let me go ahead and get a few things out of the way:
I'm a massive comic book fan. I actually learned to read off X-men and the like, so anything having to do with this form of entertainment usually strikes very close and dear to me. I'm hardly a fanboy, however. I just like to see comics taken as seriously as they're meant.
in that respect, I think watchmen suceeded. it stayed incredibly close to the work, and even for being the "bare bones" theatrical version, pleased fanboys and those who have NO idea that there was even a comic in the first place.
in the same regard, that's what kept watchmen from being incredible to me. it was sooooooo close to the comic that there were many times I wondered why I didn't simply go download the motion comic rather than pay 7.50 to see a few over-muscled gents(and one PVC clad lass) run around on screen.
The Dark Knight, despite Heath Ledger primarily carrying the work on his back, raised the bar so ♥♥♥♥ing high, and did so by disengaging mommie's hand and making the movie something of it's own. Heath Ledger went and made the joker ♥♥♥♥ing scary, and the rest of the cast provided an ample performance on a loose adaption of a massive arch. and guess what? it pleased fanboys and the masses, too.
Watchmen the film simply has no soul in my opinion. it's not like any performance was especially weak, or the effects were bad, or any techinical detail such as that. it simply couldn't stand on it's own, and in that, I'm giving it a 3.5/5 for those whom have read the work, and a 4/5 for those that have.
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Then you are one of the few. When I saw it you could have heard a pin drop during the last half hour of the movie. Is the fact that Watchmen is one of the few comic book adaptations to deal with real and relevant issues lost on you? Is the fact that the hero's of the film are flawed and very well developed lost on you? I can't think of many comic adaptations that treat global annihilation so seriously, especially considering todays real world headlines.
By 'flawed and well developed' to you mean caricatures? And I can't say I see any of the issues in watchmen were dealt with in a particularly real or relevant way.
Yes, parts of the film were well made. But it was overly long and low on interest. Sure, nuclear war is bad. But are you seriously saying it was treating the issue seriously?
In all honesty, I'd give this film about 3 to 3.5 out of 5, and that is almost all for the cinematography - which I usually only care about in films I otherwise don't care about. The plot was fairly blah and predictible (because, lets face it:
[spoiler]
How often, if ever in movies - especially comic books - do you have a character trying to improve the worlds energy supplies or similar for world peace who doesn't end up being a psycho? Seriously, anyone who couldn't see that coming from the scene where Ozy is talking to the media guys while dan watches wasn't thinking. It's how stories *work*. Plus, the bad guy had to be someone who'd had screen time, and it clearly couldn't be anyone else. Also, the name should be a bit of a giveaway (I am ozymandias, king of kings; look on my works oh yea mighty and dispair)
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and really, nothing happened. It was a whole lot of buildup for not much reward.
Watchmen was great. It could have been better no doubt. I do feel like I was reading the book most of the time but then Dr. Manhattan and his blue donkey dick came into frame. I felt like Ive seen more blue dick then smurfet. Reaaly come on. Its all a gaint ***** Plothole if you ask me. I wish to know for not knowing ways is that Billy cudrids real ***** or not. I dont know but I pet $10 on that its not.
I'm giving it a 3.5/5 for those whom have read the work, and a 4/5 for those that have.
I'm guessing you mean 3.5 for those that haven't read it, 4 for those that have?
I treated the Dr. Manhattan situation the same way I treat the rest of my life: Try not to look at the *****, and just enjoy the rest of what's going on.
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You people really need to shut up about the *****.
It was not. Noticeable. At all.
I didn't even realize it was there until the scene where there were four of him, and the only reason I noticed it then was because he turned sideways and walked. Otherwise, you had to be staring RIGHT AT IT to even notice it was there. I'm pretty sure they even used CGI that blurred it.
To quote the webmaster of watchmencomicmovie.com:
Get over it, don't look at it, or get some therapy about that incident you had in gym class back when you were in junior high.
Seriously. I saw the movie with my friends, two of whom are gay, and whom I had told that there was a ***** in the movie (it was in good sport, they laughed) who both leaned over to me asking where the ***** was when he first was fully on screen.
Plus, it's not like you've never seen a ***** before (or have you not? Alright, at least, I hope you have).
