Original Watchmen Film = Adds thought provoking poetry & insight to kinetic-action.....

Rating: 10/10 (13 May 2019)

Upon re-viewing the original 'Watchmen' film recently (especially in anticipation of upcoming 2019 cable-series) I was utterly blown-away (again) by its depth of characterization and potent philosophical perspectives (e.g. Rorschach's unflinching assessment of human-society's decaying-degradation, along with Doctor Manhattan's vastly-accelerated Cosmic 'awareness' directly resulting in an unfortunate yet inevitable Loss-of-connection and commonality with mere human-beings, plus 'Ozymandias' grand-delusions leading him to erroneously believe he could actually alter human-nature and unite all of humanity under one banner?)
There is so much intriguing/ thought-provoking content here ruminating on 'Cold-War' paranoia along with immutable suspicion/belligerence inherent to human nature (thanks of course to Alan Moore's groundbreaking Graphic-novel) but the filmmakers and especially director Zack Snyder must be given ample credit for miraculously preserving the 'visionary' and even poetic nature of Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons original masterwork (published in 1986/1987 by DC in 12-intallments)
And focusing specifically on the film-making/Cinematic aspects of 'Watchmen' = it is obvious that painstaking artistic 'care' was placed into fully-realizing each vignette presented and perfectly capturing the tenuous Cold-War atmospherics - there doesn't appear to be a wasted scene or superfluous dialog - each character's journey is meticulously delineated, resonant & unforgettable, with perfect casting; also evoking the Timeless power of Music including Bob Dylan, Leonard Cohen and Jimi Hendrix astutely placed for maximum viewer-Listener impact!
I really can't praise this film too highly - and 'Watchmen' seems just as resonant and impressive today as when I first saw it on the big-screen in 2009 (perhaps even a bit more relevant due to todays' march toward neo cold-war.)