Just to derail the conversation. Saw Watchmen a few days ago. The disappointment. I'm glad I've read the comic recently, because
that is awesome, deep, and makes you think about the human condition. I love how Alan Moore voiced those ideas and opinions in 1986,
and how they resonate with my experiences and point of view. Simply perfect. If you really want to understand and feel the story and
mood in its entirety do yourself a favor and read the comics. I warn you, it is not an easy read, not the usual stuff. But it surely pays off every moment.
OK, what is the problem with the movie. Tries to mimic, no, not mimic, but copy-paste the comic book in a very slavish manner.
This amount and style of retro- and introspection works in a book, but not in a movie. And I certainly don't understand why did they
changed some of the order of events. Since it is easy to run into spoilers on the Internet do yourself a favor, and don't try to
get information about the comic book or movie. Just get the book. That's why I won't tell you which characters sucked, but there
were plainly ridiculous choices for certain characters, which surprises me, since American movies main strength is proper casting.
And Zack Snyder must have forgotten that it isn't 300, no need to show that amount of brutality, it doesn't add, it makes those
scenes laughable. And why those Matrix-style fights? Unnecessary.
All-in-all: comic book 10/10, movie: meh.
