning there is a lot of pop culture references. It takes place in a alternate universe where the only heroes that actually has super powers ,Doctor Manhattan, is the only thing keeping America and the soviet union from nuclear war. They also play a part in united states conflict, the comedian and Doctor Manhattan are asked to blow up the Vietcong by Richard Nixon. These instances of history with super heroes thrown in is one of the many reasons I like this movie.
I cant review the movie without talking about mature theme of the movie. This movie makes the dark knight look like pretty in pink. The blood and gore can get excessive at times, same with sex. But it fits the movie, in a way the comic was way more violent.
I have to mention the music in this movie, its a almost exact collection of music that was referenced to in the graphic novel.
Watchmen may be a little to long for the average viewer, but it was made with comic book fans in mind. It is a amazing adaptation of a even better comic (they might of changed the ending but I can understand why).
I give watchmen 5 dancing nite owls out of 5
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