Director: Zack Snyder
Cast: Malin Akerman, Billy Crudup, Matthew Goode, Jackie Earle Haley, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Patrick Wilson, Carla Gugino
"Watchmen" is based on the 1986-1987 comic book series by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons and is set in an alternate 1985 America where the existence of superheroes has dramatically changed the course of history such as the outcome of Vietnam War and the presidency of Richard Nixon. The country is edging closer to a nuclear war with the Soviet Union as the masked vigilante Rorschach investigates the murder of a government sponsored superhero.
The original comic book series was an instant classic and till today, it is highly regarded as one of the all-time greatest graphic novel. So, a film adaptation is highly anticipated by fans everywhere even though at the same time, many considered the graphic novel 'unfilmable'. To adapt "Watchmen" into a film poses the challenge of compressing the 12 issues graphic novel into a single movie.
Director Zack Snyder managed to pull it off and creates a very faithful adaptation of the graphic novel and this film is as close as you can get to seeing the original source material come to life. The film also managed to capture the essence of the graphic novel in deconstructing and challenging the conventional concept of superheroes.
Overall, I think "Watchmen" is brilliant and will especially appeal to fans of the graphic novel. For those who haven't read the source material, the film will definitely encourage them to go pick it up.
Score: 8/10
1 comment:
What is wrong with you man?! Whilst Im sure that the comic was awesome, I beg to differ on the movie.
The overall storyline was choppy & uninteresting. I don't think that they did a very good job at showing the struggles of the characters... which im assuming was the whole purpose of the movie - that superheroes are everyday people.
And come on, the "Smartest man in the world"?! That is damn cheesy. The ending was a disappointment... along with everything else. I'd give it a 5/10 (and that's being generous)
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