Disjointed Digression

We went to see Watchmen on Saturday.  It has been a few years since I have read the graphic novel (I never did get the twelve separate issues) but from what I remember the movie follows the graphic novel very closely.  The ending is different from the graphic novel.

I do think that it was slightly dated, since it was set in an alternate 1985 (Nixon was never impeached and is still president, America won the Vietnam war and made Vietnam the fifty first state).  When the comics were originally written (1986-1987) this would have had more of an impact, I feel, than it does today, especially with a lot of the movie goers being born the same year the comic was written.  (Whereas I was thirteen when the comics came out.)  The movie has an R rating for a reason, there is quite a bit of Dr. Manhattan walking around nude (glowing blue wang on display) a sex scene that would be at home late Saturday night on Cinemax, and plenty of violence.  I’m sure there was foul language, but I don’t think it was overly used.  As for the Dr. Manhattan nudity, I think that it somewhat fits well in the story since Dr. Manhattan is losing his humanity (part of which is modesty.)

If you read the graphic novel, or the comics, do no expect to see the Black Freighter mentioned in the movie.  As well as it was woven into the fabric of the comics, I think that putting it into the movie would have added way too much to the running time of the film, which is at 2 hours and 43 minutes.  On another note, the soundtrack fits in quite well, and is outstanding!

All in all, I think the movie is quite good, I’d recommend seeing it at full price. 

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