The apex movie of dark superheroes

Rating: 10/10 (16 August 2010)

I remember reading this graphic novel in high school, and was very excited about this movie. It did not disappoint.
In a refreshing trend began by perhaps Peter Jackson and his Lord of the Rings movies, tributes to past work of authors is being treated to something rare - directors who do not compromise, who present the work as written, who if anything give vibrant life to the brilliant work already done by the author. This is Watchmen.
If the author is too dark, too gritty, then so goes the movie. You are treated to dark alter-heroes who you are not sure if you love or hate. In the case of the Comedian, I love him and hate him all at the same time. You are treated to the dirty naughty sexy trashy world of the pubescent young boy's fantasy supergirl, a world I relish in and still insist on to this day, and you are entertained.
If the author put in ridiculous costumes and far fetched pets and tepid homosexual unlovable anti-heroes, then so goes the movie. He kept everything, and I salute him.
Watchmen is a dark mirror on your society, and the evil of super hero worship, and the fallacy of fighting crime with violence. It is an exploration of the lurid sexuality in comic book heroines, and the horror and futility of war. All of this is capped with a top shelf music score and special effects visuals that blow it out of the water.
One of my favorite movies, a brilliant masterpiece of film that I treasure.
Hello darkness my old friend, it's good to talk to you again...