"If I do go to heaven, I'll smack god across the face and tell him to get me a grilled-cheeses sandwhich and then say 'Yea what now god!? Say some'in! I dare you!' "
You people really need to shut up about the *****.
It was not. Noticeable. At all.
I didn't even realize it was there until the scene where there were four of him, and the only reason I noticed it then was because he turned sideways and walked. Otherwise, you had to be staring RIGHT AT IT to even notice it was there. I'm pretty sure they even used CGI that blurred it.
To quote the webmaster of watchmencomicmovie.com:
Seriously. I saw the movie with my friends, two of whom are gay, and whom I had told that there was a ***** in the movie (it was in good sport, they laughed) who both leaned over to me asking where the ***** was when he first was fully on screen.
Plus, it's not like you've never seen a ***** before (or have you not? Alright, at least, I hope you have).
That was exactly what I was talking about when I mentioned the 300 jock-thing that you apparently took defensively and I obviously said horribly.:rolleyes: When Watchmen was hidden in all its graphic novel glory, the medium wasn't frequented by people who would focus on a simple virile member (I hope), but now that it's out in the open, available to the masses, we're bound to see countless complaints about matters as childish as a common body part people get to see. And the fact that we have to tell people to get over it makes the whole thing even more depressing...
It now seems to me that Rorschach refuses to compromise, but knowing that the secret must be kept to preserve humanity from Armaggedon, is *begging* for Dr. Manhattan to take his life as the only issue out of his moral quandary, whereas I used to interpret it as him being defiant till the end even in the face of a nearly omnipotent being. I think it's nicely ambiguous because there's evidence for both interpretations, though I think the movie seems to play up the 'Rorschach begging for death' interpretation due to the actor's reading of the lines and facial expression.
Ooohh... no wonder so many people admired Rorschach so much... they misinterpreted him! Of course! How could anyone feel sympathy for such a psychopath?
"Well, what are you waiting for? Do it! DO IT!" He was just taunting Dr. Manhattan. He was simply a misanthropist who hated life and everyone who had it and wanted to die because living could only end up in a dull joke with no punchline (I actually like the Comedian, compared to Rorscach... he had a sense of humor).
"Well, what are you waiting for? Do it! DO IT!" He was just taunting Dr. Manhattan. He was simply a misanthropist who hated life and everyone who had it and wanted to die because living could only end up in a dull joke with no punchline (I actually like the Comedian, compared to Rorscach... he had a sense of humor).
As I said, that's more or less the interpretation I gave him at first. "I'm right and even though you have inimaginable power and can destroy me with a thought, I'll taunt you in the end with the knowledge I'm right".
It's NOT how it comes out, IMO, in the movie, which made me see the ambiguity. "What are you waiting for? Do it. DO IT!" can come out as begging for him to take his life because he's stuck. He refuses to compromise his beliefs, but recognizes that his uncompromising means Armaggedon. He *needs* someone to come and end his life, because he feels he has no free will in the matter. I don't see that as admirable. I see it as pitiful.
I think the most important line though is Dr. Manhattan's "Nothing ever ends", in reply to Adrian asking for approval that his actions were right 'in the end'. This is the expression of Moore's actual beliefs (he is sympathetic to left libertarian philosophy, as shown also in V for Vendetta). It's pretty much an expression of the anarchist rejection of utilitarianism, that there is no ultimate distinction between 'ends' and 'means', as there is never going to be a Marxist-style (or a neoliberal, Fukuyama-style) "end of history". I saw the movie on Saturday, so I'm fuzzy on whether they kept it in the movie.
That was exactly what I was talking about when I mentioned the 300 jock-thing that you apparently took defensively and I obviously said horribly.:rolleyes: When Watchmen was hidden in all its graphic novel glory, the medium wasn't frequented by people who would focus on a simple virile member (I hope), but now that it's out in the open, available to the masses, we're bound to see countless complaints about matters as childish as a common body part people get to see. And the fact that we have to tell people to get over it makes the whole thing even more depressing...
*sigh*
Ooohh... no wonder so many people admired Rorschach so much... they misinterpreted him! Of course! How could anyone feel sympathy for such a psychopath?
"Well, what are you waiting for? Do it! DO IT!" He was just taunting Dr. Manhattan. He was simply a misanthropist who hated life and everyone who had it and wanted to die because living could only end up in a dull joke with no punchline (I actually like the Comedian, compared to Rorscach... he had a sense of humor).
