Do not judge a book by its cover

Rating: 9/10 (27 November 2011)

After having seen this movie, I am left puzzled, speechless, lost in thoughts, left with many questions about the characters.
I have not read the comic series; in fact I was not even aware that this movie was derived from a comic series, and due to the somewhat "strange" movie poster, I prepared myself to watch another Hollywood flick about heroes, with cheesy lines, half-hearted acting, horrible storyline, men with a fetish for costumes and pseudo-identities, etc.
I was surprised in many ways. 1st, that Hollywood was actually capable of delivering something so thought provoking, so deep as I could have only expected it from books. I personally have only read very few books in my life, as I do not have the patience, loose concentration and interest very fast. Hence, as I am sure my previous comment labels me for my generation, I consider movies my "book collection."
Having read several reviews of this movie now, it is hard for me to establish credit either to the comic series write Andy Moor or the director of the movie Zack Snyder. In my opinion Andy Moor deserves great respect for packaging a bizarre presentation of reality, in the form of men in costumes, labeled as heroes, in order to deliver a message, making it more appealing for the masses. On the other hand, I am very happy that there are directors out there with such a keen eye for detail, understand the message, transforming it in another form. Zack Snyder in my opinion is just as gifted as Andy Moor.