objective watchmen review

I watched this movie knowing little about it on purpose. I'm generally a fan of the "graphic novel"(comic book) themed movie, feeling it's a step above the classic superhero comics/movies. I'm also not a fan of graphic novels(comic books) themselves, and I'm not ashamed of liking one and not the other. So note that this review is solely for the movie, and you nerds who complain that your favorite speech bubble was left out can dunk you head in ice water.

All in all, this was an excellent movie. The redeeming feature I found in it was a collection of monologues, with visual accompaniment. Each strong character had his own "piece" within the movie, and it added quite a bit of depth to it. They all possessed basic philosophical outlooks, and the monologues would be a back story and personal mission thereafter, mixed with flashbacks. That part was strong enough to carry the entire movie, and as many of you who've seen it might guess, dr. manhattan is the character I relate to best.

The moral ambiguity was a crowing achievement. Typically hollywood's idea of "moral ambiguity" is when a good guy does something slightly bad, or the other way around. Instead, throughout this movie, the viewer finds themselves rooting for all kinds of uncomfortable things, only because the opposite is worse, and occasionally one really can't tell which side is worse, and has a cognitive tug of war that ends with nothing but mental ropeburn.

definitely worth a watch, maybe a few.

There was plenty to take exception with:

-Dr. Manhattan has a circumcised penis. Why? he clearly doesn't have the body build he had before he mutated, so why is circumcision still the "perfect male form" when only israel and the united states still do it on a wide scale? zionist conspiracy

-all the songs are obnoxiously ironic(usually lyrically referring to something on the screen) and well-known. This would have been a much better film had they hired someone to do the score, or more obscure songs were used(that would have fit better). All instrumental might have served it best

-nixon's double is almost comical. I think they could have put more into finding a closer match, most of the other ones are good

-there is no strong female character. There doesn't have to be, but unfortunately it seems like they are trying to make one(or two) and it doesn't work out. All the starring females are completely at the mercy of the illogical actions of the male protagonists.

-I know this isn't reality, but the fight scenes could have at least involved human nature. On only one occasion does(a dwarf) realize he's outmatched and run away. Other times, when 2 superheros are fighting 20-30 goons, the goons all run to fight full speed, and even after 29 of them have been bodied, the last one will still think he can win. Even in under-financed early bruce lee films, the goons will each think about a new way to attack, or try to run away, before fighting.