See, I would agree with you, were it not the fact that CRITICS are citing Dr. Manhattan's ***** as a flaw in the movie.
Not just jocks and immature people. Critics.
It's mind boggling, really.
"If I do go to heaven, I'll smack god across the face and tell him to get me a grilled-cheeses sandwhich and then say 'Yea what now god!? Say some'in! I dare you!' "
I look at the ***** as a humor thing. Its funny. haha lol. Its not to be taken heavy. I look at it like jannets nipple. I saw it asked WTF and then it exited my mind. Critics,jocks and immature people have no sense real humor. Make a joke about the *****, eveyone else is.
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Gotta say, I found the ending a bit of a letdown/too quickly resolved....initially. Then, I had a chance to stop and think about it more comprehensively. The scope, the 'why', etc. I'll admit...it's a cool story. I liked The Dark Knight Returns better though, but I've read it dozens of times. I'll re-read this for sure..
Personally I thought the new ending worked better than the old one. One problem with the GN's ending that I have is that I don't see that world peace would arise out of *just New York* being targetted by an alien being. 9/11 brought sympathy from most of the world (which the Bush administration rapidly squandered) but it didn't give a sense of unity strong enough to stop war. I could see it better if multiple squids had attacked multiple cities simultaneously. So at least in that part I think Snyder made a good choice, by not *just* screwing up New York. Now maybe keeping it as the squid (now I guess the squid*s*) would have been better still.
In addition, one way I think this ending works out good is I think Dr. M. is a stand-in for God. Personally (I guess my atheistic bias is showing), I took it as showing what would happen if people of the world actually believed there was a God out there and that they had proof he could get mighty pissed. Normally, the threat of godly retribution hasn't actually stopped humanity from warring against each other. That they would stop war because of Dr. M.'s alleged destruction of multiple important cities is, IMO, a subtle send off to the fact that most people actually give lip service to religion but don't really believe there's a God out there really watching them and judging them, and that if they really did they would change their behavior in a hurry.
Watchmen was great. It could have been better no doubt. I do feel like I was reading the book most of the time but then Dr. Manhattan and his blue donkey dick came into frame. I felt like Ive seen more blue dick then smurfet. Reaaly come on. Its all a gaint ***** Plothole if you ask me. I wish to know for not knowing ways is that Billy cudrids real ***** or not. I dont know but I pet $10 on that its not.
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the ***** was pretty hard to ignore IMHO
i know i would have likes the flick alot more if there was ALOT less blue Glow-in-the-dark *****. it detracted from the plot to have his dick out the whole movie.
I dont even remember what it was about...i have been trying to get a hold of the GN to read ( I am normally a Marvel guy)
Was there REALLY that much "blueballs" in the comics? pardon the pun or did they just add it to make him seem out of touch...could have been done in MANY less distracting ways..I.E. Acting. which he was pretty good at.
In addition, one way I think this ending works out good is I think Dr. M. is a stand-in for God. Personally (I guess my atheistic bias is showing), I took it as showing what would happen if people of the world actually believed there was a God out there and that they had proof he could get mighty pissed. Normally, the threat of godly retribution hasn't actually stopped humanity from warring against each other. That they would stop war because of Dr. M.'s alleged destruction of multiple important cities is, IMO, a subtle send off to the fact that most people actually give lip service to religion but don't really believe there's a God out there really watching them and judging them, and that if they really did they would change their behavior in a hurry.
In general most people only give 'lip service' to rules declared by an authority (parent, teacher, government, God, ...) if they think they can get away with breaking them.
If you scream obsenities at some waitress who mixed up your order, the consequences are minimal. You shout those same obsenities at a Hell's Angels biker and the consequeces can be deadly.
Similarly, only an idiot speeds when they definetly know that there is a speed trap ahead. However, if you do not know whether the cops are there or not, you might be willing to take the rest.
i know i would have likes the flick alot more if there was ALOT less blue Glow-in-the-dark *****. it detracted from the plot to have his dick out the whole movie.
I dont even remember what it was about...i have been trying to get a hold of the GN to read ( I am normally a Marvel guy)
Was there REALLY that much "blueballs" in the comics? pardon the pun or did they just add it to make him seem out of touch...could have been done in MANY less distracting ways..I.E. Acting. which he was pretty good at.
