Before the MCU there was Watchmen

Rating: 9/10 (19 March 2019)

OK, OK, the MCU technically started before Watchmen was released, it just wasn't omnipresent and all powerful as it is now. We have to remember that this was also a time before Zack Snyder had disgraced himself in the eyes of fanboys all over the world.
I'll readily admit I hadn't read the comic book when I first saw this film, though I have read it since, which hasn't dulled my love for this film at all.
I remember sitting down in the cinema and watching the opening fight scene, which intrigued me. Then the montage playing along with Bob Dylan's "The Times They are a Changin'" made me realise I was in for a truly memorable experience.
To me Watchmen is what a great super hero movie should be about. Whether the hero has super powers or not it's about the tough decisions, sticking it out when things get messy, and doing the right thing even when you're really not sure what the right thing is. Rorschach's poignant phrase "Never compromise, even in the face of Armageddon", is undoubtedly powerful, yet ultimately misguided.
The world needs big, fun popcorn superhero flicks like the MCU brings us, along with their own brand of humour. I just wish we could have more films like Watchmen in our lives too.