The Watchmen – A review

The film was a poor adaptation of the comic authored by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons. Like most of films taken out of the comic book, this was a disappointment. A multilayered mystery adventure brought to the screen by the visionary director of the movie 300 – Zack Snyder, it was a long 2 hrs and 43 minutes of recollection, juggling scenes between the past and the future. I will give him credit, though. Although the film was very long, it was not dragging. When I was about to scream “Enough”, the film will present a new twist that makes you a little bit more patient. It’s either that or it becomes more violent.

The Violence

The film was bloodier than the comic. It also featured a very violent panorama of America in the Cold War.  I think it is Snyder’s trademark to make a darker version of everything. For something that is supposed to be considered a teenage film, some scenes in the movie seem inappropriate. The portrayal of the Comedian as a murderer and a rapist was a take off from the orthodox cut clean characters of DC comics. The scene when Rorschach (Jackie Earle Haley) butchered a man makes you see man in his most animalistic form.

The Twist

The twist at the end was unexpected. Ozymandias (Matthew Goode) solution to bring world peace was a to blow off some major cities making it look like Dr. Manhattan’s (Billy Cudrup) work.  But that is not the twist I was talking about. When Dr. Manhattan disintegrates Rorschach to make sure that the secret was kept was really unconformist. A hero killing another hero, that is something you don’t normally see in a hero’s movie.

The Actors

The actors delivered an impressive performance. From the emotionless expression of Dr. Manhattan to the fury of Rorschach, most of the actors presented a very convincing depiction of their characters. You actually wouldn’t notice how bad acting Silk Spectre (Malin Akerman) is, being in a tight latex outfit. And who will forget her love scene with Nite Owl II (Patrick Wilson) in the ship Archimedes floating above the city? Makes you wonder if Batman ever did somebody in the Batmobile.

The Music

The soundtrack was a bit overdone. It presents songs from the 1980’s era including Bob Dylan – “The Times They Are A-Changin”, Simon & Garfunkel – “The Sound of Silence” AND Leonard Cohen – “Hallelujah”. Will the movie be considered a classic like it’s music? Only time will tell.

Transformers Characters

The Transformers characters are very unique from one another. They have their own personality and have their own set of roles to play to carry out the entire plot of the movie.

For Sam Witwicky, the main lead of the film, he accidentally purchased Bumblebee as his first ever car from a junk car shop. Like any crappy car, Bumblebee proved to be just the kind of car that any average teenager would be happy to receive during the teenage days. But as the story developed, it was amazing to see the car interact with Sam in ways that are out of control, literally. It even transformed into a very expensive sports car.

Later in the movie, Bumblebee showed his true robot form as he transformed in front of Sam. He is truly another unique addition to the Transformers characters because he was the only robot who was unable to speak even until the very end of the movie. Optimus Prime, the leader among the mechanical Transformers characters said that Bumblebee’s vocal processors may have been damaged. That is why he appeared mute throughout the entire film. There were two other Transformers characters that need to be mentioned. They are none other than Sam’s parents. Both Sam’s mother and father were depicted as the typical American couple with a laid back life that enjoyed nothing but each other’s company in their beautiful home.

Generally, there was really no tremendous acting required in the movie by the Transformers characters but the stunning visual effects and easy to follow storyline made the entire movie worth watching.

Top Movies for 2009 – The Most Anticipated Movies of the Year

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Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Terminator Salvation
X-Men Origins: Wolverine
Bruno
Watchmen
Public Enemies
Transfermers 2: Revenge of the Fallen