If I may direct you to the post a few above yours: http://forums.mtgsalvation.com/showpost.php?p=3672895&postcount=336
You're honestly and truly saying that because there was a ***** (OH NOES HUMAN ANATOMY) on the screen, you were SO distracted by it, that you couldn't focus on the story?
Really?
Then you sir/madame, need to go see a doctor. Why did you NEED to stare at the *****? Why did seeing a ***** completely distract you?
I mean really, what is the big deal with a *****? All males (well... most...) have them. It's not something new. Zack Snyder didn't invent the *****, nor did he invent Dr. Manhattan's.
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the thing is, there were scenes in the movie that were supposed to be emotional/important where he was just standign there nakid. they could have focused the screen where you could only see waist up, but they didnt. Its not that i focused on his *****, its that it was always there and it distracted from the plot.
Most peoples penises (i hope) do not glow-in-the-dark blue. also, it didnt add anything to the movie for him to be nude, so why do it? its distracting
generally i am agianst pointless nudity in any movie, and in watchmen not only was it pointless, but it was excessive and detracted from the plot.
try and take ANYONE seriously when they are talking to you with their dick out...it just dosnt happen
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Dr. Jeebus' review does indeed say it contains massive spoilers.
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the thing is, there were scenes in the movie that were supposed to be emotional/important where he was just standign there nakid. they could have focused the screen where you could only see waist up, but they didnt. Its not that i focused on his *****, its that it was always there and it distracted from the plot.
By saying "the ***** distracted me from the plot", you are saying you were focused on it.
If you had heard the lines of that scene blindfolded, they would still be emotional, important, touching, etc. However, because you could not stop staring at his *****, you say "they were not emotional" and "you could not focus on the plot".
it didnt add anything to the movie for him to be nude, so why do it?
Yes, it did. He is nude in the movie for the same reason he is nude in the graphic novel. He is devoid from human life, and shows it by not wearing clothes. Why does a being of infinite (well, near infinite) power need to wear something as useless as clothes?
"If I do go to heaven, I'll smack god across the face and tell him to get me a grilled-cheeses sandwhich and then say 'Yea what now god!? Say some'in! I dare you!' "
Personally I thought the new ending worked better than the old one. One problem with the GN's ending that I have is that I don't see that world peace would arise out of *just New York* being targetted by an alien being. 9/11 brought sympathy from most of the world (which the Bush administration rapidly squandered) but it didn't give a sense of unity strong enough to stop war. I could see it better if multiple squids had attacked multiple cities simultaneously. So at least in that part I think Snyder made a good choice, by not *just* screwing up New York. Now maybe keeping it as the squid (now I guess the squid*s*) would have been better still.
I'm at work (although even if I wasn't, all of my copies are out on loan) so forgive me if I am mistaken here, but I thought that the psychic impact from the squid stretched across the globe. Although it was only physically in New York, the shockwave of its arrival and alien imagery reached far beyond the US border; driving many of the people bombarded with the images to either go insane or die.
To be honest, I think that they could have just as easily kept the movie ending exactly the same as it was, only instead of framing Dr. Manhattan give the attack a completely alien signature, psychic imagery, or any other form of Deus ex Machina other than saying "Dr. M did it!"
I'm at work (although even if I wasn't, all of my copies are out on loan) so forgive me if I am mistaken here, but I thought that the psychic impact from the squid stretched across the globe. Although it was only physically in New York, the shockwave of its arrival and alien imagery reached far beyond the US border; driving many of the people bombarded with the images to either go insane or die.
To be honest, I think that they could have just as easily kept the movie ending exactly the same as it was, only instead of framing Dr. Manhattan give the attack a completely alien signature, psychic imagery, or any other form of Deus ex Machina other than saying "Dr. M did it!"
It was only in New York. Veidt does not mention it going anywhere BUT New York, and I think he specifically says it only stretches a certain area of New York.
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I'm a massive comic book fan. I actually learned to read off X-men and the like, so anything having to do with this form of entertainment usually strikes very close and dear to me. I'm hardly a fanboy, however. I just like to see comics taken as seriously as they're meant.
in that respect, I think watchmen suceeded. it stayed incredibly close to the work, and even for being the "bare bones" theatrical version, pleased fanboys and those who have NO idea that there was even a comic in the first place.
in the same regard, that's what kept watchmen from being incredible to me. it was sooooooo close to the comic that there were many times I wondered why I didn't simply go download the motion comic rather than pay 7.50 to see a few over-muscled gents(and one PVC clad lass) run around on screen.
The Dark Knight, despite Heath Ledger primarily carrying the work on his back, raised the bar so ♥♥♥♥ing high, and did so by disengaging mommie's hand and making the movie something of it's own. Heath Ledger went and made the joker ♥♥♥♥ing scary, and the rest of the cast provided an ample performance on a loose adaption of a massive arch. and guess what? it pleased fanboys and the masses, too.
Watchmen the film simply has no soul in my opinion. it's not like any performance was especially weak, or the effects were bad, or any techinical detail such as that. it simply couldn't stand on it's own, and in that, I'm giving it a 3.5/5 for those whom have read the work, and a 4/5 for those that have.
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By 'flawed and well developed' to you mean caricatures? And I can't say I see any of the issues in watchmen were dealt with in a particularly real or relevant way.
Yes, parts of the film were well made. But it was overly long and low on interest. Sure, nuclear war is bad. But are you seriously saying it was treating the issue seriously?
In all honesty, I'd give this film about 3 to 3.5 out of 5, and that is almost all for the cinematography - which I usually only care about in films I otherwise don't care about. The plot was fairly blah and predictible (because, lets face it:
[spoiler]
How often, if ever in movies - especially comic books - do you have a character trying to improve the worlds energy supplies or similar for world peace who doesn't end up being a psycho? Seriously, anyone who couldn't see that coming from the scene where Ozy is talking to the media guys while dan watches wasn't thinking. It's how stories *work*. Plus, the bad guy had to be someone who'd had screen time, and it clearly couldn't be anyone else. Also, the name should be a bit of a giveaway (I am ozymandias, king of kings; look on my works oh yea mighty and dispair)
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and really, nothing happened. It was a whole lot of buildup for not much reward.
-This is a joke not a rant.
I'm guessing you mean 3.5 for those that haven't read it, 4 for those that have?
I treated the Dr. Manhattan situation the same way I treat the rest of my life: Try not to look at the *****, and just enjoy the rest of what's going on.
A card game about Presidents. Stabbing each other. With knives.
It was not. Noticeable. At all.
I didn't even realize it was there until the scene where there were four of him, and the only reason I noticed it then was because he turned sideways and walked. Otherwise, you had to be staring RIGHT AT IT to even notice it was there. I'm pretty sure they even used CGI that blurred it.
To quote the webmaster of watchmencomicmovie.com:
Seriously. I saw the movie with my friends, two of whom are gay, and whom I had told that there was a ***** in the movie (it was in good sport, they laughed) who both leaned over to me asking where the ***** was when he first was fully on screen.
Plus, it's not like you've never seen a ***** before (or have you not? Alright, at least, I hope you have).
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That was exactly what I was talking about when I mentioned the 300 jock-thing that you apparently took defensively and I obviously said horribly.:rolleyes: When Watchmen was hidden in all its graphic novel glory, the medium wasn't frequented by people who would focus on a simple virile member (I hope), but now that it's out in the open, available to the masses, we're bound to see countless complaints about matters as childish as a common body part people get to see. And the fact that we have to tell people to get over it makes the whole thing even more depressing...
*sigh*
Ooohh... no wonder so many people admired Rorschach so much... they misinterpreted him! Of course! How could anyone feel sympathy for such a psychopath?
I like 4/4s for 7.
It's NOT how it comes out, IMO, in the movie, which made me see the ambiguity. "What are you waiting for? Do it. DO IT!" can come out as begging for him to take his life because he's stuck. He refuses to compromise his beliefs, but recognizes that his uncompromising means Armaggedon. He *needs* someone to come and end his life, because he feels he has no free will in the matter. I don't see that as admirable. I see it as pitiful.
I think the most important line though is Dr. Manhattan's "Nothing ever ends", in reply to Adrian asking for approval that his actions were right 'in the end'. This is the expression of Moore's actual beliefs (he is sympathetic to left libertarian philosophy, as shown also in V for Vendetta). It's pretty much an expression of the anarchist rejection of utilitarianism, that there is no ultimate distinction between 'ends' and 'means', as there is never going to be a Marxist-style (or a neoliberal, Fukuyama-style) "end of history". I saw the movie on Saturday, so I'm fuzzy on whether they kept it in the movie.
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See, I would agree with you, were it not the fact that CRITICS are citing Dr. Manhattan's ***** as a flaw in the movie.
Not just jocks and immature people. Critics.
It's mind boggling, really.
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Gotta say, I found the ending a bit of a letdown/too quickly resolved....initially. Then, I had a chance to stop and think about it more comprehensively. The scope, the 'why', etc. I'll admit...it's a cool story. I liked The Dark Knight Returns better though, but I've read it dozens of times. I'll re-read this for sure..
Looking forward to the movie.
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Personally I thought the new ending worked better than the old one. One problem with the GN's ending that I have is that I don't see that world peace would arise out of *just New York* being targetted by an alien being. 9/11 brought sympathy from most of the world (which the Bush administration rapidly squandered) but it didn't give a sense of unity strong enough to stop war. I could see it better if multiple squids had attacked multiple cities simultaneously. So at least in that part I think Snyder made a good choice, by not *just* screwing up New York. Now maybe keeping it as the squid (now I guess the squid*s*) would have been better still.
In addition, one way I think this ending works out good is I think Dr. M. is a stand-in for God. Personally (I guess my atheistic bias is showing), I took it as showing what would happen if people of the world actually believed there was a God out there and that they had proof he could get mighty pissed. Normally, the threat of godly retribution hasn't actually stopped humanity from warring against each other. That they would stop war because of Dr. M.'s alleged destruction of multiple important cities is, IMO, a subtle send off to the fact that most people actually give lip service to religion but don't really believe there's a God out there really watching them and judging them, and that if they really did they would change their behavior in a hurry.
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the ***** was pretty hard to ignore IMHO
i know i would have likes the flick alot more if there was ALOT less blue Glow-in-the-dark *****. it detracted from the plot to have his dick out the whole movie.
I dont even remember what it was about...i have been trying to get a hold of the GN to read ( I am normally a Marvel guy)
Was there REALLY that much "blueballs" in the comics? pardon the pun or did they just add it to make him seem out of touch...could have been done in MANY less distracting ways..I.E. Acting. which he was pretty good at.
In general most people only give 'lip service' to rules declared by an authority (parent, teacher, government, God, ...) if they think they can get away with breaking them.
If you scream obsenities at some waitress who mixed up your order, the consequences are minimal. You shout those same obsenities at a Hell's Angels biker and the consequeces can be deadly.
Similarly, only an idiot speeds when they definetly know that there is a speed trap ahead. However, if you do not know whether the cops are there or not, you might be willing to take the rest.
If I may direct you to the post a few above yours:
http://forums.mtgsalvation.com/showpost.php?p=3672895&postcount=336
You're honestly and truly saying that because there was a ***** (OH NOES HUMAN ANATOMY) on the screen, you were SO distracted by it, that you couldn't focus on the story?
Really?
Then you sir/madame, need to go see a doctor. Why did you NEED to stare at the *****? Why did seeing a ***** completely distract you?
I mean really, what is the big deal with a *****? All males (well... most...) have them. It's not something new. Zack Snyder didn't invent the *****, nor did he invent Dr. Manhattan's.
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Most peoples penises (i hope) do not glow-in-the-dark blue. also, it didnt add anything to the movie for him to be nude, so why do it? its distracting
generally i am agianst pointless nudity in any movie, and in watchmen not only was it pointless, but it was excessive and detracted from the plot.
try and take ANYONE seriously when they are talking to you with their dick out...it just dosnt happen
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By saying "the ***** distracted me from the plot", you are saying you were focused on it.
If you had heard the lines of that scene blindfolded, they would still be emotional, important, touching, etc. However, because you could not stop staring at his *****, you say "they were not emotional" and "you could not focus on the plot".
Yes, it did. He is nude in the movie for the same reason he is nude in the graphic novel. He is devoid from human life, and shows it by not wearing clothes. Why does a being of infinite (well, near infinite) power need to wear something as useless as clothes?
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To be honest, I think that they could have just as easily kept the movie ending exactly the same as it was, only instead of framing Dr. Manhattan give the attack a completely alien signature, psychic imagery, or any other form of Deus ex Machina other than saying "Dr. M did it!"
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